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Item High Extinction Ratio Subwavelength 1D Infrared Polarizer by Nanoimprint Lithography(2016) Kim, Jeonghwan; Ryu, Jong Eun; Zhu, Likun; Agarwal, Mangilal; Anwar, SohelInfrared (IR) polarizers have been widely used in military and commercial applications. Controlling the polarization of incident light is one of major issues in the detector systems. However, conventional polarimetric IR detectors require series of polarizers and optical components, which increase the volume and weight of the system. In this research, stacked 1-dimensional (1-D) subwavelength grating structures were studied to develop compact size IR polarimetric detector by using surface plasmonic polariton. Experimental parameters were optimized by Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) simulation. Effects of gold (Au) grating size, numbers of stacked gratings, and dielectric space height were tested in the FDTD study. The fabrication of grating layers was conducted by using nanoimprint lithography. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. IR transmissions in transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) modes were measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).Item Reinforcement of Cu Nanoink Film with Extended Carbon Nanofibers for Large Deformation of Printed Electronics(Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2016-04-08) Kim, Jeonghwan; Shankar, Akash; Zhu, Jiahua; Choi, Daniel S.; Guo, Zhanhu; Ryu, Jong EunMetallic nanoparticle inks (nanoinks) have attracted great interest in the manufacturing of printed flexible electronics. However, micro-cracks and pores generated during the sintering process deteriorate mechanical and electrical characteristics of the sintered nanoink film. To alleviate these problems, we demonstrated the use of very long carbon nanofiber (CNF, average length 200 μm) to reinforce the sintered nanoink films. In this study, different weight fractions of CNFs are dispersed into the Cu nanoink to improve the mechanical bending characteristics. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) shows improved dispersion of oxidized CNF in the nanoink compared to the as-received CNF. The composite nanoinks are stencil printed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film and sintered by intense pulsed light system using Xe-flash. The electrical measurements show 90 %, 65 %, and 66 % improved electrical conductivity in the composite nanoink film (0.7 % of oxidized CNF) compared to the pure Cu nanoink under the 75 mm, 50 mm, and 25 mm of bending radii, respectively.