Study of Opto-Electronic Properties of a Single Microtubule in the Microwave Regime

Abstract

This is the first annual report of a three-year project. In progress to date, the research group has isolated a single brain microtubule and measured its electronic properties using a four probe technique. For the first time in the world we have isolated single brain microtubule and measured its electronic properties using four probe technique. One of the greatest challenges of the AC measurement on the nanowires is that the measuring probes communicate among themselves and sends signal to the measuring instrument without sample under measurement. Therefore, this is a typical environment where AC signal flows continuously through the air and identifying the signal from samples to the noise is nearly impossible. In this situation, we are developing a number of technologies so that during AC measurement, we can significantly reduce the AC contribution through Air. Here in this years report, we describe the technological challenges in this respect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554174

Entities

People

  • Anirban Bandyopadhyay

Organizations

  • National Institute for Materials Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Electrodes
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Mail
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Microwaves
  • Phase
  • Radio Frequency
  • Raman Spectra
  • Resonance
  • Self Assembly

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics