OtaNano

Micronova

Micronova is part of OtaNano - Finland's national research infrastructure for micro- and nanotechnology. It is run jointly by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University. Our mission is to develop innovative, enabling technologies, and to apply these in practical micro- and nanosystems. Research at Micronova focuses on micro and nanotechnology, material and device physics, and optics.
Micronova cleanroom kuva: Aino Huovio

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Otanano infrastructure Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Micronova - part of OtaNano

Micoronova is a part of OtaNano, which offers facilities in micro- and nanofabrication, nanomicroscopy, low-temperature measurements, and quantum engineering.

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Some of Aalto Research Groups at Micronova

Electron Physics

Professor Hele Savin

Hele Savin Group

Micro and Quantum Systems

Professor Ilkka Tittonen

Artistic illustration of photoelectrochemical water splitting reaction at atomic level

Optoelectronics

Professor Markku Sopanen

Etched GaN surface

Photonics

Professor Zhipei Sun

Nanowire optical gate

Optics and Photonics

The research of the Optics and Photonics group covers a range of topics of modern optics and photonics, encompassing various aspects of light-matter interaction, optical coherence and polarization, development of methods to manipulate light with nano- and micro-structures, design and construction of novel light sources, optical metamaterials and optical imaging.

opticsphotonics

Quantum Computing and Devices (QCD)

We have a major effort on experimental low-temperature physics, but we also carry out computational and theoretical work down to fundamental quantum mechanics.

Pico - Quantum Phenomena and Devices

We investigate mesoscopic physics and its sensor applications. The main focus is on charge transport and thermal properties of metallic, superconducting and hybrid nanostructures.

Samples

Events

Doctoral hat floating above a speaker's podium with a microphone
Public defences

Public defence in Micro- and nanosciences, M.Sc.(Tech.) Joonas Isometsä

Reducing optical and electrical losses in germanium via nanostructures and surface passivation (title of the thesis)
Summer and flow festival with friends
Networking

Experiencing Finland event 19 March, 2024

Aalto University and University of Helsinki host this popular event for (newly arrived) international staff and their family members. This is an opportunity to get some practical hints about forthcoming seasons, Finnish people and Finland.
Kädet muodostavat sydämen keskellä teksti Earth Hour
Campus

Earth Hour / Sustainable Campus Event 2024

The Aalto community will again participate in the international Earth Hour event in March and this event will be celebrated during the same week around the theme of a sustainable campus.
On a light blue background a bright orange illustration of a shoe and below the text "Bigger Shoes!"
Lectures and seminars, Networking

Bigger Shoes — weekly startup events (external link)

Bringing the biggest and boldest entrepreneurs to you, so you can learn from their successes and failures.

Where to find us

Micronova

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Micronova cleanroom kuva: Aino Huovio
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