Saif Islam

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research: Saif Islam's nanotechnology research focuses on the incorporation of low-dimensional nanostructured materials and devices with conventional IC elements, employing processes compatible with mass-manufacturing. Unlike the research-based approach of sequentially connecting electrodes to individual nano-structures for device physics studies, massively parallel and manufacturable interfacing techniques are crucial for reproducible fabrication and incorporation of dense, low-cost nanodevice arrays in highly integrated material systems. He has developed two novel nano-device integration and mass-production techniques termed 'nano-bridges' and 'nano-colonnades' that are entirely compatible with existing microelectronics fabrication processes. His group's current research objectives include the development of massively parallel synthesis and integration processes for 0D and 1D nano-structures (such as semiconductors, metals, oxide, molecules etc.) for potential applications in nanoscale electronics, photonics, energy conversion, nano-bio systems, bio-chemical sensors, sensor networks, memory, logic, MEMS/NEMS devices 3D device/chip integration, substrate-less devices and circuit fabrication. A major focus of Inano is nanoepitaxy for homo and heterogeneous nanomaterial synthesis, characterization and device integration of nanomaterials. In order to manipulate the propagation of light, a study is underway on a new class of materials, called "negative index metamaterials (NIM)" that demonstrate unusual electric and magnetic properties not found in nature and offer opportunities for unprecedented functionalities in virtually every area of classical optics and photonics.

Webpage: http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/profiles/saif.html

Email: saif@ece.ucdavis.edu