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Individual single-wall carbon nanotubes as quantum wires

Tans, S.J. (author), Devoret, M.H. (author), Dai, H. (author), Thess, A. (author), Smalley, R.E. (author), Georliga, L.J. (author), Dekker, C. (author)

journal article 1997

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Length control of individual carbon nanotubes by nanostructuring with a scanning tunneling microscope

Venema, L.C. (author), Wildoer, J.W.G. (author), Tuinstra, H.L.J.T. (author), Dekker, C. (author), Rinzler, A.G. (author), Smalley, R.E. (author)

journal article 1997

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Nanometer-spaced electrodes with calibrated separation

Kervennic, Y.V. (author), Van der Zant, H.S.J. (author), Morpurgo, A.F. (author), Gurevich, L. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author)

We have fabricated pairs of platinum electrodes with separation between 20 and 3.5 nm. Our technique combines electron beam lithography and chemical electrodeposition. We show that the measurement of the conductance between the two electrodes through the electrolyte provides an accurate and reproducible way to control their separation. We have...

journal article 2002

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Magnetic properties of electroplated nano/microgranular NiFe thin films for rf application

Zhuang, Y. (author), Vroubel, M. (author), Rejaei, B. (author), Burghartz, J.N. (author), Attenborough, K. (author)

A granular NiFe thin film with large in-plane magnetic anisotropy and high ferromagnetic-resonance frequency developed for radio-frequency integrated circuit (IC) applications is presented. During the deposition, three-dimensional (3D) growth occurs, yielding NiFe grains (? ? 1.0??m). Nanonuclei (? ? 30–50?nm) are observed in single NiFe grains...

journal article 2005

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Defects and morphological changes in nanothin Cu films on polycrystalline Mo analyzed by thermal helium desorption spectrometry

Venugopal, V. (author), Seijbel, L.J. (author), Thijsse, B.J. (author)

Thermal helium desorption spectrometry (THDS) has been used for the investigation of defects and thermal stability of thin Cu films (5–200?Å) deposited on a polycrystalline Mo substrate in ultrahigh vacuum. These films are metastable at room temperature. On heating, the films transform into islands, giving rise to a relatively broad peak in the...

journal article 2005

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Analytical solution of the time evolution of an entangled electron spin pair in a double quantum dot nanostructure

Blaauboer, M. (author)

Using master equations, we present an analytical solution of the time evolution of an entangled electron spin pair which can occupy 36 different quantum states in a double quantum dot nanostructure. This solution is exact, given a few realistic assumptions, and takes into account relaxation and decoherence rates of the electron spins as...

journal article 2005

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Formation of nanopores in a SiN/SiO2 membrane with an electron beam

Wu, M.Y. (author), Krapf, D. (author), Zandbergen, M. (author), Zandbergen, H. (author), Batson, P.E. (author)

An electron beam can drill nanopores in SiO2 or silicon nitride membranes and shrink a pore to a smaller diameter. Such nanopores are promising for single molecule detection. The pore formation in a 40?nm thick silicon nitride?SiO2 bilayer using an electron beam with a diameter of 8?nm (full width of half height) was investigated by electron...

journal article 2005

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Photostimulated luminescence from BaCl2:Eu2+ nanocrystals in lithium borate glasses following neutron irradiation

Appleby, G.A. (author), Edgar, A. (author), Williams, G.V.M. (author), Bos, A.J.J. (author)

A glass-ceramic thermal neutron imaging plate material is reported. The material consists of a neutron sensitive 2B2O3–Li2O glass matrix containing nanocrystallites of the storage phosphor BaCl2:Eu2+. When doped with 0.5?mol?% Eu2+, the neutron induced photostimulated luminescence (PSL) conversion efficiency of the 10B enriched glass-ceramic is...

journal article 2006

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Planar Hall effect and magnetic anisotropy in epitaxially strained chromium dioxide thin films

Goennenwein, S.T.B. (author), Keizer, R.S. (author), Schink, S.W. (author), Van Dijk, I. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author), Miao, G.X. (author), Xiao, G. (author), Gupta, A. (author)

We have measured the in-plane anisotropic magnetoresistance of 100?nm thick CrO2 thin films at liquid He temperatures. In low magnetic fields H, both the longitudinal and the transverse (planar Hall) resistance show abrupt switches, which characteristically depend on the orientation of H. All the experimental findings consistently demonstrate...

journal article 2007

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High-resistivity nanogranular Co–Al–O films for high-frequency applications

Khalili Amiri, P. (author), Zhuang, Y. (author), Schellevis, H. (author), Rejaei, B. (author), Vroubel, M. (author), Ma, Y. (author), Burghartz, J.N. (author)

This work presents a series of high-resistivity nanogranular Co–Al–O films with maximum resistivity of ? 110?m??cm. The films were deposited using pulsed dc reactive sputtering of a Co72Al28 target in an oxygen/argon ambient. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), M-H loop measurements, and s-parameter measurements...

journal article 2007

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Fabrication of in situ ultrathin anodic aluminum oxide layers for nanostructuring on silicon substrate

Yan, B. (author), Pham, H.T.M. (author), Ma, Y. (author), Zhuang, Y. (author), Sarro, P.M. (author)

