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September 23, 2011

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November 15, 2011

Two recent publications:

Modeling of Set and Reset Operations of Phase-Change Memory Cells in EDL IEEE (undergraduate student work).

Scaling of Silicon Phase-Change Oscillators in EDL IEEE. 

September 15, 2011

The list of our oral and poster presentations to be delivered in MRS Fall 2011 in Boston, MA:

S. Fischer, N. E. Williams, C. Osorio, A. Gokirmak, H. Silva, “Finite Element Simulations of Current-Induced Filamentations in Nanocrystalline Silicon,” Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. BB20.2, 2011. (undergraduate student work)

M. Wennberg, A. King, A. Cywar, F. Dirisaglik, A. Gokirmak, H. Silva, “Nanosecond voltage pulsing and DC voltage sweeping on nano-scale Ge₂Sb₂Te₅wires,” Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. BB4.6, 2011. (undergraduate student work)

G. Bakan, A. Gokirmak, H. Silva, “Thermoelectric Transport under Large Temperature Gradients in Self-Heated Silicon Microwires,” Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. W6.10, 2011.

K. Cil, Y. Zhu, C. Lam, H. Silva, "The Effect of Substrate and Film Thickness on Phase Transition Temperatures of GST Thin Films," Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. SS7.54, 2011.

L. Adnane, N. E. Williams, A. Gokirmak, H. Silva, “High Temperature Seebeck Coefficient and Resistivity Measurement Setup,” Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. O8.12, 2011. 

N. Khan, G. Bakan, A. Gokirmak and H. Silva, " Analysis of Light Emission from Self-Heated Nanocrystalline Silicon Microwires," Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. W7.5, 2011.  

N. E. Williams, A. Gokirmak and H. Silva, " Finite Element Simulations on Scaling Effects of Thermoelectric Generators," Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, vol. F4.1, 2011. 

 

August 8, 2011

Our work on thermoelectric effects in self-heating Si wires (appeared as an invited feature paper in Journal of Material Research): Self-heating of silicon microwires: Crystallization and thermoelectric effects

 

Feb 3, 2011

Our recent work on microscale nanosecond pulse generators is published in IEEE Electron Device Letters

May 3, 2010

Senior undergraduates have designed and built a high-temperature Seebeck measurement setup making use of a commercial induction heater and mechanical pencils.

Apr 17, 2010

Following talks have been given at MRS Spring 2010 meeting in San Francisco:
1. M. Akbulut, "Controlling Peripheral Leakage Currents in Ultra-narrow MOSFETs Using a Penta-Gate Approach," I2.7, on April 7, 2010.
2. A. Cywar, "Electromigration of Liquid Silicon in Nanocrystalline Silicon Microwires During Phase-change Oscillations," A8.5, on April 7, 2010.
3. A. Gokirmak, "Growth from Melt and Phase Change Oscillations in Silicon Micro- and Nano-wires," P13.17, on April 8, 2010.
4. N. Williams, "Temperature Dependent Electrical Characterization and Crystallization of Nanocrystalline Silicon," A17.9, on April 8, 2010.

Sep 17, 2009

Dr. Gokirmak received Uconn ECE teaching excellence award

Sep 10, 2009

Abdulkerim Alim joined our lab.

Sep 9, 2009

Our most recent publication on making use of ambient noise in C-V measurements with aF resolution was featured on Nanotechnology news.

Sept 1, 2009

We will be delivering 4 talks and presenting 2 posters at MRS Fall 2009 Meeting in Boston:
1. A. Gokirmak, "Crystallization of Patterned Nanocrystalline Micro-structures Through Self-heating," C2.3, on December 30, 2009.
2. M. Akbulut, "Electrostatic Passivation of Peripheral Interface Trap Charges and Electrostatic Doping in Accumulated Body Transistors," A5.5, on November 30, 2009.
3. G. Bakan, "Optical Observations of Strong Thermoelectric Thomson Effect on Self-heated Nanocrystalline Silicon Microwires,"CC1.5, on November 30, 2009.
4. G. Bakan, "Electrical Conduction and Heat Transfer Simulations of Nanocrystalline Silicon Microwires Including the Thermoelectric Thomson Effect," LL5.22, on December 1, 2009.
5. A. Cywar, "Rapid Solid-Liquid Phase-Change Oscillations in Nanocrystalline Silicon Wires," MM7.7, on December 2, 2009.
6. H.Silva, "Electron-phonon Interactions in Silicon Microwires under Extreme Electrical Stress," Z6.2, on December 2, 2009.

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