Aditya Jagadeesh Malla
Optoelectronics Device Engineer and Photonics Researcher
Optoelectronics Device Engineer and Photonics Researcher
Nanofabrication: Photolithography, Maskless Aligner (MLA), Dry etching, Electron beam lithography (EBL), Lift-off, Sputtering, Thermal evaporation, Atomic Layer Deposition, E-beam deposition, QD synthesis, Graphene transfer, plasma treatment.
Characterisation: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Optical microscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, profilometer, make-and-break optical alignments, Electrical characterisations like J-V, EQE, 4-point probe, mobility. Data analysis of TRPL, XRD, XPS, UPS
Software: KLayout (GDS), Origin, Lumerical (FDTD/MODE/HEAT/STACK), LabVIEW (automation of characterisation systems), Python for simulation and data compilation (vibecoding), SETFOS, ImageJ, Gwyddion, CasaXPS, JMP.
Statistical thinking
Six Sigma (ongoing)
Doctoral studies
2021-2026
PhD in Photonics - ENLIGHTEN - Marie Skłodowska Curie COFUND fellowship
Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
Projects: Shortwave Infrared Emitters: Quantum dot light-emitting diodes and Downconverters
Master's degree
2018-2021
International Erasmus Mundus joint master's degree in Photonics (Europhotonics)
Aix Marseille Université, Marseille (amU), France
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Bachelor's degree
2014-2018
Bachelor of Technology in Nanotechnology
SRM Institute of Science and Technoloyg (SRMIST), Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India