Research

The Department of Electronic Materials Engineering conducts world-leading research across a broad range of fields, spanning fundamental materials science and solid-state physics to prototype electronic and photonic device fabrication. EME research programs are underpinned by state-of-the-art equipment, both on- and off-site, and often include national and international collaborators from academia, national laboratories and industry. Support for these programs is drawn from the University and industry plus state, federal and international funding agencies. An indicative though not exhaustive list of research themes is given below, representative of the major research programs active in the Department:

Semiconductor materials science

• Elemental semiconductors
• Compound IV-IV semiconductors
• Compound III-V semiconductors
• Wide bandgap semiconductors
• Amorphous semiconductors
• Oxides, nitrides and silicates
• Silicides
• Metamaterials

Ion implantation and ion irradiation

• Doping and activation
• Electrical and optical Isolation
• Defect formation and evolution
• Ion beam synthesis
• Swift heavy ion irradiation

Nanomaterials and nanotechnology

• III-V quantum dots and wells
• III-V nanowires
• Silica nanowires
• Metal and semiconductor nanoparticles
• Nanoindentation

Electronic/optoelectronic/photonic devices

• Lasers
• Photodetectors
• Nanowire devices
• Nanowire sensors
• Non-volatile memory

Photovoltaics

• III-V nanostructured solar cells
• Si solar cells
• Plasmonic solar cells