The authors demonstrate a method for the fabrication of in situ ultrathin porous anodic aluminum oxide layers (aspect ratio<2:1) on Si, which can be directly used as templates for nanodot preparation and for pattern transfer. The regular shape of the aluminum oxide pores is maintained even when the thickness of the aluminum oxide template is...

journal article 2007

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Monocrystalline NbN nanofilms on a 3C-SiC/Si substrate

Gao, J.R. (author), Hajenius, M. (author), Tichelaar, F.D. (author), Klapwijk, T.M. (author), Voronov, B. (author), Grishin, E. (author), Gol'tsman, G. (author), Zorman, C.A. (author), Mehregany, M. (author)

The authors have realized NbN (100) nanofilms on a 3C-SiC (100)/Si(100) substrate by dc reactive magnetron sputtering at 800?°C. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) is used to characterize the films, showing a monocrystalline structure and confirming epitaxial growth on the 3C-SiC layer. A film ranging in thickness from 3.4...

journal article 2007

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In situ imaging of electromigration-induced nanogap formation by transmission electron microscopy

Heersche, H.B. (author), Lientschnig, G. (author), O'Neill, K. (author), Van der Zant, H.S.J. (author), Zandbergen, H.W. (author)

The authors imaged electromigration-induced nanogap formation in situ by transmission electron microscopy. Real-time video recordings show that edge voids form near the cathode side. The polycrystalline gold wires narrow down until a single-grain boundary intersects the constriction along which the breaking continues. During the last 50?ms of...

journal article 2007

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Formation and stability of rocksalt ZnO nanocrystals in MgO

Eijt, S.W.H. (author), De Roode, J. (author), Schut, H. (author), Kooi, B.J. (author), De Hosson, J.T.M. (author)

Coimplantation of Zn and O ions into a single crystalline MgO and subsequent thermal annealing were applied in the synthesis of ZnO nanocrystals. Electron microscopy showed that rocksalt instead of wurtzite ZnO stabilizes for relatively large nanocrystals up to ~15?nm, resulting from its small lattice mismatch with MgO of ~1.7%. The vacancies...

journal article 2007

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Scaling theory of DNA confined in nanochannels and nanoslits

Odijk, T. (author)

A scaling analysis is presented of the statistics of long DNA confined in nanochannels and nanoslits. It is argued that there are several regimes in between the de Gennes and Odijk limits introduced long ago. The DNA chain folds back on itself giving rise to a global persistence length that may be very large owing to entropic deflection....

journal article 2008

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Photoluminescence enhancement in thin films of PbSe nanocrystals

Christova, C.G. (author), Stouwdam, J.W. (author), Eijkemans, T.J. (author), Silov, A.Y. (author), Van der Heijden, R.W. (author), Kemerink, M. (author), Janssen, R.A.J. (author), Salemink, H.W.M. (author)

Remarkable photoluminescence enhancement (PLE) in submonolayer films of PbSe nanocrystals (NCs) upon continuous illumination was observed. The intensity increase from films on InP substrates was highest in vacuum, while for films on Si/SiO2 substrates the PLE was stronger in air. The magnitude of the PLE was found to depend on the excitation...

journal article 2008

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Microstructures and the corresponding magnetic properties of half-doped Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 films

Prokhorov, V.G. (author), Hyun, Y.H. (author), Park, J.S. (author), Kim, J.B. (author), Kim, G.H. (author), Lee, Y.S. (author), Lee, Y.P. (author), Svetchnikov, V.L. (author)

The microstructural and magnetic properties of amorphous, nanoclustered, and self-organized bilayer Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 films, prepared by rf magnetron sputtering, are investigated. The amorphous film was found to be a typical paramagnet with free motion of the individual Mn spins, and the magnetic properties are well described on the basis of the...

journal article 2008

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Investigation of morphological changes in platinum-containing nanostructures created by electron-beam-induced deposition

Botman, A. (author), Hesselberth, M. (author), Mulders, J.J.L. (author)

Focused electron-beam-induced deposition (EBID) allows the rapid fabrication of three-dimensional nanodevices and metallic wiring of nanostructures, and is a promising technique for many applications in nanoresearch. The authors present two topics on platinum-containing nanostructures created by EBID. First, they report on a TEM study of the...

journal article 2008

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Hydrogen vacancies facilitate hydrogen transport kinetics in sodium hydride nanocrystallites

Singh, S. (author), Eijt, S.W.H. (author)

We report ab initio calculations based on density-functional theory, of the vacancy-mediated hydrogen migration energy in bulk NaH and near the NaH(001) surface. The estimated rate of the vacancy mediated hydrogen transport, obtained within a hopping diffusion model, is consistent with the reaction rates of H-D exchange in nano-NaH at the...

journal article 2008

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Electronic coupling of colloidal CdSe nanocrystals monitored by thin-film positron-electron momentum density methods

Eijt, S.W.H. (author), Mijnarends, P.E. (author), Van Schaarenburg, L.C. (author), Houtepen, A.J. (author), Vanmaekelbergh, D. (author), Barbiellini, B. (author), Bansil, A. (author)

The effect of temperature controlled annealing on the confined valence electron states in CdSe nanocrystal arrays, deposited as thin films, was studied using two-dimensional angular correlation of annihilation radiation. A reduction in the intensity by ?35% was observed in a feature of the positron annihilation spectrum upon removal of the...

journal article 2009