Nuggets
Dec 1
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.
Nov 18
Electrical Response of DNA Translocation Through a Semiconductor Nanopore-Capacitor
The ability to make nanopores through semiconductor membrane has provided new experimental tools to detect and sense bio-molecules.
Nov 18
Electrical and Thermal Non-linear Transport in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
The interpretation of the non-linear I-V characteristics of metallic single wall carbon nanotubes under electric stress has been particularly puzzling because the role played by Joule heating remains an open question.
Oct 4
Metal-Nanotube Contact
We present first principle calculation of the Schottky barrier and tunneling barrier height at the metal (Au, Pd, Pt) semiconducting (8,0)nanotube interface.
Oct 4
BioMOCA Code
The BioMOCA code has progressed steadily to become a flexible tool for investigation of ionic transport that can be used as a complement of more expensive Molecular Dynamics simulations.
Sep 21
Major Infrastructure & Curriculum Development at UTEP
Prof. David Zubia was awarded a $1M grant (with $1.5M in matching funds from UTEP) by the Texas Instruments Foundation to perform major infrastructure and curriculum development in the area of semiconductors and wireless communications.
Sep 16
nanoHUB and TeraGrid Partner
The nanoHUB and the TeraGrid partner to provide state of the art computing resources to the nanoHUB users. With the TeraGrid entering a new phase after its construction, the nanoHUB is becoming a TeraGrid Science Gateway. Compute intensive nanoHUB applications will be able to run on TeraGrid resources and NCN partners will be able to access these resources for their own research.
Apr 29
NCN NEMS Workshop Held at Purdue
0n April 8, 2005, the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) held a workshop on Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) entitled Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Nanoelectromechanical Systems. Ten speakers from around the country discussed current research in this area.
May 6
Phantoms Nanotechnology HUB
The Phantoms Nanotechnology HUB is a computational hub built to be a repository of simulation codes useful for modeling and design of nanoscale electronic devices. It's mission is to become the virtual venue where many of the codes can be run by registered users, sharing insights and comparing results.
Apr 15
Children's Museum Exhibit in Oak Ridge
The Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is featuring an exhibit entitled Nanotechnology: The Science of Making Things Smaller. This traveling exhibit, designed by students and professors at Purdue University, in partnership with EPICS, Discovery Park, and NASA, will be on display April 2 - May 31, 2005.
Apr 28
NCN Student Workshop 2005
The first NCN Student Workshop was held April 6-7, 2005. This workshop was designed to give students in the program a background about NCN activities, and to hear from them how NCN can better serve their needs in the future.
Mar 30
NCN PROPHET Short Course
NCN is sponsoring a short course using PROPHET at the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. This course will be held June 14-17, 2005. Enrollment is limited to 25 spots, so sign up today!.
Mar 4
Quantum Transport, by Supriyo Datta
Dr. Supriyo Datta of Purdue University has completed
his textbook Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor. This book illuminates some of the most advanced concepts of non-equilibrium quantum statistical mechanics.
Mar 1
NCN NEMS Workshop
The Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) is holding a workshop entitled Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Nanoelectromechanical Systems on April, 8, 2005. Attendance is FREE but limited to 50 people.
Feb 8
IWCE 2004 Held at Purdue
IEEE and NCN sponsored the 10th International Workshop of Computational Electronics at Purdue, October 24-27, with the theme "The field of Computational Electronics - Looking back and looking ahead."