Faculty
Faculty of Science, Physics and Astronomy
Supervisor Name
Dr. Lyudmila Goncharova and Dr. Peter Simpson
Keywords
Optoelectronics
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Description
This presentation will cover the importance of using optics in the creation of transistors, instead of electronics. By using massless photons instead of electrons for data transfer, ICs can be faster, more power efficient and smaller. Since the number of transistors required in electronics is increasing with every passing year, we are going to need super small transistors ASAP and optoelectronics will enable this to happen. Si, Ge and Sn are a promising alloy for such a task due to their efficient light emission (thanks to their direct band gap) and their ease of integration into pre-existing CMOS standards (having Si as their base). I will break down the ion implantation concepts needed to create these alloys, and the incredible Tandetron accelerator lab here at western.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Chinenye Ekeruche for her insightful teachings, and thank you to my supervisors Dr. Lyudmila Goncharova and Dr. Peter Simpson, for taking me on as a student this summer.
Document Type
Video
Si-Ge-Sn Alloys for Optoelectronic Applications
This presentation will cover the importance of using optics in the creation of transistors, instead of electronics. By using massless photons instead of electrons for data transfer, ICs can be faster, more power efficient and smaller. Since the number of transistors required in electronics is increasing with every passing year, we are going to need super small transistors ASAP and optoelectronics will enable this to happen. Si, Ge and Sn are a promising alloy for such a task due to their efficient light emission (thanks to their direct band gap) and their ease of integration into pre-existing CMOS standards (having Si as their base). I will break down the ion implantation concepts needed to create these alloys, and the incredible Tandetron accelerator lab here at western.