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Prof. Carl V Thompson
Stavros V and Matoula S Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Co-Director, Materials Research Laboratory (MRL)
Primary DLC
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
MIT Room:
13-5069
(617) 253-7652
cthomp@mit.edu
https://mmns.scripts.mit.edu/
Assistant
Ryan Kendall
(617) 258-9790
rkendall@mit.edu
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Areas of Interest and Expertise
Reliability of Si-Based Integrated Circuits
Reliability of GaN-Based Devices; HEMTs and LEDs
Origin and Cdontrol of Mechanical Stress in Thin Films
Structure Evolution During Deposition and Processing of Thin Films
Thermal Stability of Thin Films and Nanostructures
Integrated Solid-State Supercapacitors
Thin Film Microbatteries
Rechargeable Li-Air Batteries
Research Summary
Professor Thompson and his students carry out research on thin films and nanostructures for use in micro- and nano-systems, especially electronic, electromechanical systems and electrochemical systems. One area of special interest is structure evolution during film formation and during post-patterning processing. For these studies, in-situ stress and structure characterization are combined to study kinetic processes that affect the properties of films and surfaces, both during and after deposition. Probe-based and electron microscopy are also used to characterize structure evolution in continuous and patterned films, as a function of thermal, mechanical, and electrical processes. Another major theme in Professor Thompson's research is development of techniques for organizing large systems of nano-scale materials, including carbon nanotubes, semiconductor and metallic nano-wires, and metallic nano-crystals. Applications of interest included sensing, energy storage/management, and water treatment.
Recent Work
Projects
January 22, 2019
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
RuO2 as Cathode Material of Thin Film Lithium-ion Batteries (LIB)
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
January 22, 2019
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Kinetic Study of the Reversible Lithiation in Si Thin Film Anodes
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
April 2, 2018
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Reliability of GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
January 18, 2017
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Solid-State Dewetting of Metallic Thin Films
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
December 4, 2013
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Rekindling MIT’s Relationship with Myanmar
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
July 19, 2012
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES)
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
September 22, 2011
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Experimental Characterization and Modeling of Templated Solid-State Dewetting of Thin Single-Crystal Ni Films
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
January 13, 2010
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Laboratory for Advanced Materials (LAM)
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
November 23, 2009
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Nanomaterial Arrays for Energy Storage and Sensing
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
July 18, 2008
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Nanotechnology on a Silicon Platform
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
July 18, 2008
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Exploratory Research on Phase Change Materials for Applications in Micro- and Nano-Systems
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
December 5, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Templated Self-Assembly of Metal Particles: Controlled Dewetting of Thin Films
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
December 5, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Stress Evolution During Growth of Metal Thin Films
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
December 5, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Templated Self-Assembly of Nanoporous Alumina: A Wafer-Level Methodology for Ordered and Aligned Nanostructures (Nano-Wires, Rods, Dots and Tubes)
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
October 2, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Phase Change Materials for Actuation in MEMS
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
May 10, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Stress Evolution During Reactive Film Formation
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
May 10, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Nano-Scale Machining with Femtosecond Laser Pulses
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
May 10, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Inelastic Deformation of Polycrystalline Films, Lines, and Dots
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
February 12, 2007
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMM&NS)
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
November 1, 2006
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Templated Self-Assembly for Nanoparticle Organization: Solid State Dewetting\n\n
Principal Investigator
Carl Thompson
Video
11.4.20-MRL-Digital-Welcome-Schuh
November 4, 2020
Conference Video
Duration: 40:31
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Over the past several decades the iterative trial-and-error approach to alloy design has become dramatically ‘digitally enhanced’. Physically-motivated computational models that incorporate thermodynamics, kinetics, and processing pathways can substantially narrow the search for optimum alloy compositions and configurations, while high-throughput experimental methods accelerate iteration. In advanced research areas where the controlling physics are not always known, computation can be augmented with data science and machine learning methods to span vast compositional spaces where few experiments exist. This talk will highlight projects of MIT faculty contributing to the digital transformation of the innovative ‘front-end’ of the metals industry—the design and reduction-to-practice of new alloys.
10.14.20-MRL-After-Moores-Thompson
October 14, 2020
Conference Video
Duration: 16:15
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MIT’s Interdisciplinary Materials Research Laboratory
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