Mechanically strong, optically transparent, giant metal superlattice...
Metallic membranes of about 2.5 nm thick but with macroscopic lateral dimensions have been successfully fabricated from ultrathin gold nanowires. Such metallic nanomembranes are transparent, conductive...
View ArticleComparison of two approaches for detection and estimation of radioactive sources
This paper describes and compares two approaches for the problem of determining the number of radioactive point sources that potentially exist in a designated area and estimating the parameters of...
View ArticleDesign of lumpy metallic nanoparticles for broadband and wide-angle light...
Broadband and wide-angle light scattering media are highly desirable in photonic applications. In this paper, we theoretically investigate the light scattering properties of lumpy nanoparticles of...
View ArticleEnhancement of spontaneous emission in three-dimensional low refractive-index...
In this work, we demonstrate that low refractive-index three-dimensional photonics crystals with a planar defect, fabricated with the direct laser writing method, can be used to effectively enhance the...
View ArticleDebye-diffraction-based concentric energy analysis on two-photon...
Gold nanorods have been identified to be useful contrast agents as they exhibit pronounced two-photon photoluminescence under laser illumination of appropriate intensity and polarization...
View ArticleEnhanced photocurrent in crystalline silicon solar cells by hybrid plasmonic...
Photocurrent enhancement induced by plasmonic light trapping is of great interest for photovoltaics. We design and demonstrate hybrid plasmonic antireflection coatings as an efficient light trapping...
View ArticleLow energy-density recording with a highrepetitionrate laser beam in...
In this paper, we report on the low energy-density recording with a high-repetition-rate femtosecond pulsed beam in homogenous goldnanoroddispersed discs by using low numerical aperture (NA)...
View ArticleSimultaneous broadband light trapping and fill factor enhancement in...
Crystalline silicon solar cells are predominant and occupying more than 89% of the global solar photovoltaic market. Despite the boom of the innovative solar technologies, few can provide a low-cost...
View ArticleEnhanced light trapping in the silicon substrate with plasmonic Ag nanocones
Ag nanocone enhanced light trapping in the silicon substrate is numerically investigated. For a wide range of the dielectric spacer thickness, the normalized scattering cross section of the rear...
View ArticleTextured Li0.95Nb0.45Ti0.7O3 microwave ceramics with continuously tunable...
Textured Li0.95Nb0.45Ti0.7O3 (LNT) microwave dielectric ceramics were fabricated by the screen-printing templated grain growth technique (sp-TGG). The plate-like LNT particles with diameters of 5-20 mu...
View ArticleHybrid high-resolution three-dimensional nanofabrication for metamaterials...
We propose a novel hybrid fabrication approach that combines direct laser writing with a subsequent electron-beam lithography step. This approach allows realizing out-of-plane plasmonic nanostructures...
View ArticleTACTICS, an interactive platform for customized high-content bioimaging analysis
We describe a modular MATLABĀ® Toolbox named TACTICS for time-lapse image analysis that meets several requirements not generally offered by currently available software packages: (i) the ability to...
View ArticleCombinatorial study of ceramic tape-casting slurries
Ceramic tape-casting slurries are complex systems composed of ceramic powder, solvent, and a number of organic components. Conventionally, the development of ceramic tape-casting slurries is...
View ArticleComparison for the crystal structure, synthesis and microwave dielectric...
A 3(PO 4) 2 compounds have different crystal structures when A sites are occupied by Ca or heavy alkaline earth metal atoms (Sr or Ba). The compounds with isomorphous crystal structure were synthesized...
View ArticleEnhanced ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of textured...
Grain oriented K0.45Na0.55NbO3 (KNN) lead-free piezoceramics with sintering aid K4CuNb8O23 (KCN) were fabricated by screen-printing technique, using plate-like NaNbO3 as templates. The plate-like...
View ArticleStrong broadband scattering of anisotropic plasmonic nanoparticles...
Strong scattering intensities in a broadband wavelength range from metallic nanoparticles are essential for diverse photonics applications. Conventional ways of controlling particle scattering are via...
View ArticleTensions arising from imposing NPM in Australian public universities: A...
This study seeks to identify the characteristics causing tensions in the move towards a corporate culture in Australian public universities. The findings reveal ongoing structural, competency and...
View ArticleAustralian public universities: are they practising a corporate approach to...
This article draws on the multi-theoretical approach to governance and a qualitative research method to examine the extent to which the corporate approach is practised in Australian public...
View ArticleRisk management: Its adoption in Australian public universities within an...
This study draws on the multi-theoretical approach to governance and a qualitative methodology to examine the extent to which key players in Australian public universities have developed and...
View ArticleThe 'perfect' senior (VCE) secondary physical education teacher: Student...
Improving student academic performance in seniorsecondary education increases student opportunities for employment, training and further education. The aim of this research was to identify students',...
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