MRI: Acquisition of a Temperature-controlled Probe Station and Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer to Enhance Research and Research Training in Engineering and Physics at SFSU

MRI：采购温控探针台和半导体参数分析仪，以加强 SFSU 工程和物理方面的研究和研究培训

• 批准号: 1040444
• 负责人: Hamid Mahmoodi
• 金额: $ 26.26万
• 依托单位: San Francisco State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1040444&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Temperature; controlled; Probe

Research Objectives/Approaches: The objective of the research is to probe and characterize circuits, sensors, nanostructures, and electro-optic devices, thereby opening new avenues for nano-scale research at San Francisco State University, an institution serving a large population of under-represented minorities (URM). The approach is to acquire a state-of-the-art thermally controlled probe station and a semiconductor parameter analyzer to characterize and investigate the properties of nano-electronic devices and circuits, bioengineering circuits, nano-materials, sensors, and photonic band gap materials.Intellectual Merit: The instrument will advance the research of five junior faculty in Engineering and Physics, their students, and collaborators at the forefront of technology to solve contemporary problems of urgent concern. It will be used to characterize: (i) unreliability mechanisms of nano-scale transistors, (ii) reliability of circuits designed for bioengineering, (iii) nanomaterials for post-system integration, (iv) strain gauge sensors, and (v) photonic bandgap materials. Properties of the above devices will be investigated for the development of new applications.Broader Impacts: The proposed instrumentation will enhance research capacity in the College of Science and Engineering at a non-Ph.D. granting institution that is in the process of building vibrant research programs. The equipment will provide opportunities for master and undergraduate students to engage in leading-edge technology research that will enable them to compete successfully for positions in industry or admission into Ph.D. programs. The instrument will stimulate the recruitment and engagement of URM faculty and students in engineering and physics and will increase collaboration at one of the nation?s most ethnically and culturally diverse universities.

研究目标/方法：研究的目标是探索和表征电路，传感器，纳米结构和电光器件，从而为旧金山州立大学的纳米级研究开辟新的途径，这是一个为大量未被充分代表的少数民族（URM）服务的机构。该方法是获得最先进的热控探针站和半导体参数分析仪，以表征和研究纳米电子器件和电路，生物工程电路，纳米材料，传感器和光子带隙材料的特性。智力价值：该仪器将推动工程和物理的五名初级教师，他们的学生和在技术前沿的合作者的研究，以解决当代迫切关注的问题。它将用于表征：(i)纳米级晶体管的不可靠性机制，（ii）为生物工程设计的电路的可靠性，（iii）用于后系统集成的纳米材料，（iv）应变计传感器，以及(v)光子带隙材料。将对上述器件的性质进行研究，以开发新的应用。更广泛的影响：拟议的仪器将提高科学与工程学院在非博士阶段的研究能力。正在建立充满活力的研究项目的资助机构。该设备将为硕士和本科生提供从事前沿技术研究的机会，使他们能够成功地竞争行业职位或进入博士课程。该仪器将刺激URM在工程和物理方面的教师和学生的招聘和参与，并将增加在全国范围内的合作。美国最具种族和文化多样性的大学。