Opto-electronic properties of precision nanogaps

Funder	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Recipient Organization	University of Cambridge
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2024
End Date	Mar 30, 2028
Duration	1,277 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2929861`

Grant Description

Measuring the electrical current which can be driven across precise nanogaps in new 'MLagg' nanostructures (quasi-fractal Mono-Layer Aggregates of gold nanoparticles), and how it can be affected by irradiation with light (photoconductivity), with a specific focus on exploring how quantum tunnelling through series nanogaps can be modified by light.

This has the long-term goal of the exploration of how one might make quantum sensors from such quantum tunnelling transport, as well as further research into photoconductivity in the mid-infrared region for such structures.