TéraHertz Occitanie

EXIPEX+ HYBAT

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

HYBAT (Hybrid antimonide technologies) will establish a unique platform to develop research around antimonide semiconductor technology in the broadest sense, from new materials to applications in sensors or quantum technologies, via nanostructure physics and photonic and electronic components.

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

HYBAT builds on research activities

  • the "nanoMIR" group at the Institut d'Electronique et des Systèmes (IES), (UMR 5214 U. Montpellier/CNRS-INSIS) which is a leader in antimonide technology.
  • of the "TeraHertz Spectroscopy" group of the Charles Coulomb Laboratory (L2C), (UMR 5221 U. Montpellier/CNRS-INP), a leader in THz spectroscopy and the physics of semiconductor nanostructures.
  • and the Centre de Technologie de Montpellier (CTM), a research support platform for the University of Montpellier.