Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor and Magnetic Structures
Senior Investigators:
- Moungi G. Bawendi (group leader)
- Raymond C. Ashoori
- Rajeev J. Ram
- Leonid S. Levitov
- Marc A. Kastner
Research Goals
Modern electronics has provided the foundation for the scientific and technological advances of the last few decades but will soon face serious obstacles that may limit further miniaturization and development. Nanoscale elements, with properties dominated by quantum mechanics, are expected to play an important role in overcoming many of these barriers. The focus of this IRG is to explore charge and spin transport in solid-state electronic structures whose building blocks are in the nanometer size regime, so as to understand the fundamental physical principles governing transport through and between these potentially important building blocks of future electronic devices. Members of this IRG have pioneered the development of both chemically produced nanocrystal assemblies as well as lithographically defined nanostructures, both of which will be explored.
Read more about IRG-III activities in our 2008 annual report (PDF)
Highlights of Recent Research:
Big meets very small: Light from single nanocrystal quantum dots (2008)
Quantum dot "sandwiches" emit white light (2007)
Multi-island single electron device from self-assembled nanocrystals (2006)
Nanocrystal arrays convert light to electrons with 100% efficiency (2005)
Imaging of charge motion in nano-crystalline arrays (2004)
Nanoporous anti-reflection coatings (2003)
Molecular organic/inorganic nanocrystal layered heterostructures (2003)
