In this chapter, we describe a resistance change technology that is based entirely on metal cation transport and redox reactions in simple two-terminal metal–electrolyte–metal/metal–insulator–metal (MEM/MIM) device structures 005B [1]. The device uses an oxidizable (soluble) active electrode, typically (but not limited to) Ag or Cu. The counter electrode is an inert (not soluble in the solid el...

The interest in patterning surfaces with microand nanometer resolutions has been growing fast in recentyears, illustrating the tremendous potential of patterning techniques for both fundamental investigationsand technological applications in photonics, molecular electronics, and biosensors. Among the variouspatterning methods, liquid dispensing techniques relying on the use of m...

Mesoporous silica materials have been utilized for various applications (catalysis, sensing, drug delivery, adsorption and separation) due to their uniform mesoporous features as well as high surface areas. When organic polymer layers are introduced to the mesopore walls, the physicochemical properties as well as surface nature of the silica (e.g. hydrophilicity and surface charge) can be alter...

Progress Report and Future Directions Our efforts resulted in various new synthetic methodologies that enabled us to tailor the interfacial structures of semiconducting films and crystals. We also observed many intriguing shape-dependent properties, which clearly demonstrate the importance of shape control for maximizing photoelectrochemical properties. Our main research focuses are briefly des...

There is a renewed interest in the field of thermoelectrics because of the remarkable efficiency improvement that can be achieved in nanostructured materials, for example, superlattice thin films and quantum dots. Theoretical calculations predict that further enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit can be achieved in superlattice nanowires (zero-dimensional) [5] rather than convention...

Anodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have been prepared by electrodeposition of either Co or Ni into a layer of porous yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), 60 μm thick. The YSZ, having 65% porosity, was prepared by tape casting with graphite pore formers and was attached to the dense YSZ electrolyte. After adding 10 vol % CeO2 by impregnation of aqueous solutions of CeNO3)3, followed by calci...