University of Texas at Austin – TechConnect Briefs

A Piezoresistive MEMS Memory Device Using a Buckled Beam

Yang J.A., Shuvra P.D., Lin J-T., Walsh K., McNamara S., Alphenaar B., University of Texas at Austin, US

Microelectronics and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have given rise to a large class of new de- vices, from ultra-miniature sensors for cell phones and automobiles to complex memory devices for computers. Recent research in memory devices [...]

Quantum Modeling of Doped Carbon Nanotubes for High Ampacity Conductor Design

Li Y., Fahrenthold E., University of Texas at Austin, US

The development of new high strength, high reliability, high ampacity conductors can benefit a wide range of commercial and military systems. Improved conductors are needed to perform a variety of power and data transmission functions, [...]

Nonholonomic Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics for Computational Materials Design

Fahrenthold E., University of Texas at Austin, US

Nanocomposites research attempts to design new materials with unique or optimized properties, by forming composites at the nanoscale. Previous work has demonstrated the ability to significantly modify the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal, or chemical properties [...]

Polymer Nanocomposites from Functionalized Polyolefins

Paul D.R., University of Texas at Austin, US

Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites formed from the organically modified clay mineral montmorillonite and related materials have attracted a great deal of technological and scientific interest in the past decade. These composites offer the promise of greatly [...]

Tearing Graphene

Moura M.J.B., Marder M., University of Texas at Austin, US

Experiments on free standing graphene can expose the graphene sheets to out-of-plane forces. An example of that is the back-gate voltage experimental setup. Here we show that out-of-plane forces can cause free standing graphene to [...]