Ye Yang、William Rodríguez-Córdoba、Tianquan Lian2012-07-03Nano Letters
Multiple exciton generation (MEG) in quantum dots (QDs), a process by which one absorbed photon generates multiple electron-hole pairs, has provided exciting possibilities for improving the energy conversion efficiency of photovoltaic and photocatalytic devices. However, implementing MEG in practical devices requires…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Yalong Wang、Tongliang Liu、Lingyu Bu 等 8 位作者2012-07-03The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
We have synthesized two 9,10-bis( p -dialkylaminostyryl)anthracene derivatives, 9,10-bis( p -dimethylaminostyryl)anthracene ( 9,10-MADSA ), and 9,10-bis( p -dipropylaminostyryl)anthracene ( 9,10-PADSA ), and the photophysical properties in solution, aqueous suspension, and crystalline state are comparatively investiga…
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Weihua Zhang、Fei Ding、Stephen Y. Chou2012-07-03Advanced Materials
Plasmon-enhanced upconversion luminescence of NaYF4: Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped nanocrystals is investigated using a 3D plasmonic antenna architecture: a disk-coupled dots-on-pillar antenna array (D2PA). By tuning and optimizing the resonance frequency of the D2PA structure for upconversion luminescence, a 310-fold luminescen…
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
J. P. McCaffrey、Frédéric Tessier、Hao Shen2012-07-03Medical Physics
PURPOSE: To measure the attenuation effectiveness and minimize the weight of new non-Pb radiation shielding materials used for radiation protection by interventional radiology (IR) physicians, to compare the accuracy of the different standard measurement geometries of these materials, and to determine x-ray qualities…
Radiation Shielding Materials AnalysisRadiation Dose and ImagingDigital Radiography and Breast Imaging
Robert Dittmer、E.-M. Anton、Wook Jo 等 9 位作者2012-07-03Journal of the American Ceramic Society
A high‐temperature dielectric, (1– x )(0.6 Bi 1/2 Na 1/2 TiO 3 –0.4 Bi 1/2 K 1/2 TiO 3 )– x K 0.5 Na 0.5 NbO 3 , off the morphotropic phase boundary of the parent matrix 0.8 Bi 1/2 Na 1/2 TiO 3 –0.2 Bi 1/2 K 1/2 TiO 3 , has been developed for application as a high‐temperature capacitor. In addition to temperature‐depe…
Dielectric properties of ceramicsFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Dennis Palagin、Karsten Reuter2012-07-03arXiv
Density-functional theory based global geometry optimization is used to scrutinize the possibility of endohedral doping of hydrogenated Si fullerenes as a route to Si nanostructures with high magnetic moments. In contrast to previous suggestions, our unbiased sampling finds the smallest Si16H16 endohedral cage general…
Materials Science
Alejandro W. Rodriguez、M. T. Homer Reid、Steven G. Johnson2012-07-03arXiv
We describe a fluctuating surface-current formulation of radiative heat transfer, applicable to arbitrary geometries, that directly exploits standard, efficient, and sophisticated techniques from the boundary-element method. We validate as well as extend previous results for spheres and cylinders, and also compute the…
physics.comp-phMaterials Science
Nan Lei、Pengfei Li、Wei Xue 等 4 位作者2012-07-03arXiv
We report the fabrication and characterization of a simple gate-free graphene device as a pH sensor. The graphene sheets are made by mechanical exfoliation. Platinum contact electrodes are fabricated with a mask-free process using focused ion beam, and then expanded by silver paint. Annealing is used to improve the el…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
O. I. Velichko、A. P. Kavaliova2012-07-03arXiv
Modeling of the long-range migration of boron interstitials during low temperature annealing of ion-implanted silicon crystals has been carried out.
