Advanced Nanoelectronics & Nanostructures Laboratory (ANNLab)
Welcome to ANNLab, led by Zafer Mutlu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, with courtesy appointments in the School of Electrical, Computing and Software Engineering and the Department of Physics.
From fundamental science to applied engineering · From atoms to systems
We build nanoscale materials and turn them into devices and circuits. We study how charge carriers, quantum states, and acoustic waves behave in engineered structures, from the atomic to the micrometer scale, and translate that understanding into device technologies for computing, communication, and sensing. The work runs end to end in-house, from material synthesis and nanofabrication to electrical measurement.
A central focus is atomically precise graphene nanoribbons, narrow carbon strips whose electronic properties are set by their width and edge geometry and can be programmed through chemistry. We develop them as transistor channels for computing beyond silicon and as sensors, from radiation detection in extreme environments to biological systems. Alongside this, we build topological acoustic wave devices for next-generation wireless communication, and we pursue exploratory directions at the boundaries between fields.