Sentences with phrase «electrical properties»

Using mouse and human - derived dopamine neurons, researchers found that dopamine movement is affected by changes in electrical properties of the neurons.

Since graphene's discovery in 2004, researchers have been investigating its exceptional electrical properties in hopes of improving the performance and cost of electronic devices.

Each material's graphene is stacked differently and has unique electrical properties.

On the other side, sensors can be added to measure pressure, temperature or electrical properties such as resistance.

The high surface area gives the final product its extraordinary electrical properties.

A grain boundary's electrical properties attract molecules to its surface.

Magnetic fields will usually be used to influence magnetic material properties, whilst electrical properties come down to electrical voltage.

One of the characteristics of quantum dots is that the optical and electrical properties of the particle vary according to size.

These imperfections may affect device performance, for example, by changing electrical properties such as conductivity.

Solid polymers are partially crystalline, which gives them good electrical properties, but also makes the polymer material stiff and brittle.

Published in ACS Nano, a journal of the American Chemical Society, the study coupled atomic - scale characterization and electrical property measurements with theory - based simulation.

This new way to control electrical properties by slightly changing the device thickness instead of the materials could lead to new kinds of organic electronic devices with switching behavior or light emission that reacts to external factors.

We found excellent electrical properties and a significant enhancement of the infrared transmittance (Rs = 16.4 / and) with respect to state - of - art transparent electrodes.

Semiconductor: A material whose electrical properties fall in an intermediate range between those of conductors and insulators.

Supply would not matter if not for demand, and the demand comes from the unusual electrical properties of the rare earths — or lanthanides, as chemists prefer to call them, because they mostly follow lanthanum in the periodic table of elements.

The polymers having the most desirable electrical properties would stand out.

These new instruments and techniques are essential in the development of innovative nano - systems because they provide nanoscale resolution in a local vicinity while measuring electrical properties at both nano - and macro-scales.

In addition, surface geophysical techniques are used to map soil electrical properties in 3 - D, which greatly controls soil microbial activities.

Now a transistor that controls the flow of atoms, rather than electrons, could be used as a model to probe the mysterious electrical property of superconductivity.

Carbon nanotubes» electrical properties mean they make faster and more efficient transistors — the semiconducting switches that create logic gates and allow computation.

A team of researchers led by R. Michael Burger, neuroscientist and associate professor in Lehigh University's Department of Biological Sciences, have identified the specific synaptic and post-synaptic characteristics that allow auditory neurons to compute with temporal precision — ultimately revealing the optimal arrangement of both input and electrical properties needed for neurons to process their «preferred» frequency with maximum precision.

Researchers have established the solid - state electrical properties of one such polymer, called PTMA, which is about 10 times more electrically conductive than common semiconducting polymers.

Burger and his colleagues have assembled what is known about the optimal electrical properties and synaptic inputs into a single cohesive model, laying the groundwork needed to investigate some of the big questions in the field of auditory neuroscience.

Compared with commercial neural probes, the new array exhibited competitive electrical properties, including electrode impedance.

Such metal - oxides are interesting because of their exotic electrical properties, which could find use in future electronics applications.

US researchers have used computer modeling to identify an organic molecule with useful electrical properties - proof - of - concept for an approach that could soon yield new compounds to harvest solar energy in photovoltaic cells.

Axons, dendrites, and synapses contain different types of ion channels, or at least have them in differing numbers, which is why these parts of neurons have distinct electrical properties.

The remarkable electrical properties of graphene may overcome the physical limits silicon faces as transistors shrink to ever - smaller sizes — providing solutions for the «Beyond CMOS» era, needed to meet the challenges of global competition.

«The secret to our material is that multiband doping produces enhanced electrical properties,» said Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, an inorganic chemist who led the multidisciplinary team.

Graphene, a single atomic layer of carbon, is the strongest material known to man, and also has electrical properties superior to the silicon used to make the chips found in modern electronics.

Silicon's characteristics as a semiconductor — a substance with electrical properties midway between those of a conductor and an insulator — make it the dominant material of microelectronics.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a dielectric film that has optical and electrical properties similar to air, but is strong enough to be incorporated into electronic and photonic devices - making them both more efficient and more mechanically stable.

Carbyne's electrical properties suggest novel nanoelectronic applications in quantum spin transport and magnetic semiconductors.

Application Note: Using SKPM with Park AFM to analyze electrical properties of metal, semiconductor device surfaces, organic and biological materials

And, when coupled with graphene's tremendous electrical properties, magnetism in graphene could also have interesting applications in the area of spintronics, which uses the magnetic moment of the electron, instead of its electric charge, to represent the information in a computer.

At the time, the engineers noted that graphene in this form had good potential for energy storage because its retains the same electrical properties and surface area as graphene sheets, but larger amounts can be packed within a tight structure.

His doctoral research focused on the structure and function of ion channels, the proteins that mediate cellular electrical properties.

Inspected Electrical and Mechanical parts for medical devices using digital multi-meter and other testing apparatus developed by engineering to test various electrical properties

The researchers showed the ability to simply change the precursor to make other films; for example, they also grew a tungsten disulfide film with different electrical properties and color.

The microchannel features sawtooth shapes that allow researchers to sort and concentrate microbes based on their unique electrical properties.

These tend to have better electrical properties.

Using a combination of spectro - photoelectron holography, electrical property measurements, and first - principles dynamics simulations, the 3D atomic structures of dopant impurities in a semiconductor crystal...

One reason multiferroics are so desirable is that their dual characteristics can be controlled in combination with each other, providing, for example, electrically controlled magnetism or magnetically controlled electrical properties.

Molybdenum disulfide, which is garnering worldwide interest for its excellent electrical properties, has previously been grown only in disjointed, «archipelago» - like single crystal formations, Park said.

For several years, a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas has investigated various materials in search of those whose electrical properties might make them suitable for small, energy - efficient transistors to power next - generation electronic devices.

These nonmetallic, nonpolymeric materials are hard, resist heat and chemicals and can be designed to have special electrical properties.

Graphene — a one - atom - thick sheet of carbon with highly desirable electrical properties, flexibility and strength — shows great promise for future electronics, advanced solar cells, protective coatings and other uses,...