CNRS-C2N (Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, Université Paris-Saclay) was created in 2016 from the merger of two Paris Region laboratories that are leaders in their field: the Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures (LPN) and the Institut d’Electronique Fondamentale (IEF). In 2018, the teams moved to the heart of the Paris-Saclay Campus.
C2N develops research in the field of material science, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnologies and microsystems, as well as in nanotechnologies. In all these fields, its research activites cover all the range from fondamental to applied science.
Key people on the project
Ulf GENNSER, PI at C2N, obtained his Ph. D. from Columbia University (New York) in 1992, studying Si-based molecular beam epitaxy and resonant tunnelling in the Si/SiGe material system. He has continued his research at MIT National Magnet Laboratory (Boston), the High Field Magnet Laboratory (Grenoble), Paul Scherrer Institute (Villigen, Switzerland), before joining the Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, CNRS near Paris, in 2000.
His work at PSI included research on the metal-insulator transition in two-dimensional systems, and the realization of light-emitting Si/SiGe based quantum cascade structures. Since joining CNRS, his research activities are centered on MBE growth of high-mobility electron gases, mesoscopic physics and vertical transport devices. Ulf Gennser is responsible for the MBE growth of high mobility electronic systems.
At C2N, Ulf’s team will develop the III-V semiconductor structures necessary for the experiments undertaken within the EQUBITFLY project.
Members
- Ulf GENNSER (PI, CNRS Research Director)
- Antonella CAVANNA (CNRS IR)
- Yong JIN (CNRS Research Director)
- Lukas BERG (Post-Doc, CNRS)