The two-dimensional structure of graphene, consisting of an isotropic hexagonal lattice of carbon atoms, shows fascinating electronic properties, such as a gapless energy band and Dirac fermion behavior of electrons at fermi surface. Anisotropy can be induced in this structure by electrochemical pressure. In this article, by using tight-binding method, we review anisotropy effects in the elect...

Polycrystalline films are used in a wide array of microand nano-scale devices, for electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photonic and chemical functions. Increasingly, the properties, performance, and reliability of films in these systems depend on nano-scale structure. In collaborative research with a number of SMA Fellows, Associates, and students, our group is carrying out research focused on pr...

In this work, we have developed a thermal sensor based on poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nano lms as thermoelectric material. The PEDOT nano lms have been synthesized by the electrochemical polymerization method. The thicknesses of the lms were around 120 nm. The doping level of PEDOT was controlled by chemical reduction using hydrazine. The achieved Seebeck coefficient is 40 μV/K. A ...

Nano-graphene ribbons are promising in many electronic applications, as their bandgaps can be opened by reducing the widths, e.g. below 20 nm. However, a high-throughput method to pattern large-area nano-graphene features is still not available. Here we report a fabrication method of sub-20 nm ribbons on graphite stamps by nanoimprint lithography and a transfer-printing of the graphene ribbons ...

The existence of an energy gap of graphene is vital as far as nano-electronic applications such as nano-transistors are concerned. In this paper, we present a method for introducing arbitrary energy gaps through breaking the symmetry point group of graphene. We investigate the tight-binding approximation for the dispersion of π and π∗ electronic bands in patterned graphene including up to five ...

This program aims at producing the next generation of molecular chemical and biological sensors [1]. Is is an interdisciplinary effort to manufacture electronic "noses" from arrays of nanostructured metal oxide sensors, each of which is specific to a given gas. Specificity in nanostructured oxides is achieved by exploiting their structure sensitivity. The ongoing research focuses on the study o...

Quantum information processing systems can be used in a variety of applications. Among proposed realizations of quantum bits nano-electronic circuits appear most promising for integration in electronic circuits and large-scale applications. We discuss Josephson junction circuits in two regimes where they can be used for quantum computing. In one limit, two logic states of the quantum bit differ...

Quantum computers could perform certain tasks which no classical computer can perform in acceptable times. Josephson junction circuits can serve as building blocks of quantum computers. We discuss and compare two designs, which employ charge or magnetic ux degrees of freedom to process quantum information. In both cases, elementary single-qubit and two-qubit logic gates can be performed by volt...

The present research effort developed a real-space formulation for orbital-free density functional theory and Kohn-Sham density functional theory in order to conduct large-scale electronic structure calculations that take an important step towards addressing the prevailing domain-size and geometry limitations of existing electronic-structure codes. In particular, by combining the real-space for...