2014年3月06日学术交流会--Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Based Future Electronics

报告题目：Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Based Future Electronics
报告人：Dr. Jeffrey Weldon
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, US
主持人：佘峻聪 教授
时间：3月13日（星期四）下午4:00-5:30
地点：理工学院十友堂300讲学厅
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摘要：
Nanotechnology has been recognized for its tremendous potential to produce smaller, more efficient and more cost-effective systems. The ability to control materials at the atomic and molecular scale has generated opportunities in a variety of disciplines including engineering, computer science, biology, physics and chemistry. However, realizing the potential of nanotechnology for systems-level applications requires a fundamental understanding of both the system requirements and the capabilities of the underlying nanoscale material. Some of the most promising nanoscale materials are carbon nanotubes and graphene, materials with exceptional electrical and mechanical properties.
This presentation will demonstrate how rethinking the fundamental nature of systems and electronics can lead to dramatically smaller and potentially more capable solutions. The presentation will begin with a discussion of state-of-the-art CMOS implementations and discuss some of the challenges associated with continued device scaling. The presentation will then shift to focus on the potential benefits of carbon nanotube and graphene devices. To leverage the benefits of these novel nanoscale devices and improve upon current technology, a shift, away from traditional CMOS based approaches, will be needed. To facilitate this shift requires a thorough understanding of the new nanoscale materials and devices. As an example, we will discuss how a single carbon nanotube can be designed to function as a complete radio receiver. In addition, we will present a novel nanoelectromechanical oscillator with the potential for significant size reduction and improved performance compared with current solutions.
报告人简介：Dr. Jeffrey Weldon received a B.S. in Engineering Physics and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2005. His doctoral research in the area of RF CMOS integrated circuits has been widely adopted by industry and is frequently cited in journals and conferences. Dr. Weldon received the 2001 ISSCC Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper and was the recipient of the 1998 ISSCC Jack Kilby Award for Outstanding Student Paper. He has also served as a consultant for Silicon Valley companies. Dr. Weldon was a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Center for Integrated Nanomechanical Systems – a multidisciplinary research center established to study the use of nanoscale materials for electronic and mechanical applications – and the Department of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley. His postdoctoral research focused on novel nanoscale electronics with an emphasis on the applications and behavior of carbon nanotubes such as carbon nanotube resonant structures and carbon nanotube-based sensors. His work on carbon nanotube radios has gained international media attention and has been featured in Scientific American. Dr. Weldon is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests are in the areas of nanoscale device design and heterogeneous integration with CMOS, and bio-medical devices.