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Illuminating Quantum Photonics with High-Performance Spectrometers
Quantum photonics relies on precise characterization of light from single-photon sources, quantum dots, integrated photonic circuits, and other emerging devices. Explore how high-resolution spectroscopy can help researchers measure spectral purity, emission wavelengths, resonances, and weak signals across a range of quantum photonics applications.
Decorating Graphene Oxide with Green Silver Nanoparticles
Researchers are exploring new ways to modify graphene oxide nanosheets with metal nanoparticles for advanced material applications. This study demonstrates a simple one-pot approach for decorating graphene oxide with green-synthesized silver nanoparticles, using UV-VIS absorption spectroscopy to investigate the resulting nanomaterials
Characterizing Graphene with Cost-Effective Raman Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy provides valuable insight into graphene’s structure, defects, and layer thickness through its characteristic D, G, and 2D bands. This application explores practical considerations for graphene analysis and demonstrates how a more cost-effective Raman system can support material characterization without relying on expensive Raman microscopy platforms.
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On-line monitoring of gamma irradiated perfluorinated polymer optical fiber
Dan Sporea ; Laura Mihai ; Daniel Neguţ ; Pavol Stajanca ; Katerina Krebber In this paper, we present the first results regarding the on-line monitoring of gamma-ray exposure effects on a commercial...
Modes of Ignition of Powder Layers of Nanocomposite Thermites by Electrostatic Discharge
I Monk, M Schoenitz, EL Dreizin - Journal of Energetic Materials, 2016 Nanocomposite powders with aluminum as a fuel and oxides of molybdenum, copper, bismuth, and iron as oxidizers were prepared by...
Nanotransfer printing of plasmonic nano-pleat arrays with ultra-reduced nanocavity width using perfluoropolyether molds
CC Liang, WH Chang, CH Lin - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016 This study presents a novel process based on nanotransfer printing (NTP) for fabricating gold nano-pleat arrays. Gold film...
Electrical percolation threshold in Ag–DLC nanocomposite films prepared by RF-sputtering and RF-PECVD in acetylene plasma
S Abdolghaderi, B Astinchap, A Shafiekhani - Journal of Materials Science: Materials …, 2016 Silver–diamond like carbon (Ag–DLC) nanocomposite films were deposited on glass and silicon substrates by...
How Annealing and Charge Scavengers Affect Visible Emission from ZnO Nanocrystals
How Annealing and Charge Scavengers Affect Visible Emission from ZnO Nanocrystals ME Reish, Z Zhang, S Ma, I Harrison, HO Everitt - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2016 FEB 2016 Simultaneous...
Wavelength-scalable hollow optical fibres with large photonic bandgaps for CO2 laser transmission
Wavelength-scalable hollow optical fibres with large photonic bandgaps for CO2 laser transmission Burak Temelkuran, Shandon D. Hart, Gilles Benoit, John D. Joannopoulos & Yoel Fink- Research...
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Explore spectroscopy and optical measurement for advanced materials through practical guides, application notes, videos, technical resources, and real-world research. Learn how UV-VIS, NIR, Raman, and optical spectroscopy can be used for material characterization, optical properties, thin films and coatings, nanomaterials, semiconductors, and emerging quantum materials. These Learning Centers bring together educational content and practical resources to help researchers and engineers better understand their measurements and characterize the materials driving next-generation technologies.
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