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Chemical and Physical Properties of Endohedrally Doped Nanodiamonds
09 Nov 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Tomekia Simeon
The semiempirical electronic structure Parametric Method 3 (PM3) at the nanoHUB.org website is introduced to the student in this assignment. In particular, this semiempirical method is applied to study dopant semiconductor materials intercalated in two types of nanodiamond (ND) complexes:...
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Vincenzo Amendola
Vincenzo Amendola is Professor of Physical Chemistry at Padova University, where he established and directs the Laser Assisted Synthesis and Plasmonics lab (www.chimica.unipd.it/lasp). His research...
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Faramarz --- salehiyazdi
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Introduction to Computational Chemistry Using the NUITNS Simulation Toolkit in nanoHUB
06 Oct 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Tomekia Simeon
In this seminar, Dr. Tomekia Simeon will describe how she has successfully used computational chemistry assignments in her undergraduate chemistry courses at Dillard University using nanoHUB’s free online simulation resources.
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Why You Should Care About Crystals
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Aerielle Rodriguez, Rice University
Why are Crystals important for material engineering? This project tested different crystals with varying band gaps in order to demonstrate the relationship between observable optical properties and physical properties of crystals.
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Optical Property of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube
20 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Usha Devathosh, Rice University
What are the optical properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes? Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are 1D cylindrical nanomaterials that resemble a rolled up graphene sheet and have many interesting properties, including the strong fluorescence emission of semi-conducting SWCNTs in the...
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Deposition 2: Sputtering and Nucleation of the Deposited Material
26 Feb 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Atilla Ozgur Cakmak, NACK Network, Rich Hill
Sputtering is a fundamental Physical Vapor Deposition method that utilizes plasma. This session will focus on igniting a plasma for the benefit of a thin film deposition. Both DC and RF plasma based sputtering methods will be discussed. The physics of plasma will be elucidated by emphasizing the...
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Fusing Light With Heat: Polaritons for Nanoscale Thermal Transport & Sensing
07 Oct 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Thomas Beechem
Light exhibits a wave nature. Phonons do too. Within the infrared portion of the spectrum, these differing “waves” can interact to form hybrid energy carriers called polaritons. Polaritons, in turn, provide fundamental advantages for optical functionality and...
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Machine Learning Framework for Impurity Level Prediction in Semiconductors
15 Dec 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Arun Kumar Mannodi Kanakkithodi
In this work, we perform screening of functional atomic impurities in Cd-chalcogenide semiconductors using high-throughput computations and machine learning.
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Spectrophotometry of Metal Nanoparticles
16 Jun 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Chris Kaus, James J Marti, NNCI Nano
This activity has students chemically synthesize gold and silver nanoparticles, measure the spectra of light absorption and transmission by these particles, compare these spectra to those of known-sized particles, and then estimate the size distribution of the particles they have made. By using...
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Interferencia de Capas Finas (Thin Films)
24 Apr 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Deb Newberry, Christopher Kumm, Jim Marti (editor), Rodfal A. Rodríguez (editor), María T. Rivera (editor)
En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán sobre las propiedades ópticas de las capas finas. Realizarán un experimento en el que aplicarán una capa fina sobre un pedazo de papel de cartulina o de construcción. De esta forma podrán observar...
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Understanding Waveguides: Light at the Nanoscale
13 Feb 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Marilyn Garza, NNCI Nano
There are three lessons for this activity that help students understand how light can travel through a waveguide for communication purposes. Students will first explore the angle of refraction. Next they will create a gelatin waveguide to explore issues associated with light and waveguides....
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Quantum Dots: Real-world Particles in a Box
15 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Joyce Allen, NNCI Nano
The purpose of this activity is to show that nanosize particles of a given substance often exhibit different properties and behavior than macro or micro size particles of the same material. The property studied in this activity is the absorption and reflection of light which is based on energy...
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Golden Opportunities: Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
14 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Catherine J. Murphy
In this talk I will discuss how these nanoparticles are prepared, how their surface chemistry can be tuned, how apparent cytotoxicity can be traced back to reagents in the synthesis rather than the particles per se, how protein orientation can be controlled on their surfaces, how cells respond...
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CDs and DVDs as Diffraction Gratings
13 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Rama Balachandran, Karen Porter Davis, NNCI Nano
The objective of this lab is to compare the diffraction behavior of light waves between a CD and DVD. CDs and DVDs contain regularly spaced micrometer sized features which can act like a diffraction grating. Using commercial electronic storage devices like CDs and DVDs as gratings rather than...
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Refraction of Light: Forensics Lab
06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Karen Porter-Davis, NNCI Nano
This lesson uses forensic science investigations to help students understand the refraction of light. Using The Marching Band Analogy, the students firsts “experience” how wavelengths of light can slow and bend.
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Light Extraction by Changing Composition of Material
06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Sidhu Rano, NNCI Nano
This activity has been designed to have students explore light emitting diodes (LED) and the importance of index of refraction in improving LED efficiency. This activity investigates the tune-ability of a polymer’s index of refraction by using a macromodel LED.
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3 min Research Talk: Plasmonic Core-Multishell Nanowires for Optical Applications
26 Sep 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Raheem Carless
ED lights and technology are being used more often in today’s society. Compared to traditional illumination they are far more reliable and efficient, in the sense that they last longer, are environmentally friendly, and most importantly, they reduce energy waste.
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How Plasmonic Materials Make Light Work at Nanoscale
16 Aug 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Alexandra Boltasseva
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2D material reflectance spectra
10 Jul 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Vu Dang Nguyen, Yunsu Park, Darren K Adams (editor), Hayden Taylor
Simulation of the reflectance spectra of 2D materials and image analysis for thickness identification