Hybrid Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Controlling Light and Sensing

这个跨学科的博士项目将专注于开发一种基于机械可重构超材料的新型智能光学材料。核心设计将是与液晶集成的纳米机电系统（NEMS），作为复合材料的功能组件。将探讨NEMS中液晶的光学和弹性特性与纳米级机械运动和变形之间的相互作用和耦合。开发这种混合材料系统的目的是实现可靠的、动态适应的行为和现场可编程功能，用于控制光和传感应用。该项目将涉及广泛的活动，从纳米制造和光学表征到分析计算和数值建模。

This interdisciplinary PhD project will focus on developing a new class of smart, optical materials based on mechanically re-configurable metamaterials. The core design will be a nano-electro-mechanical system (NEMS) integrated with liquid crystals, acting as a functional component of the composite material. The interplay and coupling between the optical and elastic properties of liquid crystals and nanoscale mechanical motion and deformations in NEMS will be explored. The aim of developing such a hybrid material system is toachieve reliable, dynamically adaptable behaviour and field-programmable functions for controlling light and sensing applications. The project will involve a broad range of activities, from nanofabrication and optical characterization to analytical calculations and numerical modelling.