Memristive systems represent today a disruptive technology for the semiconductor industry towards several applications such as data storage (non-volatile memories), non-...
Micro/Nano Electronics
In the field of Micro/Nano Electronics the Unit of Agrate has a long term and recognized expertise on logic and non-volatile memory devices, exploiting both classical and quantum phenomena, as well as systems and novel computing paradigms beyond the von-Neumann. The research activities are carried out focusing on several aspects, from advanced materials and nanofabrication tools, to the advanced characterization of materials and development of computational methodologies. In detail, the Agrate Brianza Unit contributes to:
Non-volatile memory and advanced logic devices:
(i) Resistive type of non-volatile memories, with focus on nanowire based PCM and oxide-RRAM
(ii) Logic devices based on 2D (silicene, MoS2 and other TMDs), and 1D and 0D (Si nanowires and Si quantum dots) for low power electronics.
(iii) High-dielectric constant materials for back-end MIM capacitors devoted to power management and analog applications
(iv) Materials for spintronics: magnetic tunnel junction and racetrack memory;
Enabling tools for nanoelectronics
(i) Development of advanced nanofabrication tools based on self-assembled materials
(ii) First principles spectroscopy and simulation of magnetic materials and nanostructures
Towards New Computation Paradigms
(i) Memristive devices as key elements for neuromorphic systems
(ii)Quantum computation systems: modeling/simulation of semiconducting Qubits. Characterization of CMOS compatible semiconductor Qubits.
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Controlling the motion of magnetic domain walls (DWs) in ultrathin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) has opened perspectives for mass-storage applications such as “racetrack...
From October 2018, the CNR-IMM Unit of Agrate Brianza is equipped with a new set-up to perform Transmission Mössbauer Spectroscopy (TMS), which has been developed in the framework of CYBER-SORT, a...
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CMOS technology exploitation is crucial to fabricate in a reliable manner nanodevices where different qubits based on spin degree of freedom can be implemented. One on the goals...
The activity regards characterization and simulation of transport in silicon nanostructures and nanodevices in the form of quantum dots (0D) or nanowires (1D), for extremely low-power...
Development of new bottom-up approaches for the synthesis of functional nanostructured materials with typical feature dimension well below 20 nm. The focus of this research...