At its most basic level, your smart phone's battery is powering billions of transistors using electrons to flip on and off billions of times per second.
But if microchips could use photons instead of electrons to process and transmit data, computers could operate even faster.
the free electrons on its surface begin to oscillate together in a wave. These oscillations create their own light,
which reacts again with the free electrons. Energy trapped on the surface of the nanocube in this fashion is called a plasmon.
The quantum dots, in turn, produce a directional, efficient emission of photons that can be turned on and off at more than 90 gigahertz. here is great interest in replacing lasers with LEDS for short-distance optical communication,
lack of efficiency and inability to direct the photons, said Gleb Akselrod, a postdoctoral research in Mikkelsen laboratory. ow we have made an important step towards solving these problems.?
is pushing pretty hard for. he group is now working to use the plasmonic structure to create a single photon source necessity for extremely secure quantum communicationsy sandwiching a single quantum dot in the gap between the silver nanocube and gold foil.
The hybrid material we have come up with first captures two infrared photons that would normally pass right through a solar cell without being converted to electricity,
then adds their energies together to make one higher energy photon. This upconverted photon is absorbed readily by photovoltaic cells,
generating electricity from light that normally would be wasted. ardeen added that these materials are essentially eshaping the solar spectrumso that it better matches the photovoltaic materials used today in solar cells.
The cadmium selenide nanocrystals could convert visible wavelengths to ultraviolet photons while the lead selenide nanocrystals could convert near-infrared photons to visible photons.
In lab experiments, the researchers directed 980-nanometer infrared light at the hybrid material, which then generated upconverted orange yellow fluorescent 550-nanometer light,
almost doubling the energy of the incoming photons. The researchers were able to boost the upconversion process by up to three orders of magnitude by coating the cadmium selenide nanocrystals with organic ligands,
but are good at combining two lower energy photons to a higher energy photon. By using a hybrid material,
the inorganic component absorbs two photons and passes their energy on to the organic component for combination.
The organic compounds then produce one high-energy photon. Put simply, the inorganics in the composite material take light in;
the ability to upconvert two low energy photons into one high energy photon has potential applications in biological imaging, data storage and organic light-emitting diodes.
from red to blue, can impact any technology that involves photons as inputs or outputs,
The hybrid material we have come up with first captures two infrared photons that would normally pass right through a solar cell without being converted to electricity,
then adds their energies together to make one higher energy photon. This upconverted photon is absorbed readily by photovoltaic cells,
generating electricity from light that normally would be wasted. ardeen added that these materials are essentially eshaping the solar spectrumso that it better matches the photovoltaic materials used today in solar cells.
The cadmium selenide nanocrystals could convert visible wavelengths to ultraviolet photons while the lead selenide nanocrystals could convert near-infrared photons to visible photons.
In lab experiments, the researchers directed 980-nanometer infrared light at the hybrid material, which then generated upconverted orange yellow fluorescent 550-nanometer light,
almost doubling the energy of the incoming photons. The researchers were able to boost the upconversion process by up to three orders of magnitude by coating the cadmium selenide nanocrystals with organic ligands,
but are good at combining two lower energy photons to a higher energy photon. By using a hybrid material,
the inorganic component absorbs two photons and passes their energy on to the organic component for combination.
The organic compounds then produce one high-energy photon. Put simply, the inorganics in the composite material take light in;
the ability to upconvert two low energy photons into one high energy photon has potential applications in biological imaging, data storage and organic light-emitting diodes.
from red to blue, can impact any technology that involves photons as inputs or outputs,
For the present demonstration, the researchers had to use a laser light to pump electrons to emit light.
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and electron transport at the nanometer scale. Professor Cronin's research spans a broad range of topics including electrical and spectroscopic characterization of carbon nanotubes, graphene,
and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) are used to follow the effects of the plasma treatments on a range of samples having different numbers of layers.
The electrical mobility of a material is a measure of how easily electrons can travel across its surface.
which is important for calculating the amount of energy a single particle of light, or photon, Boyd wondered
if he, like Millikan, could devise a method for cleaning his copper while it was under vacuum conditions.
hydrogen gas that has been electrified to separate the electrons from the protons--to remove the copper oxide at much lower temperatures.
and air molecules in the chamber's atmosphere generates cyano radicals--carbon-nitrogen molecules that have been stripped of their electrons.
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According to the researchers, the simultaneous combination of ultrafine grained structure with average particle size of 280 nm
and silicon carbide nanoparticles with aver particle size of 55 nm as strengthening agents results in the production of aluminum-based nanocomposite with a strength of 284 MPA.
However, due to the lack of suitable techniques and instruments, the chromatin organisation inside a cell nucleus could not be observed in a noninvasive way with the sufficient resolution.
