Nano-electronics and spintronics with nanoparticles

8 Spintronics — Spin - Based Electronics

Spintronics is an acronym for a spin transport electronics and was originally used as a name for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program. In 1994, DARPA started to develop magnetic field sensors and memory based on the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect and spindependent tunneling. The overall goal for the Spintronics program was to create a new generation of electronic ...

Molecular and Nano-electronics

Micro- and Nano-Electronics Group

Graphene Nano-Ribbon Electronics

We have fabricated graphene nano-ribbon field-effect transistor devices and investigated their electrical properties as a function of ribbon width. Our experiments show that the resistivity of a ribbon increases as its width decreases, indicating the impact of edge states. Analysis of temperature dependent measurements suggests a finite quantum confinement gap opening in narrow ribbons. The ele...

Nano-conductive Adhesives for Nano-electronics Interconnection

With the phasing out of lead-bearing solders, electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) have been identified as one of the environmentally friendly alternatives to tin/lead (Sn/Pb) solders in electronics packaging applications. In particular, with the requirements for fine-pitch and high-performance interconnects in advanced packaging, nanoconductive adhesives are becoming more and more importan...