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Anjali Manivannan
Missouri State University
Supervisor: Dr. Kartik Ghosh
Abstract
Semiconductors are materials that play an important role in the field of electronics. This study researches the growth and properties of nanoscale platinum-carbon semiconductors created using the Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD) technique. We grew and analyzed films consisting of varying ratios of platinum-to-carbon. The films were studied primarily with current-voltage measurements, but some rudimentary capacitance measurements were also performed. Our current-voltage analysis shows hysteresis and some indication of ferroelectrics; however, due to time constraints, the analysis is still incomplete.
Anjali (Anji) Manivannan is a fourth year undergraduate Physics major at the University of Virginia (U.Va.) and is originally from Springfield, Missouri. After her graduation in 2008, she intends to pursue graduate studies in either Nanophysics or Materials Science. She has helped author and make presentations at numerous American Association of Physics Teachers meetings and also works on physics education-related research at U.Va. As well as performing summer research at Missouri State University in Materials Science, Anji is looking forward to doing nanophysics-related research in the upcoming academic year at U.Va. Ultimately, she would like to conduct research in physics or a related field
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