Nanotechnology Research – Universities

BICAMN includes focus areas in 'Nanodevices' and in 'Nanomaterials' that explore the basic science of nanoscale magnetism and optics and the structural details of novel nanoparticles and nanoscale thin films.

The scientific community grouped under the Ilse Katz Center aims to develop excellent, innovative fundamental research in the field of nano-scaled materials, that will lead to the opening of new technological horizons.

The Nano Science research group at Hebrew University focusses on chemistry, physics and applications of semiconductor clusters, nanocrystals and nanorods.

Analytical and fabrication facilities with training for graduate level students available.

The LNBD laboratory focuses on the development and study of new generation of nanomaterial-based devices, with an emphasis on developing new fabrication approaches and understanding the fundamental mechanisms of the structural assembly. the group uses both the bottom-up and top-down paradigms as the underlying approach for exploring new devices and applications in diverse areas. These include the interface between nanomaterial-based electronic nose devices and disease diagnosis and ecology monitoring, molecule-based (opto)electronic devices, electrical contacts to organic molecules, and electronic charge transport via organic molecules.

Major interests of the group are: electrospinning of functionalized nanofibers; investigation of the mechanical properties of nanostructures;fabrication of nano scaffolds/membrane; nanofluidics.

Nanoelectronics- characterization and fabrication.

Tel Aviv University has launched the first interdisciplinary university research institute for nanoscience and nanotechnology in Israel, with a multimillion investment. Over 40 groups actively conduct leading research in electronics, physics, chemistry, biotech and medicine, developing more than 85 specific and interdisciplinary projects.

The Functional Nanomaterials and Electrochemistry group, under the leadership of Prof. Israel Rubinstein, focuses its research in the general area of nanochemistry, namely the preparation, study and applications of novel architectures controlled on the nanometer scale.

The group is interested in developing new molecular and nanoscale approaches to both understanding chemical and physical properties of materials (inorganic, organic and biological) as well as to the production and assembly of new materials and devices exhibiting interesting phenomena and useful applications. Their research emphasizes the role of intermolecular forces in chemistry, as the basis for both molecular recognition and molecular assembly.