MSE 376 Lecture 4: Atom Optics

24 Oct 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Hersam

https://nanohub.org/resources/1911

MSE 376 Lecture 1: Film Deposition Methods

04 Oct 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Hersam

https://nanohub.org/resources/1872

Characterization of Colloids Using the BET method and X-ray Scattering

03 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Oluwaseyi Ogebule

Colloids are promising materials for a wide range of applications such as selective separations, catalytic processing, and enhanced chemical activity. However, these applications are limited without …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1667

Chemical Modification of GaAs with TAT Peptide and Alkylthiol Self-Assembled Monolayers

03 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Hamsa Jaganathan

The use of self-assembled monolayers (SAM) on semiconductors creates a basis for the design and creation of bioelectronics, such as biosensors. The interface between the surface and an organic …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1670

Technique for High Spatial Resolution, Focused Electrical Stimulation for Electrically Excitable Tissue

08 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Matteo Mannino

Cochlear implant devices have made use of electrode pulses as a method of nerve fiber stimulation since their early conception. Electrode stimulation is limiting in both quality and consistency, and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1707

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 …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1655

Nanotubes and Nanowires: One-dimensional Materials

17 Jul 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands

What is a nanowire? What is a nanotube? Why are they interesting and what are their potential applications? How are they made? This presentation is intended to begin to answer these questions while …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1639

Exploring Electron Transfer with Density Functional Theory

11 Jun 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Troy Van Voorhis

This talk will highlight several illustrative applications of constrained density functional theory (DFT) to electron transfer dynamics in electronic materials. The kinetics of these reactions are …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1566

What is "Nanofluidics"? or The Nano-izing of Fluid Mechanics

28 Jun 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Steve Wereley

Micro- and nanoscaled fluid mechanics are rapidly emerging as important supporting fields in biomedical technology, nanotechnology, etc., as well as being important fields of study in their own …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1604

Molecular Dynamics Simulations with the Second-Generation Reactive Empirical Bond Order (REBO) Potential

02 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Wen-Dung Hsu, Susan Sinnott

In this presentation, the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation will be introduced first. The applications of MD simulation, the procedure of MD simulation and some speed-up methods in MD simulation …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1165

Logic Devices and Circuits on Carbon Nanotubes

05 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joerg Appenzeller

Over the last years carbon nanotubes (CNs) have attracted an increasing interest as building blocks for nano-electronics applications. Due to their unique properties enabling e.g. ballistic transport …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1487

Establishing a Nanotechnology Business

24 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Daniel Coy

There are several fundamental needs to consider when transitioning nanotechnology discovery into a business and, ultimately, the marketplace. These needs include steady cash flow, market focus, the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1247

First Principles-Based Modeling of materials: Towards Computational Materials Design

20 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with accurate, first principles-based interatomic potentials is a powerful tool to uncover and characterize the molecular-level mechanisms that govern the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1239

Nanofabrication

11 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): R. Fabian Pease

Nanotechnology comprises the techniques for making things small (<100 nm) — i.e., nanopatterning — and the resulting applications, ranging from the results of undirected nanopatterning …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1223

The Long and Short of Pick-up Stick Transistors: A Promising Technology for Nano- and Macro-Electronics

11 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

In recent years, there has been enormous interest in the emerging field of large-area macro-electronics, and fabricating thin-film transistors on flexible substrates. This talk will cover recent …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1214

Molecular Dynamics Studies of Gaseous Transport

05 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ki-Ho Lee, Jason Myers, Susan Sinnott

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have generated a great deal of interest due to their unique properties. In this study, we examine the transport properties of various nanotubes using REBO-MD to determine the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1198

Tutorial on Using Micelle-MD

05 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Patrick Chiu, Kunal Shah, Susan Sinnott

This is a tutorial using Micelle-MD. This includes the main capabilities, computation procedure, with format of files generated, and the simulation setup, which includes the material models …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1193

Mechanical Properties of Surfactant Aggregates at Water-Solid Interfaces

05 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Patrick Chiu, Kunal Shah, Susan Sinnott

This is a talk on the mechanical properties of surfactant aggregates at water-solid interfaces using Micelle-MD. This includes silica indentations of micelles with comparison to experimental …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1192

A Primer on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)

04 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ron Reifenberger

Scanning Probe Microscopes and their remarkable ability to provide three-dimensional maps of surfaces at the nanometer length scale have arguably been the most important tool in establishing the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1185

Thermal Microsystems for On-Chip Thermal Engineering

04 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Suresh V. Garimella

Electro-thermal co-design at the micro- and nano-scales is critical for achieving desired performance and reliability in microelectronic circuits. Emerging thermal microsystems technologies for …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1182