Tags: nanotransistors

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A nanotransistor is a transistor whose dimensions are measured in nanometers. Transistors are used for switching and amplifying electronic signals. When combined in the millions and billions, they can be used to create sophisticated programmable information processors.

 

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  1. ECE 656 Lecture 25: Phonon Scattering II

    22 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:Reviewphononselectron-phonon couplingEnergy-momentum conservationMathematical formulationExampleSummary

  2. ECE 656 Lecture 21: Scattering and Fermi’s Golden Rule

    21 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:Fermi’s Golden RuleExample: static potentialExample: oscillating potentialDiscussionSummary

  3. ECE 656 Lecture 22: Ionized Impurity Scattering I

    10 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:ReviewScreeningBrooks-Herring approachConwell-Weisskopf approachDiscussionSummary/Questions

  4. ECE 656 Lecture 28: Scattering of Bloch Electrons

    09 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    This lecture should be viewed in the 2009 teaching ECE 656 Lecture 27: Scattering of Bloch Electrons

  5. ECE 656 Lecture 24: Phonon Scattering I

    09 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    This lecture should be viewed in the 2009 teaching ECE 656 Lecture 23: Phonon Scattering I

  6. ECE 656 Lecture 17: Near-Equilibrium Measurements I

    01 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionResistivity / conductivity measurementsHall effect measurementsThe van der Pauw methodSummary

  7. ECE 656 Lecture 18: Near-Equilibrium Measurements II

    01 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:ReviewThe van der Pauw methodTemperature-dependent measurementsErrors in Hall effect measurementsGraphene: a case studySummary

  8. ECE 656 Lecture 19: Scattering I - Collision Integral

    01 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:ReviewCollision operatorElectron-electron scatteringDiscussionSummary

  9. ECE 656 Lecture 20: Scattering II - Relaxation time approximation

    01 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:Justification of the RTADiscussionHW prob. 17

  10. ECE 656 Lecture 16: The BTE - with B-Fields

    20 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:ReviewB-fieldsHall effectLarge B-fieldsSummary

  11. ECE 656 Lecture 15: The BTE - Transport Coefficients

    18 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionConductivityDrift currentDiffusion currentDiscussionSummary

  12. ECE 656 Lecture 14: The Boltzmann Transport Equation

    14 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionEquation of motionThe BTESolving the s.s. BTEDiscussionSummary

  13. ECE 656 Lecture 13: Phonon Transport

    05 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionElectrons and PhononsGeneral model for heat conductionThermal conductivityDebye modelScatteringDiscussionSummary

  14. ECE 656 Lecture 8: More about Resistance

    03 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:ReviewDiscussionpower dissipationvoltage dropn-type vs. p-type“apparent” mobility1D and 3D resistorsGraphene: A case studySummary

  15. ECE 656 Lecture 12: Scattering and Transmission

    30 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionPhysics of carrier scatteringTransmission and mfpMFP and scatteringDiscussionSummary

  16. Theory and characterization of random defect formation and its implication in variability of nanoscale transistors

    30 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Ahmad Ehteshamul Islam

    Over the last 50 years, carrier transport has been the central research topic in the semiconductor area. The outcome was a dramatic improvement in the performance of a transistor, which is one of the basic building blocks in almost all the modern electronic devices. However, nanoscale dimensions...

  17. ECE 656 Lecture 10: Thermoelectric Effects - (Electronic) Heat Flow

    26 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionHeat transport by current flowMathematical formulationDiscussionSummary

  18. ECE 656 Lecture 11: Coupled Current Equations and Thermoelectric Devices

    23 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionCoupled flow equationsThermoelectric devicesDiscussionSummary

  19. ECE 656 Lecture 9: Thermoelectric Effects - Charge Flow

    23 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Outline:IntroductionCharge transport in a temperature gradientMathematical formulationDiscussionSummary

  20. ECE 656 Lecture 6: Near-Equilibrium Transport in the Bulk

    20 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom