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Works from 2015

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Can we define an asymptotic value for the ice active surface site density for heterogeneous ice nucleation?, Nicole Niedermeier, Stefanie Augustin-Bauditz, Susan Hartmann, et al.

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Switching behaviors of graphene-boron nitride nanotube heterojunctions, Vyom Parashar, Corentin Durand, Boyi Hao, et al.

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Ice nucleation by water-soluble macromolecules, B. G. Pummer, C. Budke, S. Augustin-Bauditz, et al.

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Schneefernerhaus as a mountain research station for clouds and turbulence, S. Risius, H. Xu, F. Di Lorenzo, et al.

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Perturbations of the optical properties of mineral dust particles by mixing with black carbon: A numerical simulation study, B. V. Scarnato, S. China, K. Nielsen, et al.

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Sensing based on fano-type resonance response of all-dielectric metamaterials, Elena Semouchkina, Ran Duan, George Semouchkin, et al.

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High-resolution measurement of cloud microphysics and turbulence at a mountaintop station, H. Siebert, R. A. Shaw, J. Ditas, et al.

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Geomagnetic paleointensity at ~2.41 Ga as recorded by the Widgiemooltha Dike Swarm, Western Australia, Aleksey Smirnov and David A.D. Evans

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Efficient computation of spontaneous emission dynamics in arbitrary photonic structures, M. H. Teimourpour and Ramy El-Ganainy

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A simple and universal technique To extract one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials from contaminated water, Bishnu Tiwari, Dongyan Zhang, Dustin Winslow, et al.

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Observations of new particle formation in enhanced UV irradiance zones near cumulus clouds, B. Wehner, F. Werner, F. Ditas, et al.

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Merelani: Tansanit und seltene Sammlermineralien, Stefan Weiß, John A. Jaszczak, Simon Harrison, et al.

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Intercomparing different devices for the investigation of ice nucleating particles using Snomax® as test substance, H. Wex, S. Augustin-Bauditz, Y. Boose, et al.

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Characterization of dust particles’ 3D shape and roughness with nanometer resolution, Xinxin Woodward, Alexander Kostinski, Swarup China, et al.

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Ice nucleation at the contact line triggered by transient electrowetting fields, Fan Yang, Raymond Shaw, Colin Gurganus, et al.

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Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Yoke Khin Yap and Dongyan Zhang

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Recent advancement on the optical properties of two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin films, Mingxiao Ye, Dustin Winslow, Dongyan Zhang, et al.

Submissions from 2014

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Real time observation of mechanically triggered piezoelectric current in individual ZnO nanobelts, Anjana Asthana, Hasti A. Ardakani, Yoke Khin Yap, et al.

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The immersion mode ice nucleation behavior of mineral dusts: A comparison of different pure and surface modified dusts, S. Augustin-Bauditz, H. Wex, S. Kanter, et al.

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An Advanced Architecture of a Massive Parallel Processing Nano Brain Operating 100 Billion Molecular Neurons Simultaneously, Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Daisuke Fujita, Subrata Ghosh, et al.

Boron nitride nanotubes for spintronics, Kamal B. Dhungana and Ranjit Pati

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Boron nitride nanotubes for spintronics, Kamal B. Dhungana and Ranjit Pati

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Electrical tuning of spin current in a boron nitride nanotube quantum dot, Kamal B. Dhungana and Ranjit Pati

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Fluorinated boron nitride nanotube quantum dots: A spin filter, Kamal B. Dhungana and Ranjit Pati

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Giant amplification of tunnel magnetoresistance in a molecular junction: Molecularspin-valve transistor, Kamal B. Dhungana and Ranjit Pati

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Exceptional points and lasing self-termination in photonic molecules, Ramy El-Ganainy, M. Khajavikhan, and Li Ge

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On-Chip Multi 4-Port Optical Circulators, Ramy El-Ganainy and Miguel Levy

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Plasma synthesis of hexagonal-pyramidal graphite hillocks, X. Glad, L. de Poucques, John A. Jaszczak, et al.

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Nucleation at the contact line observed on nanotextured surfaces, C W. Gurganus, J. C. Charnawskas, A. B. Kostinski, et al.

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Spectacular sulfides from the Merelani tanzanite deposit, Lelatema Mountains, Manyara Region, Tanzania, S. J. Harrison, John A. Jaszczak, Mike Keim, et al.

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Supersymmetric Mode Converters, Matthias Heinrich, Mohammad-Ali Miri, Simon Stützer, et al.

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Simulation of charge transport in disordered assemblies of metallic nano-islands: Application to boron-nitride nanotubes functionalized with gold quantum dots, John A. Jaszczak, Madhusudan A. Savaikar, Douglas R. Banyai, et al.

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Computerizing exams: The Michigan Tech Testing Center, Amber J. Kemppainen, Gretchen L. Hein, and Michael R. Meyer

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Spatial patterns of record-setting temperatures, Alexander Kostinski and Amalia Anserson

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Further evidence for superterminal raindrops, M. L. Larsen, A. Kostinski, and A. R. Jameson

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Enhancing Optical Isolator Performance in Nonreciprocal Waveguide Arrays, Miguel Levy, Turhan K. Carroll, and Ramy El-Ganainy

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MoS2 quantum dot: effects of passivation, additional layer, and h-BN substrate on its stability and electronic properties, G. C. Loh, Ravindra Pandey, Yoke Khin Yap, et al.

