CAREER: Imaging Electrical Transport in Carbon Nanostructures

****非技术摘要****该学院早期职业奖支持一个综合研究和教育项目，利用扫描探针显微镜研究碳基纳米结构的基本电子特性。这项研究将集中在两种碳纳米结构上：石墨烯是一种二维的碳原子片，碳纳米管是一种一维的线状结构。这些碳纳米结构是未来半导体技术中取代硅的候选材料。除了潜在的技术应用之外，这些碳材料由于其一维和二维性质而表现出许多独特的电子特性。通过扫描探针显微镜，本项目将以纳米级分辨率直接可视化、探测和控制其独特的电子性质。该项目的教育部分将通过与当地非营利组织物理工厂的合作，将研究成果带给当地学生。本科生将担任高中生的导师，以建立研究以及其他纳米科学主题的演示。物理工厂将在参观K-12学校时使用这些演示。这项合作将使高中生到研究生都能参与到尖端研究中来。这项研究的结果还将用于一门面向本科生的新课程，该课程侧重于纳米科学的实验方面。****技术摘要****该学院早期职业奖资助了一个综合研究和教育项目，该项目使用扫描探针显微镜研究碳基纳米结构的基本电子特性。研究将集中在单壁碳纳米管和石墨烯上，它们都具有独特的电子特性。在碳纳米管方面，该项目将研究与其一维性质相关的方面，如自旋电荷分离、减少筛选和非弹性散射。在石墨烯方面，该项目将寻找通过使用应变和电场来实现新功能的方法。通过将扫描探针显微镜与电输运测量相结合，可以在纳米尺度上研究这些电子性质。这项研究将与当地K-12学校的外展计划相结合。这将通过与当地非营利组织“物理工厂”的合作来完成。这个项目将为物理工厂在访问K-12学校期间提供一系列关于研究以及纳米科学更广泛领域的演示。这项研究的结果还将用于一门面向本科生的新课程，该课程侧重于纳米科学的实验方面。

****NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT****This Faculty Early Career Award supports an integrated research and education project to study the fundamental electronic properties of carbon based nanostructures using scanning probe microscopy. The research will focus on two carbon nanostructures: graphene, which is a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms and carbon nanotubes, which are one-dimensional, wire-like structures. These carbon nanostructures are candidates to replace silicon in future semiconductor technologies. Beyond their potential technological applications, these carbon materials exhibit many unique electronic properties due to their one and two-dimensional nature. By using scanning probe microscopy, this project will directly visualize, probe and control their unique electronic properties with nanometer scale resolution. The education portion of the project will bring the results of the research to local students through collaboration with the Physics Factory, which is a local non-profit organization. Undergraduate students will serve as mentors for high school students in order to build demonstrations of the research as well as other nanoscience topics. The demonstrations will be used by the Physics Factory during trips to K-12 schools. This collaboration will allow high school students through graduate students to be involved in the cutting-edge research. The results of the research will also be used in a new course for undergraduates focusing on experimental aspects of nanoscience.**** TECHNICAL ABSTRACT****This Faculty Early Career Award funds an integrated research and education project to study the fundamental electronic properties of carbon based nanostructures using scanning probe microscopy. The research will focus on single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene which both exhibit unique electronic properties. In carbon nanotubes, the project will study aspects related to their one-dimensional nature such as spin-charge separation, reduced screening and inelastic scattering. In graphene, the project will look for ways to enable new functionality through the use of strain and electric fields. By combining scanning probe microscopy with electrical transport measurements, these electronic properties can be studied on the nanometer length scale. The research will be integrated with an outreach program to local K-12 schools. This will be accomplished through collaboration with a local non-profit organization, the Physics Factory. This project will enable the creation of a set of demonstrations about the research as well as broader areas of nanoscience to be used by the Physics Factory during visits to K-12 schools. The results of the research will also be used in a new course for undergraduates focusing on experimental aspects of nanoscience.