Projects/Programs

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Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy

Ongoing

Provide atomic resolution imaging and analysis of complex materials and devices, while also advancing transmission electron microscopy methods.

Atom Probe Tomography: Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials, Interfaces, and Devices

Ongoing

The semiconductor industry requires sub-nanometer, 3-dimensional quantitative elemental mapping of materials, nanoscale structures, and devices with high

Extreme Atom Probe Tomography

Ongoing

NIST is engaged in a joint effort between the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) and the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) aimed at revolutionizing 3D

GaN Nanowire Growth

Ongoing

GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free molecular beam epitaxy have the unique property that most nanowires are completely free of crystalline defects. This

GaN Nanowire Metrology and Applications

Ongoing

We synthesize semiconductor nanostructures to serve both as test structures for measurement techniques and as building blocks for novel metrology tools and

Schematic illustration of the integrated near-field optoelectronic (INFO) probe showing light emission, microwave reflection lines for measuring specimen conductivity and/or magnetization, and simultaneous contact topography feedback.

Integrated Near-field Optoelectronic (INFO) Scanning Probe

Ongoing

Scanning probe technology is an essential tool for measuring nanostructure properties. A major goal in our project is to develop unique probes that combine

Nanoelectromagnetics

Ongoing

The core activities in this program are the development and application of metrology for quantitative characterization of hetero-structured materials and

Nanophononic Metamaterials for Thermoelectrics

Ongoing

Heat is carried in solid materials predominantly by atomic vibrational waves called phonons. Theory, simulations and experiments have shown that heat transport

Overcoming Barriers: Nanoscale Interface Metrology and Electrical Characterization for Advanced Electronics

Ongoing

As devices become smaller, more complex, and more highly integrated, interfaces are increasingly important and limiting. The ability to accurately predict

Quantitative Assessment of Defects and Related Modeling Parameters in GaN Semiconductor Devices

Ongoing

The power electronics and radio frequency (RF) communications industries increasingly rely on semiconductors in the GaN/AlGaN family, where performance is

Submillimeter Wave Probing: Pushing High-Speed Metrology toward One Terahertz

Ongoing

Relentless, unabated growth of wireless communications technology, and the resulting extraordinary demand for bandwidth has led to the exploration of previously

Subspace-Informed Deep Learning Solutions for Nanoscale Microscopy

Ongoing

NIST is developing AI and machine learning methods to improve the fidelity of novel nanoscale microscopy techniques that are under research by NIST physicists.

Super-Continuum Laser Solar Simulator

Completed

This research leverages a new laser technology, the super-continuum laser, to produce a programmable solar simulator that can rapidly configure to match nearly

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