An international team of researchers has used infinitely short light pulses to observe ultrafast changes in the electron-level properties of superconductors, setting a new standard for temporal resolution in the field.
whether the electron interactions occurring inside the materials are direct and instantaneous, or mediated by some delayed interaction.
The snap-shot observations, detailed this week in Nature Physics, support the hypothesis that electron interactions are delayed
and mediated by their interaction with the spin and magnetic pull of other electrons. The process took only 10 femtoseconds--something that
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which involves a material giving up electrons and transporting ions through another material at the interface between electrode and electrolyte.
"Moreover, the conductive Fe-Ni core provides a highway to accelerate the transport of electrons to the current collector,
and destroying norovirus Hansman's research team recently discovered that a"nanobody"called Nano-85 was able to bind to intact norovirus-like particles (VLPS) in culture.
"Interestingly, the investigators found that the site where Nano-85 bound to the P domain was hidden actually under the viral particle's surface."
and shuttle data with light instead of electrons. Electrical and computer engineering associate professor Rajesh Menon and colleagues describe their invention today in the journal Nature Photonics.
"But that information has to be converted to electrons when it comes into your laptop. In that conversion, you're slowing things down.
"Photons of light carry information over the Internet through fiber-optic networks. But once a data stream reaches a home or office destination,
the photons of light must be converted to electrons before a router or computer can handle the information.
And because photonic chips shuttle photons instead of electrons, mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets built with this technology would consume less power,
Carbon-based nanoparticles could be used to sensitize cancerous tumors to proton radiotherapy and induce more focused destruction of cancer cells, a new study shows May 18th,
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and Kazuo Takimiya of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science managed to create a type of polymer solar cell called a bulk-heterojunction solar cellhere the electron donor
an orientation well suited to the transport of electron holes through the material. Takamiya says,
and repulsive forces between DNA-linked particles to make dynamic, phase-shifting forms of nanomaterials May 25th,
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and thereby control the electron density in the film. By employing this method, the researchers have succeeded in converting non-superconducting multilayer Fese films into high-Tc superconductors with Tc as high as 50 K. The present result gives a great impact to both the basic
closely approaching the temperature of liquid nitrogen (77 K). The present report would lead to intensive researches to further increase Tc by changing the number of atomic layers, the amount of doped electrons and the species of substrate.
"We're also able to pour the Fecl3 solution directly into the pyrrole solution--not drop by drop--to force the pyrrole to polymerize into a 3-D aerogel rather than PPY particles."
and these particles not only serve as a cathode by corroding to protect the iron structure
the loss of zinc particles could be reduced rapidly.""The team is now taking their work a step further by pursuing a 3-D PPY/PEDOT-based (poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) electromagnetic absorber."
"Our goal is to grow solid-state polymerized PEDOT particles in the holes of the 3-D PPY aerogel formed by PPY chains,"Wu added d
it is absorbed by electrons in the gold arms. The arms are so thin that the electrons are forced to move along the spiral.
Electrons that are driven toward the center absorb enough energy so that some of them emit blue light at double the frequency of the incoming infrared light."
"This is similar to what happens with a violin string when it is bowed vigorously, "said Stevenson Professor of Physics Richard Haglund,
The electrons at the center of the spirals are driven pretty vigorously by the laser's electric field.
because the polarization pushes the electrons toward the center of the spiral. Counterclockwise polarized light
because the polarization tends to push the electrons outward so that the waves from all around the nano-spiral interfere destructively.
So far, Davidson has experimented with small arrays of gold nano-spirals on a glass substrate made using scanning electron-beam lithography.
Due to the weak electron-phonon coupling in graphene, 2d Dirac massless carriers can present a much more elevated temperature than the graphene lattice.
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"In our study, we make use of the fact that a heat current passing through a magnetic material creates a separation of electron spins.
Spin transfer torque is the transfer of the spin angular momentum from conduction electrons to the magnetization of a ferromagnet
The spin-dependent Seebeck effect refers to the analogous phenomenon involving the spin of electrons in a ferromagnet."
Previously, scientists could examine changes in nanostructures only by looking at the large-scale alterations of a bulk population of particles
This is necessary because materials are susceptible to being destroyed by the high energy electron beam that is used to image them.
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as the graphene patches and diamond particles rub up against a large diamond-like carbon surface, the graphene rolls itself around the diamond particle, creating something that looks like a ball bearing on the nanoscopic level."
enough diamond particles and graphene patches prevent the two surfaces from becoming locked in state.
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The article is titled"Surface Determination through Atomically Resolved Secondary Electron Imaging.""Other co-authors are Hamish Brown, Adrian D'Alfonso, Pratik Koirala, Colin Ophus, Yuyuan Lin, Yuya Suzuki, Hiromi Inada, Yimei Zhu, Les Allen,
and bulk atoms simultaneously, retaining much of the surface sensitivity of traditional SEM through secondary electrons.
