OPPORTUNITY DETAILS
Association
Area
Host Country
Deadline
30 Apr 2021
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Eligible Countries
Algeria
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Comoros
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Egypt
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Mauritania
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Oman
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Qatar
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Somalia
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United Arab Emirates
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Bahrain
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Djibouti
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Kuwait
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Morocco
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Palestine
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Tunisia
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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Italy
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Brazil
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Ivory Cost
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France
Eligible Region
Apply for the Fully Funded Scholarships in the UK 2020-21. The deadline for the application is 30th April 2021. The name of the scholarship is:
Dual Ph.D. in Low-cost Integrated Spintronic Terahertz Transceiver at National Tsing Hua University and University of Liverpool 2021.
In this PhD project, we will investigate the properties of low-cost, spin-orbit coupled layers, to realise cost-efficient spintronic emitters. We will use spintronic characterisation tools, including spin Hall effects and magnetoresistive measurements, to characterise the magnetic properties of the layers. The student will process these layers at NTHU into optimised plasmonic nanostructures, to realise high quantum efficiency devices, miniaturised down to chip-scale. The spintronic plasmonic nanostructures will be integrated into an ultrabroadband terahertz antenna, optically-pumped by femtosecond, near-infrared (NIR) laser pulses. These plasmonic-enhanced spintronic terahertz antenna prototypes will then be evaluated as generators/receivers of terahertz radiation while operating in a transmitter/receiver mode, including evaluation of antenna coupling, photo-generated carrier dynamics and terahertz time-of-flight pulses coming from terahertz transmitter to terahertz receiver.
The project provides the unique opportunity for a student to gain experience in a host of research techniques. Training in femtosecond device simulation, fabrication and characterization will be readily provided by NTHU. These complement that available at UoL, where the student will gain expertise in magnetic and spintronic characterisation as well a host of structural and chemical characterisation tools.
Applicants should apply via the University of Liverpool application form, for a PhD in the subject area listed above via: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/how-to-apply/
About the University
The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England. Likewise, founded as a college in 1881, it gained its royal charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees and is also known to be one of the six original red brick civic universities. Additionally, it comprises three faculties organized into 35 departments and schools. Furthermore, it is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities, the N8 Group for research collaboration and the University Management school is AACSB accredited.
