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Refractory Plasmonics With Titanium Nitride: Broadband Metamaterial Absorber, W Li, U. Guler, N. Kinsey, G. Naik, A. Boltasseva, J. Guan, V Shalaev, A. Kildishev Oct 2014

Refractory Plasmonics With Titanium Nitride: Broadband Metamaterial Absorber, W Li, U. Guler, N. Kinsey, G. Naik, A. Boltasseva, J. Guan, V Shalaev, A. Kildishev

U. Guler

A high-temperature stable broadband plasmonic absorber is designed, fabricated, and optically characterized. A broadband absorber with an average high absorption of 95% and a total thickness of 240 nm is fabricated, using a refractory plasmonic material, titanium nitride. This absorber integrates both the plasmonic resonances and the dielectric-like loss. It opens a path for the interesting applications such as solar thermophotovoltaics and optical circuits.


Multiscale Contact Mechanics Model For Rf-Mems Switches With Quantified Uncertainties, Hojin Kim, Nurul Shaik, Xin Xu, Arvind Raman, Alejandro Strachan Sep 2014

Multiscale Contact Mechanics Model For Rf-Mems Switches With Quantified Uncertainties, Hojin Kim, Nurul Shaik, Xin Xu, Arvind Raman, Alejandro Strachan

Xin Xu

We introduce a multiscale model for contact mechanics between rough surfaces and apply it to characterize the force-displacement relationship for a metal-dielectric contact relevant for radio frequency micro-electromechanicl system (MEMS) switches. We propose a mesoscale model to describe the history-dependent force-displacement relationships in terms of the surface roughness, the long-range attractive interaction between the two surfaces, and the repulsive interaction between contacting asperities (including elastic and plastic deformation). The inputs to this model are the experimentally determined surface topography and the Hamaker constant as well as the mechanical response of individual asperities obtained from density functional theory calculations and large-scale …


Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization Of Cellulose Nanocrystals, Roya Lahiji, Xin Xu, R. Reifenberger, Arvind Raman, Alan Rudie, Robert Moon Sep 2014

Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization Of Cellulose Nanocrystals, Roya Lahiji, Xin Xu, R. Reifenberger, Arvind Raman, Alan Rudie, Robert Moon

Xin Xu

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are gaining interest as a "green" nanomaterial with superior mechanical and chemical properties for high-performance nanocomposite materials; however, there is a lack of accurate material property characterization of individual CNCs. Here, a detailed Study of the topography, elastic and adhesive properties of individual wood-derived CNCs is performed using atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM experiments involving high-resolution dynamic mode imaging and jump-mode measurements were performed on individual CNCs under ambient conditions with 30% relative humidity (RH) and under a N-2 atmosphere with 0.1% RH. A procedure was also developed to calculate the CNC transverse elastic modulus (E-T) by …


Large Scale, Highly Dense Nanoholes On Metal Surfaces By Underwater Laser Assisted Hydrogen Etching Near Nanocrystalline Boundary, Dong Lin, Martin Yi Zhang, Chang Ye, Zhikun Liu, Richard Liu, Gary Cheng Aug 2014

Large Scale, Highly Dense Nanoholes On Metal Surfaces By Underwater Laser Assisted Hydrogen Etching Near Nanocrystalline Boundary, Dong Lin, Martin Yi Zhang, Chang Ye, Zhikun Liu, Richard Liu, Gary Cheng

dong lin

A new method to generate large scale and highly dense nanoholes is presented in this paper. By the pulsed laser irradiation under water, the hydrogen etching is introduced to form high density nanoholes on the surfaces of AISI 4140 steel and Ti. In order to achieve higher nanohole density, laser shock peening (LSP) followed by recrystallization is used for grain refinement. It is found that the nanohole density does not increase until recrystallization of the substructures after laser shock peening. The mechanism of nanohole generation is studied in detail. This method can be also applied to generate nanoholes on other …


Laser Assisted Embedding Of Nanoparticles Into Metallic Materials, Dong Lin, Sergey Suslov, Chang Ye, Yiliang Liao, C. Richard Liu, Gary Cheng Aug 2014

