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X-Ray Metrology of Nanowire/ Nanosheet FETs for Advanced Technology Nodes

March 30, 2020
Author(s)
Madhulika S. Korde, Regis J. Kline, Daniel Sunday, Nick Keller, Subhadeep Kal, Cheryl Alix, Aelen Mosden, Alain C. Diebold
The three-dimensional architectures for field effect transistors (FETs) with vertical stacking of Gate-all-Around Nanowires provide a pathway to increased device density and superior electrical performance. However, the transition from research into

Wear comparison of critical dimension-atomic force microscopy tips

March 28, 2020
Author(s)
Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, Ernesto Lopez, Bernd Imer
Nanoscale wear affects the performance of atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based measurements for all applications including process control, nanoelectronics characterization and topography measurements. As such, methods to prevent or reduce AFM tip wear is

Optimal in situ electromechanical sensing of molecular species

January 21, 2020
Author(s)
Maicol A. Ochoa, Michael P. Zwolak
We investigate protocols for optimal molecular detection with electromechanical nanoscale sensors in ambient conditions. Our models are representative of suspended graphene nanoribbons, which due to their piezoelectric and electronic properties, provide

Sizing up the Next Generation of Nanomedicines

December 11, 2019
Author(s)
Jeffrey D. Clogston, Vincent A. Hackley, Adriele Prina-Mello, Sanyogitta Puri, Silvia Sonzini, Patrick Lim Soo
During the past two decades the field of nanomedicines has experienced significant progress. To date, over sixty nanoparticle (NP) formulations have been approved in the US and EU while many others are in clinical or preclinical development, indicating a

Characterization of Size and Aggregation for CNC Dispersions Separated by Asymmetrical-flow Field-flow Fractionation

December 9, 2019
Author(s)
Jeremie Parot, Arnab K. Mukherjee, Martin Couillard, Maohui Chen, Shan Zou, Vincent A. Hackley, Linda Johnston
Cellulose nanocrystals derived from various types of cellulose biomass have significant potential for applications that take advantage of their availability from renewable natural resources and their high mechanical strength, biocompatibility and ease of

Evaluating performance, degradation, and release behavior of a nanoform pigmented coating after natural and accelerated weathering

December 6, 2019
Author(s)
Ronald S. Lankone, David G. Goodwin, Li Piin Sung, Emmanuel Ruggiero, Klaus Vilsmeier, Philipp Mueller, Sorin Pulbere, Katie Challis, Yuqiang Bi, Paul Westerhoff, James Ranville, David H. Fairbrother, Wendel Wohlleben
Pigments with nanoscale dimensions are added to exterior coatings to achieve desirable color and gloss properties. The present study compared the performance, degradation, and release behavior of an acrylic coating that was pigmented by a nanoform of Cu

Unveiling defect-mediated charge-carrier recombination at the nanometer scale in polycrystalline solar cells

November 20, 2019
Author(s)
Yohan Yoon, Wei-Chang Yang, Dongheon Ha, Paul M. Haney, Daniel Hirsch, Heayoung Yoon, Renu Sharma, Nikolai Zhitenev
In this work, we employ two techniques, near-field scanning photocurrent microscopy (NSPM) and transmission electron microscope based cathodoluminescence spectroscopy (TEM-CL), to analyze the nanoscale electrical and optical properties of CdTe solar cells

Data-driven approaches to optical patterned defect detection

September 5, 2019
Author(s)
Mark-Alexander Henn, Hui Zhou, Bryan M. Barnes
Computer vision and classification methods have become increasingly popular in recent years due to ever-increasing computation power. While advances in semiconductor devices are the basis for this growth, few publications have probed the benefits of data

Interlaboratory comparison of nanoparticle size measurements between NMIJ and NIST using two different types of dynamic light scattering instruments

August 6, 2019
Author(s)
Kayori Takahashi, John A. Kramar, Natalia Farkas, Keiji Takahata, Ichiko Misumi, Kentaro Sugawara, Satoshi Gonda, Kensei Ehara
The question of how to relate particle sizes measured using a fixed-angle dynamic light scattering (DLS) instrument with those measured using a multi-angle DLS instrument is addressed. A series of nearly monodisperse polystyrene latex (PSL) particles with

Engineered Sulfur-MoS2-Graphene Heterostructure Cathodes for Diagnostics of Nanoscale Electrochemical Processes in High Energy Density Li-S Batteries

August 5, 2019
Author(s)
Vladimir P. Oleshko, William R. McGehee, Saya Takeuchi, Siyuan Zhang, Andrei A. Kolmakov, Jabez J. McClelland, Christopher L. Soles
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have recently attracted enormous attention because of high theoretical specific energy (2600 Wh kg-1) and high specific capacity (1672 mAhg-1), as well as the low cost, natural abundance, and nontoxicity of elemental sulfur

Electron Reflectometry for Measuring Nanostructures on Opaque Substrate

July 8, 2019
Author(s)
Lawrence H. Friedman, Wen-Li Wu
Here, we present a method for measuring dimensions of nanostructures using specular reflection of electrons from an opaque surface. Development of this method has been motivated by measurement needs of the semiconductor industry, but it can also be more

Bubble magnetometry of nanoparticle heterogeneity and interaction

June 7, 2019
Author(s)
Andrew L. Balk, Ian J. Gilbert, R. Ivkov, John Unguris, Samuel Stavis
Bubbles have a rich history as transducers in particle-physics experiments. In a solid-state analogue, we use bubble domains in nanomagnetic films to measure magnetic nanoparticles. This technique can determine the magnetic orientation of a single

Bridging communities in the field of nanomedicine

April 30, 2019
Author(s)
Blanka Halamoda-Kenzaoui, Simon Baconnier, Thierry Bastogne, Didier Bazile, Patrick Boisseau, Gerrit Borchard, Sven E. Borgos, Luigi Calzolai, Karin Cederbrant, Gabriella di Felice, Tiziana Di Francesco, Marina Dobrovolskaia, Rog?rio Gaspar, Bel?n Gracia, Vincent A. Hackley, Lada Leyens, Neill Liptrott, Margriet Park, Anil Patri, Gert Roebben, Matthias Roesslein, Ren? Th?rmer, Patricia Urb?n L?pez, Val?rie Zuang, Susanne Bremer-Hoffmann
The workshop "Bridging communities in the field of nanomedicine" was hosted by the European Commission Joint Research Centre on 27-28 September 2017. It gathered experts from regulatory bodies, research institutions and industry to discuss the main

Spontaneous current constriction in threshold switching devices

April 9, 2019
Author(s)
Jonathan Goodwill, Georg Ramer, Dasheng Li, Brian Hoskins, Georges Pavlidis, Jabez J. McClelland, Andrea Centrone, James A. Bain, Marek Skowronski
Threshold switching devices exhibit extremely non-linear current-voltage characteristics, which are of increasing importance for a number of applications including solid-state memories and neuromorphic circuits. It has been proposed that such non-linear

Metrology requirements for next generation of semiconductor devices

April 4, 2019
Author(s)
Ndubuisi G. Orji
Although devices based on traditional CMOS architectures are expected to reach their physical limits in the next few years, the devices and materials involved are more complex and difficult to measure than ever before. The nanoscale sizes mean that the
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