Computational design of nanotransistors based on novel 2D materials

Project funded by Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) (Installation Research Projects), grant UIP-2019-04-3493. Participating organisations named by the source: University of Zagreb; Fakultet elektrotehnike i računarstva; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. Funded amount: EUR 151,057, as stated by the source. Runs 2020-02-01 to 2025-01-31. Keywords: computational nanoelectronics, transistors, 2D materials, scaling, atomistic simulation, quantum transport. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2026-07-23); national funding data, not CORDIS; selected because its keywords name quantum. Abstract given by the source: The proposed project will explore the properties of nanoscale transistors implemented with novel two-dimensional materials beyond graphene, with a focus on bismuthene. Atomistic-level simulation software will be developed to simulate and predict the performance of these nanotransistors. The program will couple two state-of-the-art methods: ab initio density functional theory (DFT) and quantum transport based on non-equilibrium Greens function (NEGF) formalism. The DFT provides an accurate bandstructure with atomic resolution, while NEGF inherently covers quantum-mechanical effects present in extremely-scaled transistors. We will implement the simulator in a hybrid CPU-GPU platform with parallelized code execution in order to allow simulations on the computer cluster and university supercomputing facility. The simulation software will be employed to investigate the impact of device geometry, dimensions, gate stack materials and crystal defects on transistor characteristics. The results of this project will guide device design, explore possibilities for performance optimization, and assess device variability caused by defects. The outcomes of the research will answer the question of whether selected materials present feasible alternatives to bulk silicon and other contending 2D materials for next-generation transistor technologies. The project will provide a strong foundation for the establishment of an independent research group in the field of computational nanoelectronics. In addition to software, technical documentation, scientific publications and other project deliverables, the group will contribute to training of Croatian students and researchers, thus increasing their research and innovation capacities. Network of potential collaborators, knowledge, and expertise acquired during this project will facilitate future grant submissions that will ensure a strong and sustainable development of the research group.

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AI-assisted summary: The project, funded by the Croatian Science Foundation, focuses on the computational design of nanotransistors using novel 2D materials, particularly bismuthene. It runs from February 2020 to January 2025, with a funding amount of EUR 151,057. Suggested technology pillar: simulation. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.