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Superconductor Electromechanics
Last Updated Date: 04/10/2013 The Magnetics Group's program in superconductor electromechanics has moved to the University of Colorado. Contact principal investigators … more
Nanoelectronic Device Metrology
Last Updated Date: 04/09/2013 The Nanoelectronic Device Metrology (NEDM) project is developing the measurement science infrastructure that will enable emerging … more
Thin Film Electronics
Last Updated Date: 04/08/2013 The Thin Film Electronics Project enables the commercialization of emerging and future semiconductor electronic device technologies, such as … more
Theory of Transport in Graphene
Last Updated Date: 03/21/2013 Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is one of the most likely materials to produce the next breakthrough in the electronics … more
Nanoscale Stress Measurements and Standards
Last Updated Date: 03/15/2013 Our objective is to develop accurate measurement methods for the nanoscale stress distributions and surface defects that control device … more
Nanoscale Strength Measurements and Standards
Last Updated Date: 03/15/2013 To develop new mechanical test structures and methodologies based on microelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS) … more
Combinatorial Measurement Methods for Inorganic Materials
Last Updated Date: 03/15/2013 Our goal is to develop novel, combinatorially-compatible measurement methods and metrologies, as well as comprehensive and consistent data sets, … more
Advanced Materials Metrology
Last Updated Date: 01/11/2013 In this project we measure the fundamental electrical properties of materials from bulk to nanoscale from 1 MHz to 0.3 THz. Understanding the … more
Analytical Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy
Last Updated Date: 12/07/2012 This project develops low-energy transmission electron diffraction, imaging, and spectroscopy in the scanning electron microscope, to enable … more
Optical Characterization of Advanced Thin Films
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 A wide range of technologies are impacted by the performance of thin (<100 nm) layers of advanced materials. This is particularly true in … more
Surface Potential Imaging of Solution Processable Acene-Based Thin Film Transistors
Last Updated Date: 10/02/2012 Scanning Kelvin probe microscopy (SKPM) of functioning solution processed thin film transistors is used to correlate film microstructure with … more
Semiconductor Metrology for Energy Conversion
Last Updated Date: 08/21/2012 Optical Materials Metrology 21st century optoelectronics emphasizes energy technologies, and modern security issues have heightened needs for … more
Laser Radiometry
Last Updated Date: 04/18/2012 Accurate characterization of optoelectronic equipment is important to applications such as optical telecommunications, medical devices, materials … more
Single Photonics and Quantum Information
Last Updated Date: 12/15/2011 Quantum-based communication and measurement systems that use novel quantum states of light are being developed around the world. However, the … more
Advanced Magnetic and Quantum Materials
Last Updated Date: 12/15/2011 Quantum coherent materials have become important in magnetic sensors as well as information processing technology. For magnetic sensors, … more |
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