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
Electronics
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
Mechanically-Softened, Mass-Loaded, and Chemically-Modified Membranes 2018-081
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Speaker (earbud, compact, high-intensity, speaker array) Microphone (compact, microphone array) Radar source and/or receiver Positional sensor Echolocation Triangulation Acoustic camera ADVANTAGES: Enables smaller devices Offers broad frequency response ABSTRACT: Membranes of 2D materials (e.g., graphene, other … [Read more...] about Mechanically-Softened, Mass-Loaded, and Chemically-Modified Membranes 2018-081
Ultrasonic Radio 2015-076
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Communication Ultrasonic wave emission and reception Distance measurement tool ADVANTAGES: Reliable, highly directional Wide equalized frequency response and high sensitivity No interference with voice communication Low cost fabrication method ABSTRACT: A research team led by Berkeley Lab's Alex Zettl has invented a … [Read more...] about Ultrasonic Radio 2015-076