Postgraduate Research on Dilute Metamorphic Nanostructures and Metamaterials in Semiconductor Photonics
An EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network
CAPPA are a partner in the €4M European training network, PROMIS – Postgraduate Research on Dilute Metamorphic Nanostructures and Metamaterials in Semiconductor Photonics, coordinated by Lancaster University, UK. The PROMIS network brings together a carefully-chosen, well-balanced consortium of 8 academic partners, 2 industry partners and 8 associated partners, with European and worldwide reputations as leaders in their fields. The network will train a cohort of 15 early stage researchers in the full range of skills required for a career in photonics, including materials growth, device fabrication, characterisation, design, theory, and commercialisation.
These skills will be applied in developing advanced photonic materials and devices for four application areas: Information and Communications, Security, Energy and Environment. Each researcher will experience both academic and commercial environments thanks to the strong industrial involvement, resulting in multi-skilled, industry-focused graduates.
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Lancaster University |
University of Nottingham |
University of Sheffield |
Tyndall National Institute |
III-V Lab |
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Universidad de Cadiz |
Université de Montpellier |
Sapienza Università di Roma |
Philipps Universität Marburg |
Sgenia |
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IQE plc. |
e2v Ltd. |
GSS Ltd. |
Sikémia |
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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
NAsP III-V |
idQuantique SA |
Cork Institute of Technology |
Research
The research skills which the cohort of young researchers are learning range from theory & design to growth and fabrication, through structural and device characterisation and up to industrial applications. The strong industry involvement in the consortium ensures an application specific, end-user target for the researchers’ training, and gives each network fellow experience of the industry workplace. The core skills in developing cutting edge dilute nitride nanostructured and metamorphic semiconductors can be applied through photonics to enable a wide range of applications, and this will be demonstrated by leveraging the same fundamental skills to enable specific applications in each of the four diverse areas.
Materials for ICT |
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Single photon sources and detectors |
Materials for Security |
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Mid-infrared and X-ray detection and imaging |
Materials for Energy |
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Concentrator photovoltaic cells |
Materials for Environment |
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Mid-infrared sources for gas sensing |
For more information, visit www.promis-itn.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the |
A Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network |
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About the Marie Curie Actions
The Marie Skłodowka-Curie Actions are the EU’s funding mechanism for supporting the mobility and career development of researchers across Europe. (In FP7, they were known as the Marie Curie Actions). Named after the double Nobel Prize winning Polish-French scientist famed for her work on radioactivity, the Actions support researchers at all stages of their careers, irrespective of nationality. Since 1996, they have helped thousands of researchers of all ages, nationalities and disciplines develop their careers and realise their research dreams – no other scheme in the world offers such a wide variety of opportunities to such a broad range of researchers. By doing this, the Marie Skłodowka-Curie Actions also promote the transfer of knowledge and skills across national and sectoral borders, and crucially, advance excellence in research and innovation across Europe.
The Innovative Training Networks are one particular Marie Skłodowka-Curie Action, which supports early stage researchers. Each network consists of a consortium of research partners and industry, with an integrated training programme in a particular topic. The Marie Skłodowka-Curie Actions then fund a number of early stage researcher positions within the network.
For more information on the Marie Skłodowka-Curie Actions, see http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions