Master student (f/m/d) K 15 / 26

Our group has also pioneered a more exotic application — Active X-Ray Optics — which has been successfully commercialized through our spin-off company, TXproducts.At the IKZ-DESY Joint Lab, we operate a unique experimental platform dedicated to photoacoustics research in solids. The setup can generate acoustic waves with frequencies reaching up to 1 THz and detect them with exceptional precision, allowing us to characterize the acoustic properties of materials, heterostructures, and device prototypes.As part of your master's thesis, you will develop and implement a new measurement scheme that combines excitation of high frequency sound waves with high frequency-resolved detection. You will then apply this technique to investigate a number of heterostructures and device prototypes, contributing directly to cutting-edge research at the frontier of materials science and ultrafast acoustics.The master thesis will be conducted at the IKZ-DESY JointLab at the DESY campus in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld.Good to have:Experience with and affinity to optics and lasers.Knowledge of solid-state physics.Programming skills (preferably C and Python) and a working knowledge of AI tools.The Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung actively supports a healthy work-life balance and is an equal opportunities employer.