Replica molding with elastomeric polymers has been used routinely to replicate features less than 10 nm in size. Because the theoretical limit of this technique is set by polymer-surface interactions, atomic radii, and ...

This paper examines the factors that influence the quality of nanostructures fabricated by sectioning thin films with an ultramicrotome (“nanoskiving”). It surveys different materials (metals, ceramics, semiconductors, ...

\((Sn,Al)O_x\) composite films with various aluminum (Al) to tin (Sn) ratios were deposited using an atomic layer deposition technique. The chemisorption behavior of cyclic amide of tin(II) and trimethylaluminum were ...

Successful use of ALD requires suitable chemical precursors used under reaction conditions that are appropriate for them. There are many requirements for ALD precursors: sufficient volatility, thermal stability and reactivity ...

This paper describes the development of a method that uses capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) to analyze mixtures of inorganic polyphosphate ((P\(_i\))\(_n\)). Resolution of (P\(_i\))\(_n\) on the basis of n, the number ...

This account reviews the use of templates, fabricated by patterning paper, for the delivery of aqueous solutions of reactants (predominantly, ions) in the preparation of structured, thin materials (e.g., films of ionotropic ...

This paper proposes a mechanism for the rectification of current by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiolates with Fc head groups (SC\(_{11}\)Fc) in SAM-based tunneling junctions with ultra-flat Ag bottom electrodes ...

This paper describes a method of fabrication that generates small arrays of tunneling junctions based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs); these junctions have liquid-metal top-electrodes stabilized in microchannels and ...

Reproduction is inherently risky, in part because genomic replication can introduce new mutations that are usually deleterious toward fitness. This risk is especially severe for organisms whose genomes replicate ...

We use the time-lens concept to demonstrate a new scheme for synchronization of two pulsed light sources for biological imaging. An all fiber, 1064 nm time-lens source is synchronized to a picosecond solid-state Ti: Sapphire ...