Principal investigator
Alex Zaslavsky
Prof. of Engineering and Physics
Brown University
Current group members
Zach Adamson
PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Brown
Research topics:
- copper iodide TFTs [with Paine Lab]
- magnetic vortex mapping [with Xiao Lab]
Lingwen Zhang, ScB EE thesis 2025
Research topics:
- CMOS-compatible Ge quantum dot photodetectors [with Pacifici Lab]
Group alumni
High-current III-nitride hot electron transistors
Destination: MIT-Lincoln Laboratory
Nop Toemtrisna, ScB EE thesis 2024
Destination: PhD program Princeton U.
Xiuhan Chen, ScM in EE 2024
co-advised by Prof. W. R. Patterson
Research topics:
- cryo-CMOS amplifier circuitry
Destination: Northeastern University
co-advised by Prof. D. Pacifici
Research topics:
- Ge quantum dot photodetectors
Destination: Inst. of Science & Technology, Austria
Jinbao Su, Visiting EE student 2019-21
co-advised by Prof. D. Paine
Research topics:
- CuI-based TFTs [with Paine Lab]
Destination: Beijing Jiaotong U.
Haobei Wang, ScM in Physics 2021
co-advised by Prof. D. Paine
Research topics:
- CuI-based TFTs [with Paine Lab]
Destination: Semiconductor industry, China
co-advised by Profs. R. I. Bahar and W. R. Patterson
Research topics:
- thermal noise-induced errors in ultimate CMOS
Destination: Qualcomm
Stelios Siontas, PhD in EE 2018
co-advised by Prof. D. Pacifici
Silicon/Germanium and Perovskite Optoelectronic Devices for Photodetection and Photovoltaics
Destination: Columbia then Lelantos
Aravind Anchala, ScM in Materials Eng 2018
co-advised by Prof. D. Paine
Research topics:
- HfO2 dielectrics for TFTs [with Paine Lab]
Destination: Semiconductor industry, US
Yang Song, PhD in Physics 2017
co-advised by Prof. D. Paine
Characterization and Stability of High-Performance IZO Thin Film Transistors
Destination: Yelp Inc. then Apple
Peng Zhang, PhD in Physics 2016
Nanowire Solar Cell Arrays and Tunneling Transistors with Negative Transconductance and High Current Drive
Destination: Western Digital
Son T. Le, PhD in Physics 2013
Germanium and SiGe Nanowires for Tunneling Transistors and Solar Cells
Destination: NIST-Gaithersburg then LPS Maryland
Jing Wan, PhD in EE at INP-Grenoble 2012
co-advised by Prof. S. Cristoloveanu
Innovative Sharp-Switching Devices: From TFET to Z2-FET
Destination: GlobalFoundries then Fudan U.
Low-Voltage End-of-Roadmap Transistors and Their Reliability in the Presence of Noise
Destination: Synopsys Inc. then Waymo
Joseph Faucher, ScB EE thesis 2011
Destination: PhD program Yale U.
Dimitris Kazazis, PhD in EE 2009
Ultrathin Germanium/High-k Dielectric Structures for End-of-Roadmap Devices and Other Applications
Destination: CNRS then Paul Scherrer Institute
Dapeng Wang, PhD in Physics 2007
Electronic Transport and Potential Applications of 1D and 2D Granular Nanotubes and Metals
Destination: Applied Materials, then Enovix, then RK Solar Inc.
Guohua Wang, PhD in Physics 2006
Physics of Strain-Induced Quantum Confinements in Si/SiGe Vertical Quantum Dots
Destination: Semiconductor industry, China
Ballistic Transport in Short Diodes and Nanotubes
Destination: Synopsys Inc.
Cagri (Charles) Aydin, PhD in Physics 2004
Silicon-Based Tunneling Devices Combined with Silicon-on-Insulator for ULSI
Destination: Fidelity Investments, then Rocket Software, then Dell EMC
Strain-Induced Quantization in Si/SiGe Vertical Quantum Dots and Rings
Destination: Micron Semiconductor
C. Deniz Akyuz, PhD in Physics 1999
Thesis: Resonant Tunneling Measurements of Size-Induced Strain Relaxation
Destination: Everquote Inc.