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定的单层和少层结晶层状半导体作为构建块，创建纳米器件，用于工作在10 GHz以上的高频下的下一代纳米电子元件。智力优势：智力优势是这个项目将对高频纳米电子应用的新型二维纳米结构的设计和建造进行探索性研究。如果成功，这项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，开发高速电子的器件方案，并为未来的工业集成奠定基础。这项研究的结果将为纳米级的基础研究和技术应用提供线索。该项目的变革性包括提供可能改变未来高速集成纳米电子产业格局的新材料、新平台和新器件方案。更广泛的影响：更广泛的影响是：(1)该计划将为跨学科研究开辟新的途径，具有重大的技术和基础影响，从而通过研究突破和知识传播造福整个社会；(2)该计划将通过休斯顿大学(美国第二大种族多元化研究型大学)的综合教育和传播努力，促进许多未被充分代表的群体参与科学和技术：学生培训，面向当地K-12学生和教师的外联，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.