MCW07 Simple Models for Molecular Transport Junctions

13 Sep 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Misha Galperin, Abraham Nitzan, Mark A. Ratner

We review our recent research on role of interactions in molecular transport junctions. We consider simple models within nonequilibrium Green function approach (NEGF) in steady-state regime.

https://nanohub.org/resources/3072

Electron Emission from Nanoscale Carbon Materials

15 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher

Prior studies on electron emission show possibly beneficial effects of nanoscale phenomena on energy-conversion characteristics. For example, recent work has shown that the electric field around a …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2710

BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanoscale Energy Conversion

23 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2636

CMOS-Nano Hybrid Technology: a nanoFPGA-related study

04 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Wei Wang

Dr. Wei Wang received his PhD degree in 2002 from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2002 to 2004, he was an assistant professor in the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2567

Highly Efficient Thermal Transport: The Application of Carbon Nanotube Array Interfaces

01 Feb 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Baratunde A. Cola

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have received much attention in recent years for their extraordinary properties that through careful engineering may be leverage for the development of numerous advantageous …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2317

Understanding Phonon Dynamics via 1D Atomic Chains

04 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher

Phonons are the principal carriers of thermal energy in semiconductors and insulators, and they serve a vital role in dissipating heat produced by scattered electrons in semiconductor devices. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1186

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

Molecular Transport Structures: Elastic Scattering, Vibronic Effects and Beyond

13 Feb 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark A. Ratner, Abraham Nitzan, Misha Galperin

Current experimental efforts are clarifying quite beautifully the nature of charge transport in so-called molecular junctions, in which a single molecule provides the channel for current flow between …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1018

A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

13 Feb 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark A. Ratner

While the Greek root nano just means dwarf, the nanoscale has become a giant focus of contemporary science and technology. We will examine the fundamental issues underlying the excitement involved …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1021

Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Part II: PDE Systems

20 Jan 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

Part II uses examples to illustrate how to build user-defined PDE systems in PROPHET.

https://nanohub.org/resources/975

Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Part I: Basics

20 Jan 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

Part I covers the basics of PROPHET, including the set-up of simulation structures and parameters based on pre-defined PDE systems.

https://nanohub.org/resources/974

Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET

20 Jan 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

These two lectures are aimed to give a practical guide to the use of a general device simulator (PROPHET) available on nanoHUB. PROPHET is a partial differential equation (PDE) solver that offers …

https://nanohub.org/resources/973

Quantum Chemistry Part II

08 Jul 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): George C. Schatz

This tutorial will provide an overview of electronic structure calculations from a chemist's perspective. This will include a review of the basic electronic structure theories.

https://nanohub.org/resources/500

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 Chemistry Part I

08 Jul 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark A. Ratner

This tutorial will provide an overview of electronic structure calculations from a chemist's perspective. This will include a review of the basic electronic structure theories.

https://nanohub.org/resources/496