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Electronic And Optical Properties Of Scn And (Sc,Mn)N Thin Films Deposited By Reactive Dc-Magnetron Sputtering, Bivas Saha, Gururaj V. Naik, Vladimir P. Drachev, Alexandra Boltasseva, Ernesto Marinero, Timothy D. Sands Aug 2013

Electronic And Optical Properties Of Scn And (Sc,Mn)N Thin Films Deposited By Reactive Dc-Magnetron Sputtering, Bivas Saha, Gururaj V. Naik, Vladimir P. Drachev, Alexandra Boltasseva, Ernesto Marinero, Timothy D. Sands

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Scandium nitride (ScN) is a rocksalt semiconductor that has attracted significant attention from various researchers for a diverse range of applications. Motivated by the prospect of using its interesting electronic structure for optoelectronic and dilute magnetic semiconductor applications, we present detailed studies of the electronic transport and optical properties of ScN and its alloys with manganese nitride (MnN). Our results suggest (a) dilute manganese doping in ScN compensates for the high n-type carrier concentrations arising due to oxygen impurities and (b) an n-type to p-type carrier type transition occurs at a composition between 5.8% and 11% Mn on Sc sites. …

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Frequency Response Of Atmospheric Pressure Gas Breakdown In Micro/Nanogaps, Abbas Semnani, Ayyaswamy Venkattraman, Alina A. Alexeenko, Dimitrios Peroulis Aug 2013

Frequency Response Of Atmospheric Pressure Gas Breakdown In Micro/Nanogaps, Abbas Semnani, Ayyaswamy Venkattraman, Alina A. Alexeenko, Dimitrios Peroulis

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In this paper, we study gas breakdown in micro/nanogaps at atmospheric pressure from low RF to high millimeter band. For gaps larger than about 10 mu m, the breakdown voltage agrees with macroscale vacuum experiments, exhibiting a sharp decrease at a critical frequency, due to transition between the boundary- and diffusion-controlled regimes, and a gradual increase at very high frequencies as a result of inefficient energy transfer by field. For sub-micron gaps, a much lower breakdown is obtained almost independent of frequency because of the dominance of field emission. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Mapping The 3d Surface Potential In Bi2se3, Chris Mann, Damien West, Ireneusz Miotkowski, Yong P. Chen, Shengbai Zhang, Chih-Kang Shih Aug 2013

Mapping The 3d Surface Potential In Bi2se3, Chris Mann, Damien West, Ireneusz Miotkowski, Yong P. Chen, Shengbai Zhang, Chih-Kang Shih

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Bi2Se3 initially emerged as a particularly promising host of topological physics. However, in actual materials, several issues have been uncovered including strong surface band bending and potential fluctuations. To investigate these concerns, we study nominally stoichiometric Bi2Se3 using scanning tunnelling microscopy. Here we identify two distinct distributions of Bi-Se antisites that act as nanometer-scale sensors for the surface band-bending field. To confirm this, we examine bulk Cu-doped Bi2Se3 and demonstrate a significantly reduced surface band-bending field. In addition, we find that in the case of unintentionally doped Bi2Se3, lateral fluctuations of the Dirac point can be directly correlated with specific …

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A Humidity-Sensitive Hydrogel-Bacillus Spore Composite For Micropatterning Of Biomolecular Gradients, Richard L. Gieseck, Bin-Da Chan, Cagri A. Savran Aug 2013

A Humidity-Sensitive Hydrogel-Bacillus Spore Composite For Micropatterning Of Biomolecular Gradients, Richard L. Gieseck, Bin-Da Chan, Cagri A. Savran

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A composite material consisting of Bacillus subtilis spores suspended in a humidity sensitive hydrogel can be used to pattern biomolecules in different concentrations directly onto glass surfaces using a mechanical micromanipulator. By altering the relative humidity surrounding the composite gel during deposition, surface concentration of patterned biomolecules can be controlled and varied to create user-defined, biomolecular surface concentrations. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Hysteretic Response Of Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene Field Effect Transistors On Sic Substrates, Edward Cazalas, Isaac Childres, Amanda Majcher, Ting Fung Chung, Yong P. Chen, Igor Jovanovic Jul 2013

