Nanoelectronics

News and Updates

Race Logic: Novel Circuitry Solves a Myriad of Computationally Intensive Problems With a Minimum of Energy

May 11, 2021

From the branching pattern of leaf veins to the variety of interconnected pathways that spread the coronavirus, nature thrives on networks — grids that link the

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

Events

19th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD19)

Mon, Jul 19 - Thu, Jul 29 2021

The 19th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD19) is an opportunity for researchers from around the

Projects and Programs

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

A current (white arrow) flowing through a tantalum film generates a current of spins (dark blue arrows) that impinges on the ferromagnetic cobalt iron boron layer and causes the magnetization (gold arrow) to charge directions (light blue arrow).

Theory of Spin-Orbit Torque

The working of countless electronic devices involves electric and magnetic effects interacting within nanostructured materials. In the phenomenon known as spin

Publications

Edge channels of broken-symmetry quantum Hall states in graphene visualized by atomic force microscopy

May 14, 2021

Author(s)

Joseph A. Stroscio, Sungmin Kim, Johannes Schwenk, Daniel T. Walkup, Yihang Zeng, Fereshte Ghahari, Son T. Le, Marlou R. Slot, Julian Berwanger, Steven R. Blankenship, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Franz Giessibl, Nikolai Zhitenev, Cory Dean

The quantum Hall (QH) effect, a topologically non-trivial quantum phase, expanded and brought into focus the concept of topological order in physics. The

Optimal Field-Effect Transistor Operation for High-Resolution Biochemical Measurements

March 23, 2021

Author(s)

Son T. Le, Seulki Cho, Curt A. Richter, Arvind K. Balijepalli

Field-effect transistors (FETs) are a powerful tool for sensitive measurements of numerous biomarkers (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, antigen, etc.) and gaseous

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

Microscopic Origin of Inhomogeneous Transport in Four-Terminal Tellurene Devices

December 22, 2020

Author(s)

Benjamin Kupp, Gang Qiu, Yixiu Wang, Clayton Caspeer, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, Joanna Atkin, Wenzhuo Wu, Peide Ye, Pavel Kabos, Samuel Berweger

Tellurene—the 2D form of elemental tellurium—provides an attractive alternative to conventional 2D semiconductors due to its high bipolar mobilities, facile

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