Gold nanoparticles are generated by applying a current though the gold plated wire, where they then flow though an argon plasma chamber to catalyze silicon nanoparticle growth. Circa 2015
The Plasmas and Nanomaterials Laboratory Team photo for the summer of 2015. back row: Rajib Mandal, Duncan Kroll. Front row: Dr. Rebecca Anthony, Abby McQuade, Alborz Izadi
Recent Projects
Depositing nanoparticles onto a flexible substrate, this group looks at the photoluminescence of the nanoparticles and the effect of oxidation rate on a porous material.
This project synthesizes gallium nitride nanoparticles within a plasma reactor for a potential LED luminescence material.
The group is devising a way to efficiently create colloidal nano-structures, comprised of silicon and gold, using hot wire evaporation and plasma techniques.
The project revolves around creating optically tuned nanocrystal-based films using mechanical engineering techniques and processes.
An argon plasma deposits nanoparticles onto a substrate though controlled movements of the open glass chamber.
Group Members
Research News
Rajib's work on depositing silicon nanocrystals onto PDMS was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces - congratulations Rajib!
Papers Acceptance
Alborz Izadi will be attending the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)'s International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) in Pheonix, Arizona on November 11-17th.
Conferences
Alborz Izadi presented on Silicon-Gold NanoRods at the 7th Annual Michigan Institute of Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Graduate Symposium on October 5th.
Conferences
Rajib Mandal gave his thesis defense on September 30th, 2016. We are all happy for him and his contributions to the lab are invaluable. Good Luck Rajib!
Miscellaneous
Dr. Rebecca Anthony and Dr. S. Roccabianca received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the study of “Innovative Tunable Optical Properties in Nanocrystal-based Films by Employing Mechanical Instabilities."
Grants
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