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We report fully quantum simulations of realistic models of boron-doped graphene-based field effect transistors, including atomistic details based on DFT calculations. We show that the self-consistent solution of the three-dimensional (3D)…

Graphene, a one-atom thick zero gap semiconductor [1, 2], has been attracting an increasing interest due to its remarkable physical properties ranging from an electron spectrum resembling relativistic dynamics [3-12] to ballistic transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-09 T. O. Wehling , K. S. Novoselov , S. V. Morozov , E. E. Vdovin , M. I. Katsnelson , A. K. Geim , A. I. Lichtenstein

Single-photon emitters radiate as electric dipoles, which limits light collection efficiency and complicates integration into flat photonic devices. Developing nanophotonic structures capable of directing photon emission with tunable…

We report about investigations of time-dependent structural modifications in single crystal graphene due to laser irradiation even at moderate power levels of 1mW in a diffraction limited spot. The structural modifications have been…

We propose a water-immersed nucleobase-functionalized suspended graphene nanoribbon as an intrinsically selective device for nucleotide detection. The proposed sensing method combines Watson-Crick selective base pairing with graphene's…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-17 Eugene Paulechka , Tsjerk A. Wassenaar , Kenneth Kroenlein , Andrei Kazakov , Alex Smolyanitsky

We present a machine learning method for swiftly identifying nanobubbles in graphene, crucial for understanding electronic transport in graphene-based devices. Nanobubbles cause local strain, impacting graphene's transport properties.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-24 Subin Kim , Nojoon Myoung , Seunghyun Jun , Ara Go

We investigate charge transport in C$_{60}$-based single-molecule junctions with graphene electrodes employing a combination of density functional theory (DFT) electronic structure calculations and Landauer transport theory. In particular,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-01-12 Susanne Leitherer , Pedro B. Coto , Konrad Ullmann , Heiko B. Weber , Michael Thoss

In this study, we examine the mechanism of nanopore-based DNA sequencing using a voltage bias across a graphene nanoribbon. Using density functional theory and a non-equilibrium Green's function approach, we determine the transmission…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-11 Hannah L. McFarland , Towfiq Ahmed , Jian-Xin Zhu , Alexander V. Balatsky , Jason T. Haraldsen

Biomolecules exhibit dynamic conformations critical to their functions, yet observing these processes at the single-molecule level under native conditions remains a formidable challenge. While surface immobilization has been widely used to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-12-22 Funing Liu , Qitao Hu , Anton Sabantsev , Giovanni Di Muccio , Shuangshuang Zeng , Mauro Chinappi , Sebastian Deindl , Zhen Zhang

Accurate, non-contact temperature measurement with high spatial resolution is essential for understanding thermal behavior in integrated nanoscale devices and heterogeneous interfaces. However, existing techniques are often limited by the…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-13 Kun Yang , Chao Zhang , Chengwei Wu , Qian Du , Bingzhi Li , Zhen Fang , Liang Li , Jianbo Wu , Tianru Wu , Hui Wang , Tao Deng , Wenpei Gao

The vertical configuration is a powerful tool recently developed experimentally to investigate field effects in quasi 2D systems. Prototype graphene-based vertical tunneling transistors can achieve an extraordinary control over current…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-17 Yun-Peng Wang , J. N. Fry , Hai-Ping Cheng

We present an alternative methodology for calculating the quasi-particle energy, energy loss, and optical spectra of a molecule deposited on graphene or a metallic substrate. To test the accuracy of the method it is first applied to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-28 V. Despoja , I. Lončarić , D. J. Mowbray , L. Marušić

Convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED) on two-dimensional materials allows simultaneous recording of the real-space image (tens of nanometers in size) and diffraction pattern of the same sample in one single-shot intensity measurement.…

We report initial research to develop a compact and practical primary thermometer based on Doppler broadening thermometry (DBT). The DBT sensor uses an intrinsic property of thermalized atoms, namely, the Doppler width of a spectral line…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-01-29 Nicola Agnew , Graham Machin , Erling Riis , Aidan S. Arnold

Graphene is of great scientific interest due to a variety of unique properties such as ballistic transport, spin selectivity, the quantum hall effect, and other quantum properties. Nanopatterning and atomic scale modifications of graphene…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-13 Ondrej Dyck , Sinchul Yeom , Sarah Dillender , Andrew R. Lupini , Mina Yoon , Stephen Jesse

We used a complete tight-binding band structure of graphene nanoribbon to obtain, for the first time, analytical techniques for observing photon assisted transport, and dynamic localization of electrons in the graphene nanoribbons. When the…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-02-17 M. Rabiu , S. Y. Mensah , S. S. Abukari

The prospects of using nanofilms of indium-containing III-V semiconductors, gold and single-layer graphene in magnetic field sensors, intended for application in radiation environment were evaluated on the results of testing in neutron…

The exceptional electronic properties of monoatomic thin graphene sheets triggered numerous original transport concepts, pushing quantum physics into the realm of device technology for electronics, optoelectronics and thermoelectrics. At…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-04-21 M. Vondracek , M. Kucera , L. Fekete , J. Kopecek , J. Lancok , D. Kalita , J. Coraux , V. Bouchiat , J. Honolka

Deterministic control of excitonic properties is key to advancing nanoscale optoelectronic and quantum technologies and to understanding diverse physical, optical, chemical, and biological phenomena. At the molecular scale, these properties…

In molecular nanotechnology, a single molecule is envisioned to act as the basic building block of electronic devices. Such devices may be of special interest for organic photovoltaics, data storage, and smart materials. However, more often…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-05-22 Reinhard J. Maurer , Karsten Reuter