DARPA Research Center for Integrated MEMS/NEMS (iMINT)

DARPA Center on Nanoscale Science and Technology
for Integrated Micro/Nano-Electromechanical Transducers

Publications

Journal Articles and Book Chapters | Conference Papers | Conference Presentations

Galvanically coupled gold/silicon-on-insulator microstructures in hydrofluidic acid electrolytes: finite element simulation and morphological analysis of electrochemical corrosion

Authors: C.R. Becker, D.C. Miller & C.R. Stoldt
iMINT Associate:
Publisher: Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 20 (2010)
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Ultrathin direct atomic layer deposition on composite electrodes for highly durable and safe Li-ion batteries

Authors: Yoon Seok Jung, Andrew S. Cavanagh, Leah A. Riley, Sun-Ho Kang, Anne C. Dillon, Markus D. Groner, Steven M. George, and Se-Hee Lee
iMINT Associate: Steven George & Se-Hee Lee
Publisher: Materials Views, April 2010
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On the utility of vacancies and tensile strain-induced quality factor enhancement for mass sensing using graphene monolayers

Authors: Sung Youb Kim and Harold Park
iMINT Associate: Harold Park
Publisher: Nanotechnology 21
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Steady-state and transient photoconductivity in c-axis GaN nanowires grown by nitrogen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

Authors: Sanford, N. A., Blanchard, P. , Bertness, K. A., Mansfield, L. , Schlager, J. B., Sanders, A. , Roshko, A. , Burton, B. , George, S.
iMINT Associate: Norman Sanford & Kris Bertness
Publisher: Journal of Applied Physics
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Long term investigations of carbon nanotube transistors encapsulated by atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3 for sensor applications

Authors: T Helbling, C Hierold, C Roman, L Durrer, M Mattmann and V M Bright
iMINT Associate: Victor Bright
Publisher: Nanotechnology, Volume 20, Number 43
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Electroplating to Visualize Defects in Al2O3 Thin Films Grown Using Atomic Layer Deposition

Authors: Yadong Zhang, Jacob A. Bertrand, Ronggui Yang, Steven M. George and Y.C. Lee
iMINT Associate: Ronggui Yang, Steven George, and Y.C. Lee
Publisher: Thin Solid Films 517 (2009), pp. 3269-3272, DOI information: 10.1016/j.tsf.2008.12.052
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The Importance of Edge Effects on the Intrinsic Loss Mechanisms of Graphene Nanoresonators

Authors: Sung Youb Kim and Harld Park
iMINT Associate: Harold Park
Publisher: Nano Letters 2009; 9(3):969-974.
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Multilayer friction and attachment effects on energy dissipation in graphene nanoresonators

Authors: Sung Youb Kim and Harold Park
iMINT Associate: Harold Park
Publisher: Applied Physics Letters, Volume 94, Issue 10, id. 101918 (3 pages) (2009).
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Phonon softening and crystallographic orientation of strained graphene studied by Raman spectroscopy

Authors: Mingyuan Huang, Hugen Yan, Changyao Chen, Daohua Song, Tony F. Heinz, and James Hone
iMINT Associate: James Hone
Publisher: PNAS, 2009
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GaN Nanowire Carrier Concentration Calculated from Light and Dark Resistance Measurements

Authors: L. Mansfield, K. Bertness, P. Blanchard, T. Harvey, A. Sanders, N. Sanford
iMINT Associate: Sanford & Bertness
Publisher: Journal of Electronic Materials
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Sacrificial layers for air gaps in nems using alucone

Authors: D. Seghete, B.D. Davidson, R.A. Hall, Y.J. Chang,
iMINT Associate: Steven George
Publisher: Sensors and Actuators: A Physical (2008), doi:10.1016/j.sna.2008.12.016
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Effect of Water Vapor on Electrical Properties of Individual Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets

Authors: I. Jung, D. A. Dikin, S. Park, W. Cai, S. L. Mielke, R. S. Ruoff
iMINT Associate: Rod Ruoff & Dmytry Dikin
Publisher: J. Phys. Chem. C, 112(51) 20264-20268 (2008)
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Microelectromechanical Systems and Packaging, Chapter 17 in Materials for Advanced Packaging

Authors: Y. C. Lee, ed. By Daniel Lu and C. P. Wong
iMINT Associate: Y. C. Lee
Publisher: Springer, December, 2008
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Utilizing Mechanical Strain to Mitigate the Intrinsic Loss Mechanisms in Oscillating Metal Nanowires

Authors: S.Y. Kim and H.S. Park
iMINT Associate: Harold Park
Publisher: Physical Review Letters, Nov. 2008
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Microsystem for Nanofiber Electromechanical Measurements

