Thesis: Pump-Probe of fs DUV-Induced Transient Electron Dynamics in Low-κ Dielectrics for AI-Chips

In cooperation with the Chair of Laser Technology (LLT), the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT)—Europe’s leading center for contract research and development in the field of laser technology—is offering the opportunity to write a thesis on the topic: »Pump-Probe of fs DUV-Induced Transient Electron Dynamics in Low-κ Dielectrics for AI-Chips«.

Nanoporous low-κ dielectrics (e.g. SiCO:H) are key materials in advanced microelectronic packaging, yet their ultrafast optical response to deep-UV femtosecond excitation remains entirely unexplored. Understanding the transient free-carrier dynamics in these materials is essential to assess whether their optical properties can be deliberately switched from transparent to absorbing on ultrafast timesc...