APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: High performance solar cells Electronic and optoelectronic devices, e.g., transistors, photodetectors, lasers ADVANTAGES: Less costly and complex than current methods Growth on amorphous substrates Applicable to a range of III-V materials ABSTRACT: A Berkeley Lab team of researchers led by Ali Javey has developed a … [Read more...] about Direct Growth of Single Crystalline III-V Semiconductors on Amorphous Substrates 2016-037
Physical Sciences
Scalable Metasurface Invisibility Cloak 2015-136
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Optics ADVANTAGES: Carpet cloak works without host media Extremely thin (80 nm) material Scalable to macroscopic sizes Undetectable by phase sensitive detection ABSTRACT: A Berkeley Lab research team led by Xiang Zhang developed an ultra-thin invisibility skin cloak for visible light using the concept of reflection phase … [Read more...] about Scalable Metasurface Invisibility Cloak 2015-136
Solution-processed, Ultrasensitive UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors 2015-175
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Visible light cameras – CCD and CMOS technologies Night vision cameras X-ray / Gamma ray detectors Ultraviolet flame / smoke detectors Cherenkov particle detection ADVANTAGES: High photosensitivity - low-noise electron transport with high mobility Scalable fabrication process Long carrier lifetime Easily integrated … [Read more...] about Solution-processed, Ultrasensitive UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors 2015-175
Distributing Electronic Digital Clock Signals with Ultra-low Time Jitter 2016-011
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Distributed data acquisition systems Medical imaging, e.g. PET Particle physics detectors ADVANTAGES: Sub-10ps clock jitter at high speed data rates Reduced complexity and cost compared to traditional systems ABSTRACT: Large electronic systems with distributed components must be synchronized with extremely low time … [Read more...] about Distributing Electronic Digital Clock Signals with Ultra-low Time Jitter 2016-011
Shock Injector Enabling Clinical Use of Electron Beam Therapy – Low-Laser Energy Electron Injection into Laser Plasma Accelerators 2015-150
APPLICATIONS: Clinical use of electron beam therapy Electron source for ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) Compact Bremsstrahlung source ADVANTAGES: Produces stable electrons using low laser energy Allows for highly controlled electron beam placement Shortens cancer treatment time and increases efficacy Enables positionable electron beam … [Read more...] about Shock Injector Enabling Clinical Use of Electron Beam Therapy – Low-Laser Energy Electron Injection into Laser Plasma Accelerators 2015-150