Quantum Dot - synthesis routes

03 Apr 2007 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Saurabh Madaan

A brief survey of synthesis routes of quantum dots, with more emphasis on epitaxial and colloidal approaches.

https://nanohub.org/resources/2520

Computer Simulation of Nanoparticles, Viruses, and Electrical Power-Generating Bacteria

20 Mar 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter J. Ortoleva

Models of cells and nanometer-scale biosystems are presented that clarify their physico-chemical characteristics and allow for computer- aided design of therapeutic and nanotechnical devices. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2485

What Can the TEM Tell You About Your Nanomaterial?

26 Feb 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eric Stach

In this tutorial, I will present a brief overview of the ways that transmission electron microscopy can be used to characterize nanoscale materials. This tutorial will emphasize what TEM does well, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2359

Highly Efficient Thermal Transport: The Application of Carbon Nanotube Array Interfaces

01 Feb 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Baratunde A. Cola

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have received much attention in recent years for their extraordinary properties that through careful engineering may be leverage for the development of numerous advantageous …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2317

Nanoparticles in Biology and Materials: Engineering the Interface through Synthesis

29 Jan 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Vincent Rotello

Monolayer-protected nanoparticles provide versatile tools for nanotechnology. In our research, we use these nanoparticles as building blocks for the creation of functional magnetic and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2312

Plasmon-resonant Nanorods as Multifunctional Imaging Agents

28 Dec 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alexander Wei

Gold nanorods have several outstanding characteristics as optical contrast agents for biomedical imaging. Their strong optical absorption at near-infrared (NIR) frequencies can be used to generate …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2127

Nanotechnology and Visible Light

19 Dec 2006 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Raymond Serrano

This submission is an undergraduate project by Raymond Serrano, a chemistry student at UTEP. Raymond has been a nanoHUB student for one year. In addition to being factor of scale, nanoscience is …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2118

Nanotechnology and Occupational Safety and Health: What are the Issues, What do we know, and What is NIOSH Doing

21 Nov 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Charles L. Geraci

Nanotechnology and Occupational Safety and Health: What are the Issues, What do we know, and What is NIOSH Doing

https://nanohub.org/resources/2008

ECE 695s Lecture 11: Guiding Light Along Nanoparticle Arrays

02 Nov 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Vladimir M. Shalaev

https://nanohub.org/resources/1947

DNA Nanowires

06 Aug 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Margarita Shalaev

DNA is a relatively inexpensive and ubiquitous material that can be used as a scaffold for constructing nanowires. Our research focuses on the manufacturing of DNA-templated, magnetic nanowires. This …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1679

Nanosphere Optics Lab

19 May 2006 | Tools | Contributor(s): Jon Camden, George C. Schatz

Nanosphere Optics Lab uses Mie theory to calculate the absorption, scattering, and extinction spectra of spherical nanoparticles. Calculations for spheres of a constant dielectric, as well as the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/nsoptics

MSL Simulator

17 Jun 2005 | Tools | Contributor(s): K. J. Cho

Easy-to-use interface for designing and analyzing electronic properties of different nano materials

https://nanohub.org/resources/msl