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5th IC4N Book of Abstracts
(Mavs Open Press, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2019-03-26)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: IC4N is a highly interdisciplinary conference focusing on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology addressing global problems in energy, environment and human ... -
6th IC4N Book of Abstracts
(Mavs Open Press, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2019-06-25)IC4N is a highly interdisciplinary conference focusing on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology addressing global problems in energy, environment and human health. As in previous editions of this highly popular ... -
A 3D SERS DEVICE FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN LIQUID
(2021-05-26)Detection of organic chemicals in liquid medium have been gaining utmost attention in recent times. Real time detection and monitoring of a variety of environmental pollutants, explosive materials, chemical agents, and ... -
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR FABRICATION OF SINGLE SILICON/SILICON OXIDE NANOPILLARS AT PRECISE LOCATIONS
(2016-12-15)Nanopillars exhibit novel electrical and optical properties which could not be obtained from bulk materials. Many of their practical applications would require controlled placement of nanopillars at exact locations. However, ... -
A study of effect of bond length on bond strength using transient heat transfer analysis
(2018-08-17)It is important to understand the mechanical properties of the bonding between the adjacent layers of 3D printed parts build by fused deposition modeling. The bonding process is highly nonlinear and depends on various ... -
Achieving novel functionalities in semiconductor-crystalline oxide heterostructures through electrical and structural coupling
(2018-08-15)Creating new materials that exhibit enhanced or novel behaviors is essential to meet the technological challenges we face today. Complex oxides are perfect candidates to overcome these challenges due to the range of ... -
AG NANO-DENDRITIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS) SUBSTRATE FOR IN-SITU LIQUID MEDIA DETECTION
(2017-08-30)Continuous monitoring of certain environmental pollutants, biological species, chemical species, and explosives are of utmost importance in recent times. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) provides most promising ... -
AMORPHOUS SILICA BASED BIOMATERIALS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUE REGENERATION APPLICATIONS
(2021-08-02)Musculoskeletal (MSK) injury includes any injuries that affect the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, or nerves. Open bone fracture is one of the common types of MSK traumatic injuries which results in not only bone ... -
An investigation of the plasma electrolytic oxidation mechanism for coating of alumina-zirconia nanocomposite
(2019-02-10)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is an electrochemical surface modification technique which is able to coat ceramic coatings on valve metals from either cationic or anionic species in an aqueous electrolyte. Applying ... -
An Investigation on the Corrosion Inhibition of Brazing Cu-Ag Alloy
(2020-08-25)Adsorption and inhibition behavior of 1,2,3-benzotriazole (BTA) and 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD) on brazing Cu-Ag alloy was studied in deionized water using corrosion potential measurement, potentiodynamic ... -
Assessment of Joule Heating Properties of Various Solder Alloys in BGA Assembly
(2023-05-22)The continuing demands for smaller, yet higher performance devices have resulted in many revolutionary changes in device packaging in recent years, including the change in package form factors, structure, and the type of ... -
Au-based Core-shell Nanoparticles For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)Unique Au/Pd core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized via galvanic replacement of Cu by Pd on hollow Au nanoparticles. Au/PtCu core-shell nanoparticles were also synthesized using this method. These core-shell nanoparticles ... -
Bubble Template Synthesis Of Hollow Gold Nanoparticle
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)Recently, a new synthesis method for creating hollow gold nanoparticles by using electrochemically hydrogen nanobubbles as a template was discovered in our research group. Hollow gold nanoparticles with well-controlled, ... -
Bubble Template Synthesis Of Hollow Gold Nanoparticles And Their Applications As Theranostic Agents
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-11-01)Hollow gold nanoparticle with a sub-30nm polycrystalline shell and a 50 nm hollow core has been successfully synthesized through the reduction of sodium gold sulfite by electrochemically evolved hydrogen. Such hollow gold ... -
Cathodic Electrodeposition Of Cadmium Oxide, Zinc Oxide And Mixed Cadmium Oxide-Zinc Oxide Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Cadmium oxide (CdO) and (CdO)x(ZnO)1-x mixed semiconductor films were cathodically electrodeposited for the first time on F-doped SnO2 substrates. The CdO thin films were deposited from an aqueous 0.1 M KCl medium containing ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF ASPHALT/RECYCLED PLASTIC BLENDS MODIFIED BY EXFOLIATED CLAY NANOPLATELETS
(2021-05-09)There is a renewed interest from federal and state transportation agencies as well as the asphalt industry in developing successful utilization of recycled plastics in asphalt pavements. By incorporating a third material ... -
Characterization Of Fracture Toughness In Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon Thin Films And Coatings
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Any material containing a crack when subjected to a certain amount of load, will eventually fail. This failure of material can be either time consuming (ductile) or instant (brittle) depending on the type of material and ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL BONES BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY : ANALYSIS OF MINERAL TO MATRIX RATIO OF BONE USING ADVANCED MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
(2018-05-18)Bone disorders and disease are associated with multiple factors. Some of the disorders and diseases are difficult to understand because of their unknown root causes. Our goal was to differentiate between normal and genetically ... -
Characterization Of Tantalum Nitride Thin Films By Magnetron Sputtering
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)Tantalum Nitride is chemically inert, oxidation resistant and hard. TaN finds its application as a protective coating on steel due to their excellent wear properties. It has become a very promising diffusion barrier material ... -
Cold Plasma Treatment Of Magnetic Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-10-22)This thesis investigates the application of cold plasma to remove the oleic acid bonded on magnetic nanoparticles: SmCo5 nanoflakes prepared via surfactant assisted high energy ball milling and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared ...