FAIR DEAL Grand Challenge Overview

Technical Report · 01 September 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1854733· OSTI ID:1854733

Allemang, Christopher ^[1]; Anderson, Evan ^[1]; Baczewski, Andrew David ^[1]; Bussmann, Ezra ^[1]; Butera, Robert ^[2]; Campbell, DeAnna ^[2]; Campbell, Quinn ^[2]; Carr, Stephen ^[2]; Frederick, Esther ^[2]; Gamache, Phillip ^[2]; Gao, Xujiao ^[1]; Grine, Albert ^[1]; Gunter, Mathew ^[2]; Halsey, Connor ^[1]; Ivie, Jeffrey ^[1]; Katzenmeyer, Aaron ^[1]; Leenheer, Andrew ^[1]; Lepkowski, William ^[1]; Lu, Tzu-Ming ^[1]; Mamaluy, Denis ^[1] ; Mendez Granado, Juan ^[1]; Pena, Luis ^[2]; Schmucker, Scott ^[1]; Scrymgeour, David ^[1]; Tracy, Lisa ^[1]; Wang, George ^[1]; Ward, Dan ^[1]; Young, Steve ^[3]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

While it is likely practically a bad idea to shrink a transistor to the size of an atom, there is no arguing that it would be fantastic to have atomic-scale control over every aspect of a transistor – a kind of crystal ball to understand and evaluate new ideas. This project showed that it was possible to take a niche technique used to place dopants in silicon with atomic precision and apply it broadly to study opportunities and limitations in microelectronics. In addition, it laid the foundation to attaining atomic-scale control in semiconductor manufacturing more broadly.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1854733
• Report Number(s): SAND2021-12085; 700399; TRN: US2302970
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY