Novel Characterization Methods for Anisotropic and Mixed-Conduction Materials

Abstract

As per the motivational statement of this grant proposal, state-of-the-art electronic and optoelectronic devices require electronic materials with specialized properties that cannot be characterized with standard methods, or that must be characterized with extra precision. New materials characterization methods have been developed under the three years of support of this grant. These new characterizations led to 3 patents and 8 refereed publications including 2 PRLs, with several additional works in submission. Students graduated with support of this grant include 5 PhDs and 1 MS. Collaborations in this work included international partners (Germany, Israel, and China), collaborations with industry (Teledyne), AFRL (Wright-Patterson), and other US universities (U. Michigan, Alabama U.). The newly developed characterization methods were: I. Carrier density gradient analysis method; II. Fourier-domain mobility spectral analysis; III. Heterodyne 4-point method for precision Hall effect; IV. Anisotropic conductor characterization; V. Heavy-tail transient analysis; VI. Disorder scaling in non-ohmic conductivity of 2D materials; and VII. Percolation model for electrical and thermal conductivity in disordered media.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 2018
Accession Number
AD1062407

Entities

People

  • Matthew Grayson

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Electron Density
  • Electronics Industry
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Nanotechnology
  • Optical Properties
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Physics
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Transport Properties

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene