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Novel Design of Molecular Integrated Circuits and Molecular Nanoarchitectronics

Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

This paper reports the results in synthesis and design of novel three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale integrated circuits (nanoICs). These nanoICs can be implemented utilizing multi-terminal molecular devices that exhibit unique electronic characteristics. Aggregated molecules form molecular [...]

Broadcast Photonic Curing of Metallic Nanoparticle Films

Schroder K.A., McCool S.C., Furlan W.R., Nanotechnologies, Inc., US

A novel and industrially scalable technique is presented for curing metal nanoparticle based films in which a large area uncured film is made highly conductive by exposure to a brief, intense pulse of light from [...]

Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline GaP

Pyshkin S.L., Ballato J., Chumanov G., DiMaio J., Saha A.K., Academy of Sciences, Kishinev, Moldova and Clemson University, SC, US

Nanoparticles of GaP have been prepared by the methods of mild aqueous synthesis, gas transport reactions and laser assisted deposition. Transfer of Ga and P by iodine and the next synthesis create onto a substrate [...]

Large scale synthesis of ordered silver nanoparticles for superhydrophobic and anti-icing application

Safaee A., Sarkar D.K., Farzaneh M., Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, CA

Large scale syntheses of ordered colloidal silver nanoparticles have been achieved through solution phase method. These colloidal nanoparticles have been spin-coated on glass substrates and investigated using AFM and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Nearly cubic shape silver [...]

Interpretation of Anomalous Photoluminescence Peak in GaAs1-xNx Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Fan W.J., Cheah W.K., Yoon S.F., Zhang D.H., Liu R., Wee A.T.S., Nanyang Technological University, SG

Low-temperature (10K) photoluminescence (PL) measurements of GaAs1-xNx epitaxial layers grown on GaAs by solid-source molecular beam epitaxy (SSMBE) reveal an anomalous second peak. Rapid thermal annealing (RTA) of a specific GaAsN sample reveals a lower [...]

Arrays of Cu2+-Complexed Organic Clusters Grown on Gold Nano Dots

de Picciotto A., Wissner-Gross A.D., Lavallee G., Weiss P.S., Montclair State University, US

Controlled growth of organic multilayers from periodic gold dot arrays on SiO2 surfaces has been used to create complex overlayer structures. Nanosphere lithography was first used to produce uniform metal patterns with particle sizes of [...]

Controlled Growth of Aligned ZnO Nanowires

Dalal S.H., Baptista D.L., Teo K.B.K., Milne W.I., Cambridge University, UK

The present work reports a detailed investigation of the catalytic growth of aligned ZnO nanowires/rods through the control of parameters such as the Au catalyst layer thickness, pressure, deposition temperature, and oxygen ratio. The purpose [...]

Production of Nanodots by Ion Sputtering on Mechanical Polished (110) Si-Substrates

Ballesteros C., Rodríguez T., Rodríguez T., Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, ES

We report a new method to deposit Cu nanocrystals by 5kV Ar+ ion sputtering of Cu metallic ribbons at glazing incidence, 8º, on top of (110) Si-substrates mechanical polished down to a 0.1 μm finish. [...]

Nano-Composite Barrier Anodic Aluminum Oxide for ICD Capacitors

Geiculescu A.C., Stevens J.L., Strange T.F., St. Jude Medical, US

Anodizing of aluminum in solutions such as sulfuric acid has been widely used for many years to produce nano-porous coatings on aluminum for architectural, decorative or abrasion–resistance purposes. It is well characterized in the literature [...]

Lotus effect on Al-surfaces

Sarkar D.K., Farzaneh M., Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, CA

Nanostructured patterns have been produced on aluminum surfaces by chemical etching. The density of the nanopatterns increases with the increase of the concentration of the etchent. The patterned aluminum surfaces have been passivated using stearic [...]