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A fresh look on carbon-based transistor channel materials like single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene nanoribbons (GNR) in future electronic applications is given. Although theoretical predictions initially promised that GNR…
A mechanism of stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation by an electron beam in carbon nanotubes is theoretically considered. Three basic properties of carbon nanotubes, a strong slowing down of surface electromagnetic waves,…
Carbon nanotubes with their outstanding electrical and mechanical properties are suggested as interconnect material of the future and as switching devices, which could outperform silicon devices. In this paper we will introduce nanotubes,…
The sensitive conductance change of semiconductor nanowires and carbon nanotubes in response to binding of charged molecules provide a novel sensing modality which is generally denoted as nanoFET sensors. In this paper, we study the scaling…
The interaction of circularly polarized light with chiral matter and functional devices enables novel phenomena and applications. Recently, wafer-scale solid-state single-enantiomer carbon nanotube (CNT) films have become feasible and are…
The next generation of very-short-baseline reactor experiments will require compact detectors operating at surface level and close to a nuclear reactor. This paper presents a new detector concept based on a composite solid scintillator…
We present a data-calibrated compact model of carbon nanotube (CNT) field-effect transistors (CNFETs) including contact resistance, direct source-to-drain and band-to-band tunneling currents. The model captures the effects of dimensional…
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We present the concept of a passive spin-wave device which is able to distinguish different radio-frequency pulse trains and validate its functionality using micromagnetic simulations. The information is coded in the phase of the individual…
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Optical detection of structures with dimensions smaller than an optical wavelength requires devices that work on scales beyond the diffraction limit. Here we present the possibility of using a tapered optical nanofiber as a detector to…
We propose a learning-based method for the joint design of a transmit and receive filter, the constellation geometry and associated bit labeling, as well as a neural network (NN)-based detector. The method maximizes an achievable…
We propose a technique for sensitive magnetic point force detection using a suspended carbon nanotube (CNT) mechanical resonator combined with a magnetic field gradient generated by a ferromagnetic gate electrode. Numerical calculations of…
Heller et. Al. (Science 311, 508 (2006)) demonstrated the first DNA-CN optical sensor by wrapping a piece of double-stranded DNA around the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CN). This new type of optical device can be placed inside…
We investigate the piezoresistive effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within density functional theory (DFT) aiming at application-relevant CNTs. CNTs are excellent candidates for the usage in nano-electromechanical sensors (NEMS) due to…
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We developed a process to fabricate nanoscale metallic gate electrodes on scanning probe cantilevers, including on the irregular surface of protruding cantilever tips. The process includes a floating-layer technique to coat the cantilevers…
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