EXIPEX+ HYBAT

EXIPEX+ HYBAT, ANR 21-ESRE-0026: Antimonide-based semiconductors, 2021–2029

HYBAT (Hybrid Antimonide Technologies) will establish a unique platform to advance research on antimony-based semiconductor technology in the broadest sense, ranging from new materials to applications in sensors and quantum technologies, including the physics of nanostructures and photonic and electronic components.

Antimonides are III-V semiconductors based on GaSb, InAs, AlSb, their alloys, and heterostructures. They offer unparalleled possibilities in terms of band structure engineering and enable the fabrication of components covering the entire spectrum from near- to far-infrared (IR) to THz. There is currently a natural trend toward the hybridization of various technologies to integrate diverse functions onto components or circuits. At the same time, new antimonide materials (2D materials, phase-change materials, magnetic materials, topological materials, etc.) are attracting increasing attention for future applications, including quantum technologies. HYBAT’s primary objective is to hybridize antimony-based technology with other technologies using equipment specifically designed and developed for this purpose.

HYBAT draws on research activities

• from the “nanoMIR” group at the Institute of Electronics and Systems (IES), (UMR 5214, University of Montpellier/CNRS-INSIS), which is a leader in antimonide technology.
• from the “Terahertz Spectroscopy” group at the Charles Coulomb Laboratory (L2C), (UMR 5221, University of Montpellier/CNRS-INP), which is a leader in THz spectroscopy and the physics of semiconductor nanostructures.
• and at the Montpellier Technology Center (CTM), a research support platform at the University of Montpellier.