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LDRD final report on quantum computing using interacting semiconductor quantum wires

Bielejec, Edward S.; Lilly, Michael L.; Seamons, J.A.; Dunn, Roberto G.; Lyo, S.K.; Reno, J.L.; Stephenson, Larry L.; Simmons, J.A.

For several years now quantum computing has been viewed as a new paradigm for certain computing applications. Of particular importance to this burgeoning field is the development of an algorithm for factoring large numbers which obviously has deep implications for cryptography and national security. Implementation of these theoretical ideas faces extraordinary challenges in preparing and manipulating quantum states. The quantum transport group at Sandia has demonstrated world-leading, unique double quantum wires devices where we have unprecedented control over the coupling strength, number of 1 D channels, overlap and interaction strength in this nanoelectronic system. In this project, we study 1D-1D tunneling with the ultimate aim of preparing and detecting quantum states of the coupled wires. In a region of strong tunneling, electrons can coherently oscillate from one wire to the other. By controlling the velocity of the electrons, length of the coupling region and tunneling strength we will attempt to observe tunneling oscillations. This first step is critical for further development double quantum wires into the basic building block for a quantum computer, and indeed for other coupled nanoelectronic devices that will rely on coherent transport. If successful, this project will have important implications for nanoelectronics, quantum computing and information technology.

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Automated expert modeling for automated student evaluation

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Abbott, Robert G.

This paper presents automated expert modeling for automated student evaluation, or AEMASE (pronounced "amaze"). This technique grades students by comparing their actions to a model of expert behavior. The expert model is constructed with machine learning techniques, avoiding the costly and time-consuming process of manual knowledge elicitation and expert system implementation. A brief summary of after action review (AAR) and intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) provides background for a prototype AAR application with a learning expert model. A validation experiment confirms that the prototype accurately grades student behavior on a tactical aircraft maneuver application. Finally, several topics for further research are proposed. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006.

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Actuating transverse jets via nozzle-edge vortical perturbations

Collection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Marzouk, Youssef M.; Ghoniem, Ahmed F.

The trajectory and entrainment properties of a transverse jet are important to a variety of engineering applications. This study seeks to develop actuation strategies that manipulate the penetration, spread, and vortical structures of the tranverse jet, based on simple vorticity perturbations at the nozzle edge. We use three-dimensional vortex simulations of a transverse jet at high Reynolds number to examine four prototypical actuations, all at a jet-to-crossflow velocity ratio of r = 7. These actuations include a delta-tab on the windward edge of the jet nozzle as well as periodic modulations and inversions of wall-normal vorticity in the shear layer. Small modifications to the vorticity on nascent shear layer are found to have a significant impact on the jet evolution - creating jets that remain confined and penetrate further into the crossflow, or, alternately, jets that quickly spread in the spanwise direction and bend downstream. Vorticity perturbations also hasten or delay the formation of counter-rotating vorticity by modifying the folding of shear-layer segments.

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Mixed waste landfill annual groundwater monitoring report April 2005

Lyon, Mark L.; Goering, Timothy J.

Annual groundwater sampling was conducted at the Sandia National Laboratories' Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) in April 2005. Seven monitoring wells were sampled using a Bennett{trademark} pump in accordance with the April 2005 Mini-Sampling and Analysis Plan for the MWL (SNL/NM 2005). The samples were analyzed off site at General Engineering Laboratories, Inc. for a broad suite of radiochemical and chemical parameters, and the results are presented in this report. Sample splits were also collected from several of the wells by the New Mexico Environment Department U.S. Department of Energy Oversight Bureau; however, the split sample results are not included in this report. The results of the April 2005 annual groundwater monitoring conducted at the MWL showed constituent concentrations within the historical ranges for the site and indicated no evidence of groundwater contamination from the landfill.

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A sequential vehicle classifier for infrared video using multinomial pattern matching

Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Koch, Mark W.; Malone, Kevin T.

Vehicle classification is a challenging problem, since vehicles can take on many different appearances and sizes due to their form and function, and the viewing conditions. The low resolution of uncooled-infrared video and the large variability of naturally occurring environmental conditions can make this an even more difficult problem. We develop a multilook fusion approach for improving the performance of a single look system. Our single look approach is based on extracting a signature consisting of a histogram of gradient orientations from a set of regions covering the moving object. We use the multinomial pattern matching algorithm to match the signature to a database of learned signatures. To combine the match scores of multiple signatures from a single tracked object, we use the sequential probability ratio test. Using real infrared data we show excellent classification performance, with low expected error rates, when using at least 25 looks. © 2006 IEEE.

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The role of adhesion and fracture on the performance of nanostructured films

Adams, David P.

Nanostructured materials are the basis for emerging technologies, such as MEMS, NEMS, sensors, and flexible electronics, that will dominate near term advances in nanotechnology. These technologies are often based on devices containing layers of nanoscale polymer, ceramic and metallic films and stretchable interconnects creating surfaces and interfaces with properties and responses that differ dramatically from bulk counterparts. The differing properties can induce high interlaminar stresses that lead to wrinkling, delamination, and buckling in compression [1,2], and film fracture and decohesion in tension. [3] However, the relationships between composition, structure and properties, and especially adhesion and fracture, are not well-defined at the nanoscale. These relationships are critical to assuring performance and reliability of nanostructured materials and devices. They are also critical for building materials science based predictive models of structure and behavior.

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Generic attack approaches for industrial control systems

Duggan, David P.

This report suggests a generic set of attack approaches that are expected to be used against Industrial Control Systems that have been built according to a specific reference model for control systems. The posed attack approaches are ordered by the most desirable, based upon the goal of an attacker. Each attack approach is then graded by the category of adversary that would be capable of utilizing that attack approach. The goal of this report is to identify necessary levels of security required to prevent certain types of attacks against Industrial Control Systems.

