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Nanoelectronics & Devices Lab (NDL)

Overview

The Nanoelectronics & Devices Lab addresses topics such as nanoscale vacuum electronics, radiation immune electronics, sustainable and self-healing electronics, single photon devices and detectors, printable and flexible electronics, plasma jet printing for flexible printing and 3-D manufacturing, nano biosensors, nanoscale energy generation and storage devices. In all these cases, the goal is to use emerging nanomaterials and nanoscale processes to make the devices smaller, cheaper and low power consuming compared to the current state-of-the-art. The research encompasses growth and characterization of nanomaterials, modeling and design of devices, and fabrication and testing of the devices.

The scope of the work

  • Design and modeling of nano vacuum field effect transistors (VFETs), fabrication and testing of VFET.
  • Design and fabrication of printable electronics devices such as memory, gas sensors, energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors. Adapting these technologies for in space manufacturing (ISM).
  • Design and fabrication of turboelectric power generator.
  • Developing plasma jet printing technology and demonstrating potential applications.
  • Design and fabrication of printable biosensors
  • Scientific characterization and data processing

Capabilities

The Nanoelectronics & Devices Lab conducts fundamental and applied research on the use emerging nanomaterials and nanoscale processes with the goal support NASA’s mission by making devices smaller, cheaper and low power consumption compared to the current state-of-the-art. The research encompasses growth and characterization of nanomaterials, modeling, and design of devices, and fabrication and testing of the devices.

Specific Projects

  • nanoscale vacuum electronics
  • radiation immune electronics
  • sustainable and self-healing electronics
  • single photon devices and detectors
  • printable and flexible electronics
  • plasma jet printing for flexible printing and 3-D manufacturing
  • nano-biosensors
  • nanoscale energy generation
  • nanoscale energy storage devices