Plasmonic Nanophotonics: Coupling Light to Nanostructure via Plasmons

03 Oct 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Vladimir M. Shalaev

The photon is the ultimate unit of information because it packages data in a signal of zero mass and has unmatched speed. The power of light is driving the photonicrevolution, and information …

https://nanohub.org/resources/194

On the Reliability of Micro-Electronic Devices: An Introductory Lecture on Negative Bias Temperature Instability

28 Sep 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

In 1930s Bell Labs scientists chose to focus on Siand Ge, rather than better known semiconductors like Ag2S and Cu2S, mostly because of their reliable performance. Their choice was rewarded with the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/193

Modeling and Simulation of Sub-Micron Thermal Transport

26 Sep 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jayathi Murthy

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in understanding thermal phenomena at the sub-micron scale. Applications include the thermal performance of microelectronic devices, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/192

Quantum Dots

21 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

Quantum Dots are man-made artificial atoms that confine electrons to a small space. As such, they have atomic-like behavior and enable the study of quantum mechanical effects on a length scale that …

https://nanohub.org/resources/189

Parallel Computing for Realistic Nanoelectronic Simulations

12 Sep 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

Typical modeling and simulation efforts directed towards the understanding of electron transport at the nanometer scale utilize single workstations as computational engines. Growing understanding of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/191

Towards Molecular Electronic Circuitry: Selective Deposition of Metals on Patterned ...

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Amy Walker

We have developed a robust method by which to construct complex two- and three- dimensional structures based on controlling interfacial chemistry. This work has important applications in …

https://nanohub.org/resources/466

Top-Metal/Molecular Monolayer Interactions and Final Device Performance

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Curt Richter

The top-metal/molecular-monolayer interface is of critical importance in the formation of molecular electronic (ME) devices and test structures. I will discuss two experimental studies of ME devices …

https://nanohub.org/resources/467

Organic Electronics Part II: Electric Field Modulation

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jiri Janata

A solid state platform has been designed and fabricated that allows characterization of candidate organic semiconductor materials used in organic field-effect transistors (OFET). A systematic …

https://nanohub.org/resources/468

Synthetic and Processing Strategies to New Molecular and Polymeric...

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Antonio Facchetti, Tobin Marks

Recent achievements in the design and synthesis of new arene/heteroaromatic oligomers/molecules functionalized with a variety of phenacyl, alkylcarbonyl, and perfluoroalkylcarbonyl will be presented. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/469

Novel Magnetic Materials for Biomolecular Diagnostics

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes, Gil Lee, Sugata Bhattacharya, Kyung J. Jeong, D. M. Oh, W. S. Chang

Paramagnetic particles have emerged as important tools for cell sorting, protein separation, and single molecule measurements. The particles used in these applications must meet the following …

https://nanohub.org/resources/523

Tuning of Electronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors...

27 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Karin Potje-Kamloth

Intrinsic conducting polymers are key components in organic electronic devices. These materials are also known to be sensitive toward a variety of gases and vapors, which can be exploited by …

https://nanohub.org/resources/529

Resonant Tunneling of Electrons: Application of Electromagnetic Concepts to Quantum Mechanic Phenomena

14 Apr 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Greg H. Huff, Kevin Hietpas

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https://nanohub.org/resources/388

HPC and Visualization for multimillion atom simulations

21 Jun 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

This presentation gives an overview of the HPC and visulaization efforts involving multi-million atom simulations for the June 2005 NSF site visit to the Network for Computational Nanotechnology.

https://nanohub.org/resources/187

Transistors

04 Aug 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

The transistor is the basic element of electronic systems. The integrated circuits inside today's personal computers, cell phones, PDA's, etc., contain hundreds of millions of transistors on a chip …

https://nanohub.org/resources/167

Nanotechnology-Enabled Direct Energy Conversion

25 Mar 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gang Chen

Energy transport in nanostructures differs significantly from macrostructures because of classical and quantum size effects on energy carriers such as on phonons, electrons, photons, and molecules. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/184

Chemistry of Molecular Monolayers

09 Jul 2003 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Allara

Chemistry of Molecular Monolayers

https://nanohub.org/resources/145

Exponential Challenges, Exponential Rewards - The Future of Moore's Law

14 Dec 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Shekhar Borkar

Three exponentials have been the foundation of today's electronics, which are often taken for granted—namely transistor density, performance, and energy. Moore's Law captures the impact of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/177

Electronic Transport in Semiconductors (Introductory Lecture)

25 Aug 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

Welcome to the ECE 656 Introductory lecture. The objective of the course is to develop a clear, physical understanding of charge carrier transport in bulk semiconductors and in small semiconductor …

https://nanohub.org/resources/169

Faster Materials versus Nanoscaled Si and SiGe: A Fork in the Roadmap?

20 Apr 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jerry M. Woodall

Strained Si and SiGe MOSFET technologies face fundamental limits towards the end of this decade when the technology roadmap calls for gate dimensions of 45 nm headed for 22 nm. This fact, and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/163

Nanoelectronics and the Future of Microelectronics

22 Aug 2002 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

Progress in silicon technology continues to outpace the historic pace of Moore's Law, but the end of device scaling now seems to be only 10-15 years away. As a result, there is intense interest in …

https://nanohub.org/resources/141