A wide information gap exists between our present atomic-scale knowledge of metal oxidation derived from conventional ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) surface science experiments and the oxidation mechanisms obtained from the g...
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A microfluidic lab-on-a-chip Coulter counter was demonstrated to count micro particles and leukocytes from whole blood. Instead of electroplated or deposited metal electrodes, off-the-shelf gold pins were used as elec...
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(纸本)9781424441198
A microfluidic lab-on-a-chip Coulter counter was demonstrated to count micro particles and leukocytes from whole blood. Instead of electroplated or deposited metal electrodes, off-the-shelf gold pins were used as electrodes to simplify fabrication process, reduce cost, enhance device durability, and above all, achieve superior uniformity in E-field distribution for improved signal quality. A custom-designed, low-cost demodulation circuit was developed to detect the AC impedance signals of the particles and cells passing the detection area defined by the microfluidic channels. A mixture of polystyrene beads with three different sizes was used to characterize the device. The results showed high throughput at 2000 particles/s and clear separation among different sizes of beads with coefficients of variation (CV) of 13.53%, 10.35% and 5.67% for 7.66μm, 10.5μm and 14.7μmbeads, respectively. To demonstrate the potential for a point-of-care or self-administered device for cancer patients going through chemotherapy, we have used the lab-on-a-chip device to count leukocytes from whole blood, generating encouraging preliminary results comparable to the results from a commercial flow cytometer.
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Cho, SungmeeYoon, JongsikKim, Jung-HyunZhang, XinghangManthiram, ArumugamWang, Haiyan[a1 ]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3128[a2 ]Electrochemical Energy Laboratory and Materials Science and Engineering Program University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712[a3 ]Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3123[a4 ]Electrochemical Energy Laboratory and Materials Science and Engineering Program University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712[a5 ]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843-3128
Microstructural and electrical properties of Gd-doped CeO2 (GDC; Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95) thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition as an electrolyte in solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) were investigated. The GDC thin film...
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Microstructural and electrical properties of Gd-doped CeO2 (GDC; Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95) thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition as an electrolyte in solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) were investigated. The GDC thin films were prepared on various substrates including single-crystal yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and magnesium oxide (MgO) substrates. The GDC thin-film electrolytes with different grain sizes and grain morphologies were prepared by varying the deposition parameters, such as substrate temperature, oxygen partial pressure, target repetition rate, and laser ablation energy. The microstructural properties of these films were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Alternating-current (AC) and direct-current (DC) electrical measurements through in-plane method show that the electrical property of the GDC thin film strongly depends on grain size, e.g., the total conductivity of the films deposited at 700 C (7.3 103 S/cm) is about 20 times higher than the ones deposited at room temperature (3.6 104 S/cm) at the measurement temperature of 600 C.
We have developed and characterized ultrafast and highly sensitive photodetectors based on GaAs nanowhiskers fabricated with an improved top-down etching method. We evaluated the material properties of the etched nano...
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We have developed and characterized ultrafast and highly sensitive photodetectors based on GaAs nanowhiskers fabricated with an improved top-down etching method. We evaluated the material properties of the etched nanowhiskers by micro photoluminescence measurements and studied the effect of post annealing on nanowhiskers' luminescence. The nanowhiskers were integrated into the coplanar striplines for device testing using DC and time-resolved electro-optic characterization techniques. Our photodetectors exhibit a very low dark current below 500 pA at 10 V bias as well as a high responsivity of 0.19 A/W at 30 V, and a cut-off frequency of 1.3 THz. These characteristics make the GaAs nanowhisker photodetectors very promising candidates for high-speed optoelectronics and efficient THz emitters.
The optical properties of V2O3 thin films are investigated across the insulator-to-metal transition and in the metallic state. The spectral weight transfer observed across the transition, over an energy scale of 5 eV,...
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The optical properties of V2O3 thin films are investigated across the insulator-to-metal transition and in the metallic state. The spectral weight transfer observed across the transition, over an energy scale of 5 eV, is consistent with the Mott-Hubbard model for correlated electron systems. In the metallic phase, a strong Drude peak is observed, which exhibits a pronounced temperature dependence related to the transfer of states from the Hubbard bands to the quasiparticle peaks as the temperature is reduced. The analysis of the far-infrared spectra reveals signatures of strong electronic correlations in V2O3. Finally, a comparison to VO2 data is presented.
The objective of this work is to evaluate the ability of Mn-Ti substituted barium-strontium hexaferrite to absorb high frequency electromagnetic wave. To accomplish this objective, Mn-Ti substituted barium strontium h...
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RNA interference (RNAi) has shown immense potential for treating diseases by selectively silencing an abnormal/pathological pathway through the degradation of target messenger RNA (mRNA). However, exploitation of RNAi...
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