Birck Nanotechnology Seminar Series

In This Series

  1. Plasmonics and Metasurfaces for Extreme Manipulation of Light

    08 Mar 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yongmin Liu

    In this talk, I will present some of our work in the fascinating field of plasmonics and optical metasurfaces. First, I will discuss reconfigurable plasmonic lenses operating in microfluidic environment, which can dynamically diverge, collimate and focus surface plasmons [5]. Second, I will...

  2. Heat Under the Microscope: Uncovering the Microscopic Processes that Govern Thermal Transport

    04 Oct 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Austin Minnich

    In this talk, I will describe our efforts to uncover the microscopic processes that govern thermal transport by phonons. In particular, I will describe how our advances in computation and experiment have enabled the first direct measurements of thermal phonon transmission coefficients at solid...

  3. Many Body Effects on Optical Properties of Graphene

    13 Oct 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Subhasis Ghosh

    Graphene, a two-­dimensional (2D) material shows remarkable optical and electronic properties, such as a linear energy dispersion, chirality and half-­integer quantum Hall effect. Multilayer graphene flakes, held together by weak van der Waals forces have also attracted attention due to...

  4. Introduction to the Quantum Design Systems in the Birck Spintronics Lab

    17 Aug 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Neil R Dilley

    Presentation about the design and capabilities of the PPMS DynaCool Cryostat and the MPMS-3 SQUID Magnetometer.

  5. High Accuracy Atomic Force Microscope with Self-Optimizing Scan Control

    19 Sep 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ryan (Young-kook) Yoo

    Atomic force microscope (AFM) is a very useful instrument in characterizing nanoscale features, However, the original AFM design, based on piezo-tube scanner, had slow response and non-orthogonal behavior, inadequate to address the metrology needs of industrial applications: accuracy,...

  6. Characterization of 2D materials at Birck Surface Analysis Facility

    28 Sep 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Dmitry Zemlyanov

    Material characterization is an important aspect for various applications. In particularly, for 2D materials and nano-materials, the surface characterization becomes crucial for smart material design, functionalization, fabrication, etc. Surface Analysis Facility at Birck Nanotechnology Center,...

  7. Bringing Quantum Mechanics to Life: From Schrödinger's Cat to Schrödinger's Microbe

    01 Nov 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Tongcang Li

    In this talk, I will first give a brief introduction to basic concepts in quantum mechanics and the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment. I will then review developments in creating quantum superposition and entangled states and the realization of quantum teleportation. Non-trivial quantum...

  8. Radiative Heat Transfer at the Nanoscale

    12 Dec 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Pramod Reddy

    In this talk, I will describe ongoing efforts in our group to experimentally elucidate nanoscale heat radiation. Specifically, I will present our recent experimental work where we have addressed the following questions: 1) Can existing theories accurately describe radiative heat transfer in...

  9. Toward Quantum Enhanced Plasmonic Sensors

    14 Dec 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alberto Marino

    In this talk I will describe our work towards this goal based on the interface between quantum states of light, known as twin beams, and plasmonic sensors.

  10. Laser Filtering, Metamaterials, and Commercializing Through the Lens of the Mythical Person Month

    09 Jan 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Themos Kallos

    In this work we investigate whether optical metamaterials in particular may require more than the typical resources to lead to successful commercialization. We also compare the estimated efforts with other technology commercialization projects of the recent past. ...

  11. Circuits on Cellulose: From Transistors to LEDs, from Displays to Microfluidics on Paper

    14 Feb 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Andrew Steckl

    In this lecture I will review the use of cellulose-based paper as a material in a variety of electronic (and related) applications, including transistors, light emitting diodes, displays, microfluidics. Paper is a very attractive material for many device applications: very low cost, available in...

  12. How to Engineer Human Microbiomes?

    02 Mar 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mohit Verma

    We are developing tools based on nanotechnology, bioengineering, and analytical chemistry to understand causal relationships between microbiomes and their hosts, and to manipulate microbiomes for desirable outcomes, e.g. to shift patients from unhealthy to healthy states. One of these tools uses...

  13. Thin Film Semiconductors for Efficient Energy Conversion

    08 May 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Carolin M. Sutter-Fella

    New semiconductor materials show immense potential as building blocks in emerging optoelectronic devices. Therefore, the quest continues for semiconductors that possess suitable bandgaps for efficiently capturing the solar spectrum, are composed of abundant elements, and can be deposited over...

  14. Can We Save Lives with Thermodynamics? Nanoengineering and Thermofluids for the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

    27 Apr 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David M. Warsinger

    Climate change, degrading water resources, and economic and population growth are increasing the need for new science and technologies at the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. In enabling new and improved technologies to tackle these issues, new nanomaterials designed with systems-level thermodynamics...

  15. History of SiC Power Devices and a Vision for the Future

    21 Apr 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Anant Kumar Agarwal

    We will discuss technical issues that have been solved to date and new problems that will need to be addressed to enable the further adoption of WBG devices. Specifically, we will focus on the technical challenges associated with the development of 10-40 kV SiC Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors...

  16. What is Markovian and non-Markovian in Quantum Mechanics: New Approaches and Viewpoints

    15 May 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Francesco Ciccarello

    While in classical physics the notion of what is Markovian or not is well defined, this is not the case when it comes to open quantum systems. What makes a quantum dynamics Markovian or non-Markovian (NM)? Traditional answers to this question involve the celebrated Lindblad master equation (ME)...

  17. Printed Nanostructured Optoelectronic Devices and Systems

    17 May 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Uli Lemmer

    In this talk I will first discuss nanophotoniclight management structures in large area optoelectronic devices and the possibilities offered by organic semiconductor lasers [1] and organic photodiodes [2] for sensing applications. Furthermore the talk will discuss recent progress for energy...

  18. Equipment, Techniques, and Growth of Ultra-High Purity AlGaAs-GaAs Heterostructures by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

    26 May 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Geoff Gardner

    In this talk I detail research and investigation into critical equipment and materials engineering issues related to the quality of the fabricated 2DEG systems. I also will present data that demonstrates the critical role gallium purity plays in 2DEG mobility.

  19. Magnetic Microsystems: Tiny Magnets Solving Big Problems

    23 Oct 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Donald P. Arnold

    In this talk will highlight my group's development of microfabricated permanent magnets and their application in various functional microsystems.  To set the stage, I'll first describe some basic concepts about magnets and physical scaling laws that motivate our efforts. ...

  20. Bioelectronic Devices for Personalized and Precision Medicine: from Wearable Sensors to Medical Nanorobots

    08 Dec 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Wei Gao

    In this talk, I will firstly introduce fully-integrated biosensors for multiplexed in-situ perspiration analysis, which can selectively measure a wide spectrum of sweat analytes (e.g. metabolites, electrolytes and heavy metals) and provide insightful information about our health state. Then I...