Universiteit Twente (UTwente)

The University of Twente is a young and enterprising university that prepares young people for the future through innovative, attractive and future-focused education in technological and social research. Together, 3,300 researchers and professionals work on pioneering research, relevant innovations and inspiring education for more than 9,000 students. The University of Twente has a prospering campus, an ecosystem for hundreds of spin-off companies. Approximately 100 (student) companies are located on the campus. In addition, THE UT has already produced more than 800 successful spin-off businesses.

Within the University of Twente, the research on advanced materials and nanotechnology is organized within the MESA+ institute.

Through collaboration and a focus on interdisciplinary research, the excellent infrastructure and entrepreneurship, MESA+ is one of the world’s top institutes in the field of nano and microtechnology, with an annual turnover in the region of € 50 million.

The research within the IMS group of MESA+ focuses on thin film growth studies, (nano) structuring techniques, and properties of complex materials, in particular oxides. It includes materials with diverse properties, like ferroelectrics, ferromagnetics and multiferroics, piezo’s, high-K dielectrics, transparent conducting oxides, non-linear optical materials, ion conductors, superconducting and related materials, and anti-reflection coatings.

Furthermore, the IMS group develops materials with novel functionalities or modified properties by doping and/or artificial layered structures and superstructures. Applications are found in, e. g., nano-electronics and spintronics, optical systems, fuel and solar cells, fluidics, bio-nano sensors.

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