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Laser Fabrication of High-K Dielectrics for High Current Cathodes.
(2008)
Triple point, defined as the junction of metal, dielectric, and vacuum, is the location where electron emission is favored in the presence of a sufficiently strong electric field. Recent work at the University of Michigan ...
Thermoelectric Property Studies on Lead Chalcogenides, Double-filled Cobalt Tri-Antimonide and Rare Earth-Ruthenium-Germanium.
(2008)
Motivated by the energy applications of thermoelectrics (TE) such as power generation
and refrigeration, my research goal is to develop novel materials with high dimensionless
figure-of-merit ZT. Thermoelectric materials ...
Femtosecond Coherent Control of Quantum Systems in Liquid Phase.
(2008)
Femtochemistry is a mature field which now moves beyond observing molecular motion, towards laser control of chemical reactions. In early molecular control experiments success meant simply increasing the reaction yield. ...
Cold Rydberg-Atom Interactions
(2008)
Systems of cold, interacting Rydberg atoms are of interest because they exhibit a wide range of collective quantum phenomena. This thesis describes experimental and theoretical work related to these systems with an emphasis ...
Theory and Modeling of Particles with DNA-Mediated Interactions.
(2008)
In recent years significant attention has been attracted to proposals which utilize DNA for nanotechnological applications. Potential applications of these
ideas range from the programmable self-assembly of colloidal ...
Towards an Atom Laser: Cold Atoms in a Long High-gradient Magnetic Guide.
(2008)
The propagation of an atomic beam through a 1.7 m long magnetic guide with magnetic field gradient of up to 2.7 kGauss/cm has been demonstrated. The guide is side-loaded with an atomic beam from a Pyramidal MOT Low-velocity ...
Dendrimer-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticlees as Targeted MRI Contrast Agents.
(2008)
Targeted MRI contrast agents are anticipated to be critical tools in realizing the dream of predictive and preventative medicine. Many approaches have been documented regarding superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles ...
Electron Field Emission from Boron Nitride Thin Films.
(2008)
A systematic study of electron field emission from boron nitride thin films is presented, establishing nanostructured thin film cubic boron nitride (cBN) as a robust and chemically inert material with a low effective ...
Optical and Magnetic Manipulation of Hybrid Micro and Nanoparticle Sensors.
(2008)
Microparticles and nanoparticles have been used in a wide variety of applications ranging from biomedical to optical and electronic technologies. The microscopic and mesoscopic size scale of single particles makes them ...
Development of an RNA-Based Theophylline-Specific Microarray Biosensor.
(2008)
We are developing an extremely sensitive and compact biosensor that is adaptable to a variety of target analytes. Hammerhead ribozymes have been engineered such that they rearrange from a catalytically inactive to an ...