The Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (PDI) is a research institute located in Berlin, Germany. We perform basic and applied research at the nexus of materials science, condensed matter physics, and device engineering.
The institute is part of the Forschungsverbund Berlin and a member of the Leibniz Association.
Francisca Marín Largo has successfully completed her PhD at PDI, defending her dissertation Charge Carrier Dynamics Under the Influence of Extreme Strain Gradients Realized in Bent Semiconductor Nanowires.
The committee included Prof. Dr. Michael Lehmann Michael Lehmann (Technische Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Mario Dähne (TU Berlin), Dr. Lutz Geelhaar (PDI), and Dr. Emmanouil Dimakis (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)).
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⏰ Post Doc Position at PDI - deadline December 5
Post Doc (f/d/m) focusing on epitaxial growth and characterization of 2D (C-doped) h-BN films.
🤝 Position is available from February 2025
⏰ Deadline for applications is December 5, 2024
ℹ More: https://bit.ly/4hZDseU
All open positions: https://bit.ly/4cR4wt9
#sciencejobs #openpositions #PostDoc #wearehiring #postdocjobs #jobsinberlin
Together with Delmic and Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are delighted to announce a special colloquium to celebrate PDI's newly established Application Laboratory for Time-Resolved Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy (ZALKAL).
December 10, 2024,1–6 PM.
- Intro to ZALKAL lab
- Guided lab tour
- Scientific talks:
🗣️ Dr. Gwénolé Jacopin (Institut Néel @cnrs, Grenoble)
🗣️ Dr. Gunnar Kusch (University of Cambridge)
Program & registration: https://bit.ly/4fAemls
💡 PDI Scientific Highlight: Dynamical Reorientation of Spin Multipoles in Color Centers
More: https://bit.ly/3YGiicV
Im Oktober, haben wir uns gefreut, 40 Kinder und 30 Erwachsene bei „Türen auf mit der Maus“ bei uns im Labor zu begrüßen! Jedes Kind erhielt eine LED mit dem Maus-Logo, graviert von unserem Reinraum-Team. Bis nächstes Jahr! 🐭✨
🤘 Experience Science Punk firsthand at PDI’s Tiny Gallery from Nov 8 - 10.
Watch the videos, interact with PDI's scientists, and explore ideas beyond your comfort zone with us at Berlin Science Week.
Learn (a lot) more here: https://bit.ly/3YDRutJ
🤘Get ready for Science Punk!
Kick-off: 3.11.2024, 13:30
Join us this Sunday as we kick off our Science Punk events at Berlin Science Week's FORUM at Holzmarkt 25!
Everything you need to know: https://bit.ly/4fg6XHs
#outreach #berlinevents #sciencecommunication #BSW2024 #lovescience
Congratulations to Professor Chris Van de Walle from UCSB for being awarded the 2025 Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics by the American Physical Society (@APSphysics).
Prof. Van de Walle served on the PDI Scientific Advisory Board from 2001 to 2009.
More: https://bit.ly/3UkPnK0
Pic: UCSB
📢 New Post Doc Position at PDI - deadline November 7- MBE of N-polar HEMTs
We're looking for a talented researcher to join an exciting project focused on advancing N-polar HEMTs. The successful candidate will work on the molecular-beam epitaxy and device fabrication of N-polar HEMTs on various substrates including Si, SIC and AlN.
ℹ More: https://bit.ly/3YyfFLw
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📢 New Post Doc Position at PDI - deadline November 30: Integrated THz QCT for high-resolution spectroscopy and space applications
Development of micro-integrated quantum-cascade transceivers for high-resolution spectroscopy and space applications within the framework of the priority program INtegrated TERahErtz sySTems Enabling Novel Functionality (INTEREST) funded by @dfg_public
ℹ More: https://bit.ly/3BVg1mB
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@DLR
Check out our interview with Dr. Lutz Schrottke, whose work on Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) laid the foundation for one of PDI’s core research areas. After more than 25 years at PDI, Dr. Schrottke reflects on his academic journey, his key contributions to THz QCL development, and their real-world applications in areas such as #astronomy and plasma diagnostics.
More: https://bit.ly/4dWXOCk
#interview #shareknowledge #QCL #quantumtechnology #nanonarratives
🚀 SCIENCE PUNK: Exploring the "Common Ground" of Science & Society
📢 PDI & partners from Berlin Science Week & Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. are proud to present SCIENCE PUNK. In line with #BSW2024’s theme "Common Ground," our series investigates the unorthodox side of scientific inquiry.
✅ Two events: Video Screening + Evening Reading & Panel Discussion.
🗓 Starting Nov 3rd.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4fg6XHs
We're delighted to announce that PDI scientist Dr. Mingyun Yuan has been recognized as an Emerging Leader in the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. This honor reflects her significant contributions to GHz surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) technology and quantum nanostructures.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4eE27TK
#emergingleader #appliedphysics #surfaceacousticwave #quantumtechnology #innovation #research
PDI is #live at 14:00 for #public #seminar by senior scientist Vladimir Kaganer: "X-ray Diffraction from Imperfect Crystals". More info and link here: https://bit.ly/4gpjvxl #xraydiffraction #shareknowledge #physics #experttalks
PDI Public Seminar: Monday, 16th August, 14:00.
"X-ray Diffraction from Imperfect Crystals" presented by PDI senior scientist Vladimir Kaganer.
Suitable for #Students
More: https://bit.ly/4gpjvxl
#seminar #shareknowledge #xraydiffraction #experttalks #sciencetalks
#NewPublication co-authored by PDI scientists reveals insights on quantum-dot molecules, deepening understanding of electron behavior in reduced dimensions – crucial for #fundamental #science and future #quantum #technologies.
More: https://bit.ly/3XmwTd2
📢 Open position at PDI
Master student (m/f/d) - polarization doping of group-III nitride alloys by MBE https://short.sg/j/48777848
🤝 This position is available from October 15, 2024
⏰ Deadline for applications is October 03, 2024
ℹ More: https://t.co/Nhmp2wvsKy
Actor/playwright Mary Kelly has been selected as the 2024/2025 PDI Artist-in-Residence. Full announcement here: https://bit.ly/3WYBB08
Catch Mary on stage this weekend: https://bit.ly/3Mnootb
#artistinresidence #artscience #interdisciplinary #creativecollaboration #berlinevents
We at PDI extend our heartfelt congratulations to Martin Böhnke who has officially taken over as Managing Director of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB).
More: https://bit.ly/4dK1Zl8
Photo: Berit Kraushaar
