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Nanofabrication Research Group
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The Nanofabrication Research Group develops novel nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing techniques and the enabling measurement methods. The Group uses a combination of theory, simulation and experiment to measure the fundamental processes underlying both top-down and bottom-up nanofabrication, and to thereby work towards feasible approaches for high-volume nanomanufacturing. Experts in plasmonics, photonics and metamaterials are creating new ways of controlling light far below the diffraction limit for observing and manipulating nanostructures. Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems are being developed as multi-probe platforms for rapid nanofabrication and multi-mode characterization of materials and devices. Stochastic processes — ubiquitous at the nanoscale — are being harnessed for precise and accurate control of nanostructure position and orientation during bottom-up assembly processes. Programs/Projects
Control of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nanoscale Manipulation of Fluids and Materials—Scientists and engineers currently have a growing library of synthetic microscale and nanoscale swimmers which affect the hydrodynamics of their surroundings in ways analogous to … DNA Origami for Precise Manufacturing of Nanoscale Structures—Over the past decade nanoscale science has produced varied and fascinating nanostructures with an extraordinary range of interesting and useful properties. In some instances these … Single Molecule Fluorescence Measurements of Nanoscale Proton Distributions in Photoresist—The semiconductor industry’s remarkable progress in making integrated circuits smaller, faster and cheaper relies on continual improvements in photolithography. This in turn … Manipulating the Position and Orientation of Nanoparticles using Feedback Control—To advance the development of miniaturized systems, there is a need to place nanostructured materials in very precise locations. Only then can practical applications move forward, such as bonding … Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers—One of the major obstacles to incorporating nanotechnology into everyday products is the difficulty of making nanoscale structures inexpensively over large areas. Advances in this area could affect … Efficient Optical Spectroscopy of Single Solid-State Quantum Emitters—Devices such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers are typically based upon the accumulated emission from a large number of gas phase atoms, ions in solids, electron-hole pairs in … Quantum Frequency Conversion of Single Photons—Optical frequency conversion, in which the color of light is changed, is a process that has numerous applications in physics and technology. For example, green laser pointers typically … Fluctuations and Nanoscale Control—The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large numbers of atoms. However, as the size of … Fluctuations and Nanoscale Control Software—MATLAB Software [1-2] developed and referenced within Fluctuations and Nanoscale Control projects are available for download from this page. If you use this code for your work, please cite the … Real-Time Tracking and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Individual Nanoparticles—The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large numbers of atoms. However, as the size of … Optimal Diffusion Coefficient Estimation in Single-Particle Tracking—Single-particle tracking is a powerful tool for probing the transport behavior and local environmental properties of individual nanoparticles in liquid environments. Unfortunately, common … Nanoparticle Tracking for Fluidic Self Assembly—One challenge of nanomanufacturing is to establish methods to assemble solution-based nanoparticles into organized structures with nanometer precision, with an eye toward doing so on an industrial … Modeling and Simulation of Nanofabrication—Most manufacturing has historically been based on top-down fabrication and assembly. With rapid advances in nanotechnology, there is increasing interest in potential construction methods … In Situ Characterization of Nanoscale Gas-Solid Interactions by TEM—Observing and measuring the dynamic changes that take place at the nanometer scale during the synthesis and use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), nanowires, and other active nanostructures is vital for … Nanotribology for Nanomanufacturing—Tribology is the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and includes studies of friction, adhesion, lubrication, and wear. Understanding interrelated tribological … Measuring Light-Matter Interactions in Chip-Based Optical Cavities—Measuring interactions between light and matter has both fundamental and practical importance. For example, lasers have had a profound influence on science and industry over the past 50 … Three-Dimensional Plasmonic Metamaterials—Metamaterials are tailor-made photonic composites--combinations of materials designed to achieve optical properties not seen in nature. The properties stem from the unique structure of the … Super-resolution Optical Microscopy—As the electronics and data storage industries build devices on ever decreasing scales, they need advanced imaging techniques that allow them to examine structures less than 10 nanometers in size … |
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