math.MPmath-phMaterials Science
Zohar Ringel、Yaacov E. Kraus、Ady Stern2012-07-03arXiv
Three-dimensional topological insulators are classified into "strong" (STI) and "weak" (WTI) according to the nature of their surface states. While the surface states of the STI are topologically protected from localization, this does not hold for the WTI. In this work we show that the surface states of the WTI are ac…
cond-mat.dis-nnMaterials Science
M. C. Urdaniz、M. A. Barral、A. M. Llois2012-07-03arXiv
Covalent substrates can give rise to a variety of magnetic interaction mechanisms among adsorbed transition metal atoms building atomic nanostructures. We show this by calculating the ground state magnetic configuration of monoatomic 3d chains deposited on a monolayer of Cu$_2$N grown on Cu(001) as a function of $d$ f…
Materials Science
Tobias Ziegler、Patrick Bergner、Gerald Hechenblaikner 等 5 位作者2012-07-03arXiv
This article presents a detailed overview and assessment of contact-free UV light discharge systems (UVDS) needed to control the variable electric charge level of free-flying test masses which are part of high precision inertial sensors in space. A comprehensive numerical analysis approach on the basis of experimental…
physics.space-phphysics.ins-detMaterials Science
Savcho Tinchev2012-07-03arXiv
Plasma surface modification was used to fabricate graphene on the top of insulating diamond-like carbon films. It is shown that by a combination of pulsed argon plasma treatment and thermal annealing at 350\degreeC is possible to achieve partial crystallization of amorphous carbon to graphene. The observed Raman spect…
Materials Science
Hsin‐Yu Wu、Charles J. Choi、Brian T. Cunningham2012-07-03Small
The optical properties and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of plasmonic nanodome array (PNA) substrates in air and aqueous solution are investigated. PNA substrates are inexpensively and uniformly fabricated with a hot spot density of 6.25 × 10(6) mm(-2) using a large-area nanoreplica moulding technique on a…
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Yongdong Jin2012-07-03Advanced Materials
The fields of biosensing and nanomedicine have recently witnessed an explosion of interest and progress in the design and study of plasmonic Au nanostructures (p-AuNSs) or metamaterials geared towards a broad range of biological and biomedical applications. Due to their tunable and versatile plasmonic properties, such…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Hai‐Mu Ye、Rui-Dong Wang、Jin Liu 等 5 位作者2012-07-03Macromolecules
Strict isomorphism between butylene succinate and butylene fumarate in poly(butylene succinate- co -butylene fumarate) (PBSF) was revealed by DSC and wide-angle X-ray diffraction results. They adopt the same crystal modification, with only a little difference in crystal lattice parameters. The melting point of the cop…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Daniel C. Hannah、Jihua Yang、Paul Podsiadlo 等 10 位作者2012-07-03Nano Letters
A lack of consensus persists regarding the origin of photoluminescence in silicon nanocrystals. Here we report pressure-dependences of X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence from alkane-terminated colloidal particles. We determine the diamond-phase bulk modulus, observe multiple phase transitions, and importantly fin…
Silicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsSemiconductor materials and devices
Cheng‐Wei Huang、Ching‐An Wu、Sheng‐Shu Hou 等 6 位作者2012-07-03Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract The synthesis of a gelled polymer electrolyte (GPE) using poly(ethylene glycol) blending poly(acrylonitrile) (i.e., PAN‐ b ‐PEG‐ b ‐PAN) as a host, dimethyl formamide (DMF) as a plasticizer and LiClO 4 as an electrolytic salt for electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) is reported. The PAN‐ b ‐PEG‐ b ‐PAN co…
Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesConducting polymers and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Jingzhi Chen、Wen‐Yin Ko、Yin‐Cheng Yen 等 5 位作者2012-07-03ACS Nano
Dual functionalities of antireflective and electrochromic properties-based anatase TiO(2) nanowire devices with a high-porosity cross-linked geometry directly grown onto transparent conductive glass was achieved for the first time through a simple one-step hydrothermal process under mild alkali conditions. Devices fas…
ZnO doping and propertiesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Da Zhan、Jiaxu Yan、Linfei Lai 等 6 位作者2012-07-03Advanced Materials
Graphene exhibits many unique electronic properties owing to its linear dispersive electronic band structure around the Dirac point, making it one of the most studied materials in the last 5-6 years. However, for many applications of graphene, further tuning its electronic band structure is necessary and has been exte…
Graphene research and applicationsAdvancements in Battery Materials2D Materials and Applications