Designing Molecular Dielectric Materials
From 2020 to 2024 the Solomon Group has a project funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark | Technology and Production.
Project period: 2020-2024
One of the most fundamental challenges for the further miniaturization of electronic devices is controlling the leakage current that flows through the gate dielectric in transistors. Essentially quantum tunnelling has to be suppressed. Recently, (Nature 2018, 558 (7710), 415-419) we showed that molecules exist with functional groups that are more insulating than a vacuum gap of the same dimensions, a remarkable suppression of electron tunnelling. In this project, we take this insight and use it to design new dielectric materials, tackling the challenge of maintaining the insulating properties of the molecule whilst enhancing the dielectric constant. We will use a combination of high-throughput screening and atomistic studies of quantum transport through molecules, monolayers and multilayers. The project will fund one PhD student.
PhD Students
One PhD student to be hired in 2021
Funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark | Technology and Production
Designing Molecular Dielectric Materials is financed by the Independent Research Fund Denmark | Technology and Production.
Project: Designing Molecular Dielectric Materials.
Principal Investigator: Gemma Solomon, Department of Chemistry
Start: 1 August 2020
End: 31 July 2024