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

研究目标/方法：这项研究的目的是探索和表征电路、传感器、纳米结构和电光设备，从而为旧金山州立大学的纳米级研究开辟新的途径，旧金山州立大学是一所服务于大量未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)的机构。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性质。智力价值：该仪器将促进五名工程和物理初级教员、他们的学生和处于技术前沿的合作者的研究，以解决当代迫切关注的问题。它将被用来表征：(I)纳米级晶体管的不可靠机制，(Ii)为生物工程设计的电路的可靠性，(Iii)用于系统后集成的纳米材料，(Iv)应变传感器，以及(V)光子带隙材料。上述设备的特性将被研究用于开发新的应用程序。广泛的影响：拟议的仪器将增强科学与工程学院的研究能力，该学院的非博士授予机构正在建立充满活力的研究项目。这些设备将为硕士和本科生提供从事尖端技术研究的机会，使他们能够成功竞争工业职位或进入博士项目。该仪器将刺激工程和物理专业URM教职员工和学生的招聘和参与，并将加强在全国最具民族和文化多样性的大学之一-S-的合作。

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.