EAGER: Layered two-dimensional nanostructures as building blocks for high frequency nano-electronic devices

目标：该计划的目标是使用选择的单层和多层晶体半导体作为下一代纳米电子元件的构建模块来创建纳米器件，这些纳米电子元件工作在10ghz以上的高频下。智力优势：智力优势是本项目将对用于高频纳米电子应用的新型二维纳米结构的设计和构建进行探索性研究。如果成功，该工作将开发合适的层状材料，阐明这些二维材料中的电子传输机制，开发高速电子器件方案，并为其未来的工业集成奠定基础。该研究成果将为纳米尺度的基础研究和技术应用提供启示。该项目的变革性质包括提供新材料平台和新器件方案的潜力，这可能会改变未来高速集成纳米电子工业的格局。更广泛的影响：更广泛的影响包括：(1)该项目将开辟具有重大技术和基础影响的跨学科研究新途径，通过研究突破和知识传播使整个社会受益；(2)该项目将通过休斯顿大学（全国第二多种族的研究型大学）的综合教育和传播工作，促进许多未被充分代表的科学和技术群体的参与：学生培训，与当地K-12学生和教师的联系，以及向科学界和公众传播知识。

Objective: The objective of this program is to create nano-devices using single- and few-layer forms of selected crystalline layered semiconductors as building blocks for the next-generation nano-electronic components that work at high frequencies above 10 GHz. Intellectual merit: The intellectual merit is this program will conduct exploratory studies on the design and construction of novel two-dimensional nanostructures for high-frequency nano-electronic applications. If successful, the proposed work will develop suitable layered materials, elucidate electron transport mechanisms in these two-dimensional materials, develop device schemes for high-speed electronics, and establish the foundation for their future integration in industry. The outcome of the research will shed light on both the fundamental research and technological applications at the nanoscale. The transformative nature of this project includes the potential to provide new materials platforms and novel device schemes which may change the landscape of future high-speed integrated nano-electronic industry. Broader impacts: The broader impacts are: (1) the program will open new avenues for interdisciplinary research with significant technological and fundamental impact, thus benefiting the society at large through research breakthroughs and knowledge dissemination; and (2) the program will boost the participation of many underrepresented groups in science and technology, through integrated education and dissemination efforts at the University of Houston (the second most ethnically diverse research university in the nation): student training, outreach to local K-12 students and teachers, and knowledge dissemination to the scientific communities and the general public.