Hysteretic Response Of Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene Field Effect Transistors On Sic Substrates, Edward Cazalas, Isaac Childres, Amanda Majcher, Ting Fung Chung, Yong P. Chen, Igor Jovanovic

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Graphene field effect transistors (GFETs) fabricated by chemical vapor deposition graphene deposited onto SiC substrates exhibit sensitivity to broadband visible light. The hysteretic nature of this GFET type was studied utilizing a new current-voltage measurement technique in conjunction with current-time measurements. This measurement method accounts for hysteretic changes in graphene response and enables transfer measurements that can be attributed to fixed gate voltages. Graphene hysteresis is shown to be consistent with electrochemical p-type doping, and current-time measurements clearly resolve a hole to electron to hole carrier transition in graphene with a single large change in gate voltage. (C) 2013 AIP …

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Surface Morphology Evolution Of M-Plane (1(1)Over-Bar00) Gan During Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth: Impact Of Ga/N Ratio, Miscut Direction, And Growth Temperature, Jiayi Shao, Liang Tang, Colin Edmunds, Geoff C. Gardner, Oana Malis, Michael J. Manfra Jul 2013

Surface Morphology Evolution Of M-Plane (1(1)Over-Bar00) Gan During Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth: Impact Of Ga/N Ratio, Miscut Direction, And Growth Temperature, Jiayi Shao, Liang Tang, Colin Edmunds, Geoff C. Gardner, Oana Malis, Michael J. Manfra

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We present a systematic study of morphology evolution of [1 (1) over bar 00] m-plane GaN grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on free-standing m-plane substrates with small miscut angles towards the -c [000 (1) over bar] and +c [0001] directions under various gallium to nitrogen (Ga/N) ratios at substrate temperatures T = 720 degrees C and T = 740 degrees C. The miscut direction, Ga/N ratio, and growth temperature are all shown to have a dramatic impact on morphology. The observed dependence on miscut direction supports the notion of strong anisotropy in the gallium adatom diffusion barrier and growth …

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Silicon Quantum Electronics, Floris A. Zwanenburg, Andrew S. Dzurak, Andrea Morello, Michelle Y. Simmons, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, Gerhard Klimeck, Sven Rogge, Susan N. Coppersmith, Mark A. Eriksson Jul 2013

Silicon Quantum Electronics, Floris A. Zwanenburg, Andrew S. Dzurak, Andrea Morello, Michelle Y. Simmons, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, Gerhard Klimeck, Sven Rogge, Susan N. Coppersmith, Mark A. Eriksson

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This review describes recent groundbreaking results in Si, Si/SiGe, and dopant-based quantum dots, and it highlights the remarkable advances in Si-based quantum physics that have occurred in the past few years. This progress has been possible thanks to materials development of Si quantum devices, and the physical understanding of quantum effects in silicon. Recent critical steps include the isolation of single electrons, the observation of spin blockade, and single-shot readout of individual electron spins in both dopants and gated quantum dots in Si. Each of these results has come with physics that was not anticipated from previous work in other …

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Quest For Organic Plasmonics, Lei Gu, J. Livenere, G. Zhu, Evgenii E. Narimanov, M. A. Noginov Jul 2013

Quest For Organic Plasmonics, Lei Gu, J. Livenere, G. Zhu, Evgenii E. Narimanov, M. A. Noginov