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Nature of Low Compressibility and Anisotropic Elasticity in YbB2, Igor Lukačević and Sanjeev K. Gupta

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Accelerating Diffraction-free Beams in Photonic Lattices, K. G. Makris, I. Kaminer, Ramy El-Ganainy, et al.

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Structural, Electronic, Optical and Thermodynamic Properties of Cubic REGa3 (RE=Sc or Lu) Compounds: Ab initio study, G. Murtaza, S. K. Gupta, T. Seddik, et al.

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Laboratory measurements of contact freezing by dust and bacteria at temperatures of mixed-phase clouds, Joseph Niehaus, John Becker, Alexander Kostinski, et al.

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A technique to measure ice nuclei in the contact mode, Joseph Niehaus, Kristopher W. Bunker, Swarup China, et al.

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A theoretical study of structural and electronic properties of alkaline-earth fluoride clusters, Ratnesh K. Pandey, Kevin Waters, Sandeep Nigam, et al.

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Observation of Accelerating Wannier-Stark Beams in Optically Induced Photonic Lattices, Xinyuan Qi, Konstantinos G. Makris, Ramy El-Ganainy, et al.

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Optically sector-zoned (star) diamonds from Zimbabwe, John Rakovan, Eloise Gaillou, Jeffrey E. Post, et al.

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Light Transport in PT-invariant Photonic Structures with Hidden Symmetries, M. H. Teimourpour, Ramy El-Ganainy, A. Eisfeld, et al.

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Twomey effect observed from collocated microphysical and remote sensing measurements over shallow cumulus, F. Werner, F. Ditas, H. Siebert, et al.

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A semi-Lagrangian view of ozone production tendency in North American outflow in the summers of 2009 and 2010, B. Zhang, R. C. Owen, J A Perlinger, et al.

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Stability and electronic properties of carbon in α-Al2O 3, Jiajie Zhu, K. P. Muthe, and Ravindra Pandey

Works from 2013

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Ab initio study of nonlinear optical properties of aromatic fused rings, Radhakrishnan Balu, Prakashan Korambath, Ravindra Pandey, et al.

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Measurement of Aircraft State and Thermodynamic and Dynamic Variables, Jens Bange, Marco Esposito, Donald H. Lenschow, et al.

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In Situ Measurements of Cloud and Precipitation Particles, Jean Louis Brenguier, William D. Bachalo, Patrick Y. Chuang, et al.

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Ice nucleation in the contact mode: Temperature and size dependence for selected dusts, Will Cantrell, Kristopher W. Bunker, Joseph Niehaus, et al.

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Spatial scales of pollution from variable resolution satellite imaging, Alexandra A. Chudnovsky, Alexander Kostinski, Alexei Lyapustin, et al.

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Record-breaking statistics for random walks in the presence of measurement error and noise, Yaniv Edrey, Alexander Kostinski, Satya N. Majumdar, et al.

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On-chip Non-reciprocal Optical Devices Based on Quantum Inspired Photonic Lattices, Ramy El-Ganainy, A. Eisfeld, Miguel Levy, et al.

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High-speed imaging of freezing drops: Still no preference for the contact line, Colin Gurganus, Alexander Kostinski, and Raymond Shaw

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Word to the Wise: Raman spectroscopy in the identification and study of minerals, John A. Jaszczak

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Nanotech innovations enterprise at Michigan Technological University, John A. Jaszczak, Echoe M. Bouta, and Mary Raber

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Miracle at Merelani: A remarkable occurrence of graphite, diopside and associated minerals from the Karo Mine, Block D, Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania, John A. Jaszczak and Daniel Trinchillo

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Minimum principles in electromagnetic scattering by small aspherical particles, Alexander Kostinski and Ajaree Mongkolsittisilp

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Formation of nanodiamonds at near-ambient conditions via microplasma dissociation of ethanol vapour, Ajay Kumar, Pin Ann Lin, Albert Xue, et al.

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The fundamentals of non-singular dislocations in the theory of gradient elasticity: Dislocation loops and straight dislocations, Markus Lazar

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Room temperature tunneling behaviors of boron nitride nanotubes functionalized with gold quantum dots, Chee Huei Lee, Shengyong Qin, Madhusudan A. Savaikar, et al.

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A modeling study of ice formation affected by aerosols, Zhe Li, Huiwen Xue, and Fan Yang

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Fluorapatite from a remarkable occurrence of graphite and associated minerals, Jena M. Long, John Rakovan, John A. Jaszczak, et al.

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First-principles investigation of thermophysical properties of cubic ZrC under high pressure, Nikita Rathod, Sanjeev K. Gupta, Satyam Shinde, et al.

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Electron-phonon interaction, superconductivity and thermal conductivity of palladium carbide using ab initio calculation, Nikita R. Rathod, Sanjeev K. Gupta, Satyam M. Shinde, et al.

