Solid-State Devices and Nanotechnology
Efficiency upgrade for OLED screens: A route to blue PHOLED longevity
Commercial devices currently settle for less efficient blue OLEDs, but a set of design innovations has made an efficient blue that is as durable as efficient green OLEDs.Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn’t fall to pieces
The mechanism holding new ferroelectric semiconductors together produces a conductive pathway that could enable high power transistors.Heat2Power: a hot new startup that converts stored heat into electricity
Heat2Power, co-founded by Profs. Stephen Forrest and Andrej Lenert, uses high-efficiency, low-cost thermophotovoltaic technology to turn stored heat into energy.Boosting AI model size and training speed with lightwave-connected chips
AI growth is capped by data transfer rates between computing chips, but transferring data with light could remove the ceiling.Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: organic solar cells for space
Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years’ worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable.Jay Guo elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to nanoimprint technology
Guo is a world-renowned researcher who has made significant contributions to a wide variety of areas, including nanoimprinting, nanophotonics, organic solar cells, and more.ECE faculty design chips for efficient and accessible AI
Faculty specializing in architecture, hardware, and software innovation accelerate machine learning across a range of applications.Zetian Mi awarded $3M DARPA grant to scale next generation semiconductor materials on silicon
Mi's team will partner with industry to integrate defect-free III-V materials with silicon.ECE Spinout company NS Nanotech releases first solid-state semiconductor to produce human-safe disinfecting UV light
NS Nanotech’s new product, enabled by ECE Prof. Zetian Mi’s research, can safely disinfect high-risk spaces like ambulances and school buses.ECE startup MemryX releases MX3 Edge AI Accelerator
MemryX has announced production availability of a new AI chip, enabled by U-M ECE research.Wei Lu named James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering
Lu is internationally renowned for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of novel electrical devices, specifically memristors for memory and logic applications.Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution
As the comment period closes on the new federal requirement, a U-M team led by Prof. Mohammed Islam demonstrates that upgrades to current technologies could do the jobShubham Mondal receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Mondal works to improve the operation of electronic and optoelectronic devices using III-Nitride based semiconductor materials.Nextgen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges
Computing with a combination of light and chargeless excitons could beat heat losses and more, but excitons need new modes of transportECE PhD student Shubham Mondal wins APL Materials award for research on ferroelectric nitrides
Ferroelectric nitrides could greatly enhance optoelectronic devices and advance IoT sensors, artificial visual systems, and more.Yixin Xiao awarded AVS scholarship for research that supports optoelectronic and renewable energy applications
Xiao’s work has helped advance artificial photosynthesis research, and he led a project on red micro LEDs that could expand the possibilities for AR and VR applications.U-Michigan a partner in two CHIPS Act Midwest microelectronics hubs
The latest DoD funding announcements bolster Michigan Engineering’s efforts to support revitalization of the U.S. semiconductor sector.New global partnership aims to advance renewable energy generation with net-zero hydrogen production technologies
The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center seeks to create a viable pathway to decarbonize energy-intensive industries such as ammonia, steel, cement, aluminum, transportation, and more.Environmentally-friendly chrome-like finish for cars supports wireless sensing technologies for vehicle safety
Prof. L. Jay Guo led the design of novel thin film structures that mimic the chrome appearance, but are made with environmentally benign materials, which also work well with autonomous technology.Semiconductor workforce program increases access to hands-on training
'In undergrad, you sometimes feel like you're just passing classes. But what we're doing here is science.'New kind of superresolution explores cell division
Interactions between structures at the nanoscale sync up with the way the whole cell contracts and expands during this vital process.Organic photovoltaics offer realistic pathway to power-generating windows
A new fabrication process greatly improves the reliability of highly-efficient semi-transparent solar cells, which can be applied to windows to generate solar power.New method to produce green hydrogen offers promising path to carbon neutrality
