Nanoscale Science

Solar energy conversion and photodynamic therapy (PDT) are very different applications. However, both utilize very similar photoactive molecules called porphyrins. Porphy[...]

With increased availability and growing commercial applications, aluminum- based metal matrix composites show promise as high specific strength structural materials. Befo[...]

The study of optics has changed over the past 3000 years. We have developed beyond the early lens technologies of quartz and other types of glass materials and new materi[...]

A suite of single molecule spectroscopic techniques and data analysis methods were implemented to explore the complex role of electric fields in single semiconductor nano[...]

Boron carbides represent a class of ceramic materials with p-type semiconductor natures, complex structures and a wide homogeneous range of carbon compositions. Bulk boro[...]

The research presented in this dissertation is a study of the interaction of ruthenium coordination complexes with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), a pursuit ulti[...]

Protein-gold complexes, including serum albumin-gold (Au) complexes, exhibit strong, distinct red luminescence (λem = 660 nm) with an extremely large Stokes shift when ex[...]

Nucleic acids are highly integrated into molecular biology and exhibit very interesting character. They have immense engineering potential to improve human health and inf[...]

DNA and RNA are structurally and functionally diverse biopolymers that haveshown promise in recent years as a powerful biomedical tool, in the form of nucleic acid nanote[...]

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites are viewed as a cost-effective alternative for photovoltaic devices, among other applications. Solution and low-temperature processin[...]