Scope and Topics

Epitaxy allows nowadays the usual growth of nanostructures with unique properties. The control of their growth at the finest level is a challenge in achieving new systems. It involves both the understanding of the growth mechanisms together with the knowledge of the properties of materials at the nanoscale. It is a domain where both fundamental research and industrial issues are closely entangled.

This summer school is aimed at giving to Ph-D students, young but also senior scientists, an up-to-date overview on the epitaxy of semi-conductors. The basic growth mechanisms will be presented with an emphasis on the new developments in this understanding. The control of the growth using patterns, selective growth or new geometries such as nanomembranes, nanowires or sheets, will be reviewed. The properties of the epitaxial systems, already explored or expected, will be given both theoretically and experimentally with a description of the characterization techniques. The school will give the opportunity to review the most important achievements in practical applications of epitaxial nanostructures. A particular attention will be given to new trends and pioneering directions, as well as to new materials and devices.

TOPICS

Crystal Growth

Crystal in and out of equilibrium

Nucleation and coarsening

Growth on stepped surfaces

Semiconductors epitaxy

Growth modes 

Instrumental epitaxy

Self-organization and surface structuration

Epitaxial growth of nanostructures (quantum dots, nanowires...)

Epitaxial growth of 2D materials

Properties of nanostructures and characterization

Electronic structures of nano-objects

Physical properties of nanostructures and their characterization

Structural and chemical properties of epilayers in heteroepitaxy

Atom probe tomography

Thermoelectric and piezoelectric properties

Technological applications

Electronic applications

Optical applications

New challenges in applications

Round table : from fundamental research to industry