BALLISTIC CONDUCTION IN NANOMETRIC METALS FOR METROLOGY

Abstract

Proposed is an experimental study of quantum ballistic and mixed-mode conduction in metals to provide samples with well-characterized dimensions (height, width, and length), defect structures, and surfaces. Transport measurements will be conducted from 3.4 - 300 K. The benefits of the proposed research to metrology for test and evaluation are two-fold. First, it will provide a basis for the theoretical development and metrology of mixed-mode transport in metals (e.g., role of hot electrons in metals), and second, understanding defects in nanowires may allow metrology to fingerprint nanowires in existing microelectronics, due to the unique defect structures developed during fabrication (e.g., surface scattering contributions).

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2023
Source ID
FA95502210219

Entities

People

  • Katayun Barmak

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing