Recent developments in bio-, nano-, and digital technology have changed the way modern healthcare systems operate. The provision of healthcare servicing remotely and exploitation of monitoring and assistive technology within and outside medical institutions mean that medical staff and patients constantly interact with various electronic devices. It also means that sensitive patient data are sto...

The magnetic and electronic properties of hydrogenated and halogenated group-IV zigzag nanoribbons (ZNRs) are investigated by first-principles density functional calculations. Fascinatingly, we find that all the ZNRs have magnetic edges with a rich variety of electronic and magnetic properties tunable by selecting the parent and passivating elements as well as controlling the magnetization dire...

Title of Document: EXPLOITING PROCESS SYNERGY BETWEEN ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE NANOTEMPLATES AND ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION: FROM THIN FILMS TO 3D NANO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES Parag Banerjee, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011 Directed By: Professor Gary W. Rubloff Minta Martin Professor of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering & the Institute for Systems Research ABSTRACT: Self-assembled, ...

The integration of optical devices and electronic devices on the same platform is currently a gateway into many research and practical applications. Because silicon and silicon compatible materials have dominated electronic development, optical devices must also conform to the silicon platform. One of the greatest challenges in building such an integrated opto-electronic system is the developme...

We report a robust and direct route to fabricate a three-dimensional nano-foam of few-layer graphene (3D-NFG) with large area coverage via a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique. Pyrolysis of polymer/nickel precursor film under a hydrogen environment, simply prepared by spin-coating, leads to the creation of nano-foam in the film and the reduction process of nickel ions. Carbonized-C and t...

Copyright 2012 Novel SiGe Processes and Devices for Nano-Photonics Applications PI: Prabhakar Bandaru Experts in the photonics industry see potential in the integration of Germaniumbased optical components with conventional CMOS-based electronics, allowing for the development of opto-electronic integrated circuits with superior performance and functionality (compared to optical or electronic ci...