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Elliot Fuller, Evgheni Strelcov, Jamie Weaver, Michael Swift, Joshua Sugar, Andrei Kolmakov, Nikolai Zhitenev, Jabez J. McClelland, Yue Qi, Joseph Dura, Alec Talin
The performance of solid-state electrochemical systems is intimately tied to the potential and lithium distributions across electrolyte–electrode junctions that give rise to interface impedance. Here, we combine two operando methods, Kelvin probe force
This chapter provides an overview of the thermal techniques available to study nanoparticles, with particular attention to thermogravimetric analysis, calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. The advantages of thermal analysis for nanoparticle
Systematic charge transport characterization of solution-processed graphene inks using ethyl cellulose polymer as a binder/stabilizer, showed graphene patterns with high mobility ( 160 cm2 V-1 s-1), low energy gap, thermally activated charge transport and
James Ashton, Stephen Moxim, Ashton Purcell, Patrick Lenahan, Jason Ryan
We report on a model for the bipolar amplification effect (BAE), which enables defect density measurements utilizing BAE in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). BAE is an electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) technique
The open-loop (OL) variant of the Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) provides access to the voltage response of the electrostatic interaction between a conductive atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe and the investigated sample. The measured response can
Lars Leibrock, Harald Jungnickel, Jutta Tentschert, Aaron Katz, Blaza Toman, Elijah Petersen, Frank Bierkandt, Ajay V. Singh, Peter Laux, Andreas Luch
Air-liquid interface (ALI) systems have been widely used in recent years to investigate the inhalation toxicity of many gaseous compounds, chemicals, and nanomaterials and represent an emerging and promising in vitro method to supplement or ultimately
This publication is a synopsis of an invited presentation by Nandita Abhyankar, presented to the International EPR Society in September 2021. The synopsis describes the advantages of planar inverse anapole microresonators for improving the sensitivity of
Jaylene Martinez, Adrienne K. Blevins, Jason Killgore, Yifu Ding
Capillary infiltration of porous medium impacts applications across oil recovery, soil science, and hydrology. The infiltration kinetics is typically captured by a range of models that differ in the approximation of pore structures, fluid properties, and
The polarization response of a co-planar electrochemical capacitor covered with an ionic liquid as the electrolyte has been examined by a combination of two powerful analytic techniques, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Secondary Electron Microcopy
Garnett W. Bryant, Rachel Morin, Elena Shevchenko, Yuchen Sha, Matthew Pelton
Semiconductor nanorods with charge-accepting molecules adsorbed on their surfaces serve as model systems for solar energy conversion. An electron photoexcited from the valence band of the nanorod to a high-energy state in the conduction band will relax and
Ryan Stein, Zachary Barcikowski, Sujitra Pookpanratana, Joshua M. Pomeroy, Michael Stewart
Gate-defined quantum dots (QD) benefit from the use of small grain size metals for gates materials because it aids in shrinking the device dimensions. However, it is not clear what differences arise with respect to process-induced defect densities and
Varun Verma, Adriana Lita, Yao Zhai, Heli C. Vora, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Boris Korzh, Alex Walter, Ryan Briggs, Marco Colangelo, Emma Wollman, Andrew Beyer, Jason Allmaras, D. Zhu, Ekkehart Schmidt, A. G. Kozorezov, Matthew Shaw
We developed superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) based on tungsten silicide (WSi) that show saturated internal detection efficiency up to a wavelength of 10 um. These detectors are promising for applications in the mid-infrared
Joseph W. Robertson, Madhav Ghimire, Joseph Reiner
Protein nanopores have emerged as an important class of sensor, for the understanding of biophysical processes, such as molecular transport across membranes, and detection and characterization of biopolymers. We trace the development of these sensors from
Philippe Talatchian, Matthew Daniels, Advait Madhavan, Matthew Pufall, Emilie Jue, William Rippard, Jabez J. McClelland, Mark Stiles
Superparamagnetic tunnel junctions (SMTJs) are promising sources for the randomness required by some compact and energy-efficient computing schemes. Coupling them gives rise to collective behavior that could be useful for cognitive computing. We use a
Parinaz Fathi, Parikshit Moitra, Madeleine M. McDonald, Mandy Esch, Dipanjan Pan
Careful selection of carbon dot precursors and surface modification techniques has allowed for the development of carbon dots with strong near-infrared fluorescence emission. However, the rational selection of tetrapyrrolic carbon dot precursors to obtain
Varun Verma, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Jan P. Hoepker, Maximilian Protte, Raimund Ricken, Victor Quiring, Christof Eigner, Christine Silberhorn, Tim J. Bartley
We demonstrate the integration of amorphous tungsten silicide superconducting nanowire single- photon detectors on titanium in-diffused lithium niobate waveguides. We show proof-of-principle detection of evanescently-coupled photons of wavelength 1550nm
Brian Hoskins, Mitchell Fream, Matthew Daniels, Jonathan Goodwill, Advait Madhavan, Jabez J. McClelland, Osama Yousuf, Gina C. Adam, Wen Ma, Muqing Liu, Rasmus Madsen, Martin Lueker-Boden
Building prototypes of heterogeneous hardware systems based on emerging electronic, magnetic, and photonic devices is an increasingly important area of research. On the face of it, the novel implementation of these systems, especially for online learning
Nathan Bossa, Sipe M. Joana, Alan Kennedy, Treye Thomas, Christine O. Hendren, Mark R. Wiesner, Keana Scott, William Berger
Manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) are incorporated as "nanofillers" into consumer products to enhance properties of interest. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are known for their unique properties and have many applications in polymers. However, the
We present a novel approach for growth of surface-directed spinel Ga2O3 nanofins coated with non-polar GaN shell. Our results show that use of a binary compound such as core-shell nanostructures as a starting material is not necessary to promote the
Libin Sun, Drew Hall, Douglas Conrad, Kurt D. Benkstein, Stephen Semancik, Mona Zaghloul
A plasmonic sensing platform was developed as a noninvasive method to monitor gas-phase biomarkers related to cystic fibrosis (CF). The nanohole array (NHA) sensing platform is based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and offers a rapid data
Mingze Liu, Wenqi Zhu, Pengcheng Huo, Lei Feng, Maowen Song, Cheng Zhang, Lu Chen, Henri Lezec, Yanqing Lu, Amit Agrawal, Ting Xu
Monochromatic light can be characterized by its three fundamental properties: amplitude, phase and polarization. In this work, we propose a versatile, transmission-mode all-dielectric metasurface platform that can independently manipulate the phase and
For thousands of years, carbon ink has been used as a black color pigment for writing and painting purposes. However, recent discoveries of nanocarbon materials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and their various derivative forms, together
Samuel Berweger, Hanyu Zhang, Prasana Sahoo, Benjamin Kupp, Jeffrey Blackburn, Elisa Miller, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, Dmitri Voronine, Pavel Kabos, Sanjini Nanayakkara
The optical and electronic properties of 2D semiconductors are intrinsically linked via the strong interactions between optically excited bound species and free carriers. Here we use near-field scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) to image spatial
Mingze Liu, Pengcheng Huo, Wenqi Zhu, Cheng Zhang, Si Zhang, Maowen Song, Song Zhang, Qianwei Zhou, Lu Chen, Henri Lezec, Amit Agrawal, Yanqing Lu, Ting Xu
Poincaré beam, which describes the space-variant polarization of a light beam carrying spin angular momentum (SAM) and orbital angular momentum (OAM), plays an important role in various optical applications. Since the radius of a Poincaré beam depends on