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Simulation of charge transport in multi-island tunneling devices: Application to disordered one-dimensional systems at low and high biases, Madhusudan A. Savaikar, Douglas R. Banyai, Paul Bergstrom, et al.

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Photoacoustic and nephelometric spectroscopy of aerosol optical properties with a supercontinuum light source, Neha Sharma, I. J. Arnold, H. Moosmüller, et al.

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The fine-scale structure of the trade wind cumuli over Barbados – An introduction to the CARRIBA project, H. Siebert, M. Beals, J. Bethke, et al.

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New airborne retrieval approach for trade wind cumulus properties under overlying cirrus, F. Werner, H. Siebert, P. Pilewskie, et al.

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Shape-induced gravitational sorting of Saharan dust during transatlantic voyage: Evidence from CALIOP lidar depolarization measurements, Weidong Yang, Alexander Marshak, Alexander Kostinski, et al.

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Hetero-junctions of boron nitride and carbon nanotubes: Synthesis and characterization, Yoke Khin Yap

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Structural and electronic properties of CuI doped with Zn, Ga and Al, Jiajie Zhu, Mu Gu, and Ravindra Pandey

Works from 2012

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Capacity fade in Sn-C nanopowder anodes due to fracture, Katerina E. Aifantis, Tao Huang, Stephen A. Hackney, et al.

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In situ electrical conductivity measurement for functionalized boron nitride nanotubes by transmission electron microscopy, Anjana Asthana, Boyi Hao, Yoke Khin Yap, et al.

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A study on the field emission property of zinc oxide nanobelts by insitu transmission electron microscopy, Anjana Asthana, Yoke Khin Yap, and Reza Shahbazian Yassar

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Discernible rhythm in the spatio/temporal distributions of transatlantic dust, Y. Ben-Ami, I. Koren, O. Altaratz, et al.

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Measurements of ice nucleation by mineral dusts in the contact mode, Kristopher W. Bunker, Swarup China, C. Mazzoleni, et al.

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Prediction of daily fine particulate matter concentrations using aerosol optical depth retrievals from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), Alexandra A. Chudnovsky, Hyung Joo Lee, Alexander Kostinski, et al.

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Observational bounds on atmospheric heating by aerosol absorption: Radiative signature of transatlantic dust, Amit Davidi, Alexander Kostinski, Ilan Koren, et al.

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Switching of conductance in a molecular wire: Role of junction geometry, interfacial distance, and conformational change, Kamal B. Dhungana, Subhasish Mandal, and Ranjit Pati

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The influence of particle size and spacing on the fragmentation of nanocomposite anodes for Li batteries, B. J. Dimitrijevic, K. E. Aifantis, and K. Hackl

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Aerosols-cloud microphysics-thermodynamics-turbulence: Evaluating supersaturation in a marine stratocumulus cloud, F. Ditas, R. A. Shaw, H. Siebert, et al.

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Absorbing aerosols at high relative humidity: linking hygroscopic growth to optical properties, J. Michel Flores, R. Z. Bar-Or, N Bluvshtein, et al.

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Field emission and strain engineering of electronic properties in boron nitride nanotubes, Hessam Mir Shah Ghassemi, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, et al.

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GPU-accelerated computation of electron transfer, Siegfried Hofinger, Angela Acocella, Sergiu C. Pop, et al.

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Formation of degenerate band gaps in layered systems, Anton I. Ignatov, Alexander M. Merzlikin, Miguel Levy, et al.

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Spirals, scales, cones, and lamellae: The strange world of graphite overgrowths from the Trotter Mine dump, Franklin, New Jersey, John A. Jaszczak

Stellate surface features on graphite from Crestmore, California, and Amity, New York, John A. Jaszczak

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Observation of a Self-Limiting, Shear-Induced Turbulent Inversion Layer Above Marine Stratocumulus, J. Katzwinkel, H. Siebert, and R. A. Shaw

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What determines the sign reversal of magnetoresistance in a molecular tunnel junction?, Subhasish Mandal and Ranjit Pati

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Aging influence on rheology properties of petroleum-based asphalt modified with biobinder, Julian N. Mills-Beale, Zhanping You, Elham Fini, et al.

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Structural inhomogeneity and piezoelectric enhancement in ZnO nanobelts, Kasra Momeni, Anjana Asthana, Abhishek Prasad, et al.

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A simple scheme of molecular electronic devices with multiwalled carbon nanotubes as the top electrodes, Jason P. Moscatello, Abhishek Prasad, Ravi Chintala, et al.

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Bounds on spectral dispersion from fermi-detected gamma ray bursts, Robert J. Nemiroff, Ryan Connolly, Justin Holmes, et al.

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Very stable electron field emission from strontium titanate coated carbon nanotube matrices with low emission thresholds, Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason P. Moscatello, et al.

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Molecule for electronics: A myriad of opportunities comes with daunting challenges, Ranjit Pati

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Nuclear quadrupole interactions in nuclear quadrupole resonance detection of energetic and controlled materials: Theoretical study, Ranjit Pati, R. H. Pink, R. H. Scheicher, et al.