Kodai Itabashi, Kazuki Takeishi, Masayuki Urabe, J. Takayama, Shula L. Chen, A. Murayama
{"title":"Growth optimization of spin-transport barriers used for spin-polarized light-emitting diodes based on InGaAs quantum dots","authors":"Kodai Itabashi, Kazuki Takeishi, Masayuki Urabe, J. Takayama, Shula L. Chen, A. Murayama","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751319","url":null,"abstract":"We have studied GaAs and AlGaAs barriers for the purpose of improving spin-transport performance in spin-polarized light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on self-assembled quantum dots (QDs) of InGaAs. In the spin-LED utilizing a spin-functional optical active layer of In-based self-assembled QDs, growth temperatures of top barriers of GaAs and AlGaAs were reduced to suppress indium diffusion from the QDs into the barriers after forming the QDs. We show a significant improvement of spin-transport property as well as of carrier-transport one with increasing growth temperature of the Al0.1Ga0.9As barrier from 580 to 640 °C, while luminescent spectral energy and shape of the QDs are not markedly affected.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"49 1","pages":"633-635"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83509338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effective tuning and application of graphene-based Au nanocomposites as SERS substrates","authors":"Xiu Liang, P. Yin","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751369","url":null,"abstract":"Graphene-based noble metal nanocomposites have attracted tremendous research interest in the fields of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) recently. However, efficient utilization as SERS substrates has been impeded by the difficulty of tuning SERS enhancement effects induced from chemical and plasmonic enhancement by different preparation methods of graphene. Herein, three kinds of graphene-based Au hybrid, CVD-G/Au, GO/Au and rGO/Au, which were synthesized by physical sputtering and chemical in-situ crystallization growth methods, were fabricated to evaluate as SERS substrates. Simple methods were developed to enhance the Raman signals effectively by tuning both plasmonic and chemical enhancement, respectively. Besides, the prepared rGO/Au nanocomposites were used as SERS substrates to monitor the process of plasmon-driven surface-catalyzed reaction from 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) to p,p'-dimercaptoazobenzene (DMAB). According to systematic comparisons during power- and time-dependent SERS experiments, rGO/Au was demonstrated to be with lower power threshold and higher catalytic efficiency than Au nanoparticles (NPs) toward the reaction, which provide clues to understand the interaction between metal and graphene as well as further study of plasmon-driven chemical reactions for further.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"89 1","pages":"612-615"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77622543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Harvesting the hidden energy for self-powered systems","authors":"Youfan Hu","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751302","url":null,"abstract":"Energy harvesting technologies based on piezoelectric properties of nanomaterials and triboelectric phenomenon between two different materials are superior candidates for random mechanical energy harvesting in the environment. Self-powered system integrated with such kind of energy harvesting module and multi-functional nanodevices have great application potentials in the independent, sustainable, maintenance-free operations of implantable biosensors, remote and mobile environmental sensors, nanorobotics, microelectromechanical systems, and even portable/wearable personal electronics. Several recent progresses are summarized here.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"4 1","pages":"928-930"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86938791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah L. Walden, Joseph F. S. Fernando, E. Waclawik, M. Shortell, E. Jaatinen
{"title":"Nonlinear optical properties of colloidal ZnO-Au nanostructures for optical limiting applications","authors":"Sarah L. Walden, Joseph F. S. Fernando, E. Waclawik, M. Shortell, E. Jaatinen","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751364","url":null,"abstract":"The nonlinear response of zinc oxide and zinc oxide-gold hybrid colloidal nanostructures to 532 nm nanosecond pulses was investigated. The z-scan technique was used to measure the nonlinear absorption of zinc oxide, zinc-oxide: gold hybrids and mixed colloids of zinc-oxide and gold. Despite similar zinc oxide concentrations, the colloids containing gold nanoparticles displayed stronger intensity dependent nonlinear absorption with optical limiting thresholds for the three samples of 35 J/cm2, 6.1 J/cm2 and 4.1 J/cm2, respectively. Therefore, by combining gold with zinc-oxide to form hybrid nanostructures or by simply mixing gold and zinc-oxide nanostructures together, the optical limiting threshold is reduced which is advantageous for optical limiting applications.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"295 1","pages":"325-328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87711420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chih-Pin Lin, Ching-Ting Lin, Pang-Shiuan Liu, Ming‐Jiue Yu, T. Hou
