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A Primer on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2006 | 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 world-wide emergence of Nanotechnology. In this talk, the fundamental ideas behind the first scanning...
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Amine Linked Single Molecule Circuits: Systematic Measurements & Understanding
Online Presentations | 02 Jul 2007 | Contributor(s):: Mark S Hybertsen
Formation and function of well-defined linkages between organic molecules and metallic electrodes has been a key issue in the field of molecular electronics. We recently discovered that the conductance of single molecule junctions formed using gold-amine linkages can be measured reliably and...
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An Experimentalists’ Perspective
Online Presentations | 19 Dec 2007 | Contributor(s):: Arunava Majumdar
This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational science and engineering.
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Auger Generation as an Intrinsic Limit to Tunneling Field-Effect Transistor Performance
Online Presentations | 22 Sep 2016 | Contributor(s):: Jamie Teherani
Many in the microelectronics field view tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETs) as society’s best hope for achieving a > 10× power reduction for electronic devices; however, despite a decade of considerable worldwide research, experimental TFET results have significantly...
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Birck Nanoscience Expo
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BNC Annual Research Symposium: Metrology and Nanomaterials Characterization
Online Presentations | 10 May 2007 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
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 year.
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BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanoscale Energy Conversion
Online Presentations | 23 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher
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 year.
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BNC Annual Research Symposium: Welcome and Overview
Online Presentations | 23 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Timothy D. Sands
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 year.
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Carbon Nano Structures: A Web Based Animation Approach
Presentation Materials | 15 Aug 2004 | Contributor(s):: Tarun Janardhan Siripurapu
Educational materials on carbon nano-tubes targeted primarily at elementary and middle school children are developed. They are to be incorporated as teaching aids for educators as part of continuing work on an EPICS project, LSPM – the Lego Scanning Probe Microscope.
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Chemistry of Transition Metal Alloy Nanoparticles with Desired Phase Properties
Online Presentations | 20 Jun 2011 | Contributor(s):: Lichang Wang
In this presentation, I will discuss the results of two alloy nanoparticles, PtAu and PtVFe. I will also present the synergetic results of unraveling PtVFe nanoparticles by coupling computational chemistry with experimental work.
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Colloquium on Graphene Physics and Devices
Courses | 29 Jul 2009 | Contributor(s):: Joerg Appenzeller, Supriyo Datta, Mark Lundstrom
This short course introduces students to graphene as a fascinating research topic as well as to develop their skill in problem solving using the tools and techniques of electronics from the bottom up.
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Combining New Experimental and Informatic Tools for Protein Investigation and Engineering
Online Presentations | 09 Jan 2008 | Contributor(s):: Alan Friedman
The stability and activity of proteins is dependent on both the correct functioning and placement of individual amino acids and their interactions. Great attention has been paid to critical individual residues (generally revealed by their location in the active site and their conservation among...
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Computational and Experimental Study of Transport in Advanced Silicon Devices
Papers | 28 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Farzin Assad
In this thesis, we study electron transport in advanced silicon devices by focusing on the two most important classes of devices: the bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and the MOSFET. In regards to the BJT, we will compare and assess the solutions of a physically detailed microscopic model to...
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Designing Nanocomposite Materials for Solid-State Energy Conversion
Online Presentations | 10 Nov 2005 | Contributor(s):: Timothy D. Sands
New materials will be necessary to break through today's performance envelopes for solid-state energy conversion devices ranging from LED-based solid-state white lamps to thermoelectric devices for solid-state refrigeration and electric power generation. The combination of recent materials...
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Designing Nanocomposite Thermoelectric Materials
Online Presentations | 08 Nov 2005 | Contributor(s):: Timothy D. Sands
This tutorial reviews recent strategies for designing high-ZT nanostructured materials, including superlattices, embedded quantum dots, and nanowire composites. The tutorial highlights the challenges inherent to coupled electronic and thermal transport properties.
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Determining the Mechanics of Living Cells by Atomic Force Microscopy
Presentation Materials | 21 Apr 2004 | Contributor(s):: Emilie Grzywa Rexeisen
2003 SURI Conference Proceedings
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Device Characterization with the Keithley 4200-SCS
Courses | 12 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Lee Stauffer
This training session is based on the Keithley 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System. It is intended for beginning to intermediate users. It covers basic concepts, both of the instrument, as well as general measurement considerations.
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ECE 695A Lecture 31: Collecting and Plotting Data
Online Presentations | 15 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Origin of data, Field Acceleration vs. Statistical InferenceNonparametric informationPreparing data for projection: Hazen formula Preparing data for projection: Kaplan formulaConclusion
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ECE 695A Lecture 32: Physical vs. Empirical Distribution
Online Presentations | 15 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:Physical Vs. empirical distributionProperties of classical distribution functionMoment-based fitting of dataConclusions
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ECE 695A Lecture 33: Model Selection/Goodness of Fit
Online Presentations | 18 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
Outline:The problem of matching data with theoretical distributionParameter extractions: Moments, linear regression, maximum likelihoodGoodness of fit: Residual, Pearson, Cox, AkikaConclusion