March 8 - 4:00pm Phys 223
(Coffee at 3:30p.m. in room 242)
(Coffee at 3:30p.m. in room 242)
Prof. Supriyo Datta
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University
Title: What is the "Resistance" of a Molecule?
Recent measurements of the current-voltage characteristics of individual or small groups of molecules has generated a lot of interest in the field of "molecular electronics". In this talk we will review the current status of the field, emphasizing the important conceptual issues in mesoscopic and many-particle physics that it raises.
Bio:
Supriyo Datta received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined Purdue University in 1981. His present research interests are generally centered around the physics of nanostructures and includes molecular electronics, nanoscale device physics, spin electronics and mesoscopic superconductivity.