The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing advanced photoemission-based measurement techniques to better understand the electronic structure and dynamics of emerging quantum materials. These materials, which include high-temperature superconductors and multiferroics, have potential applications in advanced semiconductor technology.
The research focuses on two key areas:
1. Time-resolved measurements to capture the dynamic behavior of charge carriers in these materials, which is crucial for understanding their performance in high-speed semiconductor devices.
2. Nanoscale spatial resolution to map out the complex phase structures that often arise in these materials due to competing interactions.
The goal is to develop measurement techniques that can provide both time-domain and nanoscale spatial information about the electronic structure of these materials, which will help researchers better understand and optimize their properties for various applications.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/electronic-structure-and-dynamics-quantum-materials
Keywords: Photoemission, Band structure, Carrier dynamics, Nanoscale spatial dimensions, Semiconductor technology
