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Propagation Characteristics of Surface Acoustic Wave and Properties of Gas Sensors on Quartz
The simulation of wave propagation in periodic piezoelectric surface acoustic wave (SAW) structures was reported in this study. Firstly, space harmonics method (SHM) was used to analyze Rayleigh SAW propagatio...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Probing Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer Solution Boundary Layers Using Quartz Crystal Resonator
Viscoelastic behaviors of polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution boundary layers were studied using a quartz crystal resonator technique. The technique probes the solution boundary layer adjacent to the quartz cry...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Material Parameters Determining the Band Gaps of Solid-Solid Phononic Crystals
Material parameters directly determining band gaps for general threedimensional phononic crystals are derived from the basic wave equations. These parameters include the mass density ratio, shear modulus ratio...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Two-Dimensional Analysis of Surface Acoustic Waves in Finite Piezoelectric Plates
The analysis of surface acoustic waves in finite elastic solids is of fundamental and practical importance, giving the fact that those typical problems concerning solutions of the well-known wave propagation e...
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Self-organized Propagation of Femtosecond Laser Filamentation in Air
A long plasma channel is formed with a length up to a few hundred meters when intense femtosecond laser pulses propagate in air. We find that the propagation of the filaments in the channel shows a very compli...
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Water Soluble Poly(fluorene) Homopolymers and Copolymers for Chemical and Biological Sensors
Water soluble poly(fluorene) derivatives can serve as light harvesting materials that increase the signals of FRET-based homogenous and heterogeneous fluorescent assays. The molecular structure of the backbone...
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DNA Photonics — Probing Light-Induced Dynamics in DNA on the Femtosecond Timescale
In Chap. 10, Wang and Fiebig discuss about a new field, DNA photonics that is important to understand the role of DNA as a functional building block in molecular nanoscale devices, and is also expected to shed...
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Physics Aspects of Charge Migration Through DNA
In Chap. 5, Apalkov, Wang and Chakraborty have explored the geometry effects on charge transfer in a DNA molecule where they view the molecule as two strands of nucleotide bases with interstrand coupling. For ...
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Quantum Key Distribution: Security, Feasibility and Robustness
Unlike from the existing classical protocols, a quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol can help two remote parties do secure private communication with proven security. We study various QKD protocols with spe...
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Interface Design of Tough Ceramics : Si3N4/BN Fibrous Monolithic Ceramic
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Co-electroplating Nano-ceramic Particulates with Ni Layer
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Overview of recent magnetic studies of high T c cuprate parent compounds and related materials
Recent studies of the magnetic properties of several high superconducting transition temperature (T c ) cuprate parent compounds and related materials will be r...
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Tunable high-pressure infrared lasers
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Femtosecond Melting of Diamond
We have performed time-resolved reflectivity and transmission studies of crystalline diamond in order to understand the complex nature of the solid-liquid phase transition in carbon. Above a well defined melti...