Availability of bachelor's theses (in materials science or chemistry) or master's theses (in materials science, chemistry, or physics) on silicon thin films for thermoelectric applications:
Analysis of energy filtering processes in nanocrystalline silicon grown via co-sputtering (immediately available, BS and MS theses)
Deposition and characterization of hyper-doped nanocrystalline silicon thin films by electron beam evaporation (after July 2026, BS and MS theses)
Availability of one bachelor's thesis (in materials science or chemistry) or master's thesis (in materials science, chemistry, or physics) on silicon nanowires for thermoelectric applications:
Fabrication of high-doping silicon nanowires using metal-assisted chemical etching techniques (after March 2026, BS and MS theses)
Encapsulation of supported and self-supported nanowires for the development of thermoelectric devices and development of low-resistance ohmic electrical contacts (immediately available, MS theses only)
Theses outside Italy (MS theses only, available immediately. Please do not mail directly the foreign institution):
Probing phonon attenuation in a nanophononic SiC membrane: a Brillouin Light Scattering investigation, Institut Lumière Matière/ INL-NanoLyon, France. Supervisors: Dario Narducci (dario.narducci@unimib.it), Valentina Giordano (valentina.giordano@univ-lyon1.fr), Jérémie Margueritat (jeremie.margueritat@univ-lyon1.fr). Duration: 6 months. Reimbursement: 660€/month. Full details about the research topic available.
The effect of stress on electron transport in a suspended silicon membrane, Institut Lumière Matière/ INL-NanoLyon, France. Supervisors: Dario Narducci (dario.narducci@unimib.it), Valentina Giordano (valentina.giordano@univ-lyon1.fr). Duration: 6 months. Reimbursement: 660€/month. Full details about the research topic available.
The research topics related to these theses can be found on the Research page. For further information, please contact dario.narducci@unimib.it via email.