Welcome
The Network for Computational Nanotechnology is a National Science Foundation gateway and research network with a mission to enable education and research in nanoscience for nanotechnology applications. NCN currently focuses on nanoelectronics, nanoelectromechanics, nanophotonics, and nanodevices for biology and medicine - as well as other key areas.
While addressing challenges in nanotechnology, NCN researchers produce new algorithms, approaches, and software tools with capabilities not yet available commercially. As part of the NSF's infrastructure for the National Nanotechnology Initiative, NCN engages the community through its website nanoHUB.org, as well as through workshops and seminars.
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Nano-Biophotonics
Latest News
Jul1
Resonant tunneling diode simulation with NEGF
(Nanowerk News) Simulation of devices at atomistic scale is today very important as, in the last years, semiconductor devices dimensions are approaching typical lengths of a few nanometers.
Jun17
Complete atom-by-atom transistor simulation run in 15 minutes
(Purdue News Service) A simulation of electrical current moving through a futuristic electronic transistor has been modeled atom-by-atom in less than 15 minutes by Purdue University researchers.
nanoHUB.org
nanoHUB.org is a web-based science gateway and cyberinfrastructure project spearheaded by the NCN. Its mission is to serve as a resource for research and education in the areas of nanoelectronics, NEMS, nano-bio systems, and other areas in nanotechnology. nanoHUB provides user-contributed interactive online simulation tools, as well as courses, tutorials, seminars, and facilities for collaboration.
Latest Research
Dec1
Modeling Ballistic Carbon Nanotube FETs
Modeling of CNFET devices is usually done numerically to ascertain the current-voltage characteristics. This requires a self consistent solution of Schrödinger's equation and Poisson's equation along with the transport equations in the channel.
Student Leadership
The NCN Student Leadership Council (SLC) is a student organization for NCN affiliated students from all NCN participating universities nationwide with a mission to prepare students to play the leadership role in the emerging nanotechnology fields.