Solar Cells Lecture 4: What is Different about Thin-Film Solar Cells?

29 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

Thin film solar cells promise acceptable efficiency at low cost. This tutorial examines the device physics of thin-film solar cells, which generally require a different type of analysis than …

http://nanohub.org/resources/11949

Chemically Enhanced Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Devices

09 Nov 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Hersam

Carbon-based nanomaterials have attracted significant attention due to their potential to enable and/or improve applications such as transistors, transparent conductors, solar cells, batteries, and …

http://nanohub.org/resources/9929

Electric and Magnetic Properties of Multiferroic Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures

20 Oct 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Pedro Antonio Prieto

Outline: Introduction Preparation methods for oxide thin films Oxide thin films and heterostructures Multiferroic materials BiFeO3, YMnO3, BiMnO3 thin films and FE/FM Composites Conclusions …

http://nanohub.org/resources/9910

TiCN/TiNbCN Multilayer System with Enhanced Tribological Properties

20 Oct 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Pedro Antonio Prieto

Improvement in the mechanical properties of hard coatings such monolayer (TiN, CrN, AlCN, WC-Co, TiCN) [1], has been achieved using compositional gradient WC/C layer, or multilayered type …

http://nanohub.org/resources/9912

Nanotechnology Activities in Colombia: A Perspective From the Excellence Center for Novel Materials

11 Oct 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Pedro Antonio Prieto

I will present the current state of R & D in the fields of condensed matter, novel materials, and nanotechnology in Colombia. I will initially consider Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to then …

http://nanohub.org/resources/9837

Superficial Science – Polymer Surface Science at Purdue

26 Aug 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jeffery Youngblood

In this presentation, Professor Youngblood describes his current research projects and the theme that ties them together - surface science.

http://nanohub.org/resources/9587

Surface Characterization Studies of Carbon Materials: SS-DNA, SWCNT, Graphene, HOPG

16 Feb 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Dmitry Zemlyanov

In this presentation examples of surface characterization studies of carbon specimens will be presented. (1) In particularly, the systematic XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) characterization of …

http://nanohub.org/resources/8312

X-ray Diffraction and Reflectivity Analysis of Thin Films and Nanomaterials

29 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mauro Sardela

A review of x-ray analysis techniques applied to the characterization of nanomaterials will be presented with focus on x-ray lab source instrumentation similar to the facilities available at the …

http://nanohub.org/resources/7955

Renewable Solar Energy: Has the Sun Finally Risen on Photovoltaics?

10 Apr 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark R. Pinto

After a review of the overall renewable energy landscape, including the central role of economics, we present here the case that PV is on the verge of becoming a major source of electrical power …

http://nanohub.org/resources/6332

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

06 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David B. 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 …

http://nanohub.org/resources/4722

Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films

02 Aug 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Josh Kaufman

Thin metal films have many applications from optical limiters to nanocircuits. Methods for fabricating these films differ in theory and complexity. Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) is a popular method …

http://nanohub.org/resources/3013