H2020- FETOPEN-RIA-2019-01 PHEMTRONICS (DFM.AD003.379)
Thematic area
Physical sciences and technologies of matter
Project area
Materiali innovativi (DFM.AD003)Structure responsible for the research project
Institute of Nanotechnology (NANOTEC)
Other structures collaborating in the research project
Project manager
MARIA LOSURDO
Phone number: 0805442024
Email: maria.losurdo@cnr.it
Abstract
PHEMTRONICS has the ambitious vision of translating phase-transformation dynamics of "light controllable active matter with tunable dynamical properties" into broadband reconfigurable and adaptive devices by developing a radically novel transdimensional materials platform that is intrinsically phase change, low-loss plasmonic and electronically topological. It will enable a new technology paradigm of adaptive optical signal processing with key metrics of the "femtosecond-scale switching time", "ultralow power of femtojoule/bit" and "microwave-to-optical frequencies" broadband capability required for reliable multibit operations.To do so PHEMTRONICS will (i) develop a novel platform of eco-sustainable non-toxic phase-change transdimensional materials with a large pool of structural motifs, accessible close to room temperature; (ii) pioneer a programmable mixed-mode plasmon-opto-electrical machine, actuated by plasmonic nanoantennas; (iii) master phase-transformations through predictive models to guide reconfigurability of devices. We will deliver innovative ultrafast light induced phase-change switches, dynamically reconfigurable nanoantennas and and adaptive photodetectors.
Goals
PHEMTRONICS will deliver innovative ultrafast light induced phase-change switches, dynamically reconfigurable nanoantennas and adaptive switchable multiple-band detectors surpassing the current paradigms of speed, energy and frequencies.
PHEMTRONICS interdisciplinary team covers activities of synthesis of a novel class of plasmonic phase-change materials, design and modelling of plasmonic nanoantennas, fabrication and integration to new device architectures.
PHEMTRONICS will herald a new era in the fields of mobile communications, optical computing, ultrafast athermal switching for neuromorphic computation, tuneable nanopixel displays, creating new markets and reinforcing the leadership of European research and industrial players
Start date of activity
01/06/2020
Keywords
Nanophotonics, phase-change materials, nano engineering
Last update: 07/06/2025