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Many photonic metamaterials and plasmonic devices, in spite of their unparalleled responses to light waves and nearly fantastic applications, suffer from absorption loss in constituent metallic components. Unfortunately, none of the known techniques aimed to conquer the absorption loss has led to a revolutionary technological breakthrough, prompting a continuing quest for efficient solutions to the loss problem. In this letter, we study optical properties of non-metallic organic plasmonic and epsilon-near-zero materials and demonstrate propagation of a surface plasmon polariton at the interface between solid organic dye and air. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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High Precision Dynamic Alignment And Gap Control For Optical Near-Field Nanolithography, Xiaolei Wen, Luis M. Traverso, Pornsak Srisungsitthisunti, Xianfan Xu, Euclid E. Moon Jul 2013

High Precision Dynamic Alignment And Gap Control For Optical Near-Field Nanolithography, Xiaolei Wen, Luis M. Traverso, Pornsak Srisungsitthisunti, Xianfan Xu, Euclid E. Moon

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The authors demonstrate the use of interferometric-spatial-phase-imaging (ISPI) to control a gap distance of the order of nanometers for parallel optical near-field nanolithography. In optical near-field nanolithography, the distance between the optical mask and the substrate needs to be controlled within tens of nanometers or less. The ISPI technique creates interference fringes from checkerboard gratings fabricated on the optical mask, which are used to determine the gap distance between the mask and the substrate surfaces. The sensitive of this gapping technique can reach 0.15 nm. With the use of ISPI and a dynamic feedback control system, the authors can precisely …

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Investigation Of Ripple-Limited Low-Field Mobility In Large-Scale Graphene Nanoribbons, M. Luisier, T. B. Boykin, Z. Ye, A. Martini, Gerhard Klimeck, N. Kharche, X. Jiang, S. Nayak Jun 2013

Investigation Of Ripple-Limited Low-Field Mobility In Large-Scale Graphene Nanoribbons, M. Luisier, T. B. Boykin, Z. Ye, A. Martini, Gerhard Klimeck, N. Kharche, X. Jiang, S. Nayak

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Combining molecular dynamics and quantum transport simulations, we study the degradation of mobility in graphene nanoribbons caused by substrate-induced ripples. First, the atom coordinates of large-scale structures are relaxed such that surface properties are consistent with those of graphene on a substrate. Then, the electron current and low-field mobility of the resulting non-flat nanoribbons are calculated within the Non-equilibrium Green's Function formalism in the coherent transport limit. An accurate tight-binding basis coupling the sigma- and pi-bands of graphene is used for this purpose. It is found that the presence of ripples decreases the mobility of graphene nanoribbons on SiO2 below …

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Growth And Electrical Characterization Of Al0.24ga0.76as/Alxga1-Xas/Al0.24ga0.76as Modulation-Doped Quantum Wells With Extremely Low X, Geoff C. Gardner, John D. Watson, Sumit Mondal, Nianpei Deng, Gabor A. Csathy, Michael J. Manfra Jun 2013

Growth And Electrical Characterization Of Al0.24ga0.76as/Alxga1-Xas/Al0.24ga0.76as Modulation-Doped Quantum Wells With Extremely Low X, Geoff C. Gardner, John D. Watson, Sumit Mondal, Nianpei Deng, Gabor A. Csathy, Michael J. Manfra

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We report on the growth and electrical characterization of modulation-doped Al0.24Ga0.76As/AlxGa1-xAs/Al0.24Ga0.76As quantum wells with mole fractions as low as x = 0.00057. Such structures will permit detailed studies of the impact of alloy disorder in the fractional quantum Hall regime. At zero magnetic field, we extract an alloy scattering rate of 24 ns(-1) per% Al. Additionally, we find that for x as low as 0.00057 in the quantum well, alloy scattering becomes the dominant mobility-limiting scattering mechanism in ultra-high purity two-dimensional electron gases typically used to study the fragile nu = 5/2 and nu = 12/5 fractional quantum Hall states. …

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Quantum Coherence And Entanglement In The Avian Compass, James A. Pauls, Yiteng Zhang, Gennady P. Berman, Sabre Kais Jun 2013

Quantum Coherence And Entanglement In The Avian Compass, James A. Pauls, Yiteng Zhang, Gennady P. Berman, Sabre Kais

