Browsing by Subject "graphene"
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(2019-03-18)Graphene and carbon nanotubes exhibit extraordinary and diverse properties, and therefore these nanomaterials are finding an increasing number of applications in many industries. However, the major obstacle in the integration ...
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(2021-04-28)We attempt to see if strong coupling between a quantum electromagnetic field and Landau quantized (LQ) graphene is achievable. LQ graphene acts as a collection of two-level quantum bits (qubits). This coupling between field ...
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(2017-05-09)The purpose of this study was to explore the performance of a secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) technique for probing nanovolumes. The variant of SIMS used involves bombardment with individual massive projectiles ...
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(2012-02-14)Graphene is a promising material for many technological applications. To realize these applications, new fabrication techniques that allow precise control of the physical properties, as well as large scale integration ...
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(2020-10-09)Thermoelectric (TE) materials convert thermal energy into electrical energy, and vice versa. Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) is a widely studied thermoelectric material with a high figure-of-merit. Moreover, tin (IV) selenide ...
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(2019-09-05)Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are unique for their high surface-to-volume ratio and high aspect ratio making them useful in a range of applications. Graphene and MXenes are such 2D nanosheets and have great potential ...
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Electro-Mechanical and Electrochemo-Mechanical Coupling of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Electrodes (2022-12-01)Modern applications such as flexible electronics and structural energy storage require the application of external strain on electrodes. Although emphasis has been given to the development of strong and flexible electrodes, ...
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(2014-08-06)This research investigates the effect of electron irradiation on transport properties in graphene Field Effect Transistor (FET) devices. Upon irradiation, graphene is doped with electrons and adsorbs molecules by transfer ...
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(2017-02-10)It has been shown that secondary ion emission from ultra-thin foils is notably enhanced in the transmission direction. This feature should be of interest for examining nano-objects. A pre-requisite is to deposit them on ...
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(2014-08-10)Graphene electrons possess linear energy dispersion relation, and thus behave as two-dimensional (2D) Dirac fermions. Consequently, compared with the conventional 2D electron gas systems (2DEG) found in MOSFETs and quantum ...
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(2012-10-19)In this research, for the first time, a novel nanofabrication process is developed to produce graphene-based nanoparticles using mechanochemical principles. Utilizing strain energy at the interface of Si and graphite via ...
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(2019-04-10)Theoretical models are constructed for various nonlocal nonlinear optical processes in graphene. Specifically, difference frequency generation of surface plasmon-polaritons in Landau quantized graphene; the generation of ...
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(2013-12-19)The objective of this research is to test the ability of Graphene Oxide (GO) to attract and hold heavy radionuclides to be mechanically filtered out using an aluminum oxide ceramic filter. The radionuclides of interest are ...
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(2023-01-06)Due to the increasing scarcity of raw materials and the great extent of waste produced from solvent-based reactions, the scientific community has developed an interest in pursuing solid-state methods of driving chemical ...
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(2019-05-15)In this report, we investigate laser-induced graphite (LIG) structures formed in polymeric substrates in order to quantify LIG heating response to radio frequency (RF) fields. Graphitic structures were produced from various ...
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(2016-12-02)In this thesis, I propose a practical way to stabilize half passivated graphene (graphone). I show that the dipole moments induced by a hexagonal-boron nitride (h-BN) substrate on graphene stabilize the hydrogen atoms on ...
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(2014-07-08)We investigate decoherence of an electron in graphene caused by electron-flexural phonon interaction.We find out that the flexural phonons can produce dephasing rate comparable to the electron-electron one. The problem ...
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(2015-03-25)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene are dominant and emerging carbon-based materials that have attracted extensive attention for potential applications in advanced nanotechnology. The attractiveness of these materials ...
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(2018-06-13)A pressing financial and environmental challenge is the impact of friction and wear on energy usage, economic costs, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Globally nearly ¼ of the world’s total energy is consumed at moving ...
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(2022-06-21)Graphene has attracted a lot of interest since its discovery. However, graphene layers made by mechanical exfoliation need to be carefully distinguished from multi-layer graphite and residues by experienced experts, which ...