U.S.-China Cooperative Research (Material Science): Novel Phenomena in Electron Transport

该奖项支持对随机无序介质的物理学进行合作研究。各种理论方法将被用来开发更精确的解决方案，在无序介质中受随机杂质分布、电子-光子相互作用和电子-电子相互作用的影响的电子传输比以前可能的。通过使用非扰动方法，期望得到更高的准确性。提高对无序介质物理的理解，将有助于无序材料在材料科学的重要领域，如亚微米器件、太阳能电池和平面显示器的进一步发展，扩大应用的潜力。这项由纽约市立大学城市学院Joseph Birman博士和中国科学院理论物理研究所苏兆斌教授共同开展的合作研究，由美国国家科学基金会和中国科学院根据《中美基础科学合作议定书》共同支持。

This award supports collaborative research on the physics of random-disordered media. Various theoretical methods will be used to develop more exact solutions for electron transport in disordered media under the influence of random impurity distributions, electron-photon interactions, and electron-electron interactions than were previously possible. Greater exactness is expected through use of a non-perturbational approach. Improved understanding of the physics of disordered media should contribute to the potential for expanded application of disordered material in important areas of materials science such as further development of submicron devices, solar cells, and planar displays. This collaborative research between Dr. Joseph Birman, City College, CUNY, and Professor Su Zhaobin, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is jointly supported by NSF and CAS under the US/PRC Protocol on Cooperation in Basic Sciences.