Uppsala University

Contact persons:

Professor Zhen Zhang

Uppsala University

St. Olofsgatan 10 B

SE-751 05 Uppsala,

SWEDEN

Equipment / Facilities

Processing platform

Cleanroom:

State-of-art CMOS process line with EBL (~10 nm capability)

Modelling platform

Commercial TCAD software packages :

Characterization platform

Physical:
- Titan-TEM,
- dual-beam FIB,
- HR-SEM,
- XPS,
- Raman,
- AFM,
- etc.
Electrical:
- State-of-art parameter analyzers (2 pieces of Agilent B1500A),
- Low-frequency noise in electrolytes (Keysight ALFNA E4727A),
- Axopatch 200B for low-noise ionic current,
- Stations for electrochemistry
- High-frequency up to 325 GHz
- etc.

Expertise

		Main Expertises
Beyond CMOS	Neuromorphic Computing	• Tactile perception and artificial tactile peripheral nervous system • Full inorganic flexible memory device
	Phonon engineering	• Simulation and engineering of thermal conduction in nanostructures
	Small slope switches-NW/TFET/NEMS	x
	Alternative materials-2D layers	• Graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide • Sputter deposition of sulfide-based 2D materials
	Novel devices for ultra-low power	x
	1D	• Advanced silicon nanofabrication technology • Other 1D semiconductor nanostructures and fabrication • Devices based on carbon nanotubes and silicon nanowires • Electronics of optoelectronics of 1D structures and devices • Spatially and temporally resolved spectroscopy
	Quantum Technologies & Very low temperature electronics	• Advanced silicon nanodevice and nanofabrication technology
More Moore	Logic Nanodevices& circuits	x
	Memories	• Silicon-compatible memory devices • Full inorganic flexible memory device
	Very low power devices	• Low power intrabody network
	High temperature electronics	x
More than Moore	micro-nano-bio Sensors & Systems	• Silicon-based nanobiosensor design and fabrication • Microchip-based biosensor • Electro-fluidic devices • High dimensional biology
	Energy Harvesting	• Thermoelectrics • Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) • RF energy harvesting
	RF devices & circuits	• Passive and active circuits
	Photonics devices	x
	Power devices	x
	Flexible electronics	• Nanomaterials, devices and systems • Flexible PCBs • Full inorganic flexible memristor device
Smart systems& Systems design	Smart systems	• Neuromorphic skin • Intelligent prosthetics
Smart systems& Systems design	Systems design	• Tactile neuromorphic circuitry • Biomedical systems

Research interests

		Research interests
Beyond CMOS	Neuromorphic Computing	• Neuromorphic electronic skin • Tactile neuromorphic circuitry • Spiking neural networks • Artificial synapse demonstration based on flexible memories
	Phonon engineering	• High-efficient low-temperature thermoelectrics
	Small slope switches-NW/TFET/NEMS	x
	Alternative materials-2D layers	• Production 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	x
	1D	• CNT-based transistors • Low noise silicon nanowire transistors with high charge sensitivity • Surface effects in nanowires, optical and electronic sensing • Nanostructured thermoelectrics and water splitters
	Quantum Technologies & Very low temperature electronics	• Silicon nanoelectronics for quantum technologies • Silicon based signal amplifier for low temperature electronics
More Moore	Logic Nanodevices& circuits	x
	Memories	• Metal oxide based nanoscale memory devices • Artificial synapse demonstration based on flexible memories
	Very low power devices	• Fat-Intra body communication
	High temperature electronics	x
More than Moore	micro-nano-bio Sensors & Systems	• 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 • Multiomic assays, cancer diagnosis, immune system
	Energy Harvesting	• Thermoelectric devices for low-temperature thermal energy harvesting • Hybrid photoelectrochemical water splitter • Wireless powering of implanted and on body devices
	RF devices & circuits	• Biomedical electronics
	Photonics devices	x
	Power devices	x
	Flexible electronics	• Conductive inks with nanomaterials • Flexible metallization, transistors • Electronic skin • Conformal systems for wearable application • Artificial synapse demonstration based on flexible memories
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.

Uppsala University

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