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We examine the influence of magnetic fields on the order-disorder transition (ODT) in a liquid crystalline block copolymer. This is motivated by a desire to understand the dynamics of microstructure alignment during field annealing as potentially dictated by selective destabilization of nonaligned material. Temperatur…
While the mechanical distortions change the electronic properties of graphene significantly, the effects of electronic manipulation on its mechanical properties have not been known. Using first-principles calculation methods, we show that when graphene expands isotropically under equibiaxial strain, both the electron…
We investigate the oxygen octahedral rotations that occur in two perovskites, SrTiO${}_{3}$ and PbTiO${}_{3}$, as a function of applied three-dimensional electric displacement field, allowing us to map out the phase diagram of rotations in both the paraelectric and ferroelectric regions of the polar response. First-pr…
We present theoretically the electronic structure of antiferromagnetic (AFM) FeSe monolayer on TiO$_{2}$ terminated SrTiO$_{3}$(001) surface. It is revealed that the striking disappearance of the Fermi surface around the Brillouin zone (BZ) center can be well explained by the antiferromatnetic (AFM) phase. We show tha…
We examined the potential of antibody-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) field-effect transistors (FETs) for use as a fast and accurate sensor for a Lyme disease antigen. Biosensors were fabricated on oxidized silicon wafers using chemical vapor deposition grown carbon nanotubes that were functionaliz…
Thanks to its high refractive index contrast, band gap and polarization mismatch compared to GaN, In0.17Al0.83N layers lattice-matched to GaN are an attractive solution for applications such as distributed Bragg reflectors, ultraviolet light-emitting diodes, or high electron mobility transistors. In order to study the…
We developed a novel detection method for osteopontin (OPN), a new biomarker for prostate cancer, by attaching a genetically engineered single chain variable fragment (scFv) protein with high binding affinity for OPN to a carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (NTFET). Chemical functionalization using diazonium salts…
Antibody-functionalized carbon nanotube devices have been suggested for use as bacterial detectors for monitoring of food purity in transit from the farm to the kitchen. Here we report progress towards that goal by demonstrating specific detection of Salmonella in complex nutrient broth solutions using nanotube transi…
We report the results of the Ni-based bulk metallic glass structural evolution and crystallization behavior in situ investigation. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nano-beam diffraction (NBD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), radial distribution function (RDF) and scanning p…
Self-assembled, semimetallic ErSb single crystal nanostructures, grown by molecular beam epitaxy, are embedded within a semiconductor GaSb matrix. Formation, evolution and orientation of a variety of nanostructures, including spherical nanoparticles, elongated nanorods, octagonal shaped nanowires oriented along the su…
The electronic properties of SrRuO3/LaAlO3 (SRO/LAO) superlattices with different interlayer thicknesses of SRO layers were studied. As the thickness of SRO layers is reduced, the superlattices exhibit a metal-insulator transition implying transformation into a more localized state from its original bulk metallic stat…
PbS colloidal quantum dot heterojunction solar cells have shown significant improvements in performance, mostly based on devices that use high-temperature annealed transition metal oxides to create rectifying junctions with quantum dot thin films. Here, we demonstrate a solar cell based on the heterojunction formed be…
The random phase approximation (RPA) is attracting renewed interest as a universal and accurate method for first-principles total energy calculations. The RPA naturally accounts for long-range dispersive forces without compromising accuracy for short-range interactions making the RPA superior to semilocal and hybrid f…
Abstract Application of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as delivery tools for self‐healing coatings is limited by spontaneous leakage and specifically responsive release of small molecular inhibitors. In this work, a pH/sulfide ion responsive release system based on MSNs using a Cu‐BTA complex forms at the open…
The ubiquitous coexistence of majority insulating 245 phases and minority superconducting (SC) phases in A(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) (A = K, Cs, Rb, Tl/Rb, Tl/K) formed by high-temperature routes makes pure SC phases highly desirable for studying the intrinsic properties of this SC family. Here we report that there are at least…
We propose a nanoscale heat engine that utilizes the physics of resonant tunneling in quantum dots in order to transfer electrons only at specific energies. The nanoengine converts heat into electrical current in a multiterminal geometry which permits one to separate current and heat flows. By putting two quantum dots…
The recent reported trapped "rainbow" storage of light using metamaterials and plasmonic graded surface gratings has generated considerable interest for on-chip slow light. The potential for controlling the velocity of broadband light in guided photonic structures opens up tremendous opportunities to manipulate light…
Many-body $GW$ calculations have emerged as a standard for the prediction of band gaps, band structures, and optical properties for main-group semiconductors and insulators, but it is not well established how predictive the $GW$ method is in general for transition metal (TM) compounds. Surveying the series of 3$d$ oxi…
We survey the chemical reactions between common precursors used in the synthesis of metal chalcogenide nanocrystals and outline how they affect the mechanism and kinetics of nanocrystal growth. We emphasize syntheses of cadmium selenide and cadmium sulfide where a variety of metal and chalcogenide precursors have been…
Nichtlineare Optik: Ein neues Bor-reiches Borsilicat, Cs2B4SiO9, wurde synthetisiert (siehe Bild). Die Verbindung zeigt eine 4.6-fach stärkere Frequenzverdopplung im Vergleich zu KH2PO4 und zeichnet sich durch eine schmale UV-Absorptionskante aus (unterhalb von 190 nm).