Research Fields - Physical Electronics

The development of new electronic devices is at the front of technological and scientific research and involves materials science, physics, chemistry, and engineering. The requirement for smaller devices leads to the edge of physical limitations in a given technology and drives the research of new architectures and new materials for the same purpose. Another need of the Electronics industry is to produce low power devices which consume less energy and produce less heat. In addition to the Electronics Industry, which is a major consumer of new devices, energy and Renewable Energies are also fields where a cutting edge research is performed – new solar cells and new ways for energy storage such as batteries, fuel-cells and super capacitors. Another application which requires new devices is the development of new sensors, for example gas sensors with applications to health and security. This field requires diverse capabilities and inter-disciplinary research ability: - The synthesis of new materials and of devices which are based on such materials. - The physical and chemical characterization of materials and devices with a wide range of measurement methods. - Performing of classical and quantum simulations at different levels – from the atomic level to a whole device. - Creativity in finding new ideas for devices implementation. For example – a transistor can be 

implemented in various ways, some of them are yet to be discovered. Students that will join research in this field will learn a variety of methods at the cutting edge of technology and will be part of research works that help the development of green energy and of a more efficient and divers electronic industry.