APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lasers and environmental sensors All-optical memory and computing devices Magnetic, quantum, and electronic devices Optical imaging for biomedical research BENEFITS: Air stable Tunable ultra-low phonon energies Can be synthesized with much smaller diameters and much narrower size distributions compared to other similar … [Read more...] about Low-phonon-energy Nanoparticles for Optical Imaging and Electronics 2023-018
Spectroscopy and Microscopy
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
Electron Emission Methods to Generate Electron Beams with a Narrow Energy Distribution 2022-090
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electron energy-loss spectroscopy Low energy electron microscopy Dynamic transmission electron microscopy Quantum information science Quantum electron microscopy BENEFITS: Narrow energy distribution Higher accuracy in spectroscopy Reduced chromatic aberrations in microscopy BACKGROUND: Electron beams are used in … [Read more...] about Electron Emission Methods to Generate Electron Beams with a Narrow Energy Distribution 2022-090
Device & Methods for Diagnostic Spectroscopy of Biomaterials and Live Cells in Aqueous Environments 2020-064
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Can be applied to different imaging systems including far-field spectromicroscopy and near-field nanospectroscopy Examples of suitable applications include: characterization of exosomes, vesicles, viruses, microbe-host cell interactions, enzymatic deconstruction of plant materials, biogeochemical processes, signaling during cell migrations … [Read more...] about Device & Methods for Diagnostic Spectroscopy of Biomaterials and Live Cells in Aqueous Environments 2020-064
Single-Photon-Counting Radiation Detector and Data Transmission Methods 2021-113
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation detectors Positron emission tomography (PET) systems BENEFITS: High fidelity position, energy, and time information provided Lower cost than silicon photomultipliers Reduced signal processing footprint BACKGROUND: Radiation detectors work by turning incoming radiation into electrical signals, and information … [Read more...] about Single-Photon-Counting Radiation Detector and Data Transmission Methods 2021-113