Science of Nanoscale Systems and their Device Applications NSEC

纳米系统及其设备应用科学 NSEC

• 批准号: 0117795
• 负责人: Robert Westervelt
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0117795&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Nanoscale; Systems; their; Device

The goal of this Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center is to study the fundamental properties of nanoscale structures with a view toward their possible use in novel electronic and magnetic devices. The work will concentrate on the movement of spins and charges, including their quantum behavior. The following important questions will be addressed at the same time: How can nanoscale structures be grown and fabricated? How can they be images and probed? What are the fundamental behaviors of charge and spin?The Center addresses these questions through research that encompasses four areas: the Growth of Nanoscale Structures; Scanned Probed Microscopy of Charges and Spins; Spin and Charge in Nanocrystals and Nanomagnets; and Coherent Electronics. These interdisciplinary topics bring together sixteen participants from three universities, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Center maintains close collaborations with Sandia, Oak Ridge, and Brookhaven National Laboratories, and active international collaborations with the Delft University of Technology and the University of Tokyo. The Center presents the basic concepts and the possible benefits of nanoscale science and engineering to the public at all levels. The Museum of Science in Boston works with Center faculty to develop exhibits and workshops for the general public. An early awareness outreach program for the Cambridge public schools brings middle school students to Harvard to learn about college education from faculty and students, a program that is being expanded to include Boston public schools. These activities are supplemented by active involvement of undergraduates and high school teachers in the research activities ongoing at the Center. A Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Women and Minorities is being established to attract outstanding candidates to university research.

该纳米科学与工程中心的目标是研究纳米结构的基本特性，以期将其用于新型电子和磁性设备。 这项工作将集中于自旋和电荷的运动，包括它们的量子行为。 将同时解决以下重要问题：如何生长和制造纳米级结构？ 如何对它们进行成像和探测？ 电荷和自旋的基本行为是什么？该中心通过涵盖四个领域的研究来解决这些问题：纳米级结构的生长；电荷和自旋的扫描探针显微镜；纳米晶体和纳米磁体中的自旋和电荷；和相干电子。 这些跨学科主题汇聚了来自哈佛大学、麻省理工学院和加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校三所大学的 16 名参与者。 该中心与桑迪亚、橡树岭和布鲁克海文国家实验室保持密切合作，并与代尔夫特理工大学和东京大学积极开展国际合作。该中心向各级公众介绍纳米科学与工程的基本概念和可能带来的好处。 波士顿科学博物馆与中心教员合作，为公众举办展览和举办研讨会。 剑桥公立学校的早期意识推广计划将中学生带到哈佛，向教师和学生了解大学教育，该计划正在扩大到包括波士顿公立学校。 这些活动得到本科生和高中教师积极参与中心正在进行的研究活动的补充。 正在设立女性和少数族裔博士后研究奖学金，以吸引优秀候选人参加大学研究。