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Paul T. Blanchard, Kristine A. Bertness, Todd E. Harvey, Aric W. Sanders, Norman A. Sanford, Steven M. George, Dragos Seghete
We report novel metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) based on individual gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires with fully conformal cylindrical gates. The W/Al 2O 3 gates were deposited by atomic layer deposition. Reverse-bias breakdown
A genetic algorithm has been developed to generate circuit models from calibrated broadband measurements of coaxial and on-wafer devices under test (DUTs). The algorithm randomly builds a population of circuit models from lumped as well as distributed
Thomas M. Wallis, Kichul Kim, Pavel Kabos, Dejan Filipovic
In order to realize new interconnect concepts based on nanofibers, reliable metrology is required. Given the clock-speeds of integrated circuits in the present as well as the foreseeable future, this metrology must be compatible with radio frequencies (RF)
Fahmida Ferdous, Houxun H. Miao, Daniel E. Leaird, Kartik Srinivasan, Jian Wang, Lei Chen, Leo T. Varghese, Andrew M. Weiner
We report, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, spectral phase characterization and line-by-line pulse shaping of an optical frequency comb generated by nonlinear wave mixing in a micro-ring resonator. The comb is compressed to a train of near
Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, John B. Schlager
A new method of growing a common semiconductor provides an avenue for fabricating perfect crystals in a form that takes advantage of their unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties.
The promise of nanotechnology is virtually unlimited with expected future applications in almost every field and widespread commercial products utilizing nanoparticles for enhanced capabilities. One important topic has been the extent to which the unique
Jung-Chul An, Alia Weaver, Byungnam Kim, Aaron Barkatt, Dianne L. Poster, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Joseph Silverman, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Studies of the radiation-induced synthesis of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) nanogels, intended to provide a basis for obtaining intra-molecular cross-linked products, which are more useful in drug delivery, show that a sharp change in the controlling
Yuxiang Liu, Hua Xu, Felix Stief, Nikolai Zhitenev, Miao Yu
We present experimental demonstration of three-dimensional superfocusing by using an optical fiber based surface plasmonic (SP) lens with nanoscale concentric annular slits. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that a far-field, sub
Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek
Contour metrology is one of the techniques used to verify optical proximity correction (OPC) in lithography models. The use of these methods, which are known as resolution enhancement techniques (RET), are necessitated by the continued decrease in feature
Nikolai Mattison, Denis O'Carroll, R. K. Rowe, Elijah Petersen
Nanomaterials possess unique physical, electrical and chemical properties which make them attractive for use in a wide range of applications. Through their use and eventual disposal, nanomaterials may ultimately be released into the subsurface environment
Christopher L. Soles, Hyun W. Ro, A. Wood, N. Estrada, B. Dick, Y. Wang, Micheal Thouless, Rachel Goldman
Nanostructured materials with ultra-small crystallites (approaching the exciton Bohr radius) embedded in a solid-state matrix have great potential for optoelectronic and energy-conversion applications owing to the possibility of invoking quantum effects
Mark Reitsma, Richard S. Gates, Lawrence H. Friedman, Robert F. Cook
Prototype cantilevers that enable quantitative micro- to nano-scale surface force measurements using contact-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) are presented. The Hammerhead cantilevers allow precise optical lever system calibrations for cantilever
Neenu Singh, Gareth J. Jenkins, Bryant C. Nelson, Bryce J. Marquis, Thierry G. Maffeis, Andy P. Brown, Paul M. Williams, Chris J. Wright, Shareen H. Doak
Ultrafine superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (USPION) hold great potential for revolutionising biomedical applications such as MRI, localised hyperthermia, and targeted drug delivery. Though evidence is increasing regarding the influence of
Jeffrey W. Hudgens, John M. Pettibone, Thomas P. Senftle, Ryan N. Bratton
This report outlines the determination of a reaction mechanism that can be manipulated to develop directed syntheses of gold monolayer protected clusters (MPCs) prepared by the reduction of solutions containing 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (L 3)
Craig D. McGray, Richard A. Allen, Marc J. Cangemi, Jon C. Geist
Etching of monocrystalline diamond in oxygen and water vapor at 1100° C through small pores in a silicon nitride film produced smooth-walled rectangular cavities. The cavities were imaged by electron microscope and measured by interferometric microscopy
Andrew A. Herzing, Gemma L. Brett, Peter Miedziak, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Meenakshisundaram Sankar, Marco Conte, Jose A. Lopez-Sanchez, David W. Knight, Stuart H. Taylor, Graham J. Hutchings, Qian He, Christopher J. Kiely
AuPt or AuPd nanoparticles when supported on Mg(OH)2 are highly active for the selective oxidation of glycerol under base-free conditions at ambient temperatures. When bimetallic particles with the appropriate composition are prepared, catalysts with a
Konrad Rykaczewski, John H. Scott, Sukumar Rajauria, W R. Ashurst, Jeff Chinn, Amy Chinn, Wanda Jones
We report formation of nano-to-microscale satellite droplets in the geometrical shadow of high contact angle primary drops during dropwise water condensation on a nanostructured superhydrophobic surface. The primary drops contribute to the heat transfer
The impact of potassium (K) addition on the electronic structure of oligo- (phenylene ethynylene) (OPE) and NO2 substituted OPE (NO2-OPE) self-assembled monolayers was examined using ultraviolet photoemission. Addition below 0.5 K/molecule produced rigid
This report summarizes the findings of an interlaboratory study (ILS) conducted in 2009-2010 under the auspices of the Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS) Technical Working Area (TWA) 34 (Nanoparticle Populations). The stated
Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, Albert Davydov
The unique properties of GaN nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy are reviewed. These properties include the absence of residual strain, exclusion of most extended defects, long photoluminescence lifetime, low surface recombination velocity,and high
Darwin R. Reyes-Hernandez, Geraldine I. Mijares, Brian J. Nablo, Kimberly A. Briggman, Michael Gaitan
An electrical method to trap and release charged gold nanoparticles on and from the surface of alkanethiol self-assembled-monolayer (SAM) modified gold electrodes is presented. Gold nanoparticle (GNP) coated electrodes were formed by immersing amine
Kirstin Kruger, craig higgins, Gregg M. Gallatin, Robert Brainard
We postulate that the best way to simultaneously improve resolution, line edge roughness (LER), and sensitivity all in EUV resists is to increase the number of acid molecules generated per absorbed photon. In previous work, we showed that acid amplifiers