Browsing by Department "Interdisciplinary Materials Science"
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(2018-06-26)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceRenewable energy from wind and solar are no longer solely motivated by their environmental benefits but are now also economically competitive. Batteries are a key component in both the renewable grid infrastructure and ...
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(2017-03-31)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceResearchers discovered the existence of non-coding RNA while unraveling the secrets of the human genome. Non-coding RNA molecules are never translated into proteins, yet they are highly abundant and serve critical functions ...
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(2017-04-01)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials SciencePorous silicon, a nanostructured material formed by electrochemical etching of a silicon substrate, is an ideal candidate for constructing optical biosensors due to its large internal surface area, straightforward fabrication, ...
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(2023-02-22)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceA large class of nonlinear materials show enhanced harmonic generation by exciting the localized surface plasmonic resonance (LSPR) of metallic or semiconducting nanoparticles. Moreover, material systems containing coupled ...
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(2013-08-09)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceAs the limits of silicon based transistors are approached, carbon nano-electronics represents a promising alternative to traditional semiconducting transistors. Silicon-dioxide hinders the electron transport through carbon ...
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(2009-12-09)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThis research is focused on the synthesis of CNTs using thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at atmospheric pressure with Pd, Ni, and Co as catalysts, and characterization of the CNTs for field emission applications. ...
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(2010-04-10)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceUltra-dispersed Diamond (UDD) is synthetically produced by the detonation of carbon-containing explosives in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. UDD, comprised of 5-nm diamond particles, is an attractive nanomaterial because ...
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(2014-11-26)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceCancer, a diagnosis that encompasses over 200 different disease states classified as malignant neoplasms, is poised to become the leading cause of death in the United States. Many of these diseases arise in the form of ...
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(2023-01-06)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceInfrared (IR) optics form the basis for many important applications, including thermal imaging, long-wave communications, chemical spectroscopy for pharmaceuticals, medical testing, environmental monitoring, automotives, ...
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(2010-07-28)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceDuring the pathogenic blood stage of a malaria infection, the Plasmodium parasites degrade hemoglobin as a source of nutrition. As a consequence, free heme, known to be toxic to the parasite, is released. It is believed ...
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(2012-12-14)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceSemiconductor nanocrystals of CdSSe exhibiting chemical composition gradients are synthesized via a facile, one-pot synthesis. Varying degrees of gradation are observed as growth temperatures are manipulated to alter rates ...
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(2014-11-26)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceCurrent generation infrared (IR) photodetection requires a tradeoff between sensitivity and practicality. For applications requiring high sensitivity, the available options require varying levels of expensive and bulky ...
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(2012-12-20)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceUltrafast photoinduced phase transitions in quantum materials could revolutionize data-storage and telecommunications technologies by modulating transport in integrated nanocircuits at terahertz speeds. In phase-changing ...
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(2018-03-27)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThe integration of optical components with silicon complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology may lead to the increase in information carrying capacity and reduction in power consumption necessary to continue ...
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(2021-07-21)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceAs Moore’s Law scaling has pushed the limits of transistor fabrication to sub-10 nm, researchers and engineers have broadened approaches for achieving increased performance in semiconductor devices to include vertical and ...
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(2019-01-21)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThe serotonin transporter protein (SERT) terminates serotonin signaling in the brain by enabling rapid clearance of the neurotransmitter. SERT dysfunction has been associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders, including ...
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(2023-03-27)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThis thesis examines charge transfer from semiconductor nanocrystals. A discussion of charge transfer mechanisms and their importance to renewable technologies is given. The relationship between charge transfer and the ...
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(2012-11-06)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceA bottom up approach to functionalizing high quality porous silicon optical structures with nucleic acid bioreceptors is presented in this dissertation. The solid-phase synthesis method using phosphoramidite protected ...
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(2012-04-20)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) are modeled using the Tersoff-Brenner potential and thermal conductivities were estimated using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics. Thermal conductivity for single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and ...
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(2022-07-20)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceAmmonia (NH3) is a vital chemical to the agricultural and explosives industries, and it may very well play a central role in the emerging hydrogen economy. The Haber-Bosch process has long been the method used to synthesize ...