Welcome to Advanced Nanoelectronics & Nanostructures Group Website!

We are a research group led by Dr. Zafer Mutlu, an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Physics (joint), and Electrical and Computer Engineering (joint) at University of Arizona. Our group's research focuses on three key areas: (1) the design, synthesis, fabrication, and electrical characterization of atomically precise carbon-based nanoelectronic devices, specifically field-effect transistors (FETs) using graphene nanoribbon (GNR) semiconductors, aimed at developing high-performance, energy-efficient logic technologies beyond silicon; (2) the design of topological acoustic (TA) wave phononic devices using advanced high-throughput nano- and micro-fabrication techniques to drive advancements in radio frequency (RF) technologies; and (3) advanced electrical characterization of chalcopyrite minerals to deepen our understanding of their leaching behavior, with a primary goal of optimizing copper extraction.