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The radical-pair mechanism is one of two distinct mechanisms used to explain the navigation of birds in geomagnetic fields, however little research has been done to explore the role of quantum entanglement in this mechanism. In this paper we study the lifetime of radical-pair entanglement corresponding to the magnitude and direction of magnetic fields to show that the entanglement lasts long enough in birds to be used for navigation. We also find that the birds appear to not be able to orient themselves directly based on radical-pair entanglement due to a lack of orientation sensitivity of the entanglement in the …

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Existence Of Negative Differential Thermal Conductance In One-Dimensional Diffusive Thermal Transport, Jiuning Hu, Yong P. Chen Jun 2013

Existence Of Negative Differential Thermal Conductance In One-Dimensional Diffusive Thermal Transport, Jiuning Hu, Yong P. Chen

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We show that in a finite one-dimensional (1D) system with diffusive thermal transport described by the Fourier's law, negative differential thermal conductance (NDTC) cannot occur when the temperature at one end is fixed and there are no abrupt junctions. We demonstrate that NDTC in this case requires the presence of junction(s) with temperature-dependent thermal contact resistance (TCR). We derive a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of NDTC in terms of the properties of the TCR for systems with a single junction. We show that under certain circumstances we even could have infinite (negative or positive) differential thermal conductance …

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Spin-Valley Lifetimes In A Silicon Quantum Dot With Tunable Valley Splitting, C. H. Yang, A. Rossi, R. Ruskov, N. S. Lai, F. A. Mohiyaddin, S. Lee, C. Tahan, Gerhard Klimeck, A. Morello, A. S. Dzurak Jun 2013

Spin-Valley Lifetimes In A Silicon Quantum Dot With Tunable Valley Splitting, C. H. Yang, A. Rossi, R. Ruskov, N. S. Lai, F. A. Mohiyaddin, S. Lee, C. Tahan, Gerhard Klimeck, A. Morello, A. S. Dzurak

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Although silicon is a promising material for quantum computation, the degeneracy of the conduction band minima (valleys) must be lifted with a splitting sufficient to ensure the formation of well-defined and long-lived spin qubits. Here we demonstrate that valley separation can be accurately tuned via electrostatic gate control in a metal-oxide-semiconductor quantum dot, providing splittings spanning 0.3-0.8 meV. The splitting varies linearly with applied electric field, with a ratio in agreement with atomistic tight-binding predictions. We demonstrate single-shot spin read-out and measure the spin relaxation for different valley configurations and dot occupancies, finding one-electron lifetimes exceeding 2 s. Spin relaxation …

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Cross-Plane Thermoelectric Transport In P-Type La0.67sr0.33mno3/Lamno3 Oxide Metal/Semiconductor Superlattices, Pankaj Jha, Timothy D. Sands, Philip Jackson, Cory Bomberger, Tela Favaloro, Stephen Hodson, Joshua Zide, Xianfan Xu, Ali Shakouri May 2013

Cross-Plane Thermoelectric Transport In P-Type La0.67sr0.33mno3/Lamno3 Oxide Metal/Semiconductor Superlattices, Pankaj Jha, Timothy D. Sands, Philip Jackson, Cory Bomberger, Tela Favaloro, Stephen Hodson, Joshua Zide, Xianfan Xu, Ali Shakouri

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The cross-plane thermoelectric transport properties of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (LSMO)/LaMnO3 (LMO) oxide metal/semiconductor superlattices were investigated. The LSMO and LMO thin-film depositions were performed using pulsed laser deposition to achieve low resistivity constituent materials for LSMO/LMO superlattice heterostructures on (100)-strontium titanate substrates. X-ray diffraction and high-resolution reciprocal space mapping indicate that the superlattices are epitaxial and pseudomorphic. Cross-plane devices were fabricated by etching cylindrical pillar structures in superlattices using inductively, this coupled-plasma reactive-ion etching. The crossplane electrical conductivity data for LSMO/LMO superlattices reveal a lowering of the effective barrier height to 223 meV as well as an increase in cross-plane conductivity by …

