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dc.contributor.advisorTomás Palacios.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Han, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-10T17:00:26Z
dc.date.available2014-02-10T17:00:26Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84899
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-232).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe successful isolation of graphene in 2004 has attracted great interest to search for potential applications of this unique material and other members of the two-dimensional materials family in electronics, optoelectronics and their interface with the biological systems. At this early stage of 2D materials research, many opportunities and challenges co-exist in this area. This thesis addresses the following issues which are crucial for 2D electronics to be successful, focusing on developing graphene for RF electronics and MoS2 for digital applications: (1) Development of some of the first graphene-based devices for high frequency applications; (2) Development of compact physical models for graphene transistors; and (3) Understanding the carrier transit delays in graphene transistors. In addition, this thesis proposes and experimentally demonstrates a completely new concept - Ambipolar Electronics - to take advantage of the unique properties of graphene for RF applications. Based on this new concept, a family of novel applications are developed that can significantly simplify the design of many fundamental building blocks in RF electronics, such as frequency multipliers, mixers and binary phase shift keying devices. In the last part of the thesis, the applications of other emerging 2D materials from the transition metal dichalcogenides family, such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂), is also explored for potential application in digital electronics, especially as a new material option for high performance flexible electronics. The future opportunities and potential challenges for the applications of the 2D materials family are also discussed.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Han Wang.en_US
dc.format.extent232 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectElectrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.titleTwo-dimensional materials for electronic applicationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
dc.identifier.oclc868828146en_US


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