PHD POSITION

Master thesis: Hypersonic phonon waveguides

Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 · 33 days left

Institution: AMOLF
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Field: Physics and astronomy
Type: research
Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 · 33 days left

About this position

Work Activities Phonons—quasi-particles describing sound propagation in materials—can act as carriers of quantum information. Developing nanoscale phonon waveguides that guide phonons on a chip with low loss is therefore highly desirable, especially at hypersound frequencies (~10 GHz). A key challenge is backscattering from defects, which could be mitigated using concepts from topological physics. Inspired by the quantum spin Hall effect, you will design, and fabricate nanoscale phononic crystals supporting topological edge states, and characterize them through optical experiments. Achieving t

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