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Direct Pulsed Laser Crystallization Of Nanocrystals For Absorbent Layers In Photovoltaics: Multiphysics Simulation And Experiment, Martin Y. Zhang, Qiong Nian, Yung Shin, Gary J. Cheng May 2013

Direct Pulsed Laser Crystallization Of Nanocrystals For Absorbent Layers In Photovoltaics: Multiphysics Simulation And Experiment, Martin Y. Zhang, Qiong Nian, Yung Shin, Gary J. Cheng

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Direct pulsed laser crystallization (DPLC) of nanoparticles of photoactive material-Copper Indium Selenide (nanoCIS) is investigated by multiphysics simulation and experiments. Laser interaction with nanoparticles is fundamentally different from their bulk counterparts. A multiphysics electromagnetic-heat transfer model is built to simulate DPLC of nanoparticles. It is found smaller photoactive nanomaterials (e.g., nanoCIS) require less laser fluence to accomplish the DPLC due to their stronger interactions with incident laser and lower melting point. The simulated optimal laser fluence is validated by experiments observation of ideal microstructure. Selectivity of DPLC process is also confirmed by multiphysics simulation and experiments. The combination effects of …

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Photonically Excited Electron Emission From Modified Graphitic Nanopetal Arrays, Patrick T. Mccarthy, Scott J. Vander Laan, David B. Janes, Timothy S. Fisher May 2013

Photonically Excited Electron Emission From Modified Graphitic Nanopetal Arrays, Patrick T. Mccarthy, Scott J. Vander Laan, David B. Janes, Timothy S. Fisher

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Efficient electron emission for energy conversion requires a low work function and a stable emitter material. The work function of graphene-based carbon materials can decrease significantly by intercalation with alkali metals, thus increasing their emission current. In this work, electron emission from potassium-intercalated carbon nanosheet extensions grown on electrode graphite is investigated. These petal-like structures, composed of 5-25 layers of graphene, are synthesized using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition. Samples are intercalated with potassium, and a hemispherical energy analyzer is used to measure the emission intensity caused by both thermal and photonic excitation. The emission from the potassium-intercalated structures is …

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Structural Modification Of Graphene Sheets To Create A Dense Network Of Defect Sites, Mei-Xian Wang, Qi Liu, Zhe-Fei Li, Hong-Fang Sun, Eric A. Stach, Jian Xie May 2013

Structural Modification Of Graphene Sheets To Create A Dense Network Of Defect Sites, Mei-Xian Wang, Qi Liu, Zhe-Fei Li, Hong-Fang Sun, Eric A. Stach, Jian Xie

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Pt/graphene composites were synthesized by loading platinum nanoparticles onto graphene and etched at 1000 degrees C in a hydrogen atmosphere. This results in the formation of a dense array of nanostructured defect sites in the graphene, including trenches, nanoribbons, islands, and holes. These defect sites result in an increase in the number of unsaturated carbon atoms and, consequently, enhance the interaction of the CO2 molecules with the etched graphene. This leads to a high capacity for storing CO2; 1 g of the etched samples can store up to 76.3 cm(3) of CO2 at 273 K under ambient pressure.

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Quantum Criticality Analysis By Finite-Size Scaling And Exponential Basis Sets, Fahhad H. Alberbi, Sabre Kais Apr 2013

Quantum Criticality Analysis By Finite-Size Scaling And Exponential Basis Sets, Fahhad H. Alberbi, Sabre Kais

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We combine the finite-size scaling method with the mesh-free spectral method to calculate quantum critical parameters for a given Hamiltonian. The basic idea is to expand the exact wave function in a finite exponential basis set and extrapolate the information about system criticality from a finite basis to the infinite basis set limit. The used exponential basis set, though chosen intuitively, allows handling a very wide range of exponential decay rates and calculating multiple eigenvalues simultaneously. As a benchmark system to illustrate the combined approach, we choose the Hulthen potential. The results show that the method is very accurate and …

