BNC Annual Research Review: Thin-Film Electronics using Nanowire Transistors

06 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming year.

BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanoelectronics and Semiconductor Devices

23 Apr 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes

This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming year.

Electrical Conduction through dsDNA-Molecule with Nanoscale Break Junctions

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kyung J. Jeong, Ajit Mahapatro, Sugata Bhattacharya, Gil Lee, David Janes

Measuring the electrical conductivity through a specific strand of DNA is of great interest to the nano-science and engineering community. This work focuses on the electrical conduction through 15 base-pair, double helix oligo-nucleotides with various sequences. The current-voltage characteristics …

Electrodeposition of Palladium as an Ohmic Contact for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

03 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Penque, David Janes

Carbon nanotubes are being researched extensively for their unique conductive properties. Controlled growth of vertical single-walled carbon nanotubes, however, has not yet been possible. This presentation reports a way to synthesize vertical single-walled carbon nanotubes that can be used for …

Homework for PN Junctions: Depletion Approximation (ECE 305)

06 Jan 2006 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom, David Janes

This homework assignment is part of ECE 305 "Semiconductor Device Fundamentals" (Purdue University). It contains 7 problems which lead students through a comparison of the depletion approximation and the exact analysis of a PN junction diode.

MCW07 Metal-Molecule Interface Reactions for Silicon-Based Molecular Electronic Devices

23 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Adina Scott, David Janes

The interaction of deposited metals with monolayer films is critical to the emerging arena of molecular electronics. We present the results of a thorough study of the interaction of vapor-deposited Au and Ag on alkane films attached to Si substrates.

NASA INAC Overview

26 Jul 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes

NASA INAC Overview

Novel Magnetic Materials for Biomolecular Diagnostics

28 Jul 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes, Gil Lee, Sugata Bhattacharya, Kyung J. Jeong, D. M. Oh, W. S. Chang

Paramagnetic particles have emerged as important tools for cell sorting, protein separation, and single molecule measurements. The particles used in these applications must meet the following requirements: uniform in size, highly paramagnetic, stable in physiological salt buffer, …

Semiconductor Interfaces at the Nanoscale

17 Oct 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Janes

The trend in downscaling of electronic devices and the need to add functionalities such as sensing and nonvolatile memory to existing circuitry dictate that new approaches be developed for device structures and fabrication technologies. Various device technologies are being investigated, including …

Surface Analysis of Organic Monlayers Using FTIR and XPS

02 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jamie Nipple, Michael Toole, David Janes

Current research concerning self-assembled monolayers (SAM) focuses on the fabrication of microelectronics utilizing a semiconductor/molecule/metal junction. This study seeks to investigate various experimental techniques for creation of organic monolayers by surface analysis techniques including …

University of Puerto Rico Nanotechnology Lectures

16 Nov 2005 | Series | Contributor(s): David Janes

Lectures for Nanotechnology class at the University of Puerto Rico.