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Anchoring and alignment behavior of liquid crystals on poly(vinyl cinnamate) thin films

Lee S-W., Lee T.J., Hahm S.G., Lee S-W., Lee T.J., Ree M., Pohang University of Science and Technology, KR

At present, a rubbing process using a fabric is the only technique adopted in the LC display industry to treat PI film surfaces for the mass-production of flat-panel LC display devices. However, this process has [...]

Nanofabric PLA architecture with Flexible Nanowire-redundancy

Joshi M.V., Al-Assadi W., University of Missouri-Rolla, US

We propose a more robust and design-adaptive nanofabric crossbar PLA architecture and associated test methodology to enance the yield and minimize the time complexity for configuration. It is tested for different sizes and defect rate [...]

The Effect of Nanoparticle Distribution on The Structure and Properties of Palladium/Polycarbonate Nanocomposites

Atre S.V., Valmikanathan O.P., Pillai V.K., Mulla I.S., Ostroverkhova O., Oregon Nanoscience & Microtechnologies Institute, US

We report the synthesis of palladium (Pd)/polycarbonate (PC) nanocomposites as well as their morphological, thermal, optical and electrical properties. Pd nanoclusters were produced by the reduction of palladium chloride using a variation of the Brust’s [...]

A Novel Nonvolatile Memory Using SiOx-Cladded Si Quantum Dots

Velampati R.S., Jain F.C., University of Connecticut, US

This paper presents characteristics of a novel quantum dot gate nonvolatile memory (QDNVM) whose threshold shift can be varied by adjusting the duration and magnitude of the Programming Voltage pulse applied at the drain end. [...]

1/f Noise and RTS(Random Telegraph Signals) and Read Errors in Nanoscale Memories

Forbes L., Miller D.A., Louie M.Y., Oregon State University, US

The use of charge storage on nanoscale particles has been realized in silicon integrated circuit memories [1,2] and utilized in commercial products[2]. An analysis has previously been made of the increasing portion of the threshold [...]

Depth resolution capabilities using optical standing waves near surfaces

Neumayer F., Bacsa W.S., University Paul Sabatier, FR

The physics of standing waves has been explored for more than 50 years. Standing wave fields can be used to selectively enhance luminescence or enhance the Raman signal. We explore here the optical standing wave [...]

Application of Nano-Technology in Planar Silica Waveguides to Enhance the Performance of AWG’s and Other Standard Devices

Ticknor A., Yan M., Zhao L., Xu H., NeoPhotonics Corp., US

Though generally perceived as unfertile grounds for nano-technology optics, silica-based Planar Lightwave Circuits (PLCs) are benefiting from the tools, metrology and methods being developed for nanometer-resolution technology. We shall review how some of these methods [...]

Extraordinary Transmission through Al/Si Structure Perforated with Random Distribution of Holes

Chang Y-T., Tung I-C, Chen C-Y, Chen C.C., Tsai M-W, Chan C-H, Chang Y-T., Chen C-Y, Chen C.C., Lee S-C, National Taiwan University, TW

Extraordinary transmission through Al/Si structure perforated with random distribution of holes. The (1, 0) Al/Si surface plasmon mode due to hole array with 1st nearest neighbor distance. The transmission peak intensity is found to depend [...]

photonic nano crystal and its impact

Nzulu G.K, Linkoping University, SE

From all the experiments carried above, Photonic crystal, so far has shown to have a very promising future and it is assumed that in the next decades new technologies would be seen. It is estimated [...]

Hybridization of CMOS with CNT-based Complementary Nano Electro-Mechanical Switch for Low-Leakage and Robust Embedded Memory Design

Chakraborty R.S., Narasimhan S., Bhunia S., Case Western Reserve University, US

Embedded static random access memory (SRAM) that constitutes an integral part of nanoelectronic systems, experiences two major challenges with aggressive technology scaling: 1) exponential increase in leakage current [1] and 2) decrease in robustness of [...]