Pulsed laser annealing of low temperature 2D semiconductors for large area applications in electronics using flexible substrates

Project Description

In this project we aim to carry out basic and applied research aligned with Ireland’s National Research Priority Areas of “Advanced and Smart Manufacturing” and “Manufacturing and Novel Materials”, in the area of novel functional materials applicable to active components in sensors, nano- and opto-electronics. More specifically we are targeting to substantially increase the scalability, functionality, performance, and energy efficiency of electronic devices while keeping full compatibility with existing mass production technologies. The technical challenge involves the material modification of layered 2-dimensional semiconductors by advanced pulsed laser thermal treatment with timescales in the order of femto- to nano- seconds.