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New publication: “Photoemission from Plasmonic Nanoparticles”
We demonstrate strong-field, carrier-envelope-phase-sensitive photoemission from arrays of tailored metallic nanoparticles, and we show the influence of the nanoparticle geometry and the plasmon resonance on the phase-sensitive response. Additionally, from a technological standpoint, we push strong-field light–matter interactions to the chip scale. A complete description of the publication may be found here.
Citation:
William P. Putnam, Richard G. Hobbs, Phillip D. Keathley, Karl K. Berggren, and Franz X. Kärtner. “Photoemission from plasmonic nanoparticles.” Nature Physics., Manuscript DOI: 10.1038/nphys3978. Available Online: December 19, 2016
New publication: “Using Geometry to Sense Current”
We describe a superconducting three-terminal Y-shaped device that uses a simple geometric effect known as current crowding to sense the flow of current and actuate a readout signal. A complete description of the publication may be found here.
Citation:
Adam N. McCaughan, Nathaniel S. Abebe, Qing-Yuan Zhao, and Karl J. Berggren. “Using geometry to sense current.” Nano Lett., Article ASAP., Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03593. Available Online: November 29, 2016
Adam McCaughan awarded 2016 Jin-Au Kong Award for outstanding PhD thesis in EE
Congratulations to Adam McCaughan for being awarded the 2016 Jin-Au Kong Award for outstanding PhD thesis in electrical engineering. Adam’s thesis, titled, “Superconducting Thin Film Nanoelectronics,” describes his work on developing novel superconducting devices by nano-patterning thin films into 2D geometries for applications including amplification, metrology, and sensing. More information about this award may be found here.
Professor Berggren awarded the Frank Quick Research Innovation Fellowship
Congratulations to Professor Berggren on being awarded the Frank Quick Research Innovation Fellowship (FRIF). The FRIF was created through the generosity of EECS alumnus Frank Quick ’69, SM ’70 to recognize midcareer faculty for outstanding research contributions and international leadership in their fields. Prof. Berggren has been recognized for his work on nanofabrication, especially applied to superconductive sensors and circuits, photodetectors, electronics and computing, and energy systems. Read more about this award and the other MIT faculty who were awarded the FRIF here.
Seeking Graduate Research Assistant in superconducting-nanowire based electronics
Developing superconducting-nanowire based electronics
We are looking for a graduate research assistant (must be an admitted MIT graduate student) to develop novel quantum sensors, logic devices and digital circuits based on superconducting nanowires. Present projects can support students to develop their skills from designing and fabricating electronics to constructing working systems, which are aimed to various applications, such as quantum information science and energy-efficient classical computation. The initial emphasis of the work will be on the investigation of working principles of superconducting nanowires and development of superconducting circuits based on the nanowire-based electronics.
Interested candidates may apply at http://goo.gl/forms/mleVXYlfWydeymej2.