With next gen solar cell technology, Prof. Zetian Mi leads a DoE project to develop high efficiency, low cost, and ultrastable production of green hydrogen fuels directly from sunlight and water.Parag Deotare awarded DURIP grant to probe exciton energy transport at nanoscale
The tool is expected to advance the study of exciton dynamics, which could help identify new research directions for clean energy and information technology.Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid awarded the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Navid focuses on developing nanomaterials for artificial photosynthesis and optoelectronic devices.LNF Poster Winners announced
The winning research focused on emitting white light with OLEDs, improving atomic layer deposition methods, and high efficiency green and red MicroLEDs for AR/VR.Scalable method to manufacture thin film transistors achieves ultra-clean interface for high performance, low-voltage device operation
Led by Prof. Becky Peterson, the research focuses on a category of materials important for low power logic operations, high pixel density screens, touch screens, and haptic displays.Kamal Rudra named a JN Tata Scholar
This highly selective scholarship is awarded to students from India studying overseas.Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power
Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is ten times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind.New non-invasive optical imaging approach for monitoring brain health could improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury patients
The SCISCCO system could better monitor brain and organ metabolism, helping to diagnose concussions, monitor cerebral metabolism in traumatic brain injury patients, and gauge the response of organs to treatments in an operating or emergency room scenario.Zetian Mi selected as IEEE NTC Distinguished Lecturer
Prof. Mi’s talk will focus on how to break the efficiency bottleneck of micro-LEDs and deep UV optoelectronics, critical to continued advances in virtual/augmented reality, water purification, sterilization, and moreMiniature and durable spectrometer for wearable applications
A team led by P.C. Ku and Qing Qu have developed a miniature, paper-thin spectrometer measuring 0.16mm2 that can also withstand harsh environments.Kamal Rudra receives IEEE EDS Masters Student Fellowship
Rudra works in the area of solid-state and nanotechnology, and has managed to acquire a broad range of experience in different research settingsYakshita Malhotra honored for micro-LED research that could define the future of automotive displays
Malhotra’s work on micro-LEDs could lead to more efficient, higher resolution automotive displays capable of supporting augmented reality applications.Breakthrough in green micro-LEDs for augmented/mixed reality devices
Prof. Zetian Mi’s team are the first to achieve high-performance, highly stable green micro-LEDs with dimensions less than 1 micrometer on silicon, which can support ultrahigh-resolution full-color displays and other applications.Wei Lu named Distinguished University Innovator of the Year
Prof. Wei Lu is honored with the Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of novel electrical devices.CHIPS and Science Act: Implications and Opportunities
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 promises to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry. Dennis Sylvester offers his perspective on what it means for ECE.A view into what’s really happening during gene editing for Precision CRISPR
Prof. Somin Lee and her research group developed a way to reduce trial and error in gene editing by getting a look at the process in real timeEster Bentley receives Impact award for her research with the goal of GPS-free navigation
Bentley presented her research as an NDSEG Fellow. She is working to make smaller, more affordable high accuracy navigation-grade gyroscopes.Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows
A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.Kamal Rudra awarded Laser Technology, Engineering and Applications Scholarship from SPIE
Rudra, an ECE Master’s student, specializes in solid state and nanotechnology, and his work could help shape the future of AR/VR technologies.Elaheh Ahmadi receives 2022 ISCS Young Scientist Award for seminal contributions to MBE N-polar (Al,Ga,In)N and (Al,Ga)2O3 heterostructures
Ahmadi has received numerous young faculty honors and awards, and has advanced the state of the art in her field.Yongmo Park awarded IBM PhD fellowship to support his research on in-memory computing systems
Park works with Prof. Wei Lu on advancing resistive random-access memory (RRAM, or memristor) devices to accelerate AI computing.Overcoming the efficiency cliff of red micro-LEDs for virtual/augmented reality
Prof. Zetian Mi leads a team that created highly-efficient red micro LEDs suitable for augmented and virtual reality.Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing
Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale, single-layer hexagonal boron nitrideAshley Jian receives Barbour Scholarship to further her research on high-power electronics
Jian works to improve the efficiency of high-power electronics for better energy security and sustainability.Subhajit Mohanty awarded Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Mohanty’s research is focused on advancing high electron mobility transistors for next generation wireless technologies.Ashley Jian awarded Marian Sarah Parker Prize from the College of Engineering
Jian’s research is focused on improving the efficiency of high-power electronics, which is important for energy security and sustainability.‘Exciton surfing’ could enable next-gen energy, computing and communications tech
A charge-neutral information carrier could cut energy waste from computing, now that it can potentially be transported within chips.New understanding of neurons in the hippocampus: they’re all the same
A longstanding collaboration between engineers and neuroscientists leads to new insights into how neurons work in the hippocampus.Ashley Jian is working to improve the efficiency of high-power electronics for better energy security and sustainability
Jian received a Best Presentation award at the Electronic Materials Conference for her research focused on enabling very high efficiency power devices.Quantum tech: Semiconductor “flipped” to insulator above room temp
Discovery could pave the way to high speed, low-energy quantum computing.Research full speed ahead on manufacturable III-V materials for next-generation electronics
A recent breakthrough in ferroelectric III-V semiconductors at the University of Michigan has been followed by several advancements and new funding to bring the technology closer to market.Egg-carton-style patterning keeps charged nanoparticles in place and suitable for a wide range of applications
Prof. Jay Guo and his team discovered a scalable way to settle down and precisely arrange micro- and nano-sized particles according to sizeElaheh Ahmadi receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to support future sensor and communication systems
Ahmadi’s research is focused on using GaN and Ga2O3 materials to provide higher output power per unit area at higher frequencies.$1.8M to develop room temperature, controllable quantum nanomaterials
The project could pave the way for compact quantum computing and communications as well as efficient UV lamps for sterilization and air purification.$1 Million DARPA contract to empower the wireless systems of the future
Prof. Elaheh Ahmadi is working to design a new kind of semiconductor that can provide high power at high frequenciesHigh Efficiency Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes to sterilize pathogens, including COVID-19
Research led by Prof. Zetian Mi has been honored with the 2020 Editor-in-Chief Choice Award from "Photonics Research."Michigan startup MemryX, Inc. promises faster, cheaper AI processing
The ECE startup builds neuromorphic computer chips uniquely suitable for AI applicationsNanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
A five-nanometer-thick layer of silver and copper outperforms conventional indium tin oxide without adding cost.Dawn of nitride ferroelectric semiconductors for next-generation electronics
3D motion tracking system could streamline vision for autonomous tech
Artificial photosynthesis devices that improve themselves with use
Four ECE graduate students recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
“Egg carton” quantum dot array could lead to ultralow power devices
Elaheh Ahmadi receives CAREER Award to improve efficiency in high power electrical systems
The research could improve efficiency in systems such as electric vehicles, grid systems, mass transit, and industrial automationChristopher Allemang awarded IEEE EDS PhD Fellowship for his work advancing thin-film electronics
Podcast: Artificial photosynthesis for sustainable solar fuels
Burn after reading
Full-color nano-LEDs for better, longer lasting LED performance
Urban solar energy: Solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency
Professors Jay Guo and Zetian Mi awarded MTRAC funding for research in autonomous and green vehicles
Making plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
Elaheh Ahmadi receives ONR Young Investigator Award to prepare for the next generation of wireless technology
Russel Lecture: Fighting climate change with organic electronics
Toward a portable concussion detector that relies on an infrared laser
A 3D camera for safer autonomy and advanced biomedical imaging
‘Green methane’ from artificial photosynthesis could recycle CO2
Beyond Moore’s Law: taking transistor arrays into the third dimension
Elaheh Ahmadi receives AFOSR Young Investigator Program award
Jamie Phillips named Director of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
Can organic solar cells last – even into the next millennium? These might.
