Under Review / In-press

P.F. Satterthwaite, W. Zhu, P. Jastrzebska-Perfect, M. Tang, S. O. Spector, H. Gao, H. Kitadai, A. Lu, Q. Tan, S. Tang, Y. Chueh, C. Kuo, C. S. Lue, J. Kong, X. Ling, F. Niroui, Van der Waals device integration beyond the limits of van der Waals forces via adhesive matrix transfer (Under review). arXiv:2302.05989.

2023

On-site growth of perovskite nanocrystal arrays for integrated nanodevices

Patricia Jastrzebska-Perfect, Weikun Zhu, Mayuran Saravanapavanantham, Zheng Li,, Sarah O. Spector, Roberto Brenes, Peter F. Satterthwaite, Rajeev J. Ram, Farnaz Niroui

Nature Communications 14, 3883 (2023)

Multifunctional microelectronic fibers enable wireless modulation of gut and brain neural circuits

Atharva Sahasrabudhe, Laura E. Rupprecht, Sirma Orguc, Tural Khudiyev, Tomo Tanaka, Joanna Sands, Weikun Zhu, Anthony Tabet, Marie Manthey, Harrison Allen, Gabriel Loke, Marc-Joseph Antonini, Dekel Rosenfeld, Jimin Park, Indie C. Garwood, Wei Yan, Farnaz Niroui, Yoel Fink, Anantha Chandrakasan, Diego V. Bohórquez & Polina Anikeeva 

Nature biotechnology (2023)

Laser-assisted failure recovery for dielectric elastomer actuators in aerial robots

Suhan Kim, Yi-Hsuan Hsiao, Younghoon Lee, Weikun Zh, Zhijian Ren, Farnaz Niroui, Yufeng Chen

Science Robotics, vol. 8 (2023)

Nonplanar nanofabrication via interface engineering

Sarah O. Spector, Peter F. Satterthwaite, Farnaz Niroui

IEEE 36th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 653-656 (2023). 

2022

Nanoparticle contact printing with interfacial engineering for deterministic integration into functional structures

W. Zhu, P. F. Satterthwaite, P. Jastrzebska-Perfect, R. Brenes, F. Niroui

Science Advances, vol. 8, no. 43 (2022).

Scalable fabrication of active nanogaps with sub-nanometer tunability for nanoscale sensors and actuators

Weikun Zhu, Peter F. Satterthwaite, Farnaz Niroui

20th Hilton Head Workshop on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (2022)

Scalable self-limiting dielectrophoretic trapping for site-selective assembly of nanoparticles

Jinchi Han, Farnaz Niroui, Jeffrey H. Lang, Vladimir Bulović

Nano Letters, vol. 22, 8258-8265 (2022).

Deterministic and scalable patterning of plasmonic nanoparticles

Weikun Zhu, Peter F. Satterthwaite, Farnaz Niroui

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 1-2 (2022).

2021

Molecular platform for fast low-voltage nanoelectromechanical switching

J. Han, Z. Nelson, M. R. Chua, T. M. Swager, F. Niroui, J. H. Lang, V. Bulović

Nano Letters (2021).

High lift micro-aerial-robot powered by low voltage and long endurance dielectric elastomer actuators

Z. Ren, S. Kim, X, Ji, W. Zhu, F. Niroui, J. Kong, Y. Chen

Advanced Materials, 2106757 (2021).

The chain of chirality transfer in tellurium nanocrystals

Ben-Moshe, A. Da Silva, A. Müller, A. Abu-Odeh, P. Harrison, J. Waelder, F. Niroui, C. Ophus, A. M. Minor, M. Asta, W. Theis, P. Ercius, A. P. Alivisatos

Science, vol. 372 , pp. 729-733 (2021).

Hybrid approach to fabricate uniform and active molecular junctions

F. Niroui, M. Saravanapavanantham, J. Han, J. J. Patil, T. M. Swagere, J. H. Llang, V. Bulović

Nano Letters, vol. 21 , pp. 1606-1612 (2021).

2020

Perovskite-carbon nanotube light-emitting fibers

V. Jamali, F. Niroui, L. W. Taylor, O. S. Dewey, B. A. Koscher, M. Pasquali, A. P. Alivisatos

Nano Letters, vol. 20, pp. 3178-3184 (2020).

2019

Reducing adhesion energy of nano-electro-mechanical relay contacts by self-assembled Perfluoro (2,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol) coating

S. Fathipour, S. F. Almeida, Z. A. Ye, B. Saha, F. Niroui, T. King Liu, J. Wu

AIP Advances, vol. 9, 055329 (2019).

Lattice strain causes non-radiative losses in halide perovskites

T. W. Jones, A. Osherov, M. Alsari, M. Sponseller, B. C. Duck, Y. Jung, C. Settens, F. Niroui, R. Brenes, C. V. Stan, Y. Li, M. Abdi-Jalebi, N. Tamura, J. E. Macdonald, M. Burghammer, R. H. Friend, V. Bulović, A. Walsh, G. J. Wilson, S. Lilliu, S. D. Stranks

Energy & Environmental Science, vol. 12, pp. 596-606 (2019).

2017

Fabrication of nanoscale structures with nanometer resolution and surface uniformity

F. Niroui, M. Saravanapavanantham, T. M. Swager, J. H. Lang, V. Bulović

30th IEEE MEMS International Conference, pp. 659-662 (2017).

Photoluminescent arrays of nanopatterned monolayer MoS2

G. Han, K. Tu, F. Niroui, W. Xu, S. Zhou, X. Wang, V. Bulović, C. A. Ross, J. H. Warner, J. C. Grossman

Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 27, 1703688 (2017).

Metal halide perovskite polycrystalline films exhibiting properties of single crystals

R. Brenes, D. Guo, A. Osherov, N. K. Noel, C. Eames, E. M. Hutter, S. K. Pathak, F. Niroui, R. H. Friend, M. S. Islam, H. J. Snaith, V. Bulović, T. J. Savenije, S. D. Stranks

Joule, vol. 1, pp. 155-167 (2017).

2016

Sub-50 mV NEM relay operation enabled by self-assembled molecular coating

B. Osoba, B. Saha, L. Dougherty, J. Edgington, C. Qian, F. Niroui, J. H. Lang, V. Bulović, J. Wu, and T. King Liu

62nd IEEE International Electron Devices meeting (IEDM), pp. 655-658 (2016).

2015

Tunneling nanoelectromechanical switches based on molecular thin-films

F. Niroui, A. I. Wang, E. M. Sletten, Y. Song, J. Kong, E. Yablonovitch, T. M. Swager, J. H. Lang, V. Bulović

ACS Nano, vol. 9, pp. 7886-7894 (2015).

Controlled fabrication of nanoscale gaps using stiction

F. Niroui, E. M. Sletten, P. B. Deotare, A. I. Wang, T. M. Swager, J. H. Lang, V. Bulović

28th IEEE MEMS International Conference, pp.85-88 (2015).

2014

Nanoelectromechanical tunneling switches based on self-assembled molecular layers

F. Niroui, P. B. Deotare, E. M. Sletten, A. I. Wang, E. Yablonovitch, T. M. Swager, J. H. Lang, V. Bulović,

27th IEEE MEMS International Conference, pp. 1103-1106 (2014).