Chabal, Yves J.
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Dr. Chabal holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics. He serves as professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Physics and department head of Materials Science & Engineering Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics. His current interests are centered on surface chemical functionalization of semiconductor and oxide surfaces, atomic layer deposition, organic electronics, biosensors and H2 storage materials. For more information about Dr. Chabel visit his home page and his Research Explorer page.
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Biphenyl-Bridged Wrinkled Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Radioactive Iodine Capture
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2019-02-11)The capture of volatile radioactive iodine-129 is an important process for nuclear fission. Biphenyl-bridged wrinkled mesoporous silica shows similar performance for iodine sequestration to commercial Ag-mordenite and ... -
Superior Low-Temperature NO Catalytic Performance of PrMn₂O₅ over SmMn₂O₅ Mullite-Type Catalysts
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019)By studying their surface chemistry, metal-oxygen bond strength, and critical energy barrier heights, we elucidate the differences in the NO oxidation catalytic performance of PrMn₂O₅ and SmMn₂O₅ mullite-type oxides. The ... -
Mechanistic Study of the Atomic Layer Deposition of Scandium Oxide Films Using Sc(MeCp)₂(Me₂pz) and Ozone
(A V S Amer Inst Physics, 2019-01-02)The atomic layer deposition (ALD) of scandium oxide (Sc₂O₃) thin films is investigated using Sc(MeCp)₂(Me₂pz) (1, MeCp = methylcyclopentadienyl, Me₂pz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazolate) and ozone on hydroxyl-terminated oxidized ... -
Nanocast Carbon Microsphere Flowers from a Lanthanum-Based Template
(Elsevier Science B.V., 2018-09-11)Hollow carbon microsphere flowers were nanocast from glucose, acrylamide, and acetylene sources. Carbon growth was catalyzed by a lanthanum graft copolymer template using wet acetylene. The resulting spherical shape is ... -
Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) Sensor for Real-Time Nitrate Monitoring in Wastewater Treatment
(SPIE, 2019-02-27)Nitrate is a frequent water pollutant that results from human activities such as fertilizer over-Application and agricultural runoff and improper disposal of human and animals waste. Excess levels of nitrate in watersheds ... -
Reactivity of Atomic Layer Deposition Precursors with OH/H₂O-Containing Metal Organic Framework Materials
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of three-dimensional porous architectures that can be chemically functionalized. The ability of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to incorporate metal atoms or functional groups into ... -
Thermal Atomic Layer Etching of Silica and Alumina Thin Films Using Trimethylaluminum with Hydrogen Fluoride or Fluoroform
Thermal atomic layer etching (ALE) is an emerging technique that involves the sequential removal of monolayers of a film by alternating self-limiting reactions, some of which generate volatile products. Although traditional ... -
Chemical Modification Mechanisms in Hybrid Hafnium Oxo-Methacrylate Nanocluster Photoresists for Extreme Ultraviolet Patterning
The potential implementation of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography into next generation device processing is bringing urgency to identify resist materials that optimize EUV lithographic performance. Inorganic/organic ... -
Role of Excess Ligand and Effect of Thermal Treatment in Hybrid Inorganic-Organic EUV Resists
The chemical structure and thermal reactivity of recently discovered inorganic-organic hybrid resist materials are characterized using a combination of in situ and ex situ infrared (IR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoemission ... -
Topologically Guided Tuning of Zr-MOF Pore Structures for Highly Selective Separation of C6 Alkane Isomers
As an alternative technology to energy intensive distillations, adsorptive separation by porous solids offers lower energy cost and higher efficiency. Herein we report a topology-directed design and synthesis of a series ... -
Nucleation and Growth of WSe₂: Enabling Large Grain Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2017-09-22)The limited grain size (< 200 nm) for transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) reported in the literature thus far is unsuitable for high-performance device applications. In this work, ... -
Interaction of Acid Gases SO₂ and NO₂ with Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Organic Frameworks: M-MOF-74 (M = Zn, Mg, Ni, Co)
(Amer Chemical Soc, 2017-05-01)In situ infrared spectroscopy and ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculations are combined to study the interaction of the corrosive gases SO₂ and NO₂ with metal organic frameworks M-MOF-74 (M = Zn, Mg, Ni, Co). ... -
Capture of Organic Iodides from Nuclear Waste by Metal-Organic Framework-Based Molecular Traps
Effective capture of radioactive organic iodides from nuclear waste remains a significant challenge due to the drawbacks of current adsorbents such as low uptake capacity, high cost, and non-recyclability. We report here ... -
Cobalt and Iron Segregation and Nitride Formation from Nitrogen Plasma Treatment of CoFeB Surfaces
Cobalt-iron-boron (CoFeB) thin films are the industry standard for ferromagnetic layers in magnetic tunnel junction devices and are closely related to the relevant surfaces of CoFe-based catalysts. Identifying and understanding ... -
Substrate Selectivity in the Low Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Cobalt Metal Films from Bis(1,4-Di- Tert -Butyl-1,3-Diazadienyl)Cobalt and Formic Acid
(American Institute of Physics Inc, 2018-08-20)The initial stages of cobalt metal growth by atomic layer deposition are described using the precursors bis(1,4-di-tert-butyl-1,3-diazadienyl)cobalt and formic acid. Ruthenium, platinum, copper, Si(100), Si-H, SiO₂, and ... -
Novel Binder-Free Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors Utilizing High Surface Area Carbon Nanofibers Derived from Immiscible Polymer Blends of PBI/6FDA-DAM:DABA
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-06-01)Carbon nanofibers with high surface area have become promising electrode materials for supercapacitors because of their importance in increasing energy density. In this study, a high free volume polymer, 6FDA-DAM:DABA ... -
Energy Transfer from Colloidal Nanocrystals to Strongly Absorbing Perovskites
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-06-01)Integration of colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs) with strongly absorbing semiconductors offers the possibility of developing optoelectronic and photonic devices with new functionalities. We examine the process of ... -
Understanding and Controlling Water Stability of MOF-74
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-06-01)Metal organic framework (MOF) materials in general, and MOF-74 in particular, have promising properties for many technologically important processes. However, their instability under humid conditions severely restricts ... -
HIF-1α-PDK1 Axis-Induced Active Glycolysis Plays an Essential Role in Macrophage Migratory Capacity
Ultrafast transient pump-probe measurements of thin CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite films over a wide spectral range from 350 to 800 nm reveal a family of photoinduced bleach (PB) and absorption (PA) features unequivocally pointing ... -
Static and Dynamic Electronic Characterization of Organic Monolayers Grafted on a Silicon Surface
Organic layers chemically grafted on silicon offer excellent interfaces that may open up the way for new organic-inorganic hybrid nanoelectronic devices. However, technological achievements rely on the precise electronic ...