SMIF Continues Taking Materials Research to the Next Level
Duke’s Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (SMIF) has fostered regional and national collaboration in materials research for over 25 years.
Nanoelectronic Materials & Devices
Structuring materials and particles at the tiniest of scales can imbue them with unique electronic, optical, or mechanical properties—engineers in Duke ECE are harnessing these attributes to enable transformative applications, from neuromorphic computing to environmentally friendly printed electronics. We are also working to create self-assembling electronic devices, and exploring the potential of novel electronic materials to enable next-generation chips, high-performance transistors, solar cells, photodetectors, and more.
Research Areas
- Laser evaporation technology
- Nanoscale transistors
- Nanoscale transport and interfaces
- Dynamic assembly of silicon particles
- Hybrid nanocomposites
- Nanomaterial-enabled electronic devices
- Computational and compressive sensing and measurement
- Nanofabrication
- Printed and thin-film electronics
- Heterogeneous integration
- Neuromorphic computing devices
- Atomic layer deposition and etching
- Quantum devices
Highlights
Fully Recyclable Printed Electronics Ditch Toxic Chemicals for Water
First-of-its-kind demonstration suggests a more environmentally friendly future for the electronics industry is possible
Duke SMIF: Thinking Small
The Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility enables collaboration across disciplines and empowers students to find their place in research
Associated Faculty
Aaron D. Franklin
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Addy Professor of ECE
Jeffrey Glass
Hogg Family Director of Engineering Management & Entrepreneurship, Professor of ECE
Nan Marie Jokerst
J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts
Associate Dean for Community-Based Innovation, Professor of ECE
Other Research Specialties
Explore additional specialty research areas in Duke ECE and throughout the Pratt School of Engineering.