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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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...
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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...
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MSE 376 Lecture 19: Nanoelectromechanical Systems, part 2
Online Presentations | 31 Mar 2007 | Contributor(s):: Mark C. Hersam
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MSE 376 Lecture 18: Nanoelectromechanical Systems, part 1
Online Presentations | 31 Mar 2007 | Contributor(s):: Mark C. Hersam
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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.
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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.
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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...
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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....
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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...