General description
The National Research Center "Demokritos" is a Greek Research Institution consisting of eight Institutes, two of which participate in the project: (a) the Institute of Microelectronics (IMEL) and (b) the Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC). The expertise in VLSI design, CMOS processing, IC prototyping and special device fabrication developed over the years of its operation, supplemented by state-of-the-art facilities, make IMEL unique in its field in the country. In its 300 m^2 clean room area the Institute houses a fully equipped CMOS IC line comprising thermal and chemical processing, ion implantation, optical and electron beam lithography, chemical and reactive ion etching, deposition of metals, polysilicon and dielectrics. The Institute houses a fully equipped silicon processing line comprising thermal and chemical processing, ion implantation, optical and electron beam lithography, characterization and packaging laboratories. The high level of expertise and its modern equipment and facilities are the essential ingredients for the developments of novel microelectronics products such as: Application Specific ICs (ASICS), microsystems and fully integrated sensors, detectors and actuators. Through competitive national and EU projects, grants and structural funds the Institute has financed its growth and has contributed significantly through original results to the progress of microelectronics and the understanding of basic phenomena. IPC is involved in basic and applied research, covering a broad spectrum of topics in the areas of Chemical Science and Technology. The research activities of the Institute cover the following areas: 1) Advanced Functional Materials. 2) Environmental Chemistry and Technology - Photochemical Processes - Solar Energy Conversion. 3) Bio-Organic and Bio-lnorganic Chemistry. Major facilities of the Institute involve NMR spectrometers, Mass-spectrometer, AFM microscope, X-ray crystallography facility for small molecules and macromolecules. Three spin-off companies are on the first stage of their establishment. |
Role in the project
Our participation in the project includes:
1. Use of a PM-SPP System for large scale surface modification by inducing oxidation-reduction at the molecular level with applications in nanolithography/nanopatterning, surface nanochemistry (selective molecular activation through electron addition/subtraction) and molecular electronics (permanent charging of selected sites used for large area molecular memories).
2. Protein Functionalization with a variety of protein probes to increase functionality through multi-analyte detection with applications in biosensors. The use of a PM-SPP System will allow the molecular level protein detection and the identification of protein-protein interactions at a large scale.
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