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Nanoparticle-based all-optical sensors
(2004-08-17)The present invention provides a sensor that includes an optical device as a support for a thin film formed by a matrix containing resonant nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be optically coupled to the optical device ... -
Nanoparticle/nanotube-based nanoelectronic devices and chemically-directed assembly thereof
(2011-02-22)According to some embodiments, the present invention provides a nanoelectronic device based on a nanostructure that may include a nanotube with first and second ends, a metallic nanoparticle attached to the first end, and ... -
Nanoparticles as strengthening agents in polymer systems
(2005)Carboxylate-substituted alumina nanoparticles are produced solvent free using mechanical shear. The general nature of this method has been demonstrated for L-lysine-, stearate, and p-hydroxybenzoate-derived materials. The ... -
Nanoparticles Heat through Light Localization
(2014)Aqueous solutions containing light-absorbing nanoparticles have recently been shown to produce steam at high efficiencies upon solar illumination, even when the temperature of the bulk fluid volume remains far below its ... -
Nanoparticulate carbon black in cigarette smoke induces DNA cleavage and Th17-mediated emphysema
(2015)Chronic inhalation of cigarette smoke is the major cause of sterile inflammation and pulmonary emphysema. The effect of carbon black (CB), a universal constituent of smoke derived from the incomplete combustion of organic ... -
Nanophotonics-enabled Solar Membrane Distillation for Off-grid Water Purification
(2017-04-21)With more than a billion people lacking accessible drinking water, there is a critical need to convert non-potable sources such as seawater to water suitable for human use. However, energy requirements of desalination ... -
Nanoporous metal-oxide memory
(2017-11-28)A nanoporous (NP) memory may include a non-porous layer and a nanoporous layer sandwiched between the bottom and top electrodes. The memory may be free of diodes, selectors, and/or transistors that may be necessary in other ... -
Nanorice particles: hybrid plasmonic nanostructures
(2010-09-07)A new hybrid nanoparticle, i.e., a nanorice particle, which combines the intense local fields of nanorods with the highly tunable plasmon resonances of nanoshells, is described herein. This geometry possesses far greater ... -
Nanoscale Electronic Transport Studies of Novel Strongly Correlated Materials
(2017-04-17)Strongly correlated materials are those in which the electron-electron and electron-lattice interactions play pivotal roles in determining many aspects of observable physical behavior, including the electronic and magnetic ... -
Nanoscale polymeric coatings that inhibit adsorption of proteins
(2005)The ability of an artificial surface to resist the non-specific adsorption of proteins in biological solutions greatly improves its biocompatibility---a desirable property to overcome many problems across the biomedical ... -
Nanoscale studies of CVD graphene and poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films.
(2014-04-21)Transparent solar cell systems have garnered a great deal of attention as possible alternatives to silicon-based solar cells. While conventional silicon-based solar cells absorb solar energy in limited frequency ranges, ... -
Nanoscale thermal systems in subcritical region
(2001)The behavior of a nanoscale fluid system in the subcritical region is investigated using molecular simulation. The fluid used is argon and the intermolecular forces are represented by the Lennard-Jones potential. The ... -
Nanoshell-assisted cancer therapy: Targeted photothermal tumor ablation
(2007)This thesis details the development of a targeted nanoshell therapy for cancer specific photothermal ablation. By attaching targeting antibodies or ligands to the nanoshell surface, these targeted nanoshells preferentially ... -
Nanoshells in vivo imaging using two-photon excitation microscopy
(2010)This thesis describes the development and optical characterization of near infrared (NIR) gold nanoshells for the use as luminescent contrast agents for applications in small animal blood vessel imaging. Two types of ... -
NanoSIMS results from olivine-hosted melt embayments: Magma ascent rate during explosive basaltic eruptions
(2014)The explosivity of volcanic eruptions is governed in part by the rate at which magma ascends and degasses. Because the time scales of eruptive processes can be exceptionally fast relative to standard geochronometers, magma ... -
Nanostructure investigations of nonlinear differential conductance in NdNiO3 thin films
(2014)Transport measurements on thin films of NdNiO3 reveal a crossover to a regime of pronounced nonlinear conduction below the well-known metal-insulator transition temperature. The evolution of the transport properties at ... -
Nanostructure Investigations of Nonlinear Differential Conductance in NdNiO3 Thin Films
(2014-12-03)Transport measurements on thin films of NdNiO3 reveal a crossover to a regime of pronounced nonlinear conduction below the well-known metal-insulator transition temperature. Surprising evolution of the transport properties ... -
Nanostructure Silicon Anodes Prepared by Chemical Reduction Method for Lithium Ion Batteries
(2013-04-18)Silicon is a promising anode material in high energy density application of lithium ion batteries because it is known to have the largest specific capacity (~4200mAh/g), ten time that of the commercially graphite carbon. ... -
Nanostructure-Mediated Launching and Detection of 2D Surface Plasmons
(2011)Au nanoparticles deposited on a metallic film act as nanoantenna receivers and transmitters for the coupling of free-space radiation into, and out of, 2D surface plasmons. Nanosteps, sub-lO-nm gaps between metallic films ...
