| Project Id
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BITSRMIT24101170
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| Project Detail
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| Project Title
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Assisted microwave annealing for spin defects in silicon carbide
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| Senior Supervision Team (BITS)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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Radha Raman Mishra
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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BITS PILANI, PILANI CAMPUS
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Email ID
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rraman.mishra@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
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| URL for more info
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https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/radha-raman-mishra/
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| a) Are you currently supervising a BITS or RMIT HDR student?
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YES
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| Please comment how many you are supervising
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5
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| b) Have you supervised an offshore candidate before?
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NO
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| If no, what support structures do you have in place?
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| If yes, please elaborate
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| Senior Supervision Team (RMIT)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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Stefania Castelletto
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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STEM
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Email ID
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stefania.castelletto@rmit.edu.au
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| URL for more info
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https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/c/castelletto-associate-professor-stefania
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| a) Are you currently supervising a BITS or RMIT HDR student?
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YES
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| Please comment how many you are supervising
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5
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| b) Have you supervised an offshore candidate before?
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NO
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| If no, what support structures do you have in place?
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| If yes, please elaborate
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| Other Supervisors (BITS)
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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| Phone Number (Optional)
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Email ID
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| URL for more info
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| Other Supervisors (BITS)
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| Supervisor name and Title
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School or Department (or company, if applicable)
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Email ID
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| Field of Research (For Codes)
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| 401408 | Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. te | 40.00 |
| 401601 | Ceramics | 40.00 |
| 401603~146 | Compund Semiconductors | 40.00 |
| 401810 | Nanoscale characterization | 20.00 |
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| Project Description
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Silicon carbide-based nanomaterials and thin films on insulators are relevant for biomedical imaging and quantum technologies applications due to their intrinsic high electrical and thermal conductivity, biocompatibility and fluorescent emission in the near-infrared. Current fabrication methods based on top-down approaches, such as chemical and mechanical ablation, ions implantation and conventional thermal annealing, are time-consuming, have a low yield and introduce surface defects that limit their application in quantum technology as the resulting material is not quantum grade. In this project, Molecular Dynamics simulations will initially be used to study the effect of assisted microwave annealing/fabrication in combination with ion implantation to enhance the yield of silicon carbide fluorescent spin qubits within nanomaterials and thin film on the insulator. The technique will then be experimentally tested, and the material properties will be characterised.
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| Project Deliverable/Outcomes
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The expected outcomes of the project are as follows-
1. An atomistic model capable of predicting the effect of microwave energy on the properties of SiC-based thin film/nanomaterial.
2. An experimental technique for improving the yield of colour centre formation in the thin film/nanomaterials via controlled annealing using microwave energy.
3. Publications in reputed journals (at least 02) and conference publications.
4. Novelty of the experimental techniques may result in the filing of IPR.
5. The study would help supervisors to submit bilateral joint projects to government funding bodies and industries.
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| Research Impact Themes
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| ADVANCED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION | NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; ROBOTICS, SEMI-CONDUCTORS AND QUANTUM COMPUTING |
| ADVANCED MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION | SPECIALISED MATERIALS |
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
| SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES |
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| Which RMIT Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) does your project align to
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INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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| Which RMIT Enabling Impact Platform (EIP) does your project align to
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ADVANCED MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION
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| Which RMIT Program code will this project sit under?
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DR216 (MECH AND MECHATRONICS)
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| Student Capabilities and Qualifications
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• Basic knowledge of nanofabrication techniques/thin film fabrication/SiC structures.
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• Knowledge of quantum materials • Basic understanding of MD simulations • Expertise in nanofabrication technique • Microwave heating of materials
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MTech/ME/MS/MSc/BE/BTech in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials/Metallurgy/Physics or any other similar specialization
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| Preferred discipline of Student
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| Materials, Composites, Material Science, Functional Materials, Mettalurgical Engineering |
| Mechanical Enineering, Mechanics, Mechatronics, Aerospace Eng, Hypersonics |
| Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Nanomedicine, Nanoscience |
| Physics, Condensed Matter Physics |
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