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Broadband Enhancement Of Spontaneous Emission From Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers In Nanodiamonds By Hyperbolic Metamaterials, Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, Satoshi Ishii, J. Liu, Joseph Irudayaraj, A. Lagutchev, Alexander V. Kildishev, Vladimir M. Shalaev Apr 2013

Broadband Enhancement Of Spontaneous Emission From Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers In Nanodiamonds By Hyperbolic Metamaterials, Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, Satoshi Ishii, J. Liu, Joseph Irudayaraj, A. Lagutchev, Alexander V. Kildishev, Vladimir M. Shalaev

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We experimentally demonstrate a broadband enhancement of emission from nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds. The enhancement is achieved by using a multilayer metamaterial with hyperbolic dispersion. The metamaterial is fabricated as a stack of alternating gold and alumina layers. Our approach paves the way towards the construction of efficient single-photon sources as planar on-chip devices. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Pre-Breakdown Evaluation Of Gas Discharge Mechanisms In Microgaps, Abbas Semnani, Ayyaswamy Venkattraman, Alina A. Alexeenko, Dimitrios Peroulis Apr 2013

Pre-Breakdown Evaluation Of Gas Discharge Mechanisms In Microgaps, Abbas Semnani, Ayyaswamy Venkattraman, Alina A. Alexeenko, Dimitrios Peroulis

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The individual contributions of various gas discharge mechanisms to total pre-breakdown current in microgaps are quantified numerically. The variation of contributions of field emission and secondary electron emission with increasing electric field shows contrasting behavior even for a given gap size. The total current near breakdown decreases rapidly with gap size indicating that microscale discharges operate in a high-current, low-voltage regime. This study provides the first such analysis of breakdown mechanisms and aids in the formulation of physics-based theories for microscale breakdown. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC

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Evidence For Effective Mass Reduction In Gaas/Algaas Quantum Wells, A. T. Hatke, M. A. Zudov, J. D. Watson, Michael J. Manfra, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West Apr 2013

Evidence For Effective Mass Reduction In Gaas/Algaas Quantum Wells, A. T. Hatke, M. A. Zudov, J. D. Watson, Michael J. Manfra, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West

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We have performed microwave photoresistance measurements in high mobility GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells and investigated the value of the effective mass. Surprisingly, the effective mass, obtained from the period of microwave-induced resistance oscillations, is found to be about 12% lower than the band mass in GaAs, m(b)*. This finding provides strong evidence for electron-electron interactions which can be probed by microwave photoresistance in very high Landau levels. In contrast, the measured magnetoplasmon dispersion revealed an effective mass which is close to m(b)*, in accord with previous studies. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.161307

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Thermoelectric Properties Of Epitaxial Scn Films Deposited By Reactive Magnetron Sputtering Onto Mgo(001) Substrates, Polina V. Burmistrova, Jesse Maassen, Tela Favaloro, Bivas Saha, Shuaib Salamat, Yee Rui Koh, Mark S. Lundstrom, Ali Shakouri, Timothy D. Sands Apr 2013

Thermoelectric Properties Of Epitaxial Scn Films Deposited By Reactive Magnetron Sputtering Onto Mgo(001) Substrates, Polina V. Burmistrova, Jesse Maassen, Tela Favaloro, Bivas Saha, Shuaib Salamat, Yee Rui Koh, Mark S. Lundstrom, Ali Shakouri, Timothy D. Sands

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Epitaxial ScN(001) thin films were grown on MgO(001) substrates by dc reactive magnetron sputtering. The deposition was performed in an Ar/N-2 atmosphere at 2 x 10(-3) Torr at a substrate temperature of 850 degrees C in a high vacuum chamber with a base pressure of 10(-8) Torr. In spite of oxygen contamination of 1.6 +/- 1 at. %, the electrical resistivity, electron mobility, and carrier concentration obtained from a typical film grown under these conditions by room temperature Hall measurements are 0.22 m Omega cm, 106 cm(2) V-1 s(-1), and 2.5 x 10(20) cm(-3), respectively. These films exhibit remarkable thermoelectric …

