Expected results from the project

The expected results from solving the Project’s tasks will be scientific and scientific-applicable. They will cover the production of new knowledge about the science of galvanomagnetism of the solid structure, combined with concrete practical significance concerning the characterization of the surface of semiconductors:

  1. Complete theoretical and experimental characterization of the phenomenon magnetically controlled surface current in semi-conductor structures.
  2. Clarification of the mechanisms related with the impact of the boundary surface layer, Debye length and the structure’s homogeneity of the surface and volume of structure on the behaviour of the magnetically controlled surface current.
  3. Formulation of an original model for Hall effect interpretation as a result of the action of Lorentz force and the magnetically controlled surface current. The successful realization of this result will be a breakthrough in the understanding of the magnetic sensitivity of the magnetic field sensors for the role of the surface in the operation of the Hall effect.
  4. Study the behaviour of magnetically controlled surface current with the specific and structural state of the semiconductor surface.
  5. Formulation and establishment of a new non-destructive method for surface investigation of solid-state structures, and first of all, of semiconductor structures, based on the obtained comprehensive information about the new phenomena.
  6. Identification of the performance of the magnetically controlled surface current based on the specific surface disturbances – defects, deformations, non-homogeneity and other, and construction of a relevant identification database.
  7. Comparison of the new method for studying the surface with the other widely used methods and establishment of its advantages at collection of primary information – a materially simpler implementation and configuration, simplified measurement with no shielding, including only one electronic microampermeter and expedition.
  8. Applicability of the non-destructive method under extreme conditions – low temperatures and high single-axis and hydrostatic pressures.
  9. Preservation of the intellectual property of the new non-destructive method and the related innovative engineering solutions with practical trend by patents of innovation. The innovation patents number will be defined by the achieved technical solutions possessing absolute world novelty.
  10. Publication of the intermediate and final results from the Project’s implementation in high-ranking international journals with impact-factor and reporting of the results at the most prestigious conferences on the study’s topic, such as Eurosensors and Transducers. The scientific publications and conference reports will be defined by the achieved non-standard and innovative results and data obtained by the new non-destructive method.