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  1. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 5: Tour of the Cell

    28 Oct 2009 | Presentation Materials | Contributor(s): Marina Marjanovic

    Tour of the cellTopics: Smallest Unit of Life Prokaryotic Cells Eukaryotic Cells Overview of an Animal Cell Some Roles of Cell Membrane Proteins Determine Membranes Specific Functions Evidence of Movement of Membrane Proteins The Detailed Structure of Animal Cell Membrane The proteins in the...

  2. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 4: Dynamic Light Scattering

    28 Oct 2009 | Presentation Materials | Contributor(s): Gabriel Popescu

    Dynamic Light ScatteringTopics: DLS Typical Geometry Simplistic Picture: Young Interferometer 1st Order Correlation (g1)- DLS Viscous Media and Brownian Motion Observations Brownain Motion Coherence Effects Experimental Geometries Other Applications Viscoelastic

  3. Illinois ECE 440 Solid State Electronic Devices, Lecture 19: Current Flow in P-N Diode

    28 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Pop

    Last time, we talked about unbiased p-n junction.Today: biased (Vext ≠ 0) p-n junction & current flow

  4. Lecture 6: 3D Nets in a 3D World: Bulk Heterostructure Solar Cells

    27 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

    Outline:Introduction: definitions and review
Reaction diffusion in fractal volumesCarrier transport in BH solar cellsAll phase transitions are not fractalConclusions

  5. Lecture 5: 2D Nets in a 3D World: Basics of Nanobiosensors and Fractal Antennae

    27 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

    Outline:Background: A different type of transport problem
Example: Classical biosensorsFractal dimension and cantor transformExample: fractal nanobiosensors Conclusions
Appendix: Transparent Electrodes and Antenna

  6. Lecture 4: Stick Percolation and Nanonet Electronics

    26 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

    Outline:Stick percolation and nanonet transistorsShort channel nanonet transistorsLong channel nanonet transistorsTransistors at high voltagesConclusions

  7. ME 597 Lecture 6: The Transition from STM to AFM

    26 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ron Reifenberger

  8. Your Career Choices after Graduate School and The Most-Neglected Item in your Career Development (2015)

    23 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    What are your career choices after graduate school? Will you develop technology yourself? Will you work in a team? Will you guide people? Where will you work: in industry, research lab, or academia? Regardless where you work, there is generally one item that you are not being taught in graduate...

  9. Illinois ECE 440 Solid State Electronic Devices, Lecture 18: P-N Diode Electrostatics

    22 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Pop

    Last time, we talked about p-n junction built-in voltage V¬0.Today: more about p-n electrostatics.

  10. Illinois ECE 440 Solid State Electronic Devices, Lecture 16-17: Diffusion

    22 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Pop

    So far:•Energy bands, Doping, Fermi levels•Drift (~n*v), diffusion (~dn/dx)•Einstein relationship (D/μ = kT/q)•“Boring” semiconductor resistors (either n- or p-type)•Majority/minority carriers with illuminationToday, our first “useful” device:•The P-N junction diode in equilibrium (external...

  11. VEDA: Amplitude Modulated Scanning

    20 Oct 2009 | Tools | Contributor(s): John Melcher, Shuiqing Hu, Arvind Raman, Steven Douglas Johnson, Daniel Kiracofe

    This tool is being replaced by VEDA 2.0. Use that tool instead.

  12. 2009 Nano-Biophotonics Summer School - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    20 Oct 2009 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Gabriel Popescu, Nahil Sobh

    Nano-Biophotonics Summer SchoolTopics: Optics Theories EM Spectrum Index of Refraction Ray Optics FERMAT's Principle HERO's Principle Reflection Refraction Planar Boundaries Total Internal Reflection Spherical Lenses Thin Lens (Focusing) Thin Lens (Imaging) F Number and Depth of Field Optics...

  13. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 3: Elastic Light Scattering

    20 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gabriel Popescu

    Elastic Light ScatteringTopics: Light Scattering by Inhomogeneous Media Scattering on Single Particles Scattering on Simple Particles Rayleigh Scattering The Born Approximation The Spatial Correlation Function Single Particle Under Born approximation Ensemble of Particles Mie Scattering Multiple...

  14. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 2: Optics, Microscopy

    20 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kimani C Toussaint

    Optics, MicroscopyTopics: Background Spatial Resolution Microscope Architecture Contrast Optical Sources and detectors Resolution EnhancementVideo Processing and compression done by Kirill Lagoutchev, edited and uploaded by Omar Sobh.

  15. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 1: Optics, Introduction and Fundamentals

    20 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kimani C Toussaint

    Optics, Introduction and FundamentalsTopics: What is Optics? Optics Theories EM Spectrum Index of Refraction Ray Optics FERMAT's Principle HERO's Principle Reflection Refraction Planar Boundaries Total Internal Reflection Spherical Lenses Thin Lens (Focusing) Thin Lens (Imaging) F Number and...

  16. ME 597 Lecture 5: Some Topics in STM

    20 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ron Reifenberger

    Topics:Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS)Current Imaging Tunneling Spectroscopy (CITS)Apparent barrier heightForce on the tipAtomic CorrugationQuantum Corrals

  17. Illinois ME 498 Introduction of Nano Science and Technology, Lecture 14: Interface and Self Assembly

    17 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Nick Fang, Omar N Sobh

    Interface and Self AssemblyTopics: Origin of Adhesion: VdW Forces How can a Gecko lift it's foot off? Microscopic view of friction Driving Forces for Self Assembly Assembly by Surface Energy Phase Diagram of Micelles Micelle Properties Molecular self Assembly Geometries Possible Phase...

  18. Illinois ME 498 Introduction of Nano Science and Technology, Lecture 13: Adhesion and Friction

    14 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Nick Fang, Omar N Sobh

    Adhesion and Friction Topics: Surface and Surface Tension Molecular Picture of Surface Tension Contact Angle: Young's Equation Effect of Surface energy: Nucleation/Melting Solidification/Melting Size effect in Evaporation/Condensation Wetting on Textured Surfaces Wetting on Textures: Wenzel Model...

  19. ME 597 Lecture 4: How to Make an STM

    13 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ron Reifenberger

    Topics:Early SuccessesHow to Make an STM

  20. Illinois ME 498 Introduction of Nano Science and Technology, Lecture 12: Surfaces and Interface Effects

    13 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Nick Fang, Omar N Sobh

    Surfaces and Interface Effects Topics: Conduction of Ions in Fluid Applications of Ion Migration Electric Double Layer Debye Length Electro-Osmotic Effect Electro-Osmotic Flow Dielectrophoresis Surface and Surface Tension Molecular picture of Surface Tension Contact Angle: Young’s Equation DHow...