Nanoelectronics

News and Updates

NIST Publishes a Beginner’s Guide to DNA Origami

January 8, 2021

In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature

Atomic ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Precisely Measures Materials for Quantum Computers

July 6, 2020

It images single atoms. It maps atomic-scale hills and valleys on metal and insulating surfaces. And it records the flow of current across atom-thin materials

NIST Scientists Create New Recipe for Single-Atom Transistors

May 11, 2020

Once unimaginable, transistors consisting only of several-atom clusters or even single atoms promise to become the building blocks of a new generation of

Projects and Programs

Fig. 1. Die containing 285 superparamagnetic tunnel junctions.

Spintronics for Neuromorphic Computing

One of the most promising new approaches to next generation information processing is spintronics, where information is carried with electronic spin rather than

Chemical Functionalization and Manipulation of Nano Materials

This project focuses on understanding the potential for nanoscale engineered materials to advance state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques and foster the

Neuromorphic Device Measurements

Neuromorphic computing is a radical new approach to information processing for artificial intelligence where, instead of using digital electronics, inspiration

Small array of transistors designed for single device integration.

Integrated CMOS Testbeds for Nanoelectronics and Machine Learning

With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and its insatiable demand for low-energy, high performance computing, research is accelerating into novel

Publications

Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds with ZnO Nanorod Gas Sensors

January 29, 2021

Author(s)

Papa K. Amoah, Pengtao Lin, Helmut Baumgart, Yaw S. Obeng, Rhonda R. Franklin

Metal-oxide semiconductor gas sensors based on chemical resistivity necessarily involve making electrical contacts to the sensing materials. These contacts are

Analytic expressions for the steady-state current with finite extended reservoirs

December 8, 2020

Author(s)

Michael P. Zwolak

Open system simulations of quantum transport enable the computational study of true steady states, Floquet states, and the role of temperature, time-dynamics

An outlook into the flat land of 2D materials beyond graphene: synthesis, properties and device applications

December 1, 2020

Author(s)

Amber D. McCreary, Olga Kazakova, Deep Jariwala, Zakaria Al Balushi

The field of two-dimensional (2D) and layered materials continues to excite many researchers around the world who are eager to advance and innovate viable

Storing and retrieving wavefronts with resistive temporal memory

October 10, 2020

Author(s)

Advait Madhavan, Mark D. Stiles

We extend the reach of temporal computing schemes by developing a memory for multi-channel temporal patterns or "wavefronts." This temporal memory re-purposes

Software

MOSAIC

MOSAIC is a modular single-molecule analysis toolbox to decode multi-state single-molecule and nanopore time-series data. Read the documentation for additional

Tools and Instruments

Precision Imaging Facility

The Precision Imaging Facility (PIF) is a cooperative research facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dedicated to the