Faglige nøgleord: Nanoscience, Material design, Devices, Energy, Quantum physics
Oplæg tilgængeligt på: Dansk og engelsk
My area is within material science, physics and chemistry. It is about engineering artificial materials from something we refer to as freestanding membranes. They are very thin, 10–100 nm, and up to 5×5 mm in size. We use them to build materials with properties that cannot be achieved by fabricating the materials together. The materials are fabricated separately and assembled afterwards as membranes.
Our goal is to create materials with electromechanical properties useful within the electronics industry to use in devices. We want to make an alternative to current devices based on silicon:
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Because the mining, production, and use would be more sustainable, and
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They show the ability to perform better than silicon-based devices, therefore being more energy efficient.
I found my research group during my master's project. I always wanted to do a PhD, and I applied to the position after knowing that the group was a fit for me. I did not know what I wanted to study before trying out different studies, and after two attempts at finding my field, I landed on nanoscience at KU, did a BSc and the first year of my master’s. I looked for something different and found a group at DTU that did research that interested me.
Before landing on nanoscience, I tried out pharmacy and then nursery school, as I thought I was not suited for chemistry. It turned out that I was suited for science – but needed it to be taught in a different way than they do at pharmacy. This was a valuable lesson for me.