Direct writing of ferroelectric domains on the x-and y-faces of lithium niobate using a continuous wave ultraviolet laser

H Steigerwald, YJ Ying, RW Eason, K Buse… - Applied Physics …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Ferroelectric domain reversal has been achieved by scanning a tightly focused, strongly
absorbed ultraviolet laser beam across the x-and y-faces of lithium niobate crystals. The …

High trapping forces for high-refractive index particles trapped in dynamic arrays of counterpropagating optical tweezers

A Van der Horst, PDJ van Oostrum, A Moroz… - Applied …, 2008 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the simultaneous trapping of multiple high-refractive index (n> 2) particles
in a dynamic array of counterpropagating optical tweezers in which the destabilizing …

Self-organized formation of quasi-regular ferroelectric nanodomain structure on the nonpolar cuts by grounded SPM tip

AP Turygin, DO Alikin, MS Kosobokov… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The understanding of self-organization processes at the micro-and nanoscale is of
fundamental interest and is important to meet the great challenges in further miniaturization …

Optoelectronic tweezers

MC Wu - Nature Photonics, 2011 - nature.com
Using projected light patterns to form virtual electrodes on a photosensitive substrate,
optoelectronic tweezers are able to grab and move micro-and nanoscale objects at will …

Elegant Gaussian beams for enhanced optical manipulation

C Alpmann, C Schöler, C Denz - Applied Physics Letters, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Generation of micro-and nanostructured complex light beams attains increasing impact in
photonics and laser applications. In this contribution, we demonstrate the implementation …

Effects of lithium niobate polarization on cell adhesion and morphology

V Marchesano, O Gennari, L Mecozzi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Understanding how the interfacial effects influence cell adhesion and morphology is of
fundamental interest for controlling function, growth, and movement of cells in vitro and in …

Solution‐phase synthesis of crystalline lithium niobate nanostructures

BD Wood, V Mocanu, BD Gates - Advanced Materials, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A simple solution‐phase technique is used to synthesize crystalline lithium niobate
nanostructures roughly 7 nm in diameter and up to 100 nm in length. The observed …

Imprinted electrodes for enhanced light trapping in solution processed solar cells

A Mihi, FJ Beck, T Lasanta, AK Rath… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Thin film solar cell technologies are expected to meet several demands including high
efficiency, low-cost large-area manufacturability, flexibility, and aesthetic appeal. Solution …

From far-field to near-field micro-and nanoparticle optical trapping

TD Bouloumis, S Nic Chormaic - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Optical tweezers are a very well-established technique that have developed into a standard
tool for trapping and manipulating micron and submicron particles with great success in the …

Recent achievements in domain engineering in lithium niobate and lithium tantalate

VY Shur, EL Rumyantsev, EV Ndcolaeva… - …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
We present a survey of our recent study of the field-induced domain kinetics in single-
crystalline congruent lithium niobate (LN) and lithium tantalate (LT). The proposed …