Laser Assisted Embedding Of Nanoparticles Into Metallic Materials, Dong Lin, Sergey Suslov, Chang Ye, Yiliang Liao, C. Richard Liu, Gary Cheng

dong lin

This paper reports a methodology of half-embedding nanoparticles into metallic materials. Transparent and opaque nanoparticles are chosen to demonstrate the process of laser assisted nanoparticle embedding. Dip coating method is used to coat transparent or opaque nanoparticle on the surface of metallic material. Nanoparticles are embedded into substrate by laser irradiation. In this study, the mechanism and process of nanoparticle embedding are investigated. It is found both transparent and opaque nanoparticles embedding are with high densities and good uniformities. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.


Magnetic Field Assisted Growth Of Highly Dense Alpha-Fe2o3 Single Crystal Nanosheets And Their Application In Water Treatment, Dong Lin, Biwei Deng, Stephen Sassman, Yaowu Hu, Sergey Suslov, Gary Cheng Aug 2014

Magnetic Field Assisted Growth Of Highly Dense Alpha-Fe2o3 Single Crystal Nanosheets And Their Application In Water Treatment, Dong Lin, Biwei Deng, Stephen Sassman, Yaowu Hu, Sergey Suslov, Gary Cheng

dong lin

Highly dense 2D nanostructures are desirable in photocatalysis, water treatment and energy storage, due to their high surface to volume areas. This paper describes a novel approach combining thermal stress and magnetic force to generate highly dense alpha-Fe2O3 nanosheets on the surface of various iron substrates, including plates and powders. This technique involves the thermal oxidation of iron substrates on a hot plate with a magnetic field. The Lorentz force acting on the ions induced by the magnetic field facilitates the lateral growth of nanosheets. This effect results in a highly porous nanostructure consisting of dense 2D nanosheets with extremely …


Assembly And Function Of Myosin Ii On Ultraviolet/Ozone Patterned Trimethylchlorosilane Substrates, Hideyo Takatsuki, Madhukar Kolli, Kevin Rice, B. Day, Shinichi Asano, Mashiur Rahman, Yue Zhang, Ryoki Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Kohama, Eric Blough Apr 2014

Assembly And Function Of Myosin Ii On Ultraviolet/Ozone Patterned Trimethylchlorosilane Substrates, Hideyo Takatsuki, Madhukar Kolli, Kevin Rice, B. Day, Shinichi Asano, Mashiur Rahman, Yue Zhang, Ryoki Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Kohama, Eric Blough

B. Scott Day

The study of biomolecular motors represents a rapidly and progressing field of nanobiotechnology. Here, we present a simple method for patterning myosin II on a microstructured surface. Our findings indicate that UV/ozone treatment can be used to alter the hydrophobicity of trimethyl-chloro-silane (TMCS) coated glass surfaces, to alter protein binding, and effectively produce localized motor activity. Taken together, these data suggest that photoreactive patterning may be useful for the selective localization of functional myosin II motor tracks.


Modeling, Analysis, And Experimental Validation Of A Bifurcation-Based Microsensor, Vijay Kumar, Yushi Yang, J. William Boley, Geroge Chiu, Jeff Rhoads Apr 2014

Modeling, Analysis, And Experimental Validation Of A Bifurcation-Based Microsensor, Vijay Kumar, Yushi Yang, J. William Boley, Geroge Chiu, Jeff Rhoads

Geroge T.-C. Chiu

The potential to detect very small amounts of added mass has driven research in chemical and biological sensors based on resonant micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems over the past two decades. While traditional resonant mass sensors utilize chemomechanically induced shifts in linear natural frequency for mass detection, alternate sensing approaches which exploit near-resonant nonlinear behaviors have garnered interest from the research community due to their potential to yield improved sensor metrics and to simplify final device implementations. This paper investigates the development of an amplitude-based mass sensing approach which utilizes the dynamic transitions that occur near a cyclic-fold/saddle-node bifurcation in the nonlinear …