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Length And Temperature Dependent 1/F Noise In Vertical Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays, Robert A. Sayer, Jeffrey D. Engerer, N. S. Vidhyadhiraja, Timothy S. Fisher Apr 2013

Length And Temperature Dependent 1/F Noise In Vertical Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays, Robert A. Sayer, Jeffrey D. Engerer, N. S. Vidhyadhiraja, Timothy S. Fisher

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We report measurements of temperature-and length-dependent 1/f noise in vertical single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) arrays. Carbon nanotubes are synthesized in a porous anodic alumina template with sub-micrometer channel lengths ranging from 100 to 700 nm. A significant difference is observed in the 1/f noise magnitude of quasi-ballistic and diffusive SWCNT devices, with quasi-ballistic devices exhibiting 1/f noise levels that are one to two orders of magnitude less than diffusively conducting devices. Furthermore, 1/f noise was measured from 90 to 400 K, and the noise prefactor decreased significantly at temperatures below 250 K. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4800856]

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Atomic Force Microscopy-Coupled Microcoils For Cellular-Scale Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Charilaos Mousoulis, Teimour Maleki, Babak Ziaie, Corey Neu Apr 2013

Atomic Force Microscopy-Coupled Microcoils For Cellular-Scale Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Charilaos Mousoulis, Teimour Maleki, Babak Ziaie, Corey Neu

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We present the coupling of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technologies to enable topographical, mechanical, and chemical profiling of biological samples. Here, we fabricate and perform proof-of-concept testing of radiofrequency planar microcoils on commercial AFM cantilevers. The sensitive region of the coil was estimated to cover an approximate volume of 19.4 x 10(3) mu m(3) (19.4 pl). Functionality of the spectroscopic module of the prototype device is illustrated through the detection of H-1 resonance in deionized water. The acquired spectra depict combined NMR capability with AFM that may ultimately enable biophysical and biochemical studies at the …

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Mechanism Of Fatigue Performance Enhancement In A Laser Sintered Superhard Nanoparticles Reinforced Nanocomposite Followed By Laser Shock Peening, Dong Lin, Chang Ye, Yiliang Liao, Sergey Suslov, Richard Liu, Gary J. Cheng Apr 2013

Mechanism Of Fatigue Performance Enhancement In A Laser Sintered Superhard Nanoparticles Reinforced Nanocomposite Followed By Laser Shock Peening, Dong Lin, Chang Ye, Yiliang Liao, Sergey Suslov, Richard Liu, Gary J. Cheng

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This study investigates the fundamental mechanism of fatigue performance enhancement during a novel hybrid manufacturing process, which combines laser sintering of superhard nanoparticles integrated nanocomposites and laser shock peening (LSP). Through laser sintering, TiN nanoparticles are integrated uniformly into iron matrix to form a nanocomposite layer near the surface of AISI4140 steel. LSP is then performed on the nanocomposite layer to generate interaction between nanoparticles and shock waves. The fundamental mechanism of fatigue performance enhancement is discussed in this paper. During laser shock interaction with the nanocomposites, the existence of nanoparticles increases the dislocation density and also helps to pin …

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Nanopatterning Of Metal-Coated Silicon Surfaces Via Ion Beam Irradiation: Real Time X-Ray Studies Reveal The Effect Of Silicide Bonding, Osman El-Atwani, Sean Gonderman, Alexander Demasi, Anastassiya Suslova, Justin Fowler, Mohamad El-Atwani, Karl Ludwig, Jean Paul Allain Mar 2013

