Phd Position Friction-switchable Surfaces - Groningen, Nederland - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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Groningen, Nederland

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Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

werver van beBee

Beschrijving

Topic of research:
Friction-switchable surfaces

Computer chips are the building blocks of all modern technology. The smallest structures on the most advanced chips are currently 5 nanometers. ASML's EUV (extreme ultraviolet) scan technology enables the scale of the smallest feature to be reduced even further. Hence, wafer positioning becomes a crucial issue.

Especially the contradictive requirements between the low friction needed for low wafer load grid (WLG) and the high friction required to keep the wafer in place during exposure and thermal load are a top challenge.

In this PhD project we would like to study different alternatives to achieve switchable/controllable friction and develop wear-resistant smart-coatings with self-adaptive friction properties.

The goal is to decouple the low friction WLG requirements and the high friction needed for the thermal load cases, with a greenfield investigation on options to make switchable friction coatings activated by different techniques.

Organization

Qualifications:

An overall score of 6.5 or higher in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS, academic version); or
A score of at least 237 on the computerbased form of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or
A score of at least 92 on the internetbased test of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Organisation:

Conditions of employment:

We offer, following the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

full-time position (1.0 FTE) of four years

- a salary of € 2,770 gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 3,539 gross per month in the fourth year for a full-time working week
- a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income and an 8.3% year-end bonus.

The preferred starting date is 1 December 2024 or earlier.

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