Authors: J. Brown, J. Suk, G. Singh, A. Baca, D. Dikin, R. Ruoff, & V. Bright
iMINT Associate: Victor Bright
Publisher: Sensors and Actuators A, 2008
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Tunable Electrical Conductivity of Individual Graphene Oxide Sheets Reduced at Low Temperatures

Authors: I. Jung, D. A. Dikin, R. Piner, R. S. Ruoff
iMINT Associate: Rod Ruoff & Dmytry Dikin
Publisher: Nano Letters, 8(12), 4283-4287 (2008)
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Determination of the Young's Modulus of Structurally Defined Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Authors: Yang Wu, Mingyuan Huang, Feng Wang, Henry X. M. Huang, Sami Rosenblatt, Limin Huang, Hugen Yan, Stephen P. O'Brien, J. Hone, and Tony F. Heinz
iMINT Associate: James Hone
Publisher: Nano Letters/ *8*, 4158 (2008)
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Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Structural Characterization of 13C-Labeled Graphite Oxide

Authors: W. Cai, R.D. Piner, F.J. Stadermann, S. Park, M.A. Shaibat, Y. Ishii, D. Yang, A. Velamakanni, S.J. An, M. Stoller, J. An, D. Chen, R.S Ruoff
iMINT Associate: Rod Ruoff
Publisher: Science 321(5897), 1815-1817 (2008)
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Measurement of the Elastic Properties and Intrinsic Strength of Monolayer Graphene

Authors: C. Lee, X. Wei, J.W. Kysar, J. Hone
iMINT Associate: Jim Hone
Publisher: Science, 18, Vol. 321. no 5887, 18 July 2008, 358-388, DOI: 10.1126/science.1157996
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Steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence from relaxed and strained GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free molecular-beam epitaxy

Authors: J.B. Schlager, K.A. Bertness, P.T. Blanchard, L.H. Robins, A. Roshko, and N.A. Sanford
iMINT Associate: Kris Bertness and Norman Sanford
Publisher: Journal of Applied Physics 103, 124-309. DOI: 10.1063/1.2940732
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Characterization of Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide by Imaging Ellipsometry

Authors: I. Jung, M. Vaupel, M. Pelton, R. Piner, D. A. Dikin, S. Stankovich, J. An, R. S. Ruoff
iMINT Associate: Rod Ruoff & Dmytry Dikin
Publisher: J. Phys. Chem. C, 112(23), 8499-8506 (2008)
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Direct Measurement of Strain-induced Changes in the Band Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Authors: Mingyuan Huang, Yang Wu, Bhupesh Chandra, Hugen Yan, Yuyao Shan, Tony F.Heinz, J. Hone
iMINT Associate: James Hone
Publisher: Phys. Rev. Lett/. *100*, 136803 (2008)
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Simple approach for high-contrast optical imaging and characterization of graphene-based sheets

Authors: I. Jung, M. Pelton, R. Piner, D.A. Dikin, S. Stankovich, S. Watcharotone, M. Hausner, and R.S. Ruoff
iMINT Associate: Dmitry Dikin and Rod Ruoff
Publisher: Nano Letters, 2007, 7(12), 3569-3575
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Graphene Oxide Papers Modified by Divalent Ions -- Enhancing Mechanical Properties via Chemical Cross-Linking

Authors: S. Park, K.S. Lee, G. Bozoklu, W. Cai, S.T. Nguyen, and R.S. Ruoff
iMINT Associate: Rod Ruoff
Publisher: ACS Nano, 2(3), 572-578, 2008
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A Finite Element Formulation for Nanoscale Resonant Mass Sensing Using the Surface Cauchy-Born Model

Authors: Geng Yun, Harold S. Park
iMINT Associate: Harold Park
Publisher: Science Direct -- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 197, Issues 41-42, July 2008, 3324-3336.
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Evidence of Graphitic AB Stacking Order of Graphite Oxides

Authors: H.K. Jeong, Y.P. Lee, R.J.W.E. Lahaye, M.H. Park, K.H. An, K.J. Kim, C.W. Yang, C.Y. Park, R.S. Ruoff, and Y.H. Lee
iMINT Associate: Rod Ruoff
Publisher: JACS Articles -- J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol 130, No. 4, 2008, 1362-1368.
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High-Q GaN nanowire resonators and oscillators

Authors: S.M. Tanner, J.M. Gray, C.T. Rogers, K.A. Bertness, and N.A. Sanford
iMINT Associate: Kris Bertness and Norman Sanford and Charles Rogers
Publisher: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 91, Issue 20, 203117 (2007); DOI:10.1063/1.2815747
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Adhesion of arbitrary-shaped thin-film microstructures

Authors: Dhruv Bhatea and Martin L. Dunn
iMINT Associate: Marty Dunn
Publisher: Microelectronics Reliability, Volume 47, Issue 12 , December 2007, 2014-2024.
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