University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Contact persons:

Asen Asenov, Vihar Georgiev

Equipment / Facilities

Processing platform

2 clusters with around 1500 cups

Modelling platform

Licenses for Synopsys, QuantumWise, ADF
Home made code based on NEGF and DD methods

Characterization platform

James Watt Nanofabrication Center

Expertise

		Main Expertises
Beyond CMOS	Neuromorphic Computing	• Simulations of RRAM • Simulation and Fabrication of hybrid (organic/inorganic) memories
	Phonon engineering	X
	Small slope switches-NW/TFET/NEMS	• Electronic transport simulation using NEGF solvers. • Simulation using self-consistent Schrödinger Poisson solvers
	Alternative materials-2D layers	x
	Novel devices for ultra-low power	• Density Functional Theory and Drift-Diffusion simulations
	1D	• CNT-based transistors and interconnects • Devices based on carbon nanotubes and silicon nanowires
	Quantum Technologies & Very low temperature electronics	• Non-Equilibrium Green’s Function Simulations • Quantum Simulations • Superconducting qubits simulations • Semiconductor qubits
More Moore	Logic Nanodevices& circuits	• Electronic transport simulation using NEGF solvers. • Simulation using self-consistent Schrödinger Poisson solvers • Terahertz nonlinearities
	Memories	• Molecular based memories • Flash memories: variability and reliability • Ferroelectric memory devices • Self-power electronics (transistors) based on 2D ferroelectric and ferroic materials (oxides, halide perovskites and MXenes)
	Very low power devices	x
	High temperature electronics	x
More than Moore	micro-nano-bio Sensors & Systems	• Silicon-based nanobiosensor design and fabrication • DFT calculations of materials properties • Chemical sensors simulations
	Energy Harvesting	• Ground state DFT calculations, and Molecular Dynamics
	RF devices & circuits	x
	Photonics devices	x
	Power devices	x
	Flexible electronics	• Electronic properties from first-principles • Simulation of charge transport in organic matter (polaron transport) • 2D spintronics • Electronic properties from first-principles. Modeling different physical properties (structural, piezoelectric, magnetic, thermal, etc.)
Smart systems& Systems design	Smart systems	X
Smart systems& Systems design	Systems design	x

Research interests

		Research interests
Beyond CMOS	Neuromorphic Computing	• Spiking neural networks • Defect engineering for the manipulation of conductance and retention (especially in ionic-electronic conductors) • Molecular electronics: molecular memories
	Phonon engineering	• High-efficient low-temperature thermoelectrics • Thermal conductivity, thermal management and link to noise • Strain control of electronic band structure in 2D materials • Phonons as state variable • Thermoelectric devices • Strain control of electronic band structure in 2D materials
	Small slope switches-NW/TFET/NEMS	• 2D layers for 2DEG quantum systems • Phonon-based devices in NOEMS based on phonon coupling to together state variables
	Alternative materials-2D layers	• Simulations of few-layer graphene and TMD sheets • Printed graphene and TMD for flexible electronic devices • Applications for 2D materials, e.g. sensors, spin-orbit torque memories
	Novel devices for ultra-low power	• Spintronics and new methods to study spin dynamics • Molecular electronincs, nanointerfaces in low-dimensional systems and thermal properties • Printed methods for device fabrication
	1D	• Graphene nanoribbons • Nanowire networks
	Quantum Technologies & Very low temperature electronics	• Silicon nanoelectronics for quantum technologies • Silicon based signal amplifier for low temperature electronics • Superconducting qubits • Semiconductor qubits
More Moore	Logic Nanodevices& circuits	• 2-dimensional spintronics, including grapheme • Spin devices. • quantum logic devices • MoS2 transistors architecture for elementary logic component • Optical computing • Terahertz for 6G
	Memories	• Metal oxide-based nanoscale memory devices • Artificial synapse demonstration based on flexible memories • Unconventional ways of controlling the magnetization. Spin orbit torques (e.g. from spin-Hall effect) • Understanding fundamental effects
	Very low power devices	• Coupled state variables • Phonon-electron and phonon-photon coupling in nano-optoemectronic devices
	High temperature electronics	• Hot-carrier photonics and (opto)electronics
More than Moore	micro-nano-bio Sensors & Systems	• Piezoelectrics, chemical sensors simulations • Nanobiosensors and flexible lab-on-a-chip • Nanobiosensors for healthcare and environmental fields applications • 0D (pore), 1D (tube/wire), 2D (graphene and TMD) and 3D (fluidics) biosensors for single molecule detection and analysis • Silicon nanobiosensors for rapid antibiotic susceptibility tests
	Energy Harvesting	• Perovskite solar cells • Hybrid photoelectrochemical water splitter • Wireless powering of implanted and on body devices
	RF devices & circuits	• Spin orbit torques • Superconducting qubits • Wireless sensors for neural sensing • Biomedical electronics
	Photonics devices	• Photodetection • Nonlinear photonics • Transceivers for data com • Nanowire based single photon emitters and detectors.
	Power devices	• Nanopatterning surfaces and metamaterial design for photonic components • Photodetectors • Nanowire based single photon emitters and detectors.
	Flexible electronics	• Graphene and 2D materials electronics • Wearable sensors • MoS2 transistors architecture for flexible elementary logic component • Composite materials • Printing methods for device fabrication • Flexible and stretchable technology based on 2D materials for neural interfaces; implantable devices for brain therapies
Smart systems& Systems design	Smart systems	• Self-powered tactile sensors and sensor array • Robotics, human learning, cognition and bio-mechatronics
Smart systems& Systems design	Systems design	• Design of biomimetic tactile sensor array • Design of biomimetic peripheral nervous system • Musculoskeletal monitoring, neuroscience, oncology, trauma care, etc.