Abstract: Methods for preparing a monolayer or few-layer centimeter-scale crystalline black phosphorus film, products thereof, and electronic and optoelectronic devices including the same.

Abstract: Methods for preparing a monolayer or few-layer centimeter-scale crystalline black phosphorus film, products thereof, and electronic and optoelectronic devices including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is polymer-ceramic composite material with colossal permittivity, comprising polymer matrix and ceramic powders embedded in the polymer matrix, wherein a part of the polymer matrix is exposed and adsorbed to the surface of the ceramic powders, and the polymer is electrically insulating. This invention simultaneously achieves large dielectric constant, negligible dielectric loss and high energy density in flexible composite capacitors based on metal-ion co-doped colossal permittivity materials. The host oxides used in this CP system is friendly to the environment, non-toxic and abundant. Additionally, the process developed is relatively simple, low cost and suitable for mass production-scale. Therefore, these composite capacitors have great technological potential for many applications. Compared to the conventional ceramic materials, composites of this invention are lightweight, scalable and easily fabricated into complex shapes towards miniaturization of the compact systems.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for preparing MXenes, such as Ti2CTx, Cr2CTx, and V2CTx, products prepared therefrom, and compositions and devices including the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to nucleotide sequence detection based on upconversion nanoprobes and quenching nanoprobes in a sandwich assay.

Abstract: The invention relates to a microarray design of hybrid upconversion nanoparticles on a nanoporous anodized alumina membrane heterogeneous assay for simultaneous detection of multiple oligonucleotides, for example, oligonucleotides from different types of viruses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a microarray design of hybrid upconversion nanoparticles on a nanoporous anodized alumina membrane heterogeneous assay for simultaneous detection of multiple oligonucleotides, for example, oligonucleotides from different types of viruses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing water-soluble particles, the method includes providing a solution including a lanthanide compound, a halide compound, and a first solvent; introducing a capping agent into the solution to form a mixture; heating the mixture under pressure to produce the particles; and recovering the particles from the mixture. The present invention also relates to a water-soluble particle having a surface functional group. The particles exhibit up-conversion luminescence utilizing NIR excitation, wherein the particles are synthesized in a one-pot process.

Abstract: The presently claimed invention provides a barium strontium titanate/strontium titanate/gallium arsenide (BST/STO/GaAs) heterostructure comprising a gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate, at least one strontium titanate (STO) layer, and at least one barium strontium titanate (BST) layer. The BST/STO/GaAs heterostructure of the present invention has a good temperature stability, high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss, which enable to fabricate tunable ferroelectric devices. A method for fabricating the BST/STO/GaAs heterostructure is also disclosed in the present invention, which comprises formation of at least one STO layer on the GaAs substrate by a first laser molecular beam epitaxial system, and formation of at least one BST layer on the STO layer by a second laser molecular beam epitaxial system.

Abstract: The presently claimed invention provides a barium strontium titanate/strontium titanate/gallium arsenide (BST/STO/GaAs) heterostructure comprising a gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate, at least one strontium titanate (STO) layer, and at least one barium strontium titanate (BST) layer. The BST/STO/GaAs heterostructure of the present invention has a good temperature stability, high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss, which enable to fabricate tunable ferroelectric devices. A method for fabricating the BST/STO/GaAs heterostructure is also disclosed in the present invention, which comprises formation of at least one STO layer on the GaAs substrate by a first laser molecular beam epitaxial system, and formation of at least one BST layer on the STO layer by a second laser molecular beam epitaxial system.

Abstract: A bioprobe based on surface-modified single-phase BaGdF5:Yb/Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) for multi-modal bioimaging of fluorescent, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed X-ray tomography (CT) is disclosed herein. The modified UCNPs of the present invention are synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method with simultaneous surface modification of the nanoparticles. The surface-modified UCNPs of the present invention are useful in a variety of biomedical application fields due to their advantages in in vitro and in vivo multi-modal bioimaging such as small particle size up to 15 nm, substantially free of autofluorescence, low cytotoxicity, capable of being excited at near-infrared (NIR) wavelength, ability to deep cell penetration, long-lasting signal and long circulation time in vivo, different X-ray absorption coefficients at different photon energy levels between Ba and Gd, large magnetic moment, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing water-soluble particles, the method includes providing a solution including a lanthanide compound, a halide compound, and a first solvent; introducing a capping agent into the solution to form a mixture; heating the mixture under pressure to produce the particles; and recovering the particles from the mixture. The present invention also relates to a water-soluble particle having a surface functional group. The particles exhibit up-conversion luminescence utilizing NIR excitation, wherein the particles are synthesized in a one-pot process.

Abstract: A process and structure utilizes pulsed laser deposition technique to grow SrTiO3 (STO) films with single (110) out-of-plane orientation upon a surface of all (100), (110) and (111)-oriented silicon (Si) substrates. No designed buffer layer is needed beneath the STO thin films. The in-plane alignments for the epitaxial STO films grown directly on Si (100) are as STO [001]//Si [001] and STO [1 10]/Si [010]. The SrTiO3/Si interface is epitaxially crystallized without any amorphous oxide layer. The formation of a coincident site lattice at the interface between Si and a Sr-silicate and/or STO helps to stabilize STO in the epitaxial orientation. The invention can be applied to epitaxial template and barrier for the integration of many other functional oxide materials on silicon.

Abstract: A process and structure utilizes pulsed laser deposition technique to grow SrTiO3 (STO) films with single (110) out-of-plane orientation upon a surface of all (100), (110) and (111)-oriented silicon (Si) substrates. No designed buffer layer is needed beneath the STO thin films. The in-plane alignments for the epitaxial STO films grown directly on Si (100) are as STO [001]//Si [001] and STO [1 10]/Si [010]. The SrTiO3/Si interface is epitaxially crystallized without any amorphous oxide layer. The formation of a coincident site lattice at the interface between Si and a Sr-silicate and/or STO helps to stabilize STO in the epitaxial orientation. The invention can be applied to epitaxial template and barrier for the integration of many other functional oxide materials on silicon.