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Two Dimensional Electronics Beyond Graphene

Gordon Research Conference

Exploring and Utilizing Electronic Properties of 2D Systems

June 5 - 10, 2016
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Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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Conference Description

The 2016 Gordon Conference on Two Dimensional Electronics Beyond Graphene will present cutting-edge research addressing the fundamental properties and potential uses of ultrathin layered systems with a fundamental band gap including transition metal dichalcogenides, group V systems including phosphorene, and related isoelectronic structures. Interdisciplinary research driven by experimentalists and theorists in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Device Engineering contributes to the unprecedented growth in this area. Presentations and discussions will focus on questions including:

  • Which are the most promising aspects of 2D electronics in our 3D world?
  • What is the state of the art in the synthesis, assembly and passivation of 2D materials and related heterostructures?
  • What is our understanding of the unique behavior of 2D systems?
  • What is the promise of 2D systems for spintronics and optoelectronics?
  • Which are the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of 2D systems for electronics applications?
  • Are 2D materials viable candidates for electronics that would out-perform current silicon-based devices?

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:40 pm - 9:30 pmUnique Electronic and Thermal Transport in 2D Systems
Discussion Leader: Jeanie Lau (University of California, Riverside, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pmIntroduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pmMichael Fuhrer (Monash University, Australia)
"Approaching the Dirac Point: Lessons from Graphene in Topological Insulators and Semimetals"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pmDiscussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pmLi Shi (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
"Diffusive, Ballistic, and Hydrodynamic Thermal Transport in Two-Dimensional Materials"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSynthesis of Layered and 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: Pulickel Ajayan (Rice University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 amIntroduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 amDavid Mandrus (University of Tennessee / Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
"2D Magnetic Semiconductors: Challenges and Opportunities"
9:50 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:35 amCoffee Break
10:35 am - 11:15 amJi-Woong Park (Cornell University, USA)
"Coloring, Stitching, and Twisting for Atomically Thin Circuitry"
11:15 am - 11:25 amDiscussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pmScott Warren (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Solution Processed 2D Electron Gasses, Heterostructures, and Photovoltaics"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pmDiscussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCharacterization of 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: Marcos Pimenta (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmIntroduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pmJanina Maultzsch (Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany)
"Raman Spectroscopy of In- and Inter-Layer Vibrations in Few-Layer 2D Semiconductors"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmLuis Balicas (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, USA)
"Magnetotransport in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and in Heterostructures Based on These Materials"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pmDiscussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmTheory and Modeling of 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: Gotthard Seifert (Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:10 amIntroduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 amSteven Louie (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Understanding and Controlling Excited-State Phenomena in Atomically Thin 2D Materials"
9:50 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:35 amCoffee Break
10:35 am - 11:15 amThomas Heine (Universität Leipzig, Germany)
"Ultrathin Electronic Devices Tailored by Quantum Confinement"
11:15 am - 11:25 amDiscussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pmDi Xiao (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
"Valley Hall Effect in High Mobility Dirac Systems: A Fermi Surface or Fermi Sea Property?"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pmDiscussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmOptoelectronics and Photonics with 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: Xiaodong Xu (University of Washington, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmIntroduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pmFengnian Xia (Yale University, USA)
"Black Phosphorus Photonics and Electronics"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmFeng Wang (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
"Optical Spectroscopy of MX2 and Their Heterostructures"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pmDiscussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmManipulation and Passivation of 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: James Hone (Columbia University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 amIntroduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 amYoshihiro Iwasa (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Superconductivity and Strong Correlation in 2D Materials"
9:50 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:35 amCoffee Break
10:35 am - 11:15 amZhixian Zhou (Wayne State University, USA)
"How to Fabricate the 'Ultimate' Contacts to 2D Semiconductors?"
11:15 am - 11:25 amDiscussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pmCory Dean (Columbia University, USA)
"Mobility Limit in 2D Heterostructures"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pmDiscussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSpintronics and Valleytronics with 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: Roland Kawakami (Ohio State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmIntroduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pmScott Crooker (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
"Long-Lived Electron Spin Relaxation and Spin Coherence in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmKin Fai Mak (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Optical Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers in the Quantum Limit"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pmDiscussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 amBusiness Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pmElectronic Devices Based on 2D Systems
Discussion Leader: Peide Ye (Purdue University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 amIntroduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 amPablo Jarillo-Herrero (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Quantum Transport and Optoelectronics with Van der Waals Heterostructures"
9:50 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:35 amCoffee Break
10:35 am - 11:15 amDeji Akinwande (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
"Phosphorene and Silicene: The Ups and Downs of Flexible and Topological Electronics in a Corrugated Atomic Flatland"
11:15 am - 11:25 amDiscussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pmKaustav Banerjee (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
"2D Semiconductor FETs: Toward Green Transistors and Sensors"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pmDiscussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmComplex Phenomena in 2D Materials
Discussion Leader: Sang-Wook Cheong (Rutgers University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmIntroduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pmAbhay Pasupathy (Columbia University, USA)
"Transport and STM Studies of Charge Density Waves and Superconductivity in the 2D Limit"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmHan-Woong Yeom (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea)
"Can Chiral Solitons in 2D Make Solitonics Possible?"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pmDiscussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmClosing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture

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