Secondary electrons are the result of a highly energized beam of electrons striking a material
and causing atoms in the material to emit energy in the form of electrons rather than photons.
As a large portion of secondary electrons are emitted from the surface of a material in addition to its bulk they are good resources for obtaining information about atomic surface structure.
"Existing secondary electron image simulation methods had to be extended to take into account contributions from valence orbitals in the material,
These experiments were coupled with careful secondary electron image simulations, density functional theory calculations, and aberration-corrected high resolution transmission electron microscopy."
and purification processes that can take days-the new approach generates the particles in a few hours
you can pretty much make these particles at home, "Pan said.""You just mix them together and cook it for a few minutes,
"So, these tiny particles are camouflaged kind of, I would say; they are hiding from the human immune system."
"We think we coated this particle with a specific polymer and with specific drug-loading
We use spectroscopy to confirm the formulation as well as visualize the delivery of the particles and drug molecules."
In further experiments, the researchers found they could alter the infusion of the particles into melanoma cells by adjusting the polymer coatings.
so you can do multidrug therapy with the same particles.""""By using defined surface chemistry,
we can change the properties of these particles, "Pan said.""We can make them glow at a certain wavelength
In graphene, infrared light launches ripples through the electrons at the surface of this metallike material called surface plasmon polaritons that the researchers were able to control using a simple electrical circuit.
Using an engineered strain of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia to control particle size the team biosynthesized QDS using bacteria
#X-rays and electrons join forces to map catalytic reactions in real-time: New technique combines electron microscopy and synchrotron X-rays to track chemical reactions under real operating conditions A team of scientists used a newly developed reaction chamber to combine x-ray absorption spectroscopy and electron microscopy for an unprecedented portrait of a common chemical reaction.
a focused electron beam passes through the sample and captures images of the nanoparticles within.
"With TEM, we take high-resolution pictures of the particles to directly see their size and distribution,"said Stach,
Particles smaller than a single nanometer were hidden behind what we call the resolution curtain of the technique."
which are measured to identify its chemical composition--in this instance, the distribution of platinum particles.""The XAS and TEM data, analyzed together,
and only the combination of techniques could reveal all catalytic particles.""Versatile micro-reactor The new micro-reactor was designed specifically
"A relatively straightforward mathematical approach allowed them to deduce the total number of ultra-small particles missing in the TEM data."
which incorporates particles of all sizes, and removed the TEM results covering particles larger than one nanometer--the remainder fills in that crucial subnanometer gap in our knowledge of catalyst size
and distribution during each step of the reaction, "Frenkel said. Added Stach,"In the past, scientists would look at data before and after the reaction under model conditions, especially with TEM,
and complementary x-ray and electron probe techniques over time. NSLS ended its 32-year experimental run in the fall of 2014,
PEMFC as an optimal solution for the future energy economypolymer electrolyte membrane or proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), where chemical energy is converted directly to electrical energy,
and nearly all current PEMFC uses platinum particles on porous carbon supports to catalyze both hydrogen oxidation and oxygen reduction.
If free electrons or other substances could travel through the electrolyte, they would short circuit the current in the fuel cell
Electrochemists have spent many years in a continuing search for newer, more highly conducting (ions and not electrons) and a more electrochemically stable electrolyte system.
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They discovered through neutron scattering experiments at BER II not only how the crystal structure changes, but also uncovered new magnetic phases.
Due to their different configurations of electrons, these tetrahedra become elongated along the crystallographic c-axis for nickel,
Phase diagramm between 2 and 900 Kelvin Using neutron scattering experiments at the BER II research reactor,
However, so far only electron holography could be considered for mapping magnetic domains of three-dimensional objects at the nanometre scale.
instead depends upon the uncanny ability of gold atoms to trap silicon-carrying electrons to selectively prevent the etching.
and purify major harmful substances of cigarette smoke. the KIST-developed catalyst removes 100%of the particle substances of cigarette smoke, such as nicotine and tar,
The wavelength of the infrared photon directed at a molecule is around 6 microns (6, 000 nanometres),
In this study, researchers first pattern nanostructures on the graphene surface by bombarding it with electron beams and etching it with oxygen ions.
the electrons in graphene nanostructures begin to oscillate. This phenomenon concentrates light into tiny spots,
Making graphene's electrons oscillate in different ways makes it possible to"read"all the vibrations of the molecule on its surface."
as supported by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) measurements and also by the fact that no anelastic behaviour could be observed under tension.
