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
Photonics
Enhancing Photoluminescence Quantum Yield for High Performance Optoelectrics 2015-159
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: LEDs Lasers Solar Cells Semiconductor emitters and detectors ADVANTAGES: Quantum yield enhancement to near-unit values Surface recombination velocity reduction Improved Voc in solar cells PL peak intensity increase ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers led by Ali Javey used chemical treatments utilizing an organic … [Read more...] about Enhancing Photoluminescence Quantum Yield for High Performance Optoelectrics 2015-159
Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any application that requires strong alternating fields including Ion beam therapy gantry systems Transportation and focusing of beams with larger momentum spread Synchrotron light sources ADVANTAGES: Compact design allows efficient alternating of multipole sign (dipole, quadrupole, etc.) Using superconductors, lightweight … [Read more...] about Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
Active Modulators and Perfect Shielders Based on Adiabatic Elimination 2014-090
For data and communications device companies that use waveguides to guide light in nanoscale circuits but are dissatisfied with noise and weak signal strength due to signal leakage, this new Berkeley Lab technology’s three-waveguide system is based on an adiabatic elimination (AE) mechanism that uses the middle “dark state” waveguide to separate the two outer waveguides and … [Read more...] about Active Modulators and Perfect Shielders Based on Adiabatic Elimination 2014-090
Black Ge-based On Crystalline Amorphous Core / Shell Nanoneedle Arrays IB-2829
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Photovoltaic cells Photodetectors Consumer electronics ADVANTAGES Straightforward and efficient process Wide range of possible substrates ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a technology for the direct growth of 3D micro / nanostructures with the capacity to reduce light reflection while enhancing absorption … [Read more...] about Black Ge-based On Crystalline Amorphous Core / Shell Nanoneedle Arrays IB-2829