Direct deposition of graphene on various dielectric substrates is demonstrated using a single-step chemical vapor deposition process. Single-layer graphene is formed through surface catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbon precursors on thin copper films predeposited on dielectric substrates. The copper films dewet and evaporate during or immediately after graphene growth, resulting in graphene d...

This paper presents high-order integral equation methods for the evaluation of electromagnetic wave scattering by dielectric bumps and dielectric cavities on perfectly conducting or dielectric half-planes. In detail, the algorithms introduced in this paper apply to eight classical scattering problems, namely, scattering by a dielectric bump on a perfectly conducting or a dielectric half-plane, ...

This paper introduces a three dielectric layer hybrid solvation model for treating electrostatic interactions of biomolecules in solvents using the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. In this model, an interior spherical cavity will contain the solute and some explicit solvent molecules, and an intermediate buffer layer and an exterior layer contain the bulk solvent. A special dielectric permittivity p...

Successful integration of paraelectric Ba1-xSrxTiO3 (BST) based thin films with affordable Si substrates has a potential significant commercial impact as the demand for high-frequency tunable devices intensifies. Utilizing a coplanar device design we have successfully designed, fabricated, characterized, and optimized a high performance Ta2O5 thin film passive buffer layer on Si substrates, whi...

In this paper, we contribute new data on the dielectric dispersion of suspensions of two kinds of spheroidal hematite particles (R-Fe2O3). One of the samples consisted of nearly spherical particles, and the other included almost spindle-like particles. We intended to demonstrate the unique potential applications of dielectric dispersion measurements on the characterization of the electrical dou...

This research will demonstrate feasibility for manufacturing fiber-based ceramic capacitors suitable for electrical energy storage within multifunctional textile products. Capacitive energy storage is well matched to applications requiring high specific power, long cycle life, and high reliability. We are using a simple chemical scheme for preparing fiber-based capacitors by coating electricall...

The one-dimensional Ag/SiO2 metallic-dielectric photonic crystals (PCs) have been prepared. The absorption enhancement effect over the corresponding metal of 1D Ag/SiO2 metallic-dielectric multi-layer structures has been measured. The enhancement effect increases with the number of layers increasing. The origin of this phenomenon and its effect on the transmittance and reflectance have been dis...

Abstract: Alteration of a geometry parameter in the cross section of a dielectric waveguide with piecewise constant permittivity profile can be regarded as a refractive index perturbation in a layer along a dielectric discontinuity line. Starting from these thin layer perturbations, we derive explicit expressions for partial derivatives of propagation constants with respect to the transverse wa...

In the present paper a three U-shaped slot loaded disk patch antenna is analysed by using circuit theory concept. The antenna shows dual resonance. The resonance frequency of single layer patch is found to be 1.84 GHz and 2.61 GHz (simulated 1.80 GHz and 2.61 GHz) whereas for two layers dielectric antenna, it is 2.21 GHz and 3.14 GHz (simulated 2.20 GHz and 3.13GHz) respectively. The frequency ...

A one-dimensional photonic crystal (PhC) with termination by a metal film—a plasmonic photonic-crystal slab—has been theoretically analyzed for its optical response at a variation of the dielectric permittivity of an analyte and at a condition simulating the molecular binding event. Visualization of the Bloch surface wave resonance (SWR) was done with the aid of plasmon absorption in a dielectr...