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Metamaterials On Parylene Thin Film Substrates: Design, Fabrication, And Characterization At Terahertz Frequency, Xianliang Liu, Samuel Macnaughton, David Shrekenhamer, Hu Tao, Selvapraba Selvarasah, Atcha Totachawattana, Richard Averitt, Mehmet Dokmeci, Sameer Sonkusale, Willie Padilla Jun 2011

Metamaterials On Parylene Thin Film Substrates: Design, Fabrication, And Characterization At Terahertz Frequency, Xianliang Liu, Samuel Macnaughton, David Shrekenhamer, Hu Tao, Selvapraba Selvarasah, Atcha Totachawattana, Richard Averitt, Mehmet Dokmeci, Sameer Sonkusale, Willie Padilla

Mehmet R. Dokmeci

We design, fabricate, and characterize terahertz (THz) resonant metamaterials on parylene free-standing thin film substrates. Several different metamaterials are investigated and our results show strong electromagnetic responses at THz frequencies ranging from 500 GHz to 2.5 THz. The complex frequency dependent dielectric properties of parylene are determined from inversion of reflection and transmission data, thus indicating that parylene is an ideal low loss substrate or coating material. The biostable and biocompatible properties of parylene coupled with the multifunctional exotic properties of metamaterials indicate great potential for medical purposes such as THz imaging for skin cancer detection.


Parylene-C Passivated Carbon Nanotube Flexible Transistors, Selvapraba Selvarasah, Xinghui Li, Ahmed A. Busnaina, Mehmet R. Dokmeci Jun 2011

Parylene-C Passivated Carbon Nanotube Flexible Transistors, Selvapraba Selvarasah, Xinghui Li, Ahmed A. Busnaina, Mehmet R. Dokmeci

Mehmet R. Dokmeci

Carbon nanotubes are extremely sensitive to the molecular species in the environment and hence require a proper passivation technique to isolate them against environmental variations for the realization of reliable nanoelectronic devices. In this paper, we demonstrate a parylene-C passivation approach for CNT thin film transistors fabricated on a flexible substrate. The CNT transistors are encapsulated with 1 and 3 μm thick parylene-C coatings, and the transistor characteristics are investigated before and after passivation. Our findings indicate that thin parylene-C films can be utilized as passivation layers for CNT transistors and this versatile technique can be readily applied for the …


Parylene-C Passivated Carbon Nanotube Flexible Transistors, Selvapraba Selvarasah, Xinghui Li, Ahmed A. Busnaina, Mehmet R. Dokmeci Jun 2011

Parylene-C Passivated Carbon Nanotube Flexible Transistors, Selvapraba Selvarasah, Xinghui Li, Ahmed A. Busnaina, Mehmet R. Dokmeci

Ahmed A. Busnaina

Carbon nanotubes are extremely sensitive to the molecular species in the environment and hence require a proper passivation technique to isolate them against environmental variations for the realization of reliable nanoelectronic devices. In this paper, we demonstrate a parylene-C passivation approach for CNT thin film transistors fabricated on a flexible substrate. The CNT transistors are encapsulated with 1 and 3 μm thick parylene-C coatings, and the transistor characteristics are investigated before and after passivation. Our findings indicate that thin parylene-C films can be utilized as passivation layers for CNT transistors and this versatile technique can be readily applied for the …