Nanopatterning Of Metal-Coated Silicon Surfaces Via Ion Beam Irradiation: Real Time X-Ray Studies Reveal The Effect Of Silicide Bonding, Osman El-Atwani, Sean Gonderman, Alexander Demasi, Anastassiya Suslova, Justin Fowler, Mohamad El-Atwani, Karl Ludwig, Jean Paul Allain

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We investigated the effect of silicide formation on ion-induced nanopatterning of silicon with various ultrathin metal coatings. Silicon substrates coated with 10 nm Ni, Fe, and Cu were irradiated with 200 eV argon ions at normal incidence. Real time grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering (GISAXS) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) were performed during the irradiation process and real time measurements revealed threshold conditions for nanopatterning of silicon at normal incidence irradiation. Three main stages of the nanopatterning process were identified. The real time GISAXS intensity of the correlated peaks in conjunction with XRF revealed that the nanostructures remain for a …

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Full Band Calculations Of The Intrinsic Lower Limit Of Contact Resistivity, Jesse Maassen, C. Jeong, A. Baraskar, M. Rodwell, Mark S. Lundstrom Mar 2013

Full Band Calculations Of The Intrinsic Lower Limit Of Contact Resistivity, Jesse Maassen, C. Jeong, A. Baraskar, M. Rodwell, Mark S. Lundstrom

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The intrinsic lower limit of contact resistivity (rho(LL)(c)) for InAs, In0.53Ga0.47As, GaSb, and Si is calculated using a full band ballistic quantum transport approach. Surprisingly, our results show that rho(LL)(c) is almost independent of the semiconductor. An analytical model, derived for 1D, 2D, and 3D, correctly reproduces the numerical results and explains why rho(LL)(c) is very similar in all cases. Our analysis sets a minimal carrier density required to meet the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors call for rho(c) x 10(-9) Omega-cm(2) by 2023. Comparison with experiments shows there is room for improvement, which will come from optimizing interfacial properties. …

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Coupled Vibrational Modes In Multiple-Filled Skutterudites And The Effects On Lattice Thermal Conductivity Reduction, Liang Guo, Xianfan Xu, J. R. Salvador, G. P. Meisner Mar 2013

Coupled Vibrational Modes In Multiple-Filled Skutterudites And The Effects On Lattice Thermal Conductivity Reduction, Liang Guo, Xianfan Xu, J. R. Salvador, G. P. Meisner

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The influence of guest atoms on thermal conduction in filled skutterudites was studied using ultrafast reflectance spectroscopy. Different filling species cause coupled vibrational modes between the guest atoms and the host lattice at different frequencies, which scatter phonons in different spectral spans. Using a Debye model for the measured lattice thermal conductivity together with the measured vibration frequencies and scattering rates, it is shown that scattering due to the coupled vibrational modes has a considerable contribution to the suppression of lattice thermal conduction. This demonstrates that filling with multiple species can efficiently reduce the lattice thermal conductivity in skutterudites. (C) …

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Thermoreflectance Imaging Of Sub 100 Ns Pulsed Cooling In High-Speed Thermoelectric Microcoolers, Bjorn Vermeersch, Je-Hyeong Bahk, James Christofferson, Ali Shakouri Mar 2013

Thermoreflectance Imaging Of Sub 100 Ns Pulsed Cooling In High-Speed Thermoelectric Microcoolers, Bjorn Vermeersch, Je-Hyeong Bahk, James Christofferson, Ali Shakouri

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Miniaturized thin film thermoelectric coolers have received considerable attention as potential means to locally address hot spots in microprocessors. Given the highly dynamic workload in complex integrated circuits, the need arises for a thorough understanding of the high-speed thermal behavior of microcoolers. Although some prior work on transient Peltier cooling in pulsed operation is available, these studies mostly focus on theoretical modeling and typically deal with relatively large modules with time constants well into the millisecond range. In this paper, we present an extensive experimental characterization of 30 x 30 mu m(2) high-speed coplanar SiGe superlattice microcoolers subjected to 300 …

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