About
CMOS++ is a strategic research cluster at Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, established in 2020. CMOS++ brings together over 15 Principal Investigators, aligning the research of their teams (over 40 researchers) around the CMOS++ Programme with the aim to enable Deep Tech innovation for Information Processing Interfacing with CMOS and Beyond.
The CMOS++ Programme is organised around frontier research in enabling capabilities:
- Material Growth and Atomic Scale Processing
- Materials Integration and Device Fabrication
- Advanced Characterisation
- Atomic Scale Simulations and Theoretical Modelling
Our objective is to develop technologies and applications for:
Tyndall researchers within CMOS++ are in a unique position to realise such platforms and engage with industry to accelerate research path-finding and translate to innovations.
News and Highlights
Quantum Computer Engineering Centre (QCEC) at Tyndall
Tyndall recently launched a Quantum Computer Engineering Centre (QCEC) to further develop and realise the potential of quantum technologies.
Giorgos Fagas: Publication of Tyndall Position Paper on ‘Ireland’s role in the global semiconductor industry’ (featured in Irish Times, Business Post, Irish Examiner, Silicon Republic). https://www.tyndall.ie/news/tyndall-calls-for-a-chips-strategy-for-ireland//
New Awards
- Samuel Delgado ( Mentor Michael Nolan): “Digital Twin of Memristive Memory Design and Fabrication for Neuromorphic Computing (DigiMemNeuro)“, SFI-IRC Pathways
- Sabir Hussain (Mentor Lynette Keeney): “Two-dimensional Semiconductor–Ferroelectric Heterostructures for Disruptive Memory Storage Applications”. SFI-IRC Pathways
- Cara-Lena Nies (Supervisor Michael Nolan) has been awarded a Research Ireland (formerly IRC) Postdoc Fellowship for her project “Selective capture, elimination and conversion of NOx pollutants using dynamic ferro- and piezoelectric catalysts (DYNAMOCAT)
Featured papers
- Padovani, A., La Torraca, P., Strand, J. et al. Dielectric breakdown of oxide films in electronic devices. Nat Rev Mater 9, 607–627 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-024-00702-0
- L. Spindlberger, J. Aberl, L. Vukušić, T. Fromherz, J.-M. Hartmann, F. Fournel, S. Prucnal, F. Murphy-Armando, M. Brehm, “Light emission from ion-implanted SiGe quantum dots grown on Si substrates”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Volume 181, 2024, 108616, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2024.108616
- E. Pelucchi, G. Fagas, I. Aharonovich, D. Englund, E. Figueroa, Q. Gong, H. Hannes, J. Liu, C.-Y. Lu, N. Matsuda, J.-W. Pan, F. Schreck, F. Sciarrino, C. Silberhorn, J. Wang & K.D. Jöns, “The potential and global outlook of integrated photonics for quantum technologies”, Nature Reviews Physics https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-021-00398-z
- Suman Bhattacharya, Pierre-Andre Cazade, Krishna Hari, Tara Ryan, Lynette Keeney, Charlie O’Mahony, Sarah Guerin, “Harvesting of shear piezoelectricity in a molded multicomponent crystal disc”, Applied Materials Today, Volume 39, 2024, 102344, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102344
- Jean-Pierre Glauber, Julian Lorenz, Ji Liu, Björn Müller, Sebastian Bragulla, Aleksander Kostka, Detlef Rogalla, Michael Wark, Michael Nolan, Corinna Harms and Anjana Devi, “A sustainable CVD approach for ZrN as a potential catalyst for nitrogen reduction reaction”, Dalton Transactions 2024 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT01252F
- Ciara Byrne, Priyanka Ganguly, Maria Barbara Maccioni, Michael Nolan, Daphne Hermosilla, Noemí Merayo, Ángeles Blanco, Steven Hinder, Suresh C. Pillai, “Impact of Au on the transition temperature and photocatalytic activity of TiO2”, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115848
- Maksym Myronov, Pedram Jahandar, Simone Rossi, Kevin Sewell, Felipe Murphy-Armando, Fabio Pezzoli; “Efficient In Situ Doping of Strained Germanium Tin Epilayers at Unusually Low Temperature”; Advanced Electronic Materials; https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202300811
- A. Lemaire, A. Blake, E.A. Amargianitakis, J. Justice, J. Garnier, K. Cherkaoui, B. Corbett; “Sidewall passivation of AlxGa1−xAs homojunctions with wet chemicals and field-effect passivation by ALD oxides and nitrides; Surfaces and Interfaces ,Volume 52, 2024, 104876, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104876
- Alonso, I., Alpigiani, C., Altschul, B., Pelucchi, E. et al. Cold atoms in space: community workshop summary and proposed road-map. EPJ Quantum Technol. 9, 30 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-022-00147-w
- Jin Li, Michael Nolan, Christophe Detavernier, “A step toward correct interpretation of XPS results in metal oxides: A case study aided by first-principles method in ZnO”, Journal of Chemical Physics 2023, vol. 159, 034702 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0154926; Editor’s Pick