The Korgel Group: Nano
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• Funding from NSF, the Welch Foundation, NIH, DOE, DARPA, ONR, AFOSR, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Advanced Materials Research Center in collaboration with International SEMATECH for financial support The Korgel Group: Nano Brian A. Korgel [email protected]
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The Korgel Group: Nano. Brian A. Korgel [email protected]. Funding from NSF, the Welch Foundation, NIH, DOE, DARPA, ONR, AFOSR, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Advanced Materials Research Center in collaboration with International SEMATECH for financial support. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Funding from NSF, the Welch Foundation, NIH, DOE, DARPA, ONR, AFOSR, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Advanced Materials Research Center in collaboration with International SEMATECH for financial support
The Korgel Group: Nano
Brian A. [email protected]
Semiconductor nanowires: a product of chemistry
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Semiconductor Nanowire Applications
A new material for textiles applications, lithium ion batteries, photovoltaics
A New Materials Platform
Semiconductor Nanocrystal Inks for Photovoltaics
Goal: Low cost high efficiency PVs
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NanoBio: Targeted imaging, photothermal therapy
Luminescent biocompatible silicon nanocrystals P
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Nanocrystals engineered with molecular recognition
Nanocrystals in Liposome (Vesicle) hostsQuestions: will
hydrophobic nanocrystals embed in the vesicle membrane without disrupting its structure?
Is there a nanocrystal size limitation? (Membrane thickness is 3.7 nm)
Image from: http://www.uzh.ch/onkwww/images/lipos4.gif
Cryo-TEM image of a PC liposome loaded with Au nanocrystals
