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James G. Kushmerick, Brian G. Burke, Tsz-Wah Chan, Keith A. Williams, Jiechao Ge, Chunying Shu, Wujun Fu, Harry C. Dorn, Alexander Puretzky, David B. Geohegan
The structure and vibrational spectrum of Gd3N@C80 is studied through Raman and inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) as well as density functional theory (DFT) and universal force field (UFF) calculations. Hindered rotations, shown by both
Effects of sample surface free energy (s) and relative humidity (RH) of the tip-sample environment on image contrast and friction characteristics measured with lateral force microscopy (LFM) have been investigated. Samples having a wide range of surface
Coralie Bernard, Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Mat Celina, Alexander J. Shapiro, Deborah Jacobs, Kar T. Tan, Sungjin Park, R. S. Ruoff, Joannie W. Chin
Graphene oxides are potentially a new class of nanomaterial to enhance multifunctional properties of polymers because of their remarkable thermal conductivity, mechanical strength, and more importantly, low cost. The graphene oxides, produced by
This report summarizes the research and measurement science carried out during 2008-2009 in the NIST Physics Laboratory. The Laboratory supports U.S. industry, government, and the scientific community by providing measurement services and research for
Mark M. Bailey, Christine M. Mahoney, Elodie Dempah, Jeffrey M. Davis, Matthew Becker, Supang Khondee, Eric J. Munson, Cory J. Berkland
Nanomaterials have emerged as valuable tools in biomedical imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluorescence, positron emission tomography (PET), and others. Some have been designed to serve as multimodal imaging agents, combining
The relationship between AFM probe-sample adhesion force and relative humidity (RH) at five different levels of surface free energy (γs) of an organic self-assembled monolayer (SAM) has been investigated. Different γs levels were achieved by exposing a
Jung Phil Seo, Tae Hwan Kim, Seok-Hwan Chung, Youngtaek Oh, Jaehyuk Choi, Young Kuk
We have fabricated an ultrahigh-vacuum-processed, ordered, single-crystalline nanodot array. By mapping the magnetization of the nanodots with spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy in the same chamber where they were grown, we are able to understand
Norman A. Sanford, Paul T. Blanchard, Kristine A. Bertness, Lorelle Mansfield, John B. Schlager, Aric W. Sanders, Alexana Roshko, Beau Burton, Steven George
Analysis of steady-state and transient photoconductivity measurements at room temperature performed on c-axis oriented GaN nanowires yielded estimates of free carrier concentration, drift, mobility, surface band bending, and surface capture coefficient for
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Robert M. Thompson, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, Li Ma, James H. Yen, Martin Ols
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has developed the Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2460 bullets and 2461 casings. NIST and ATF are proposing to
This paper is an erratum that corrects some typographical errors in our earlier paper "Parametric interatomic potential for graphene" by V.K. Tewary and B. Yang, published in Physical Review B 79, 075442 (2009).
Herbert S. Bennett, John J. Pekarik, Margaret Huang
RF and AMS technologies are essential and critical technologies for the rapidly growing wireless communications market. (A list of acronyms is at the end of this paper.) These technologies depend on many materials systems, some of which are compatible with
We describe the design and fabrication of a MEMS based force sensor with SI traceability for measurement of forces from a few nanonewtons down to 200 piconewtons. The sensor is based on the same principles of operation as the larger-scale Electrostatic
Transistors have been made from single molecules, where the flow of electrons is controlled by modulating the energy of the molecular orbitals. Insight from such systems could aid the development of future electronic devices.
Silvia H. De Paoli Lacerda, Jung J. Park, Curtis W. Meuse, Denis Pristinski, Matthew Becker, Jack F. Douglas
Gold nanoparticles (NPs) provide a promising platform for diagnostics and therapy, as well as other biomedical applications. The recent literature, however, contains conflicting data regarding the cytotoxicity of NPs. We have thus performed an array of
Mariona Coll Bau, Curt A. Richter, Christina Hacker
Nanoelectronic fabrication with Flip chip lamination Mariona Coll, CA Richter, CA Hacker, Colloquium Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology CIN2, Barcelona Spain, Dec 2009.
R. Rettew, J. Guthrie, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Faisal Alamgir
Surface limited redox replacement (SLRR) is a potentially powerful tool for atomic monolayer-scale model catalyst fabrication for a plethora of spectroscopic techniques. This paper compares overpotential Ni deposition as an intermediary for SLRR with the
Daniel A. Fischer, Saloman Turgman-Cohen, P K. Kilpatrick, Jan Genzer
The adsorption of asphaltenes onto flat silica surfaces modified with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkyltrichlorosilanes of varying thickness due to a variable number of carbon atoms (NC) has been studied by means of contact angle measurements
Angela R. Hight Walker, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Stephanie A. Hooker, Michael T. Postek, Stephen A. Wise, Andras Vladar, Rolf L. Zeisler
Harmonized sample pre-treatment is an integral first step in ensuring metrological quality of measurements as regards repeatability, inter-laboratory reproducibility and commutability. The development of standard preparation methods for SWCNT samples is
The main objectives of this study are to characterize the nanoparticle dispersion in polymeric matrices with different mixing chemistry conditions; and to correlate dispersion to surface mechanical properties of the nanopaticle-polymer system. Two types of
There is a great need for high accurate, truly-3D metrology solutions that can be used for analysis of high aspect ratio features such as through-silicon-vias (TSVs). In this presentation we propose evaluating the viability of the newly developed through
Willie E. May, Richard R. Cavanagh, Dianne L. Poster, Michael D. Amos
CSTL is entrusted with building, sustaining, and maximizing the chemical measurement system that is criticial to chemical technological innovation, economic competitiveness and new job growth for the benefit of the Nation.