Charge and heat transport through graphene nanoribbon based devices
The goal of this project is to simulate charge and heat transport through graphene nanoribbon based devices. A state-of-the-art quantum transport solver called OMEN will be used for that purpose. It can treat both electrons and phonons as well as their coupling. First, device structures similar to those fabricated experimentally will be constructed atom by atom. Their properties will be first computed with density functional theory and then passed to OMEN to determine the electrical and thermal currents of the assembled graphene nanoribbons. The obtained results will finally be compared to thermoelectric measurements that are currently being performed on GNR-based devices.
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Type of work
Prerequisites
Interest in quantum transport theory and nano-device modeling
Looking for 1 student for a semester or master project
Interested candidates please contact Prof. Mathieu Luisier () or Prof. Mickael Perrin (Mickael.perrin@ee.ethz.ch)