Research
PDI is organized in four Departments
Research-topics are managed as Core Research Areas
Lists of publications are available as pdf-files as are the Annual Reports
Mission
The Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI), established in 1992, carries out research in materials science and solid state physics with special emphasis on low-dimensional systems in nanostructured semiconductors. The unique properties of low-dimensional systems are strongly influenced by the structural and energetic peculiarities of interfaces. Therefore, by intentionally adjusting the nature and distribution of internal interfaces in a static and dynamic way, the mechanical, optical, electronic, and magnetic properties of nanostructured solids can be tuned over a wide range by means of materials engineering at the atomic level.
- PDI performs basic research as a lively symbiosis of materials science and solid state physics. Our research is directed to inspire and demonstrate new functionalities for future information technologies.
- Our focus lies on creating and investigating nanostructured III-V semiconductors and III-V-based hybrid layer systems. Due to the small size of our structures, the control and study of their interfaces and surfaces is a vital part of our work.
- PDI has the task of a national center of competence for the growth and physics of III-V semiconductor – based nanostructures. The institute belongs to the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. and is a member of the Leibniz Association. It receives basic funding from the federal government and the state of Berlin.
We work in close cooperation with institutions of academic and industrial research, both in Germany and abroad. We host numerous guest researchers and involve young scientists through programs for postdoctoral scholarships and for PhD- and masterstudents.
