Overview

Current Projects

• Ferroelectrics & FRAMs

• High-k Dielectric for CMOS

• Magnetic Doping of Semiconductor Oxides

• Nano-contacts

• Semiconducting Oxides

Research Interests

Professor Olowolafe’s research activities focus on various areas of microelectronic and nanoscopic devices and materials. Specific activities include Synthesis, characterization and applications of multifunctional oxides for nanoelectronic and spintronic devices. Semiconductor oxides are currently being grown, doped to fabricate spin-based high-density non-volatile nanowire memory devices. Nanowire based FETs are so being developed for fast electronic, sensing, actuating and opto-electronic applications. Other areas of research interest include application of novel ferroelectric composite oxides for highly stable, high-density FRAMs for civil and military applications. Areas of systems development include integration of embedded nanowire-based CMOS circuitry in MRAMS. For electronic applications, nano-contacts are being fabricated using lithography and focused ion beam techniques; these eventually result in interconnections for nano-electronic devices and embedded structures. For gate oxides in miniaturized C-MOS devices, conducting composite oxides are being developed.