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APPROACHES/TOOLS: DEVICES/PHENOMENA: OUTCOMES/DELIVERABLES: Theory of condensed matter and devices: Electronic structure, quantum and semiclassical transport, scattering and interactions, environmental coupling, correlated electrons, internal fields, defects/disorder and localization, semiconductor and photonic device theory and reliability physics NanoTransistors: vertical FETs on silicon and III-V, carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons; quantum tunnel FETs Better understand the physical processes that govern the device operation Novel numerical algorithms High-performance petaflop scientific computing NanoMemory: ZRAM, RRAM, DMS Nonclassical Variation-Tolerant Computing Functional Diversification: (a) III-N HEMT and harsh-environment electronics; (b) Applications in Energy: Solid state lighting (SSL), High-temperature thermoelectrics, and Artificial photosynthesis; (c) NanoBio Devices: Quantum dot biosensors Explain experimental findings Explore transformative approaches enabling device optimization and discovery. Education and outreach through creating cyber-enabled community software. APPROACH DEVICES DELIVERABLES • Theory of condensed matter and devices: Electronic structure, quantum and semiclassical transport, interactions and scattering, environmental coupling, correlated electrons, internal fields, defects/disorder and localization, semiconductor and photonic device theory and reliability physics • Novel numerical algorithms • High-performance petaflop scientific computing • NanoTransistors: SOI, SiGe, FinFETs, carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons, III-V nanowires. Quantum devices—tunnel FETs; HEMTs on silicon substrate • NanoMemory: ZRAM, nanocrystal Flash, PCM • Energy Conversion/Saving Devices: Hybrid solar cell, Solid state lighting, Hightemperature thermoelectrics, and Artificial photosynthesis. • NanoBio Devices: Quantum dot biosensors/detectors • • • • Better understand the physical processes that govern the device operation Explain experimental findings Explore transformative approaches enabling device optimization and discovery. Education and outreach through creating cyber-enabled community software. APPROACH DEVICES DELIVERABLES • Theory of condensed matter and devices: Atomistic structural relaxation, bandstructure, quantum and semiclassical transport, interactions and scattering, environmental coupling, correlated electrons, internal fields, defects/disorder and localization, semiconductor device theory and reliability physics. • Novel numerical algorithms • High-performance petaflop scientific computing • NanoTransistors: vertical FETs on silicon and III-V, carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons; quantum tunnel FETs • NanoMemory: ZRAM, RRAM, DMS • Nonclassical Variation-Tolerant Computing • Functional Diversification: (a) III-N HEMT and harsh-environment electronics; (b) Applications in Energy: Solid state lighting (SSL), High-temperature thermoelectrics, and Artificial photosynthesis. • NanoBio Devices: Quantum dot biosensors • Better understand the physical processes that govern the device operation • Explain experimental findings • Explore transformative approaches enabling device optimization and discovery. • Education and outreach through creating cyber-enabled community software.