CORDIS · 819871 · H2020

UpTEMPO Ultrafast tunneling microscopy by optical field control of quantum currents

Coordinator: UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG (LU)

The project aims at imaging electronic dynamics in molecules with atomic precision and sub-femtosecond temporal resolution. This result will be achieved by establishing new experiments at the boundary of ultrafast optics and scanning probe microscopy where the electric field of single-cycle light pulses is harnessed to control currents in nanojunctions. The basic concept relies on the fact that state-of-the-art femtosecond optical wave packets exhibit only one cycle of radiation with a defined electric field maximum. These pulses need to be phase locked to a “cosine-like” electric field profi…

EU contribution
€2.0M
Total cost
€2.0M
Period
2019-09-01 → 2025-02-28
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
ERC-COG
Call
ERC-2018-COG
Status
CLOSED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €2.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 5.5 years from 2019-09-01 to 2025-02-28.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the ERC-COG funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €2.0M toward a total project budget of €2.0M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call ERC-2018-COG.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG (LU).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2019-09-01 to 2025-02-28 — approximately 5.5 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 819871.