Atomistic Alloy Disorder in Nanostructures

26 Feb 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

Electronic structure and quantum transport simulations are typically performed in perfectly ordered semiconductor structures. Bands and modes are defined resulting in quantized conduction and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2350

SPMW Nanomechanics: from nanotechnology to biology

12 Dec 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Elisa Riedo

The development of new materials with size of few nanometers has opened a new field of scientific and technological research. The goal is to develop faster and better communication systems and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2101

Materials strength: does size matter? nanoMATERIALS simulation toolkit tutorial

01 Feb 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

Molecular dynamics (MD) is a powerful technique to characterize the fundamental, atomic-level processes that govern materials behavior and is playing an important role in our understanding of the new …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2322

Surprises on the nanoscale: Plasmonic waves that travel backward and spin birefringence without magnetic fields

08 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Daniel Neuhauser

As nanonphotonics and nanoelectronics are pushed down towards the molecular scale, interesting effects emerge. We discuss how birefringence (different propagation of two polarizations) is …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2256

A Three-Dimensional Quantum Simulation of Silicon Nanowire Transistors with the Effective-Mass Approximation

30 Oct 2006 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jing Wang, Eric Polizzi, Mark Lundstrom

The silicon nanowire transistor (SNWT) is a promising device structure for future integrated circuits, and simulations will be important for understanding its device physics and assessing its …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1926

Device Physics and Simulation of Silicon Nanowire Transistors

28 Sep 2006 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jing Wang

As the conventional silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) approaches its scaling limits, many novel device structures are being extensively explored. Among them, the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1833

Investigation of the Electrical Characteristics of Triple-Gate FinFETs and Silicon-Nanowire FETs

08 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Monica Taba, Gerhard Klimeck

Electrical characteristics of various Fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) and silicon-nanowires were analyzed and compared using a modified three-dimensional self-consistent quantum-mechanical …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1715

DNA Nanowires

06 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Margarita Shalaev

DNA is a relatively inexpensive and ubiquitous material that can be used as a scaffold for constructing nanowires. Our research focuses on the manufacturing of DNA-templated, magnetic nanowires. This …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1679

Nanotubes and Nanowires: One-dimensional Materials

17 Jul 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands

What is a nanowire? What is a nanotube? Why are they interesting and what are their potential applications? How are they made? This presentation is intended to begin to answer these questions while …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1639

Device Physics and Simulation of Silicon Nanowire Transistors

20 May 2006 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jing Wang

As the conventional silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) approaches its scaling limits, many novel device structures are being extensively explored. Among them, the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1313

Nanowire

19 May 2006 | Tools | Contributor(s): Hong-Hyun Park, Lang Zeng, Matthew Buresh, Siqi Wang, Gerhard Klimeck, Saumitra Raj Mehrotra, Clemens Heitzinger, Benjamin P Haley

Simulate 3D nanowire transport in the effective mass approximation with phonon scattering and 3D Poisson self-consistent solution

https://nanohub.org/resources/nanowire

The Long and Short of Pick-up Stick Transistors: A Promising Technology for Nano- and Macro-Electronics

11 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

In recent years, there has been enormous interest in the emerging field of large-area macro-electronics, and fabricating thin-film transistors on flexible substrates. This talk will cover recent …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1214

Metal Oxide Nanowires: Synthesis, Characterization and Device Applications

07 Mar 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jia Grace Lu

Various metal oxide nanowires, such as ZnO, SnO2, Fe2O3, In2O3 and Ga2O3, have been synthesized by chemical vapor deposition method. Their structures and properties are characterized by TEM, SEM, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1096

A 3D Quantum Simulation of Silicon Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors

17 Jan 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mincheol Shin

As the device size of the conventional planar metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) shrinks into the deep sub micron regime, the device performance significantly degrades mainly …

https://nanohub.org/resources/983

Nanomaterials: Quantum Dots, Nanowires and Nanotubes

15 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands

What is a quantum dot? What is a nanowire? What is a nanotube? Why are these interesting and what are their potential applications? How are they made? This presentation is intended to begin to …

https://nanohub.org/resources/376

Nanotechnology 101 Lecture Series

25 Aug 2004 | Series

Welcome to Nanotechnology 101, a series of lectures designed to provide an undergraduate-level introduction to nanotechnology. In contrast, the Nanotechnology 501 series offers lectures for the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/101

Nanosystems Biology

10 Sep 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): James R. Heath

As we enter the 21st century, we stand at a major inflection point for biology and medicine-the way we view and practice these disciplines is changing profoundly. These changes are being driven by …

https://nanohub.org/resources/170