Semiconductors with narrow energy gaps have electronic properties, including a high mobility and strong spin-orbit coupling, that are advantageous for electronic device applications. The switching speed of a field-effect transistor and the sensitivity of a geometrical magnetoresistor are improved by a high carrier mobility. In addition to these traditional devices, we are studying devices […]
University of Oklahoma / University of Arkansas Highlights
May 19, 2008
SeeS: Sooner Elementary Science and Engineering Club & Science Zone 2008 [Education]
“I never knew I was so good in science. I’m going to be a research scientist when I grow up!”
Our mission is simple. By sparking the interest of children in science activities, we hope to attract more young people into careers in science and to encourage a more scientifically literate public. We offer after-school, inquiry […]
July 31, 2007
Inspiring Future Scientists SeeS: Sooner Elementary Science and Engineering Club & Science Zone [Education]
“I never knew I was so good in science. I’m going to be a research scientist when I grow up!”
Our mission is simple. By sparking the interest of children in science activities, we hope to attract more young people into careers in science and to encourage a more scientifically literate public. We offer after-school, inquiry […]
July 30, 2007
14th Insulating Materials Conference [Research]
The Oklahoma-Arkansas MRSEC hosted the14th SIMC conference which
engaged international participation from a diverse group of more than 30 nations. The technical sessions presented over 5 days with parallel sessions encompassed the transfer of many new and developing ideas, and the talks received the highest evaluation as indicated by the results of the […]
July 30, 2007
Narrow Gap Semiconductor Structures for Electronic Device Applications [Research]
The explosion of interest in graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, has called
attention to the advantages of materials with small effective masses. In our InSb quantum
wells, the electron effective mass is as small as in graphene while the room-temperature
mobility (~40,000 cm2/Vs) is more than a factor of two larger. We are studying electronic device […]
July 25, 2006
Greener Q-Dots: Doped Nanocrystals [Research]
Demonstrates a new class of Quantum Dots that are not toxic but fluoresce throughout the visible by varying the dopant.
July 25, 2006
Forensic Science As A Springboard - OU RET’s Take Modules on the Road to Metrotech High School [Education]
“CSI is a hot topic, and that makes it fascinating to kids. But it’s also applied science, and it’s a powerful way to get kids involved in the scientific process: carefully documenting observations and analyzing results.” Merle Hunsaker, RET and science teacher.
During the summers of 2005-2007, C-SPIN is helping support the […]