Papers:
Active Coatings Technologies for Customized Military Coating Systems
The main objective of the U.S. Army’s Active Coatings Technologies Program is to develop technologies that can be used in combination to tailor coatings for utilization on Army Materiel. The Active Coatings Technologies Program, ACT, [...]
Novel Function of the Boron Icosahedron; a New Mediator of Magnetic Interaction
Rare earth borides containing the B12 icosahedron display surprisingly strong magnetic interactions although they are magnetically dilute insulating materials with localized f-electrons. A microscopic local probe, ESR, was utilized to investigate the mechanism of the [...]
Revealing of a Particular Physical Mechanism of Disordered Photocatalytic Structure Functioning
Both reduction and oxidation products are simultaneously formed at the surface of the crystalline (“classic”) photocatalysts. As to probable photocatalytic properties of disordered structures, their functioning could be provided by a reinforced artificial separation of [...]
First-principle Study for Neutral Indium Migration in Silicon
We could figure out the atomistic configurations and migration energy during indium diffusion in silicon through our ab-initio calculations, which consists of searching for saddle points from a minimum and reaction pathway between the two [...]
TiO2/CNT coaxial composite array with visible-light absorption
TiO2, CNT, coaxial composite array, visible-light absorption
Polymer coated Carbon Nanotube probes for Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
We demonstrate a method for fabrication of a Scanning ElectrochemicalMicroscopy (SECM) probe using a parylene coated Carbon Nanotube as a nanoscaleelectrode. Parylene is used to achieve a conformal pinhole free insulatinglayer, which is a major [...]
Nanopowder net-shaping for manufacturing nanostructured ceramics
Khasanov O.L., Dvilis E.S., Sokolov V.M., Pokholkov Yu., Loutts G., Tomsk Polytechnic University, RU
The work aim is development of methods of dry nanopowder uniform compacting into complex shapes for sintering nanostructured ceramics and composites. In processing of bulk nanoceramic articles, it is important to compact nanopowder into a [...]
Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Chitosan/Polydiacetylene Vesicles for Convenient Preparation of Colorimetric Sensing Film
The aim of this report is to present a method for preparation of multilayer films for colorimetric sensor from PDA vesicles using the PEM technique, that the change of its color is also observable visually. [...]
Zeolite Micropattern for Biological Applications
A facile method was established using composition-gradient pattern on zeolite surface to guide the deposition and formation of chemical and biomolecular patterns .The goal is to achieve well-defined spatial patterns of bioactive molecules of precise [...]
High Capacity Nano-optical Diffraction Bar-code Tagging for Biological and Chemical Applications
Here we describe a new method for encoding small beads which allows for non-contact reading. The tagging technique is based on fabricating a nano-structured pattern on the surface of the particle, which is only a [...]
Nanostructured Metals Synthesized in Swollen Liquid Crystals
We have developed a flexible approach for the preparation of nanostructured materials using swollen liquid cristals (SLCs) that exhibit hexagonal, cubic or lamellar symmetry as soft templates.Hexagonal SLCs consist in a regular packing of infinite [...]
Euler Buckling of Individual SiGe/Si Microtubes
Zhang L., Dong L.X., Bell D.J., Nelson B.J., Schönenberger C., Grützmacher D., Paul Scherrer Institut, CH
Freestanding Si/SiGe microtubes have been fabricated using the roll-up technique of strained bilayer structures. Si/SiGe bilayers of 18 nm thickness have been rolled into tubes of 1.3 μm diameter. Tubes of 60 μm length have [...]
Design and Manufacturing Concepts of Nanoparticle-reinforced Aerospace Materials
Kireitseu M.V., Tomlinson G.R., Basenuk V., Rolls-Royce Centre in Damping, the University of Sheffield, UK
Material and Fan Blade Design Concepts shown in fig. 1 are introduced as follows: 1) CNT-reinforced micro-balloons to be used to create syntactic foam (an two-part epoxy adhesive filled with micro-balloons) such that the density [...]
Deformation of Nanocrystalline Metals under Nanoscale Contact
The nanoindentation of a columnar grain boundary (GB) network in nanocrystalline Al has been examined by atomistic simulation. Our intent was to gain fundamental understanding on the relationship between structure evolution at GBs and incipient [...]
Self-consistent Quantum Mechanical Treatment of the Ballistic Transport in 10 nm FinFET Devices Using CBR Method
CBR technique has been used to perform fully quantum-mechanical simulation of 10nm FinFET devices with varying fin width. Device characteristics have been observed and compared to the experimental values. It is observed from the simulation [...]
New Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Utilizing Nanoimprinting Technology
A new localized surface plasmon resonance sensor fabricated by the nanoimprinting technique is presented. Nanoimprinting, one of the most important nanofabrication technologies, can produce stable nanopatterns on a substrate with high throughput. In this study, [...]
Cell Separation and Manipulation by magnetic field in the presence of functionalised magnetic nanowires
In this paper we investigate the possibility of using magnetic nanowires in cell separation and manipulation. Ni, Co/Cr and Co/Fe nanowires made by electrochemical deposition in anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates. The combination between nanowires [...]
Nano-Sized Polymer Micelle Synthesized from Cationic Gemini Surfmer
In this study, we examine the synthesis and characterization of polymer micelle using polymerizable cationic gemini surfactant (surfmer). In this work, polymerizable cationic gemini surfmer, (CH2)2 [BrN(CH3)2C11H22OCOC(CH3)CH2]2 (GSM) was newly synthesized and characterized. Also, a [...]
Fabrication and Transistor Demonstration on Si-based Nanomembranes
Yuan H-C, Roberts M.M., Savage D.E., Lagally M.G., Ma Z., Celler G.K., University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
We demonstrate the fabrication of free standing Si, SiGe, and Si/SiGe/Si membranes and the ability to transfer them onto various kinds of host substrates. In addition to the unstrained Si, SiGe membranes, strained Si is [...]
Titanium Dioxide Nanostructured Coatings: Application in Photocatalysis and Sensors
Byrne J.A., Hamilton J.W.J., McMurray T.A., Dunlop P.S.M., Donaldson V.J.A., Rankin J., Dale G., Al Rousan D., University of Ulster, UK
This paper presents results concerning the fabrication, characterisation, and application of nano-structured titanium dioxide films. Applications include photocatalytic purification of water, “self-decontaminating” surfaces, and electrochemical biosensing.
Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets [2] Surface Treatment
Since the late 1990’s, research has been underway in our group at Michigan State University to investigate the fabrication of new nano-size carbon material, exfoliate graphite nanoplatelets [xGnP]. The xGnP is fabricated from natural graphite [...]
Influence of photo-initiator concentration on residual mechanical stress in SU-8 thin films
The negative photoresist SU-8 is widely used in the development and fabrication of MEMS devices. The structures of the resist are the product of photochemical and thermal cationic processes and result in vertical sidewalls and [...]
Addressing 3rd-Party Patent Protection in the Product Development Process
Third-party patent protection can be an obstacle to product development and introduction. Some development efforts completely ignore patent issues until a late-term crisis arises. Identified too late in the product development cycle, patent issue may [...]
The Impact of Patent Reform on Nanotechnology: File Early and File Often
2005 could have be remembered as the year with the most significant changes to United States patent law since the Patent Act of 1952. The proposals to update U.S. patent law would substantially change the [...]
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 1, Technical Proceedings of the 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
Published: May 7, 2006
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Nanoelectronics
ISBN: 0-9767985-6-5