Critical problems faced in Raman-based energy transport characterization of nanomaterials

R Wang, N Hunter, H Zobeiri, S Xu… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last two decades, tremendous research has been conducted on the discovery, design
and synthesis, characterization, and applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials …

Distinguishing optical and acoustic phonon temperatures and their energy coupling factor under photon excitation in nm 2D materials

R Wang, H Zobeiri, Y Xie, X Wang, X Zhang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Under photon excitation, 2D materials experience cascading energy transfer from electrons
to optical phonons (OPs) and acoustic phonons (APs). Despite few modeling works, it …

Direct characterization of thermal nonequilibrium between optical and acoustic phonons in graphene paper under photon excitation

H Zobeiri, N Hunter, R Wang, T Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Raman spectroscopy has been widely used to measure thermophysical properties of 2D
materials. The local intense photon heating induces strong thermal nonequilibrium between …

Coherent Phonon Manipulation via Electron–Phonon Interaction for Facilitated Relaxation of Metastable Centers in ZnO

C Zhao, W Yan, W Zhang, D Liu - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Methods that allow versatile manipulation of metastable centers in semiconductors are
highly important owing to their potential for quantum information processing and …

Oxidation and strain in free-standing silicon nanocrystals

BP Falcao, JP Leitão, MR Soares, L Ricardo… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
The investigation of surface-induced lattice-strain effects in free-standing silicon
nanocrystals (Si NCs) is fundamental in view of the materialization of nanosilicon-based …

Label-free DNA detection using silver nanoprism decorated silicon nanoparticles: Effect of silicon nanoparticle size and doping levels

K Daoudi, S Columbus, BP Falcão, RN Pereira… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, we have fabricated silver nanoprism (AgNPrs)/silicon nanoparticle
(SiNPs) hybrid arrays for highly sensitive detection of biomolecules via surface-enhanced …

Light tuning DC and AC electrical properties of ZnO-rGO based hybrid nanocomposite film

D Nath, SK Mandal, D Deb, JK Rakshit, P Dey… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We have investigated the electrical and optoelectrical properties of a zinc oxide (ZnO):
reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite film prepared through the sol gel process on …

Intra-and inter-nanocrystal charge transport in nanocrystal films

W Aigner, O Bienek, BP Falcão, SU Ahmed, H Wiggers… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The exploitation of semiconductor nanocrystal (NC) films in novel electronic and
optoelectronic applications requires a better understanding of charge transport in these …

Interface Thermal Resistance between Monolayer WSe2 and SiO2: Raman Probing with Consideration of Optical–Acoustic Phonon Nonequilibrium

N Hunter, N Azam, H Zobeiri… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This work explores the 2D interfacial energy transport between monolayer WSe2 and SiO2
while considering the thermal nonequilibrium between optical and acoustic phonons caused …

Recombination of photo-generated charge carriers in H-terminated and (photo-) oxidized silicon nanoparticles

BP Falcao, JP Leitao, L Ricardo, H Aguas… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mechanisms of recombination of photo-generated charge carriers and the origin of
luminescence in silicon nanocrystals, quantum dots or nanoparticles (Si-NPs) are essential …