APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: High-performance barrier coatings for packaging Electron barriers for use as dielectric capacitors in electronics BENEFITS: Competitive performance with much thicker barrier layers made of fewer layers; ability to manufacture smaller electronics components Enhanced lifespan Recyclable BACKGROUND: Two-dimensional nanosheets … [Read more...] about High-Performance Nanocomposite Barrier Materials for Packaging and Electronics 2023-121
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Reflective Phase Microscopy for Visualisation of 2D Heterostructures in Nanotechnology and Semiconductor Fabrication 2022-129
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Commercial optical microscopes Scientific research Semiconductor fabrication Quantum phenomena exploration BENEFITS: Enhanced visualization of transparent materials High contrast visualization of embedded layers in 2D heterostructures BACKGROUND: Optical microscopy is a crucial part of studying van der Waals (vdW) … [Read more...] about Reflective Phase Microscopy for Visualisation of 2D Heterostructures in Nanotechnology and Semiconductor Fabrication 2022-129
Black Phosphorus Ink for Scaling High Performance and Efficient Optoelectronics 2023-029
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Greenhouse gas monitoring Infrared/surveillance cameras Electronic intelligence countermeasures BENEFITS: Uniform, pinhole-free films High quantum efficiency High photo detectivity BACKGROUND: Black phosphorus (BP)-based optoelectronics have been shown to outperform state-of-the-art commercial devices. BP offers the … [Read more...] about Black Phosphorus Ink for Scaling High Performance and Efficient Optoelectronics 2023-029
Light-driven Ultrafast Electric Gating 2021-079
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Method to explore and test material properties under ultrafast external fields Light-driven novel device applications that combine photonic and electronic processes (e.g., photo-transistors and spin-transistors) BENEFITS: Minimizes lithography Enables complex operations across an integrated wafer without intricate arrangements of … [Read more...] about Light-driven Ultrafast Electric Gating 2021-079
Improved Mask Absorber for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2019-058
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) masks for EUV-made semiconductors BENEFITS: The alloy used can be controllably patterned by plasma processing via a newly discovered self-passivation mechanism of chromium Materials are easily etchable Process has very high material selectivity BACKGROUND: The fabrication of the mask absorber is a … [Read more...] about Improved Mask Absorber for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2019-058