CAREER: Theoretical Studies of the Non-Linear Transport Properties of Molecular Wires

这是一个结合了研究和教育活动的职业奖。研究部分的目标是使用新开发的原子尺度第一性原理方法来解决分子导线中传输的一些最基本的问题，这些问题可能对分子电子学的发展产生影响。将要研究的问题包括：(1)电流诱导力；(2)局部加热和散热；(3)弹丸噪声；(4)分子-引线接触处的干涉效应。这项工作将与该领域领导小组的实验研究一起进行。教育部分的目标是将研究活动整合到本科和研究生教育中，并开设一门新课程：“物理学家的职业发展”。本课程将使本科生和研究生对学术以外的新职业可能性有所了解。此外，它将创造工具和具体的解决问题的策略，使从学生生活到专业就业的过渡。纳米技术的职业选择将是主要主题，但课程的范围将更加广泛。这是一个结合了研究和教育活动的职业奖。研究部分的目标是使用新开发的原子尺度第一性原理方法来解决分子导线中传输的一些最基本的问题，这些问题可能对分子电子学的发展产生影响。将要研究的问题包括：(1)电流诱导力；(2)局部加热和散热；(3)弹丸噪声；(4)分子-引线接触处的干涉效应。这项工作将与该领域领导小组的实验研究一起进行。教育部分的目标是将研究活动整合到本科和研究生教育中，并开设一门新课程：“物理学家的职业发展”。本课程将使本科生和研究生对学术以外的新职业可能性有所了解。此外，它将创造工具和具体的解决问题的策略，使从学生生活到专业就业的过渡。纳米技术的职业选择将是主要主题，但课程的范围将更加广泛。

This is a CAREER award which combines research and educational activities. The goal of the research component is to use newly developed atomic-scale first-principles approaches to address some of the most fundamental issues in transport in molecular wires that can have impact on the development of molecular electronics. Issues that will be studied include: (1) current-induced forces; (2) local heating and heating dissipation; (3) shot noise; and, (4) interference effects at the molecule-leads contact. The work will proceed in concert with experimental studies of leading groups in the field. The goal of the educational component is to integrate the research activities into undergraduate and graduate education with the development of a new course: "Career Development for Physicists." This course will give undergraduates and graduate students an appreciation of the new career possibilities other than the academic one. Also, it will create the tools and specific problem-solving stategies to make the transition from student life to professional employment. Career options in nanotechnology will be the leading theme, but the scope of the course will be wider in range. This is a CAREER award which combines research and educational activities. The goal of the research component is to use newly developed atomic-scale first-principles approaches to address some of the most fundamental issues in transport in molecular wires that can have impact on the development of molecular electronics. Issues that will be studied include: (1) current-induced forces; (2) local heating and heating dissipation; (3) shot noise; and, (4) interference effects at the molecule-leads contact. The work will proceed in concert with experimental studies of leading groups in the field. The goal of the educational component is to integrate the research activities into undergraduate and graduate education with the development of a new course: "Career Development for Physicists." This course will give undergraduates and graduate students an appreciation of the new career possibilities other than the academic one. Also, it will create the tools and specific problem-solving stategies to make the transition from student life to professional employment. Career options in nanotechnology will be the leading theme, but the scope of the course will be wider in range.