Spectroscopy of Semiconductors under Pressure
Science / Technology - Lecture/Discussion
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Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:30 AM-12:30 AM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elders, Adult, College, High School | |
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Worcester State College: Ghosh Center for Science and Technology ROOM 418 486 Chandler Street Worcester, MA 01602-2597 |
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| Cost: | FREE | |
| Sponsored by: | American Physical Society Committee on the Status of Women in Physics and the WSC Department of Physical and Earth Sciences | |
| Description: | Dr. Meera Chandrasekhar, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, presents Spectroscopy of Semiconductors under Pressure. Pressure is a powerful tool in the study of solids. When materials are squeezed so that their inter-atomic or inter-molecular separations are decreased by just two or three percent, drastic changes can occur in their properties. For example, a grey-colored semiconductor may turn red. Or twisted molecular arrangements may become flat. Dr.Chandrasekhar will discuss how we apply hydrostatic pressure using a diamond anvil cell, and how we use light as a probe to investigate the changes that occur in chosen inorganic and organic semiconductors. |
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