Nanocrystals (NCs) discussed in this Review are tiny crystals of metals, semiconductors, and magnetic material consisting of hundreds to a few thousand atoms each. Their size ranges from 2-3 to about 20 nm. What is special about this size regime that placed NCs among the hottest research topics of the last decades? The quantum mechanical coupling * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dvtalapin@uchicago.edu. † The University of Chicago. ‡ Argonne National Lab. Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 389–458 389

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Prospects of Colloidal Nanocrystals for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications

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Principles Of Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Metal oxide-based resistive-type gas sensors are solid-state devices which are widely used in a number of applications from health and safety to energy efficiency and emission control. Nanomaterials such as nanowires, nanorods, and nanoparticles have dominated the research focus in this field due to their large number of surface sites facilitating surface reactions. Previous studies have shown that incorporating two or more metal oxides to form a heterojunction interface can have drastic effects on gas sensor performance, especially the selectivity. Recently, these effects have been amplified by designing heterojunctions on the nano-scale. These designs have evolved from mixed commercial powders and bi-layer films to finely-tuned core–shell and hierarchical brush-like nanocomposites. This review details the various morphological classes currently available for nanostructured metal-oxide based heterojunctions and then presents the dominant electronic and chemical mechanisms that influence the performance of these materials as resistive-type gas sensors. Mechanisms explored include p–n and n–n potential barrier manipulation, n–p–n response type inversions, spill-over effects, synergistic catalytic behavior, and microstructure enhancement. Tables are presented summarizing these works specifically for SnO2, ZnO, TiO2, In2O3, Fe2O3, MoO3, Co3O4, and CdO-based nanocomposites. Recent developments are highlighted and likely future trends are explored.

Nanoscale metal oxide-based heterojunctions for gas sensing: A review

It is clear that the above can lead to confusion when scientists of different countries are trying to communicate with each other. Another example is the burrowing rodent called a gopher found throughout the western United States. In the southeastern United States the term gopher refers to a burrowing turtle very similar to the desert tortoise found in the American southwest. One final example; two North American mammals known as the elk and the caribou are known in Europe as the reindeer and the elk. We never sing “Rudolph the Red-nosed elk”! Confused? This was the reason for creating an internationally recognized system of naming organisms. To avoid confusion, living organisms are assigned a scientific name based on Latin or Latinized words. The English sparrow is Passer domesticus or Passer domesticus (italics or underlining these two names is the official written representation of a scientific name). Using a uniform naming system allows scientists from all over the world to recognize exactly which life form a scientist is referring to. The naming process is called the binomial system of nomenclature. Passer is comparable to a surname and is called the genus, while domesticus is the specific or species name (like your given name) of the English sparrow. Now scientists can give all sparrow-like birds the genus Passer but the species name will vary. All similar genera (plural for genus) can be grouped into another, “higher” category (see below). Study the following for a more through understanding of taxonomy. Taxonomy Analogy Kingdom: Animalia Country

Diversity of life

Graphene-based materials are gaining heightened attention as novel materials for environmental applications The unique physicochemical properties of graphene, notably its exceptionally high surface area, electron mobility, thermal conductivity, and mechanical strength, can lead to novel or improved technologies to address the pressing global environmental challenges This critical review assesses the recent developments in the use of graphene-based materials as sorbent or photocatalytic materials for environmental decontamination, as building blocks for next generation water treatment and desalination membranes, and as electrode materials for contaminant monitoring or removal The most promising areas of research are highlighted, with a discussion of the main challenges that we need to overcome in order to fully realize the exceptional properties of graphene in environmental applications

Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials.

Quantum confinement levels in SiGe quantum wells (QW) with different Ge contents were observed by means of charge deep-level transient spectroscopy (Q-DLTS) and transport measurements in the temperature range from 80 to 300 K. This turns out to be possible due to a passivation of structure surface with an organic monolayer. The confined levels became apparent through DLTS measurements as various activation energies in temperature dependence of the rate of carrier emission from the QW. It was found that the recharging of SiGe QWs and carrier emission accomplish due to thermo-stimulated tunneling. The steps in the current-voltage characteristics originated from direct tunneling via the confined states were found to determine the current flow at high fields. (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

Confinement levels in SiGe quantum wells studied by charge spectroscopy

In this paper we report on far-infrared emission in the 1–12 THz frequency range from strained SiGe structures. Pseudomorphic superlattices were grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) at the relatively low substrate temperature of 400°C to prevent germanium segregation. Layer thicknesses, composition, and crystallinity were confirmed by high-resolution X-ray diffraction. Devices were designed to produce confined hole states with various energy separations. Mesa devices were etched in a reactive-ion etching system and tested for edge emission over a wide range of drive currents using an FTIR spectrometer in step-scan mode. THz emission was observed in pulsed mode at current densities as low as 50 A/cm2 and at temperatures as high as 50 K, using a liquid-helium-cooled silicon bolometer detector with a lock-in amplifier. Emission spectral peaks occurred at 7.9 and 9.36 THz for two different samples, in good agreement with k·p calculations.

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Terahertz-Emitting Silicon-Germanium Devices

We have investigated the interfacial and electrical properties of metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor capacitors with SrBi2Ta2O9 ferroelectric films grown on ZrO2 buffer layer coated Si. Interfacial and surface roughness parameters of heterostructures were extracted from the simulation of specular x-ray reflectivity data. For as-deposited film, no interfacial layer is found between SBT and ZrO2 from simulation data, however, an accurate fit can only be possible if a thin SiO2 layer is assumed at ZrO2/Si interface. On annealing, the formation of an inhomogeneous interfacial layer between SBT/ZrO2 interfaces having thickness 1.3 nm is observed.

Characteristics of Strontium Bismuth Tantalate Film with ZrO2 Buffer Layer for Non-Volatile Memory Applications

Hexagonal Porous Alumina (PA) nanostructures with ordered pores have been fabricated using two-step anodisation of aluminium. CdS nanowires of diameters between 50?60 and 100?110 nm have been grown on PA templates by two different chemical and electrochemical techniques. Microstructural properties of the nanowires have been investigated using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Selected area electron and X-ray diffraction patterns show the growth of polycrystalline nanowires with hexagonal CdS phase. Optical properties of CdS nanowires grown by two different methods have been studied using optical absorption, Photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectroscopy.

Synthesis of CdS nanowires using nanoporous alumina template

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Samit K. Ray

Papers

Confinement levels in SiGe quantum wells studied by charge spectroscopy

Terahertz-Emitting Silicon-Germanium Devices

Characteristics of Strontium Bismuth Tantalate Film with ZrO2 Buffer Layer for Non-Volatile Memory Applications

Synthesis of CdS nanowires using nanoporous alumina template

Magnetoresistance and transport properties of (LSMO)(1−x) –(SBT)(x) (x = 0.0, 0.13, 0.23) composite thin films on silicon substrate