Northern Illinois University – TechConnect Briefs

Nanocatalysts Assisted Growth of Diamond Films on Si by Hot Filament CVD

Teng C.C., Ku F.C., Deng J.P., Sung C.M., Lin C-T, Northern Illinois University, US

Four different catalysts, nano-Ni, diamond powder (250 ~ 350nm), mixture of nano-Ni/diamond powder, and ultrasonicated nanodiamond (50 nm) seed, on Si wafers were employed to investigate diamond film growth by hot filament CVD (HFCVD). Both [...]

Galactosidase Gene Expression in Yeast Cells Enhanced by Nanoparticles

Chien S-F, Chen S-H, Lin C-T, Northern Illinois University, US

We report the enhancement of gene expression for rice -galactosidase gene (-Gal) in yeast cells assisted by metal nanomaterials. Au and Ag nanoparticles, and their nanocomposites, silica@Au and silica@Ag were prepared and characterized by UV-vis [...]

Molecular Fan: A Heat Sink for Nanoelectronic Devices

Sizemore C.A., Recchia M.L., Kim T., Lin C-T, Northern Illinois University, US

Currently, electrical components are cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink, which is cooled by convection in air. The warm air is then removed from the system using a mechanical fan. As technology [...]