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Active Probe AFM Imaging and Nanofabrication
This chapter introduces the applications of active cantilever probes for imaging and nanofabrication in AFM systems. Initially, an overview of the system integration procedure for develo** active probe AFMs ...
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Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Modules: Manufacturing and Performance
Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and modules offer promise as an ultralow-cost, high-performing renewable energy source due to their high-power conversion efficiency (PCE), low materials cost, divers...
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Integration of Electrical Energy Storage Devices with Photovoltaic Solar Cells in One Hybrid System
In this chapter, we classify previous efforts when combining photovoltaic solar cells (PVSC) and energy storage components in one device. PVSC is a type of power system that uses photovoltaic technology to con...
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Advances in Colloidal Synthesis of “Giant” Core/Thick-Shell Quantum Dots
Core/shell quantum dots (QDs) have been widely studied for their size- and composition-dependent properties and versatility for use in photonic, photovoltaic, optoelectronic, and biomedical device applications...
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Introduction to Atomic Force Microscopy
This chapter provides an overview of the atomic force microscope (AFM) system. It begins with a broad discussion on a list of tools available for imaging at micro-/nanoscale. Subsequently, the book’s scope, ob...
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Nanoparticles-Induced Alignment of Nematic Liquid Crystals for Tunable Electro-Optical Devices
Nematic Liquid Crystals (NLCs), long-range orientationally ordered fluids, have always been the best choice for the development of various display and non-display devices due to their simplest phase structure,...
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Cantilever Mechanics and Deflection Sensing
This chapter provides a comprehensive discussion of the principles behind nanoscale sensing, with a specific focus on the measurement of atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilever deflections. Initially, the mec...
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Scanning Photodielectric Spectroscopy of CdZnTe Crystals
An original method of scanning photodielectric spectroscopy (SPDS), which belongs to photoelectric methods for studying localized states of charge carriers in wide-gap semiconductors, is presented. A distincti...
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Nanofabrication of AFM Cantilever Probes
This chapter delves into the nuances of nanofabrication, with a particular focus on the manufacturing of passive AFM microcantilevers. An examination of the primary nanofabrication techniques, along with the c...
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Interparticle Charge Transport Enhances Electrochemiluminescence of Quantum Dots
Quantum dots (QD) have been gaining popularity within the field of biomedical diagnostics research because of their unique electrochemiluminescence (ECL) properties. During the past two decades, great efforts ...
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AFM Nano-Positioning System Design
The nano-positioning system is a crucial component in the AFM that enables its imaging functionality, along with the cantilever probe. This chapter provides a detailed presentation of nano-positioning system d...
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AFM Imaging Control and System Integration
The development of an atomic force microscopy (AFM) system requires a comprehensive understanding of mechatronics and instrumentation. This chapter focuses on integrating the AFM system with additional modules...
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Defect-Influenced Modeling of Photophysics in Lead-Based Hybrid and All-Inorganic Perovskites
This chapter presents an investigation into the optoelectronic characteristics of pure and mixed-halide perovskites. The study delves into the absorption, carrier recombination, and emission quantum yields of ...
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Development of Thallium-Based Semiconductors and Scintillators for High Energy Radiation Detection
A variety of medical imaging, homeland security, industrial monitoring, environmental survey, and physical science applications can be largely enhanced by employing high-performance room-temperature semiconduc...
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Halide Perovskite Thin Films for Neutron and X-Ray Detection
The need for high-efficiency wide-area coverage radiation detectors is essential in applications related to nuclear medicine, industrial imagining, environmental monitoring, spacecraft applications, and homela...
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Educational AFM and Curriculum Design
This chapter presents the design and instrumentation details of an affordable AFM system centered around active probe technologies. The system is specifically tailored for educational purposes in the fields of...
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Naturally Inspired Heme-Like Chemistries for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Going Beyond Platinum Group Metals in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Catalysis
In the context of the ongoing energy transition, electrochemical devices such as electrolysers and fuel cells (FC) will play a critical role in the implementation of a “Hydrogen Economy”. The ambition is to de...
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Supersonic Cluster Beam Deposition for the Integration of Functional Nanostructured Films in Devices
During the last two decades, supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) has consolidated its role as vacuum-based physical method for the production of nanostructured films of metal oxides, noble metals, graphi...
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Design and Optimization of CdTe QDs Luminescent Solar Concentrators Based on Analytic and Simulation Models
Given their attractive optical features, nanostructured direct bandgap semiconductors such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) quantum dots (QDs) have become great candidates to be employed as luminophores for lumines...
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Emerging Trends in Nanotechnology for Forensic Science
Nanotechnology applied for forensic purposes is a field of Materials Science that is rapidly growing due to its numerous possibilities of application, such as latent fingerprint developers and sensors for illi...
