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PhD in Electrochemically Engineered Chiral Tellurium Nanowires for Spin-Orbit Quantum Devices University of Southampton in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Chemistry
Funding
The project is marked as competition funded. No stipend amount or further details about tuition-fee coverage are stated; applicants should consult the University of Southampton fees and funding information.
Deadline
Jul 31, 2027
Country
United Kingdom
University
University of Southampton
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This PhD project at the University of Southampton will develop chiral tellurium nanowires as a materials platform for spin-orbit quantum devices and chirality-selected spin qubits.
The research will use low-temperature electrochemical deposition to grow tellurium nanowires with controllable handedness. The project will investigate both templated and template-free growth, using chiral additives and chirally modified electrodes to bias deposition toward a single enantiomorphic form. Control over nanowire diameter, orientation, defect density and surface chemistry will be central to creating reproducible quantum-device materials.
Nanowire handedness will be characterised using circular dichroism, Raman spectroscopy and convergent-beam electron diffraction. The resulting wires will then be fabricated into devices in the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre and studied through cryogenic magnetotransport measurements.
These devices will be used to probe phase coherence, Coulomb blockade, g-factor anisotropy and spin-orbit energy scales. The project will examine how the handedness of tellurium affects electrical spin control, with the longer-term goal of enabling fast, compact manipulation of spins in gate-defined quantum dots. The work combines electrochemistry, nanomaterials, spectroscopy, electron diffraction, nanofabrication, semiconductor transport and quantum-device physics within a research environment focused on scalable quantum computing.
The project is a competition-funded Doctor of Philosophy opportunity at the University of Southampton.
Funding details
The project is marked as competition funded. No stipend amount or further details about tuition-fee coverage are stated; applicants should consult the University of Southampton fees and funding information.
What's required
Applicants should have a 2:1 honours degree. The project is suited to applicants with relevant preparation in physics, materials science, electrical engineering, chemistry, nanofabrication, semiconductor devices or related disciplines; the advert does not specify additional requirements.
How to apply
Review the project page and the full entry requirements, then follow the University of Southampton postgraduate research application instructions. Submit the application before 31 July 2027, selecting this project and providing the required supporting documents.
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