Over this summer, our lab at the Research Institute of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering hosted five (5) Erasmus+ traineeship students, visiting us from the Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania.
Although they arrived at different times and for different periods (1-2 months), each of them brought unique perspectives to the topic which were assigned for training in our lab. They did well, despite the complexity of such topics, ranging from single-electron tunneling functionalities of different types in doped nano-transistors to analyses of fine features in band-to-band tunneling through highly doped pn diodes.
Some of the Erasmus+ students focused on systematic measurements of electrical characteristics of tiny, true-nanoscale devices at low temperatures and ultra-low currents, others focused on the advanced analysis of these characteristics in the framework of Coulomb blockade or WKB approximation, yet others challenged studies on the correlation between experimental data and optimized fundamental simulations.
There was a lot of teamwork involved in all experiments and simulations, many reports to be drafted, and lots of discussions in the lab or outside – in general, a quite dynamic lab atmosphere over this summer. Hopefully, this also allowed each of the Erasmus+ students to gain hands-on experience in nanoelectronics and even imagine how atomic-level single-electron quantum functionalities can be coupled into the future steps of their study and careers.
The exposure to a Japanese research environment and generally to Japan, through its landscapes, food, and culture, will ideally leave some positive insights for each.
On our side, we were happy that we had a chance to interact with hard-working students of the Faculty of Physics, UAIC, not only when I go to Iasi, but also when they come to Hamamatsu. We are thankful for the efforts and contributions of each, as well as for the support of the International Office and of the representatives of the Faculty of Physics at UAIC. Many thanks are due also to our students and staff for warmly welcoming our Erasmus+ visitors and not only…
All the best to each!
We are all looking forward to news from each of you and other visitors to our lab, as well as to the next such experiences, certainly meaningful on both sides!