Broadband Absorption in Patterned Metal/Weakly-Absorbing-Spacer/Metal with Graded Photonic Super-Crystal (open access)

Broadband Absorption in Patterned Metal/Weakly-Absorbing-Spacer/Metal with Graded Photonic Super-Crystal

Article studying high light absorption in two devices: a stack of Au-pattern/insulator/Au-film and a stack of Au-pattern/weakly-absorbing-material/Au-film where the Au-pattern was structured in graded photonic super-crystal. Multiple-band absorption, including one near 1500 nm, in a stack of Au-pattern/spacer/Au-film was observed.
Date: April 8, 2021
Creator: Kamau, Steve; Hassan, Safaa; Alnasser, Khadijah; Zhang, Hualiang; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
System: The UNT Digital Library
A self-powered wireless motion sensor based on a high-surface area reverse electrowetting-on-dielectric energy harvester (open access)

A self-powered wireless motion sensor based on a high-surface area reverse electrowetting-on-dielectric energy harvester

Article presents a motion-sensing device with the capability of harvesting energy from low-frequency motion activities. Based on the high surface area reverse electrowetting-on-dielectric (REWOD) energy harvesting technique, mechanical modulation of the liquid generates an AC signal, which is modeled analytically and implemented in Matlab and COMSOL.
Date: March 8, 2022
Creator: Tasneem, Nishat Tarannum; Biswas, Dipon K.; Adhikari, Pashupati R.; Gunti, Avinash; Patwary, Adnan B.; Reid, Russell C. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Spectroscopic, structural, and strain-dependent analysis of suspended bulk WSe2 sheets

Article utilizing Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy to analyze the phononic and electronic parameters in suspended bulk WSe₂ sheets, fabricated utilizing photolithography and wet chemical etching. The findings of this work will be beneficial in analyzing thermal, optical, and mechanical properties of WSe₂ in a suspended platform for its application in electronic, thermoelectric, and mechanical sensors in the future.
Date: February 8, 2022
Creator: Bandyopadhyay, Avra S. & Kaul, Anupama
System: The UNT Digital Library