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Research Interests
Laboratory
Tour
Patents
Acknowledgements
Links
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Carbon Based
Materials (Carbon Filaments, Nanotubes, Fullerenes, Nanodiamond)
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Nanostructures
(Clusters and Small Particles, Nanocomposites, Nanostructure
Architectures)
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Electron Microscopy
& Electron Spectroscopy
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Atomic Force Microscopy
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Joining of Nanoscale
Materials
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Electronic
Interconnect Structures
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Sensors, Integrated
Sensor Systems
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LABORATORY TOUR
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Anodic Alumina Production Set-up
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Arc Discharge Chamber for CNT Synthesis
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Methane Chemical Vapor Deposition Chamber
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Xylene-Ferrocene CVD Chamber
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Micromanipulator
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Electrical testing Station
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Atomic Force Microscope
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Electros-pinning Setup
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PATENTS
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T. W. Ebbesen and P. M.
Ajayan, "Method for Large Scale Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes", NEC
Corporation, Japan, 1992. U.S. Patent Application Pending.
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P. M. Ajayan and S.
Iijima, "Carbon nanotubule enclosing a foreign material", NEC
Corporation, Japan, 1993. U.S. Patent (#5, 457, 343).
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T. W. Ebbesen, P. M. Ajayan
and H. Hiura, "Method of Purifying Carbon Nanotubes", NEC Corporation,
Japan, 1993. U.S. Patent (#5,641,466).
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R. W. Siegel, S. Chang,
R. Doremus and P. M. Ajayan, “Ceramic Matrix Nanocomposites Containing
Carbon Nanotubes For Enhanced Mechanical Behavior“, US Patent, Applied
(August, 2000).
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R. W. Siegel, J. Nugent
and P. M. Ajayan, “Flash CVD Process for Synthesis of Carbon
Nanotrees“, US Patent, Applied (March, 2001)
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A. Gasch, P. Riegler,
P. M. Ajayan, “Flowmeter with Embedded Carbon Nanotube Sensors“, ABB
Corporation, Germany, Applied for German Patent, August 2001.
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Yiping Zhao, Yuchuan
Chen, Nachiket R. Raravikar, Linda S.
Schadler, Pulickel M.
Ajayan, Toh-Ming Lu,
Gwo-Ching Wang and Xi-Cheng Zhang, "Ultrafast
all-optical switch using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube polymer
composites", US patent (serial No:10/074,937) (Feb’ 02)
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Acknowledgements to Funding Agencies
Current Funding From
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NSF
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ARO
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DARPA
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MARCO
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NY State
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NEDO (International Japan
Grant)
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RPI
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Philip Morris USA, NASA
Previous Funding from
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LINKS
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