The new quantum spurs action by the Michigan Quantum Science & Technology Working Group
First programmable memristor computer aims to bring AI processing down from the cloud
Kirigami can spin terahertz rays in real time to peer into biological tissue
The Future is Carbon Neutral
Toward brain-like computing: New memristor better mimics synapses
Pallab Bhattacharya to receive 2019 IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
$1.6M for solar cell windows and high-temperature solar power
A window into the future of solar power
Photosynthesis and Clean Energy
It takes two photonic qubits to make quantum computing possible
Blue Sky and Research Accelerator Initiatives fund solar fuel and high-power research
Blue Sky: Up to $10M toward research so bold, some of it just might fail
Memory-processing unit (MPU) could bring memristors to the masses
An even smaller world’s smallest ‘computer’
How to color-code nearly invisible nanoparticles
Harvesting clean hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis
Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
New funding for high-fidelity nerve mapping research
Bionic heart tissue: U-Michigan part of $20M center
$7.75M for mapping circuits in the brain
Next-gen computing inspired by biology
Transparent Silver: Tarnish-proof films for flexible displays, touch screens, metamaterials
Zetian Mi elected SPIE Fellow for contributions to photonic devices and artificial photosynthesis
Wei Lu receives CoE David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award
Becky Peterson receives NSF CAREER Award for research in amorphous semiconductors for next generation electronics
Ushering in the next generation of flat-panel displays and medical imagers
The Lurie Nanofabrication Facility gets a new director
The Michigan Probe: Changing the Course of Brain Research
Parag Deotare receives AFOSR Award for research in Nanoscale Exciton-Mechanical Systems (NEXMS)
Solar power plant: $1.4M grant aims to cut costs
Two papers by Michigan researchers chosen as IEEE Micro Top Picks
Novel collaboration to probe brain activity in unprecedented detail
Making Memory Smaller, Better, Faster, Stronger
A better 3D camera with clear, graphene light detectors
Somin Lee receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award for research in bioplasmonics
Art-inspired solar cells
ECE alum Ruba Borno to join Cisco’s new executive team
Cheng Zhang awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for research on nanophotonic materials and devices
Somin Lee receives CAREER award for research in nanoscale biotechnology
Student Spotlight: Kyusang Lee: A leader in flexible solar cell technology
Ted Norris receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
Kyu-Tae Lee wins Best Poster Award for colorful solar cells
Thomas Frost receives Best Paper Award for achieving a HQ QD red laser
Metal particles in solids aren’t as fixed as they seem, new memristor study shows
T-ray converts light to sound for weapons detection, medical imaging
Mina Rais-Zadeh receives 2014 ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award
Paradigm shifting research advances in sensor technology
New tech could lead to night vision contact lenses
Transparent color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
‘Photon glue’ enables a new quantum mechanical state
Jamie Phillips named Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Biochips for better cancer therapy
Byeongseop Song receives Rackham International Student Fellowship
Image processing 1,000 times faster is goal of new $5M contract
Faster, more powerful mobile devices: U-M startup Crossbar could disrupt the memory market
Neural Probe Research recognized with Best Paper Award at 2013 Transducers Conference
A new laser paradigm: An electrically injected polariton laser
Ethan Stark awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography
Scientific Milestone: A room temperature Bose-Einstein condensate
Next-Gen E-Readers: Improved peacock technology could lock in color for high-res displays
Prof. Jay Guo found a way to lock in structural color, which is color made with texture rather than chemicals. The research could lead to advanced color e-readers, more energy efficient electronic devices, and improved data storage and cryptography.Zhaohui Zhong receives CAREER Award for research in graphene-based optoelectronics
Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel
Seunghyun Lee takes the gold for all-graphene flexible and transparent circuit
Combining flexible, transparent electronics with high speed communications for the first time
Nano-origami project combines art and engineering to further technology
Thomas Frost awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Artificial synapses could lead to advanced computer memory and machines that mimic biological brains
Next-generation computer memory firm receives U-Ms first startup investment
Jinyoung Hwang receives Best Poster Award for research leading to improved solar cells
‘Perfect black’ coating can render a 3D object flat, raises intriguing dark veil possibility in astronomy
ePack, Inc. wins Masco Next Gen Manufacturing Award at Innovation Competition
Anne Itsuno receives William E. Spicer – Thomas N. Casselman Award
Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
New equation could advance research in solar cells
A groundbreaking new equation could do for organic semiconductors what the Shockley ideal diode equation did for inorganic semiconductors.Organic laser breakthrough
P.C. Ku Awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award
Wei Lu receives CAREER Award
Duncan Steel will advance quantum information processes in new MURI
Sung-Hyun Jo receives Silver Prize in SAMSUNG Human-Tech Thesis Prize
Pallab Bhattacharya To Receive 2008 John Bardeen Award
The Bardeen Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions and is a leader in the field of electronic materials.Jerzy Kanicki’s group earns Excellence Award for Basic and Original Technology
University of Michigan Office of Technology to showcase inventions
Jamie Phillips receives Young Faculty Award
Pallab Bhattacharya: The race is on
George Haddad: A remarkable legacy