Scientific and research activity:
- physics and technology of thin films and low-dimensional semiconductor structures
- physics and environmental preservation
- construction of magnetic sensors based on extraordinary magnetoresistance effect (EMR sensor)
- optimization of a magnetic field sensor (Hall sensor) for extreme temperature range 4,2–573 K and resistant to neutron radiation
- computer simulations in the field of the physics of knots
- computer simulations on the field of non-linear dynamics
Major achievements:
- participation in research on thermonuclear fusion and construction of ITER tokamak in frame of 7th Framework Programme (FP7) of European Union
- development of signal magnetic sensors based on Hall effect and implementation into mass production for electric motors
- development of different types of magnetic measurement sensors based on Hall effect which can work both at cryogenic and high temperatures 4,2–573 K
- development of preparation of the high quality epitaxial thin film of indium antimonide (InSb) and gallium antimonide (GaSb)
- construction of a computerized apparatus for thin semiconductor films evaporation and low-dimensional structures formation using pulsed laser deposition (PLD)
- development of computer programs simulating the processes of the knot tightening and their thermal fluctuations
- development of computer simulations of the dynamics of ropes and chains and investigation of the cracking whip phenomenon
- development of computer programs simulating the motion of the bouncing ball system and measurements of the dissipated energy; detection of the so called mute modes of motion
Cooperation with other research centres:
- Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion in Warsaw (Poland) in frame of FP7
- International Laboratory of High Magnetic Fields and Low Temperatures in Wroclaw, Poland
- Nuclear Physics Institute in Rez near Prague, Czech Republic (irradiation of samples in research nuclear reactor LVR–15)
- Institute of Atomic Energy in Swierk near Warsaw, Poland (irradiation of samples in research nuclear reactor MARIA)
- Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne
- Danmarks Teknikske Universitet
Offer for the economy:
- development and fabrication of magnetic sensors based on Hall effect for wide temperature range 4,2–573 K and wide range of magnetic field 0–10 T
Equipment – apparatus used to:
- vacuum deposition of thin semiconductor films by the flash evaporation method
- vacuum deposition of thin semiconductor films by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method
- vacuum deposition of thin metallic films by the magnetron sputtering method
- vacuum deposition of thin metallic and insulation layers by the thermal evaporation method
- computer control of evaporation process of thin semiconductor films by the PLD method
- parameters measurement of thin semiconductor films in temperature range of 77–800 K and magnetic field range of 0–1 T
- fabrication of photolitographically shaped metallic and semiconductor structures
- formation interconnections of magnetic field sensors constructions components by the wire bonding method
- imaging of thin films surfaces by stereoscopic and metallographic microscopes
- computer clusters aimed at long-time computations
- compilers Borland Turbo C++ and Borland Turbo Delpi, Maple 12, Rhinoceros