scholarly journals Superconductivity in Nanoscale Systems

10.5772/38278 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Singh ◽  
Yi Sun ◽  
Jian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nanoscale Systems

scholarly journals Learning the best nanoscale heat engines through evolving network topology

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuto Ashida ◽  
Takahiro Sagawa
Keyword(s):  
Network Topology ◽  
Heat Engine ◽  
Search Space ◽  
Single Electron ◽  
Thermodynamic Efficiency ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Thermal Systems ◽  
Nanoscale Systems ◽  
Heat Engines ◽  
Many Body Interactions

AbstractThe quest to identify the best heat engine has been at the center of science and technology. Considerable studies have so far revealed the potentials of nanoscale thermal machines to yield an enhanced thermodynamic efficiency in noninteracting regimes. However, the full benefit of many-body interactions is yet to be investigated; identifying the optimal interaction is a hard problem due to combinatorial explosion of the search space, which makes brute-force searches infeasible. We tackle this problem with developing a framework for reinforcement learning of network topology in interacting thermal systems. We find that the maximum possible values of the figure of merit and the power factor can be significantly enhanced by electron-electron interactions under nondegenerate single-electron levels with which, in the absence of interactions, the thermoelectric performance is quite low in general. This allows for an alternative strategy to design the best heat engines by optimizing interactions instead of single-electron levels. The versatility of the developed framework allows one to identify full potential of a broad range of nanoscale systems in terms of multiple objectives.

scholarly journals Heat transport through propagon-phonon interaction in epitaxial amorphous-crystalline multilayers

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takafumi Ishibe ◽  
Ryo Okuhata ◽  
Tatsuya Kaneko ◽  
Masato Yoshiya ◽  
Seisuke Nakashima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Velocity ◽  
Density Of States ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Lead Telluride ◽  
Amorphous Layer ◽  
Interface Layer ◽  
Phonon Transport ◽  
Nanoscale Systems ◽  
Phonon Group Velocity

AbstractManaging heat dissipation is a necessity for nanoscale electronic devices with high-density interfaces, but despite considerable effort, it has been difficult to establish the phonon transport physics at the interface due to a “complex” interface layer. In contrast, the amorphous/epitaxial interface is expected to have almost no “complex” interface layer due to the lack of lattice mismatch strain and less associated defects. Here, we experimentally observe the extremely-small interface thermal resistance per unit area at the interface of the amorphous-germanium sulfide/epitaxial-lead telluride superlattice (~0.8 ± 4.0 × 10‒9 m2KW−1). Ab initio lattice dynamics calculations demonstrate that high phonon transmission through this interface can be predicted, like electron transport physics, from large vibron-phonon density-of-states overlapping and phonon group velocity similarity between propagon in amorphous layer and “conventional” phonon in crystal. This indicates that controlling phonon (or vibron) density-of-states and phonon group velocity similarity can be a comprehensive guideline to manage heat conduction in nanoscale systems.

Surface Properties from Transconductance in Nanoscale Systems

Nano Letters ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 6028-6035 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lynall ◽  
Kristopher Byrne ◽  
Alexander Shik ◽  
Selvakumar V. Nair ◽  
Harry E. Ruda
Keyword(s):  
Surface Properties ◽  
Nanoscale Systems

scholarly journals Microgels and Nanoparticles: Where Micro and Nano Go Hand in Hand

2015 ◽  
Vol 229 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz H. Juarez ◽  
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Optical Tweezers ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Inorganic Nanoparticles ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Single Particles ◽  
Nanoscale Systems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Very High

AbstractThe integration of different types of materials in a single hybrid system allows the combination of multiple functionalities, which can even be used in conjunction with each other. This strategy has been exploited in nanoscale systems for the creation of so-called smart nanomaterials. Within this category, the combination of inorganic nanoparticles with stimuli-responsive microgels is of very high interest because of the wide variety of potential applications. We present here a short overview of this type of materials in which the nano- and micro-scales get nicely integrated, with a great potential to expand the range of technological applications. We focus mainly on the integration of metal nanoparticles, either by themselves or in combination with semiconductor and magnetic nanoparticles. Various examples of the synergic properties that can be obtained are described, as well as the possibility to extract useful information when optical tweezers are used to manipulate single particles. We expect that this review will stimulate additional research in this field.

scholarly journals Designed and biologically active protein lattices

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Ting Wang ◽  
Brian Minevich ◽  
Jianfang Liu ◽  
Honghu Zhang ◽  
Dmytro Nykypanchuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Active Protein ◽  
Functional Protein ◽  
Protein Arrays ◽  
Iron Storage ◽  
Nanoscale Systems ◽  
Framework Design ◽  
2D And 3D

AbstractVersatile methods to organize proteins in space are required to enable complex biomaterials, engineered biomolecular scaffolds, cell-free biology, and hybrid nanoscale systems. Here, we demonstrate how the tailored encapsulation of proteins in DNA-based voxels can be combined with programmable assembly that directs these voxels into biologically functional protein arrays with prescribed and ordered two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) organizations. We apply the presented concept to ferritin, an iron storage protein, and its iron-free analog, apoferritin, in order to form single-layers, double-layers, as well as several types of 3D protein lattices. Our study demonstrates that internal voxel design and inter-voxel encoding can be effectively employed to create protein lattices with designed organization, as confirmed by in situ X-ray scattering and cryo-electron microscopy 3D imaging. The assembled protein arrays maintain structural stability and biological activity in environments relevant for protein functionality. The framework design of the arrays then allows small molecules to access the ferritins and their iron cores and convert them into apoferritin arrays through the release of iron ions. The presented study introduces a platform approach for creating bio-active protein-containing ordered nanomaterials with desired 2D and 3D organizations.

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