Engineered Hybrid Nanostructures: Assembly, Structure, and Properties

THE DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
PRESENTS A SEMINARbyDr. Atul KonkarNanostructure Materials & Devices Laboratory
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Southern CaliforniaABSTRACTExploiting the full potential and promise of nanoscale structures useful for sensing the environment (radiation, chemical, biochemical, biological) requires their integration with semiconductor devices that efficiently amplify and process the sensed information. We have pioneered the synthesis, and structural and optical examination, of hybrid structures involving the integration of colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots (NCQDs) with epitaxically synthesized semiconductor nanostructures (such as quantum wells, wires, and dots). In this talk I shall present some results of our findings so far. Some new surface template based approaches, including array of engineered proteins, for the directed-assembly of NCQDs, and electron microscopy approaches developed for study of such hybrid systems will be discussed. FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2005
2:45P.M. - 3:30P.M.
(Refreshments will be served at 2:30p.m.)
MHP 101**ALL FIRST-YEAR MATERIALS SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND**

Location: Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Memorial Hall (of Philosophy) (MHP) - 101

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Petra Pearce