Yi Luo
Assistant Professor – ECE
Carnegie Mellon, 2005 –
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Department | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Office | 249 Roberts Engineering Hall |
| Telephone | (412)-268-5401 |
| yl827@ece.cmu.edu | |
| Assistant | Claire Bauerle |
Research Interests
In general, I am very interested in studying physical properties and applications of novel nanoscale systems. My research activities involve design, fabrication, and characterization of these systems. Currently, a special focus is in the area of nanoscale molecular electronics. The idea is to use specially designed molecules and other nano-components to build electronic systems for logic and memory applications. This is a very interdisciplinary and exciting research area. In collaboration with Prof. Star's organic chemistry group at the University of Pittsburgh, we are trying to develop ultra-fast and extremely energy efficient sub-10nm molecular transistors. The plan is to build the systems based on transistors so that they will be compatible with the current hierarchical technologies. These molecular transistors can be incorporated into CMOS platform, and will have the capability to eventually go beyond CMOS. Within with this general project, current research subjects include:
- Construction of large quantities of desired structures on 10nm scale consistently, using novel e-beam lithography and nanoimprint techniques;
- Design and fabrication of nanoscale molecular devices, including single-molecule single-electron transistors;
- Investigation of various molecular components for specific issues in device fabrication (e.g. selective self-assembly), and device functionalities (such as to obtain gain through efficient gating);
- Electrical characterization of nanoscale systems with quantum electronic transport measurements at sample temperatures ranging from 2 to 300 K.
Research Area
Applied Physics/Devices
Keywords
Nanoelectronic devices, molecular electronics, nanoscale materials and fabrication techniques
Education
PhD, 2000
Applied Physics
Columbia University
MPh, 1994
Applied Physics
Columbia University
MS, 1993
UT
BS, 1987
USTC