May 2020
Closed for Covid-19.
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Computational Nanotechnology Lab
Our group
Dr Neophytos NeophytouLink opens in a new window (Supervisor)
Dr Zhen LiLink opens in a new window
Dr Patrizio GraziosiLink opens in a new window
Dr Laura de Sousa OliveiraLink opens in a new window
Dr Chathurangi KumarsingheLink opens in a new window
Dr Vassilios VargiamidisLink opens in a new window
Samuel Foster (PhD student)Link opens in a new window
Dhritiman Chakraborty (PhD student)Link opens in a new window
Partnerships and Collaborations
Projects
Current Projects:
FET open project (UncorrelaTed): ‘Solid-liquid thermoelectric systems with uncorrelated properties’
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Marie-Curie Individual Fellowship (GENESIS): ‘Generic transport simulator for new generation thermoelectric materials’
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ERC Starting Grant (NANOthermMA): ‘Advanced Simulator Design of Nanostructured Thermoelectric (TE) Materials with Enhanced Power Factors’
Research interests
Theory and Computational Modeling of Nanomaterials and Devices:
- Electronic transport at the nanoscale
- Phononic transport at the nanoscale
- Thermoelectric materials
- Nanotransistors and electronic devices
- Large scale simulator development
- Energy conversion and generation
News
April 2020
Closed for Covid-19.
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March 2020
Closed for Covid-19.
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Presentations scheduled for APS by Patrizio and Phytos cancelled over Covid-19.
Presentations by Patrizio and Phytos scheduled at Denver, Colorado.
Journal Publications
Li et al., Phys. Rev. B, 104 (19), 195201 (2020). [pdf][link to PRB][arXiv]
Chakraborty et al., Comp. Mater. Sci., 180, 109712 (2020). [pdfLink opens in a new window] [link to Comp. Mat. SciLink opens in a new window]Link opens in a new window
Neophytou et al., Mater. Today Phys., 11, 100159, (2019). [pdfLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window][link to MTPHYSLink opens in a new window]
Chakraborty et al., J. Appl. Phys., 126, 184303 (2019). [pdfLink opens in a new window][JAPLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Graziosi et al., J. Appl. Phys., 126, 155701 (2019).[pdfLink opens in a new window][JAPLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Oliveira et al., IEEE Trans. on Nanotech., 18, 896-903, (2019). [link to IEEELink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Vargiamidis et al., J. Appl. Phys., 126, 055105 (2019). [pdfLink opens in a new window][link to JAPLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Oliveira et al., Phys. Rev. B, 100, 035409 (2019). [pdf Link opens in a new window][link to PRBLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Kumarasinghe et al., Phys. Rev. B, 99, 195202 (2019). [pdfLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window][link to PRBLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Foster et al., Comp. Mater. Sci., 164, 91-98, (2019). [pdfLink opens in a new window][link to Comp. Mat. Sci.Link opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Chakraborty et al., J. Electronic. Mater., 48 (4), 1909-1916, (2019). [pdfLink opens in a new window][link to JEMLink opens in a new window][arXivLink opens in a new window]
Teaching
Semiconductors materials and devices module.
Analogue electronics and amplification design.
Electronics and circuits lab.
Group Software
– 2D NEGF with electron-phonon scattering
– Phonon Monte Carlo
– Electronic Monte Carlo (1D)
– HEMT device simulator (NEGF)
– Nanowire simulator (Tight-Binding + self-consistency)
– Tight-binding electronic structure for semiconductors