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Postdoctoral Research Associate - 2D Materials & Devices

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Hours
Full time
Where
Upton, NY
Posted
5 days ago

Organization Overview:

The Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) at Brookhaven is a DOE-funded national scientific user facility, offering users a supported research experience with top-caliber scientists and access to state-of-the-art instrumentation. The CFN mission is advancing nanoscience through frontier fundamental research and technique development and is the nexus of a broad collaboration network. Each year, CFN staff members support the research of nearly 600 external facility users.

Three strategic nanoscience themes underline the CFN scientific facilities: The CFN conducts research on nanomaterial synthesis by assembly designing precise architectures with targeted functionality by organizing nanoscale components.

What you'd do

  • You will develop, fabricate, and characterize 2D heterostructures applicable to steep-slope electrical devices based on state-of-the-art 2D materials such as 2D TMDCs and graphene.
  • You will perform in-depth materials characterization on 2D materials, and electrically characterize the fabricated 2D devices, especially their transistor characteristics, as a function of temperature and the materials characteristics.
  • You will explore new materials, device structure & physics, and patterning methods for improving the performance of 2D steep-slope devices.
  • You will perform integration and nanofabrication of 2D-3D and 2D-membrane semiconductor heterostructures using the materials provided by the external MSRC project team members.
  • You will collaborate with scientific staff with diverse backgrounds including materials science, nanofabrication, and device fabrication and physics.
  • You will disseminate research findings via paper publications and external presentations.
  • You have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline (Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline), conferred within the past five years or to be completed prior to the starting date.
  • You have demonstrated experimental expertise in 2D material heterostructure device fabrication and electrical characterization under various temperatures, including 2D materials mechanical exfoliation/transfer and low-temperature measurements using a cryostat, as well as associated materials and device physics.
  • You have demonstrated experimental experience in nanofabrication processes (e.g., electron-beam lithography, physical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition etc.) and electrical device data analysis including transistor characteristics.
  • You communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations/proceedings.
  • You are committed to creative and independent research, teamwork, and fostering an environment of safe scientific work practices.

About Brookhaven National Laboratory

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2026-09-11