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Optically accessible, scalable planar nanofluidic channels are attractive for studying transport and localization under confinement. Two dimensional (2D) materials provide large area, atomically flat interfaces for generating such…
A metallic hollow waveguide is promising fiber for the delivery of laser radiation. Thickness of the nickel plated layer for supporting of the waveguide in fabrication of a dielectric coated silver hollow nickel waveguide is very important…
Nanowires (NWs) with a unique one-dimensional structure can monolithically integrate high-quality III-V semiconductors onto Si platform, which is highly promising to build lasers for Si photonics. However, the lasing from…
Al NPs are synthesized by laser ablation of a bulk Al target immersed into liquid ethanol saturated with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure. The nanoparticles possess a well-distinguished core-shell structure. High Resolution Transmission…
A simple Lennard-Jones fluid confined in a slit nanopore with hard walls is studied on the basis of a multilayer structured model. Each layer is homogeneous and parallel to the walls of the pore. The Helmholtz energy of this system is…
Recently-demonstrated high-quality three-dimensional (3D) subsurface laser processing inside crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafers opens a door to a wide range of novel applications in multidisciplinary research areas. Using this technique, a…