Nanomaterials Science

Nanofabrication

Nanostructures provide an interesting tool for studying the electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties of matter at the nanometer scale. On the practical side, nanostructures can provide significant improvements in the performance of electronic/optical devices and sensors. In addition, optical sources and detectors having nm-size dimensions exhibit improved characteristics not achievable in larger devices. These improvements create novel possibilities for next-generation computation and communication devices. In the sensors area, shrinking dimensions beyond conventional optical lithography can provide major improvements in sensitivity and selectivity.