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

这是一个将研究和教育活动结合在一起的职业奖项。研究部分的目标是使用新开发的原子尺度第一原理方法来解决分子导线传输中的一些最基本的问题，这些问题可能会对分子电子学的发展产生影响。将研究的问题包括：(1)电流感应力；(2)局部加热和热耗散；(3)散粒噪声；以及(4)分子-引线接触的干扰效应。这项工作将与该领域领导小组的实验研究协调进行。教育部分的目标是将研究活动与本科生和研究生教育相结合，并开发一门新课程：“物理学家的职业发展”。这门课程将让本科生和研究生了解除了学术职业之外的新的职业可能性。此外，它还将创建工具和具体的问题解决策略，以实现从学生生活向职业就业的过渡。纳米技术的职业选择将是主要主题，但课程的范围将更广。这是一个将研究和教育活动结合在一起的职业奖项。研究部分的目标是使用新开发的原子尺度第一原理方法来解决分子导线传输中的一些最基本的问题，这些问题可能会对分子电子学的发展产生影响。将研究的问题包括：(1)电流感应力；(2)局部加热和热耗散；(3)散粒噪声；以及(4)分子-引线接触的干扰效应。这项工作将与该领域领导小组的实验研究协调进行。教育部分的目标是将研究活动与本科生和研究生教育相结合，并开发一门新课程：“物理学家的职业发展”。这门课程将让本科生和研究生了解除了学术职业之外的新的职业可能性。此外，它还将创建工具和具体的问题解决策略，以实现从学生生活向职业就业的过渡。纳米技术的职业选择将是主要主题，但课程的范围将更广。

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.