The polyelectrolyte layer promotes the adhesion of the particles to bacterial cell membranes and, together with silver ions, can kill a broad spectrum of bacteria,
High-throughput bioactivity screening did not reveal increased toxicity of the particles when compared to an equivalent mass of metallic silver nanoparticles or silver nitrate solution.
and environmentally benign method to combat bacteria by engineering nanoscale particles that add the antimicrobial potency of silver to a core of lignin,
The remaining particles degrade easily after disposal because of their biocompatible lignin core, limiting the risk to the environment."
says that the particles could be the basis for reduced risk pesticide products with reduced cost and minimized environmental impact."
We are now working to scale up the process to synthesize the particles under continuous flow conditions."
harnessing its output for imaging applications that make microscopic particles appear huge.""The device makes an object super-visible by enlarging its optical appearance with this super-strong scattering effect,
Caltech researchers adopted a novel technique, ultrafast electron crystallography (UEC), to visualize directly in four dimensions the changing atomic configurations of the materials undergoing the phase changes.
"To study this, the researchers used their technique, ultrafast electron crystallography. The technique, a new development--different from Zewail's Nobel prize-winning work in femtochemistry, the visual study of chemical processes occurring at femtosecond scales--allowed researchers to observe directly the transitioning atomic configuration of a prototypical phase-change
followed by a pulse of electrons. The laser pulse causes the atomic structure to change from the crystalline to other structures
Then, when the electron pulse hits the sample, its electrons scatter in a pattern that provides a picture of the sample's atomic configuration as a function of the time.
This novel approach to using enzyme-directed assembly of particle theranostics (EDAPT) is patent pending.
or distorting the wavefront--analogous to the quantum tunneling effect, in which a particle crosses through a potential energy barrier otherwise insurmountable by classical mechanics.
and could be important for future device technologies as well as for fundamental studies of electron transport in molecular nanostructures.
In atomic-scale transistors, this current is extremely sensitive to single electrons hopping via discrete energy levels.
Single-electron transport in molecular transistors has been studied previously using top-down approaches, such as lithography and break junctions.
single electrons can tunnel between template and tip by hopping via nearly unperturbed molecular orbitals,
In our case, the charged atoms nearby provide the electrostatic gate potential that regulates the electron flow
and orientation has a dramatic effect on the electron flow across the molecule, manifested by a large conductance gap at low bias voltages.
which relocates the electrons from a dark state to a luminescent state, thereby increasing the material ability to convert electrons into light particles, or photons.
With this technique, the multilayer Mos2 semiconductors are at least as efficient as monolayer ones. Duan team is currently moving forward to apply this approach to similar materials,
carrying electrons with almost no resistance even at room temperature, a property known as ballistic transport. Graphene's unique optical, mechanical and electrical properties have lead to the one-atom-thick form of carbon being heralded as the next generation material for faster, smaller, cheaper and less power-hungry electronics."
Plasmonics study suggests how to maximize production of'hot electrons'Abstract: New research from Rice university could make it easier for engineers to harness the power of light-capturing nanomaterials to boost the efficiency
including metallic nanoparticles that convert light into plasmons, waves of electrons that flow like a fluid across the particles'surface.
or nanostructure is that you can excite some subset of electrons in the metal to a much higher energy level,
"Scientists call these'hot carriers'or'hot electrons.'"'"Halas, Rice's Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer engineering and professor of chemistry, bioengineering, physics and astronomy,
and materials science and nanoengineering, said hot electrons are particularly interesting for solar-energy applications because they can be used to create devices that produce direct current
"He and Halas said Manjavacas, a theoretical physicist in the group of LANP researcher Peter Nordlander, conducted work in the new study that offers a fundamental insight into the underlying physics of hot-electron-production
"To make use of the photon's energy, it must be absorbed rather than scattered back out.
"From this perspective, one can determine the total number of electrons produced, but it provides no way of determining how many of those electrons are actually useful, high-energy, hot electrons,
"Manjavacas said. He said Zheng's data allowed a deeper analysis because his experimental setup selectively filtered high-energy hot electrons from their less-energetic counterparts.
To accomplish this, Zheng created two types of plasmonic devices. Each consisted of a plasmonic gold nanowire atop a semiconducting layer of titanium dioxide.
and allowed only hot electrons to pass from the gold to the semiconductor. The second setup allowed all electrons to pass."
"The experiment clearly showed that some electrons are hotter than others, and it allowed us to correlate those with certain properties of the system,
"Manjavacas said.""In particular, we found that hot electrons were correlated not with total absorption. They were driven by a different, plasmonic mechanism known as field-intensity enhancement."
"LANP researchers and others have spent years developing techniques to bolster the field-intensity enhancement of photonic structures for single-molecule sensing and other applications.
Zheng and Manjavacas said they are conducting further tests to modify their system to optimize the output of hot electrons.
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