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Search Publications by: Kurt D Benkstein (Fed)

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Operando photoelectron spectromicroscopy of nanodevices: Correlating the surface chemistry and transport in SnO2 nanowire chemiresistors

June 29, 2023
Author(s)
Andrei Kolmakov, Trey Diulus, Kurt D. Benkstein, Stephen Semancik, Majid Kazemian, Matteo Amati, Maya Kiskinova, Luca Gregoratti
With size reduction of active elements in microelectronics to tens of nanometers and below, the effect of surface and interface properties on overall device performance becomes crucial. High resolution spectroscopic and imaging techniques provide a

Deep Learning Image Analysis of Nanoplasmonic Sensors: Toward Medical Breath Monitoring

November 23, 2022
Author(s)
Yangyang Zhao, Boqun Dong, Kurt D. Benkstein, Lei Chen, Kristen L. Steffens, Stephen Semancik
Sensing biomarkers in exhaled breath offers a potentially portable, cost-effective, and noninvasive strategy for disease diagnosis screening and monitoring, while high sensitivity, wide sensing range, and target specificity are critical challenges. We

Size and Number Concentration Measurements of Polystyrene Nanoparticle Suspensions using Several Different Techniques

September 8, 2022
Author(s)
Paul C. DeRose, Kurt D. Benkstein, Elzafir B. Elsheikh, Adolfas K. Gaigalas, Sean Lehman, Dean C. Ripple, Linhua Tian, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Adam York, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Lili Wang
The number concentrations of nominal 100 nm, 200 nm and 500 nm diameter, fluorescently-labeled polystyrene nanosphere suspensions were measured using seven different techniques. Diameter values were also measured where possible. The diameter values were

Plasmonic Sensing Studies of a Gas-Phase Cystic Fibrosis Marker in Moisture Laden Air

May 29, 2021
Author(s)
Libin Sun, Drew Hall, Douglas Conrad, Kurt D. Benkstein, Stephen Semancik, Mona Zaghloul
A plasmonic sensing platform was developed as a noninvasive method to monitor gas-phase biomarkers related to cystic fibrosis (CF). The nanohole array (NHA) sensing platform is based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and offers a rapid data

Establishing Standards and Methods for Qualification and Validation of New Particle Measurement Technologies

November 12, 2019
Author(s)
Srivalli Telikepalli, Dean C. Ripple, Kurt D. Benkstein, Kristen L. Steffens, Michael J. Carrier, Christopher B. Montgomery
Numerous particle sizing and counting methods exist for measuring particles in the submicrometer, subvisible, and visible size range. This article will briefly describe some key aspects that need to be considered for the most commonly used methods in order

Miniaturized Nanohole Array Based Plasmonic Sensor for the Detection of Acetone and Ethanol with Insights into the Kinetics of Adsorptive Plasmonic Sensing

June 6, 2019
Author(s)
Yangyang Zhao, Kalisadhan Mukherjee, Kurt D. Benkstein, Libin Sun, Kristen L. Steffens, Christopher B. Montgomery, Stephen Semancik, Mona Zaghloul
The present work demonstrates development of a miniaturized plasmonic platform comprised of a Au nanohole array (NHA) on a Si/Si3N4 substrate. Plasmonic responses of the NHA platform, which is coated with Cu-benzenetricarboxylate metal organic framework

Metal Organic Framework-Coated Optical VOC Gas Sensor

November 8, 2018
Author(s)
Yangyang Zhao, Mona E. Zaghloul, Yigal Lilach, Kurt D. Benkstein, Stephen Semancik
We report a metal organic framework (MOF)-coated nanohole array based plasmonic gas sensor. Arrays of 200 nm circular holes are fabricated with a period of 400 nm. 10 nm thick MOF is coated on the sensor platform to provide high sensitivity and real-time