Nanoelectronics

News and Updates

Impeding the Impedance: Research Reveals How to Design a Better Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery

November 16, 2021

The newest generation of lithium-ion batteries now under development promises a revolution in powering cell phones, electric vehicles, laptops and myriad other

A Smart Use for Doping: Implanted Atoms Create Unique Electrical IDs That Distinguish Bona Fide Devices From Forgeries

September 16, 2021

If someone sells you a luxury handbag from Paris, France, but it turns out be a forgery from Paris, Texas, the counterfeit item might cost you a thousand bucks

Ultracold transistors serve as their own memory devices

July 29, 2021

Digital transistors – assembled by the billions in today’s computer chips – act as near-perfect electronic switches. In the “on” position, achieved when an

Projects and Programs

Fig. 1. Die containing 285 superparamagnetic tunnel junctions.

Spintronics for Neuromorphic Computing

Ongoing

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

Ongoing

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

Ongoing

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

Ongoing

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

Publications

Geometric interference in a high-mobility graphene annulus p-n junction device

January 3, 2022

Author(s)

Son Le, Albert Rigosi, Joseph Hagmann, Christopher Gutiérrez, Ji Ung Lee, Curt A. Richter

The emergence of interference is observed in the resistance of a graphene annulus pn junction device as a result of applying two separate gate voltages. The

Dual current anomalies and quantum transport within extended reservoir simulations

October 19, 2021

Author(s)

Gabriela Wojtowicz, Justin E. Elenewski, Marek Rams, Michael P. Zwolak

Quantum transport simulations are rapidly evolving, including the development of well–controlled tensor network techniques for many– body transport calculations

Microwave characterization of graphene inks

October 11, 2021

Author(s)

Jan Obrzut, Ana C. M. Moraes

Systematic charge transport characterization of solution-processed graphene inks using ethyl cellulose polymer as a binder/stabilizer, showed graphene patterns

Performance of Reservoir Discretizations in Quantum Transport Simulations

September 29, 2021

Author(s)

Justin E. Elenewski, Gabriela Wojtowicz, Marek Rams, Michael P. Zwolak

Quantum transport simulations require a level of discretization, often achieved through an explicit representation of the electronic reservoirs. These

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