Brookhaven National Laboratory
Res Assoc Materials Sci
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Job Description
- Req#: 7676
- Use lithography, self-assembly and thin film processing methods to fabricate extremely well-ordered nanopatterns in registry with directing templates.
- Collect and analyze electron microscopy images and X-ray scattering patterns to elucidate relationships between molecular properties and pattern roughness and defectivity.
- Develop hypotheses to interpret research findings and disseminate new scientific knowledge about polymer directed self-assembly through publications and presentations.
- Collaborate with researchers possessing a broad range scientific expertise and interests in directed self-assembly and adjacent fields.
The CFN is seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher to pursue frontier research using novel, self-assembling block copolymer blends to heal irregularities in ultra-high resolution directing chemical patterns, with enormous potential impact in future semiconductor technology fabrication. In this position, you will uncover relationships between pattern-forming kinetics, stochastic defectivity, polymer composition and process design in the lithographically directed self-assembly of polymer thin films. Your project will use innovative blending strategies to uncover fundamental relationships between film composition (polydispersity, chemical mixing, etc.) and dynamic interfacial phenomena in self-assembled nanopatterns. You will also employ customized annealing instruments to engineer assembly pathways for optimal pattern quality. Your research will leverage advanced combinatorial tools, novel machine learning methods, world-class synchrotron X-ray scattering capabilities and a suite of cutting-edge nanoscience instruments in the CFN’s cleanroom and other laboratories to establish design rules and strategies that will enable next generation patterning for high-technology electronics applications. You will carry out your research in the Electronic Nanomaterials group under the supervision of CFN scientist Gregory Doerk.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:As the Postdoctoral Research Associate – Block Copolymer Directed Self-Assembly, you will have these roles and responsibilities:
About the company
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, New York, on Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former US Army base.
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