{"title":"Grain size and plasma doping effects on CVD-based 2D transition metal dichalcogenide","authors":"Chih-Pin Lin, Ching-Ting Lin, Pang-Shiuan Liu, Ming‐Jiue Yu, T. Hou","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751338","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD)-based field effect transistors are currently being actively researched as a post-silicon solution for integrated circuits. This paper discusses two of the major challenges: grain size in polycrystalline TMD monolayer films and chemical doping to improve TMD/metal contacts. The characterization techniques and the correlation with device electrical characteristics are investigated.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"1 1","pages":"501-504"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90285660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A microfluidic device for single cell isolation from rare samples","authors":"Chuan-Feng Yeh, Cheng-Kun He, Chia-Hsien Hsu","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751366","url":null,"abstract":"Increasing evidence has shown that heterogeneity in physiology and pathology have important implications for the treatment of human diseases. Single cell isolation and characterization studies are crucial for unlocking the complex regulation pathways underlying various diseases like cancer. However, to date single cell isolation still faces many challenges, especially in processing rare samples. Here, we present a novel microfluidic array chip for single cell isolation for rare samples. Our design exempts the use of long tubing, thus decreases cell loss from dead volume and allows for more accurate control of flow rate using syringe pumps during the cell capture process. Our data showed that the device significantly improved single cell capture efficiency (~ 60 %) from small numbers of (50-500) cells in a small volume (5-10 μL). The device could be used for isolating single cells from rare samples of clinical specimens, thus potentially benefit disease diagnosis and therapy.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"15 1","pages":"222-223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85724639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural, dielectric and magnetic properties of sol-gel synthesized Bi1−xLaxFeO3 nanoparticles (x=0.3)","authors":"S. Riaz, F. Majid, S. Naseem","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751412","url":null,"abstract":"Multiferroic materials have attracted world attraction due to their wide range of spintronic and data storage applications. Among multiferroic materials, bismuth iron oxide (BiFeO3) is a promising candidate as it offers advantages of high antiferromagnetic Neel temperature and high ferroelectric Curie temperature. An alternate to the conventional sol-gel method is proposed in the form of microwave exposure is proposed for the synthesis of nanoparticles. We here report structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of lanthanum doped bismuth iron oxide (Bi1-xLaxFeO3) nanoparticles with dopant concentration x as 0.3. Microwave power is varied as 180W, 450W and 810W. Microwave assisted nanoparticles are studied without any post treatment. Low microwave power results in amorphous nature of nanoparticles while transition to phase pure crystalline nanoparticles was observed at microwave power of 450W. High microwave power of 810W results in separation of bismuth deficient phase and BiFeO3 phase. Dielectric constant increases from 718 to 1095 as microwave power is increased from 180W to 450W. Transition from weak magnetic behavior to strong ferromagnetic behavior arises due to combined advantages of La doping and use of microwave power.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"164 1","pages":"994-997"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72950447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Hsu, Jheng-Hong Shih, Shu-Yu Chang, Chiang-Hsin Lin, Tzy-Rong Lin
{"title":"Optomechanical coupling in photonic-plasmonic nanocavities with acoustic waves","authors":"J. Hsu, Jheng-Hong Shih, Shu-Yu Chang, Chiang-Hsin Lin, Tzy-Rong Lin","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751363","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate dynamic modulation of a hybrid plasmonic-photonic crystal nanocavity through using monochromatic coherent acoustic phonons formed by ultrahigh-frequency surface acoustic waves to achieve strong optomechanical coupling. As a result, optical resonance wavelength shift and a large modulation bandwidth are shown at telecommunication wavelength for the hybrid nanocavity.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"4 1","pages":"98-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73194833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feasibility study of ingestible sensor platform powered by gastric acid battery for daily health care","authors":"S. Yoshida, H. Miyaguchi, T. Nakamura","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751430","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we have proposed an ingestible sensor platform utilizing gastric acid battery for daily healthcare. This platform has a fundamental application to precisely measure core body temperature as one of the most useful vital signs for health check. It also has the expandability to add various biosensors such as pH, pressure sensors etc.. The architecture without a conventional battery is essential to human body safety and environmental load reduction. In addition, the size and cost are expected to be reduced. This paper reports on the feasibility study of the proposed system and key technical elements.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"257 1","pages":"724-727"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76191751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Kaji, Jin Suzuki, M. Nishizawa, Nobuhiro Nagai, T. Abe
{"title":"Injectable polymeric nanosheets for subretinal cell delivery","authors":"H. Kaji, Jin Suzuki, M. Nishizawa, Nobuhiro Nagai, T. Abe","doi":"10.1109/NANO.2016.7751465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2016.7751465","url":null,"abstract":"Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the major ophthalmic diseases that cause visual impairment and blindness. Although transplantation of autologous peripheral cells has been attempted by injecting cell suspensions, limited visual improvement resulted due to the low viability of the injected cells in the subretinal tissue. We developed micropatterned polymeric nanosheets toward local delivery of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. The micropatterned nanosheet directed growth and morphogenesis of the RPE cells, and allowed for the injection of an engineered RPE monolayer through syringe needles flexibly into the subretinal space of rat eyes. Such an ultra-thin flexible carrier has the promise of a minimally invasive delivery of organized cellular structures into narrow tissue spaces.","PeriodicalId":6646,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)","volume":"12 1","pages":"267-269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77740294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}