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  1. Atomistic Green's Function Method 1-D Atomic Chain Simulation

    Tools | 16 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Zhen Huang, Wei Zhang, Timothy S Fisher, Sridhar Sadasivam

    Calculation of Thermal Conductance of an Atomic Chain

  2. BNC Annual Research Symposium: Bio-Nanotechnology and Biomedical Devices

    Online Presentations | 23 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir

    This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming year.

  3. BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanoscale Energy Conversion

    Online Presentations | 23 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher

    This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the upcoming year.

  4. Atomistic Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials

    Online Presentations | 16 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: SeongJun Heo, Susan Sinnott

    The mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes are studied by using classical molecular dynamics simulations. Especially, the effects of filling, temperature, and functionalization on CNT's tensional and twisting properties are considered in this study.

  5. Orientational Dependence of Friction in Polyethylene

    Online Presentations | 16 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: SeongJun Heo

    The frictional properties of polyethylene polymer are investigated by using classical molecular dynamics simulations. Especially, the sliding orientational effect is considered in this study. The results of polyethylene are also compared to those of polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE).

  6. High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection

    Online Presentations | 09 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Masa Rao

    Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated to silicon. While silicon has proven to be an excellent material for many of these applications, no...

  7. Fouling Mechanisms in Y-shaped Carbon Nanotubes

    Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Jason Myers, SeongJun Heo, Susan Sinnott

    In the modern pharmaceutical and chemical industries, solutions of extremely high purity are needed. Current filtration methods are reaching the limits of their abilities, so new filters must be developed. One possible filter is a Y-shaped carbon nanotube (Y-tube). By changing the sizes of the...

  8. MSE 376 Lecture 19: Nanoelectromechanical Systems, part 2

    Online Presentations | 31 Mar 2007 | Contributor(s):: Mark C. Hersam

  9. MSE 376 Lecture 18: Nanoelectromechanical Systems, part 1

    Online Presentations | 31 Mar 2007 | Contributor(s):: Mark C. Hersam

  10. VEDA: Dynamic Approach Curves

    Tools | 15 Mar 2007 | Contributor(s):: John Melcher, Shuiqing Hu, Steven Douglas Johnson, Daniel Kiracofe, Arvind Raman

    This tool is being replaced by VEDA 2.0. Use that tool instead.

  11. Nanonewton Podcasts at MIT

    Downloads | 06 Mar 2007 | Contributor(s):: Jeremy Brittan

    Listen to podcast discussions with scientists and MIT students in the field of Nanomechanics in conjunction with the Spring 2007 MIT undergraduate engineering course: 3.052 Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials. Your host: Professor Christine Ortizmore info at:...

  12. Highly Efficient Thermal Transport: The Application of Carbon Nanotube Array Interfaces

    Online Presentations | 01 Feb 2007 | Contributor(s):: Baratunde A. Cola

    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have received much attention in recent years for their extraordinary properties that through careful engineering may be leverage for the development of numerous advantageous applications. However, to date, only few CNT based applications exist in the market place. So when...

  13. RF MEMS: Passive Components and Architectures

    Online Presentations | 02 Jan 2007 | Contributor(s):: Dimitrios Peroulis

    This seminar is an introduction to the MEMS technology as itapplies to RF and Microwave systems. Besides discussing several key RFMEMS components (switches, varactors, inductors), reconfigurable circuitarchitectures will also be introduced. In addition, reliability and costconsiderations as...

  14. Nanoscale Thermodynamics

    Presentation Materials | 13 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: John Enriquez

    This is the fifth contribution from the students in the University of Texas at El Paso Molecular Electronics course given in the fall of 2006. This introduces nanothermodynamics, the study of small system equilibrium. Nanothermodynamics was established in the early 60’s, but has recently...

  15. REBO

    Tools | 24 Jul 2006 | Contributor(s):: Wen-Dung Hsu, SeongJun Heo, jing xu, Susan Sinnott

    Reactive Empirical Bond-Order (REBO) potential is a many-body expression optimized for modeling covalently bonded materials, such as carbon and silicon, in large-scale atomistic simulations

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  17. Micelle

    Tools | 24 Jul 2006 | Contributor(s):: Kunal Shah, Patrick Chiu, jing xu, Susan Sinnott

    Parallel Molecular Dynamics (MD) code that models surfactant structures in water and at liquid/solid interfaces.

  18. Understanding Phonon Dynamics via 1D Atomic Chains

    Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher

    Phonons are the principal carriers of thermal energy in semiconductors and insulators, and they serve a vital role in dissipating heat produced by scattered electrons in semiconductor devices. Despite the importance of phonons, rigorous understanding and inclusion of phonon dynamics in...

  19. Chemical Modification of GaAs with TAT Peptide and Alkylthiol Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Online Presentations | 03 Aug 2006 | Contributor(s):: Hamsa Jaganathan

    The use of self-assembled monolayers (SAM) on semiconductors creates a basis for the design and creation of bioelectronics, such as biosensors. The interface between the surface and an organic monolayer can change significant electrical and physiochemical properties of a biological device....

  20. Nanotubes and Nanowires: One-dimensional Materials

    Online Presentations | 17 Jul 2006 | Contributor(s):: Timothy D. Sands

    What is a nanowire? What is a nanotube? Why are they interesting and what are their potential applications? How are they made? This presentation is intended to begin to answer these questions while introducing some fundamental concepts such as wave-particle duality, quantum confinement, the...