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University Of Surrey Professor Ravi Silva Is To Lead A GBP1.2mn
The focus of the research will be a
recently purchased UHV STM/SEM (ultra high vacuum scanning tunnelling
microscope combined with a scanning electron microscope and energy
analyser). This tool is one of only six worldwide.
Silva explains the motivation for the research: "We will reach the end of
the road with mainstream silicon devices in five to ten years' time. It
can't be made any faster, and new technology is needed to take over. We
believe nanotechnology is the way forward."
Silva's team will simultaneously be looking into electron energy sources
based on field emission, quantum dots for next generation light sources and
electron beam ultrafast THz devices. The group also does research on carbon
nanotubes.
The research funding is for three years initially, but many new projects are
at advanced stages to be able to exploit this unique facility well into the
next decade.
the road with mainstream silicon devices in five to ten years' time. It
can't be made any faster, and new technology is needed to take over. We
believe nanotechnology is the way forward."
Silva's team will simultaneously be looking into electron energy sources
based on field emission, quantum dots for next generation light sources and
electron beam ultrafast THz devices. The group also does research on carbon
nanotubes.
The research funding is for three years initially, but many new projects are
at advanced stages to be able to exploit this unique facility well into the
next decade.
