Highlights
Large-scale Size-selective Template Directed Assembly of Nanoparticle Arrays
NSF Grant Number: EEC-0425826
PI(s): Ahmed Busnaina
Associate Research Scientist: Sivasubramanian Somu Student Researchers: Salome Siavoshi, Cihan Yilmaz, and Xugang Xiong
Institution: Northeastern University
Objective: The aim of this project is to selectively assemble nanoparticles of various sizes in predetermined sites on the same substrate.
Large Scale Directed Assembly of Single SWNT for NEMS Switches
NSF Grant Number: EEC-0425826
PI(s): Ahmed Busnaina, Nick McGruer
Associate Research Scientist: Sivasubramanian Somu
Student Researcher: Tae-Hoon Kim
Institution: Northeastern University
Objective: To conduct wafer level assembly of one single wall carbon nanotube for each nano electromechanical device with a high yield.
Nano-particles Convective Assembly and Transfer Using Flexible Templates
NSF Grant Number: EEC-0425826
PI(s): Ahmed Busnaina
Post-doctoral Researcher: Nam-Goo Cha
Institution: Northeastern University
Objective: To achieve an effective directed assembly and transfer process using flat substrates (without trench structure).
Directed Assembly of Polymer Blends into Non-uniform Patterns Using Chemically Functionalized Nanotemplates
NSF Grant Number: EEC-0425826
PI(s): J. Mead, C. Barry, A. Busnaina
Student and Post-doctoral Researchers: M. Wei, L. Fang, J. Lee, S. Somu, X. Xiong
Institutions: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Northeastern University
Objective: This work focuses on developing a method for fabrication of highly ordered polymeric structures by direct assembly of polymer blends on chemically patterned surfaces.
Modeling of Polymer Directed Assembly
NSF Grant Number: EEC-0425826
PI(s): David KazmerStudent Researcher: Yingrui Shang
Institution: University of Massachusetts Lowell
Objective: The objective of this project is to investigate the morphology development in a template guided assembly through numerical simulation. The morphology in the surface domain, the bulk domain, and the dynamics of the morphology evolution is studied.