Walter Schottky Institute
The Walter Schottky Institute , named after the German physicist and electrical engineer Walter Schottky , is the central institute for the fundamentals of semiconductor physics at the Technical University of Munich . It was founded in 1986 in Garching near Munich to strengthen the exchange between basic science and applied research in the field of semiconductor electronics. For this purpose it consists of four chairs:
- Experimental Semiconductor Physics I, Head: Jonathan Finley
- Experimental semiconductor physics II, head: Martin Stutzmann
- Semiconductor Technology, Head: Mikail A. Belkin
Two of them are dedicated to experimental physics and one each to electrical engineering and theoretical physics.
history
The idea for an interdisciplinary research facility that should close the gap between basic physics and applied semiconductor electronics came up in the early 1980s. Semiconductor heterostructures became a very popular research area during this period, as they helped make some remarkable discoveries in semiconductor physics. In February 1985, Gerhard Abstreiter , professor at the Technical University of Munich, wrote a memorandum on the establishment of a research institute with a specific focus on semiconductor research and component development. After receiving the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics from Klaus von Klitzing , who worked at the Physics Department of the Technical University of Munich until shortly before the announcement , the idea , which was already supported by Siemens' research director, received great approval. In December 1985, the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture and the Bavarian Minister of Education, Hans Maier, discussed the framework conditions for the establishment of the research institute as a collaboration project between the Technical University of Munich and Siemens. The construction costs of 16.4 million DM were initially borne by Siemens and the Bavarian state made 15 million DM available for the equipment. After only two years of construction, the Walter-Schottky Institute was officially inaugurated on July 14, 1988. The Technical University of Munich finally took over the entire institute in 1992.
Furnishing
The institute building offers on an area of 2400 m² space for laboratories and offices of eight research groups in four chairs with a total of over 150 employees. 250 m² of this is available as a clean room. The equipment includes several MBE systems with the help of which nanoelectronic structures are produced. The institute is considered to be one of the world's leading research institutions for the fabrication and characterization of semiconductor heterostructures .
In July 2010 an extension was opened with the Center for Nanotechnology and Nanoscience in the direct vicinity.
Projects
- Fabrication and characterization of new semiconductor materials, material combinations and functionalization of surfaces
- Development of new fabrication and characterization methods for semiconductor nanostructures
- Basic physics with a focus on electronic and optical properties of low-dimensional systems
- Manufacture of new types of semiconductor components for ultra-fast electronics , optoelectronics and biological / chemical sensors
- Theory and simulation of modern semiconductor materials and components
The Walter Schottky Institute is involved in various collaboration projects with Max Planck Institutes , Fraunhofer Institutes and industrial research.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ TUM Portal - News , accessed on February 12, 2012.
Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 7.2 ″ N , 11 ° 40 ′ 32.6 ″ E