TU Braunschweig - Institut für Halbleitertechnik

The Institute for Semiconductor Technology is divided into two departments:

• Novel semiconductor materials and nanostructures for devices and systems in various applications (Prof. Andreas Waag)
• Hybrid nanostructures and time-resolved nano-optics (Prof. Tobias Voß)

The institute is the lead institution at the Research Center Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology (LENA). The main research areas include the fabrication and analysis of wide-bandgap inorganic semiconductors (Group III-nitrides, oxide semiconductors), microelectromechanical systems (MEMS, NEMS), as well as the synthesis and optoelectronic characterization of hybrid nanostructures. The focus is on applications such as high-efficiency light-emitting diodes (LEDs, especially nanoLEDs) and sensor applications, including highly selective gas sensors based on semiconductor nanostructures. As part of the LED research, the Epitaxy Competence Center ec² was established at the institute in cooperation with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, serving as an interface between university-based fundamental research and application-oriented industrial research and development.
The institute currently employs around 50 staff members and about 20 students.