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Separation and concentration of water-borne contaminants utilizing insulator-based dielectrophoresis

Davalos, Rafael V.; Fiechtner, Gregory J.; Kanouff, Michael P.; Fintschenko, Yolanda F.; Salmi, Allen J.; Ceremuga, Joseph T.

This report focuses on and presents the capabilities of insulator-based dielectrophoresis (iDEP) microdevices for the concentration and removal of water-borne bacteria, spores and inert particles. The dielectrophoretic behavior exhibited by the different particles of interest (both biological and inert) in each of these systems was observed to be a function of both the applied electric field and the characteristics of the particle, such as size, shape, and conductivity. The results obtained illustrate the potential of glass and polymer-based iDEP devices to act as a concentrator for a front-end device with significant homeland security and industrial applications for the threat analysis of bacteria, spores, and viruses. We observed that the polymeric devices exhibit the same iDEP behavior and efficacy in the field of use as their glass counterparts, but with the added benefit of being easily mass fabricated and developed in a variety of multi-scale formats that will allow for the realization of a truly high-throughput device. These results also demonstrate that the operating characteristics of the device can be tailored through the device fabrication technique utilized and the magnitude of the electric field gradient created within the insulating structures. We have developed systems capable of handling numerous flow rates and sample volume requirements, and have produced a deployable system suitable for use in any laboratory, industrial, or clinical setting.

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An fpga-based network intrusion detection system with on-chip network interfaces

International Journal of Electronics

Clark, C.R.; Ulmer, Craig D.; Schimmel, D.E.

Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) are critical network security tools that help protect computer installations from malicious users. Traditional software-based NIDS architectures are becoming strained as network data rates increase and attacks intensify in volume and complexity. In recent years, researchers have proposed using FPGAs to perform the computationally-intensive components of intrusion detection analysis. In this work, we present a new NIDS architecture that integrates the network interface hardware and packet analysis hardware into a single FPGA chip. This integration enables a higher performance and more flexible NIDS platform. To demonstrate the benefits of this technique, we have implemented a complete and functional NIDS in a Xilinx Virtex II Pro FPGA that performs in-line packet analysis and filtering on multiple Gigabit Ethernet links using rules from the open-source Snort attack database. © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Recycling Krylov subspaces for sequences of linear systems

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Parks, Michael L.; De Sturler, Eric; Mackey, Greg; Johnson, Duane D.; Maiti, Spandan

Many problems in science and engineering require the solution of a long sequence of slowly changing linear systems. We propose and analyze two methods that significantly reduce the total number of matrix-vector products required to solve all systems. We consider the general case where both the matrix and right-hand side change, and we make no assumptions regarding the change in the right-hand sides. Furthermore, we consider general nonsingular matrices, and we do not assume that all matrices are pairwise close or that the sequence of matrices converges to a particular matrix. Our methods work well under these general assumptions, and hence form a significant advancement with respect to related work in this area. We can reduce the cost of solving subsequent systems in the sequence by recycling selected subspaces generated for previous systems. We consider two approaches that allow for the continuous improvement of the recycled subspace at low cost. We consider both Hermitian and non-Hermitian problems, and we analyze our algorithms both theoretically and numerically to illustrate the effects of subspace recycling. We also demonstrate the effectiveness of our algorithms for a range of applications from computational mechanics, materials science, and computational physics. © 2006 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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Automatic differentiation of C++ codes for large-scale scientific computing

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Bartlett, Roscoe B.; Gay, David M.; Phipps, Eric T.

We discuss computing first derivatives for models based on elements, such as large-scale finite-element PDE discretizations, implemented in the C++ programming language. We use a hybrid technique of automatic differentiation (AD) and manual assembly, with local element-level derivatives computed via AD and manually summed into the global derivative. C++ templating and operator overloading work well for both forward- and reverse-mode derivative computations. We found that AD derivative computations compared favorably in time to finite differencing for a scalable finite-element discretization of a convection-diffusion problem in two dimensions. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006.

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Experimental and computational study on laser heating of surface micromachined cantilevers

Phinney, Leslie M.; Spahn, Olga B.; Wong, Chungnin C.

Microsystems are potentially exposed to laser irradiation during processing, diagnostic measurements, and, in some cases, device operation. The behavior of the components in an optical MEMS device that are irradiated by a laser needs to be optimized for reliable operation. Utilizing numerical simulations facilitates design and optimization. This paper reports on experimental and numerical investigations of the thermomechanical response of polycrystalline silicon microcantilevers that are 250 {micro}m wide, 500 {micro}m long, and 2.25 {micro}m thick when heated by an 808 nm laser. At laser powers above 400 mW significant deflection is observed during the laser pulse using a white light interferometer. Permanent deformation is detected at laser powers above 650 mW in the experiments. Numerical calculations using a coupled physics finite element code, Calagio, agree qualitatively with the experimental results. Both the experimental and numerical results reveal that the initial stress state is very significant. Microcantilevers deflect in the direction of their initial deformation upon irradiation with a laser.

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Valley splitting of Si/Si1-xGex heterostructures in tilted magnetic fields

Proposed for publication in Physical Review B.

Pan, Wei P.

We have investigated the valley splitting of two-dimensional electrons in high-quality Si/Si{sub 1-x}Ge{sub x} heterostructures under tilted magnetic fields. For all the samples in our study, the valley splitting at filling factor {nu} = 3 ({Delta}{sub 3}) is significantly different before and after the coincidence angle, at which energy levels cross at the Fermi level. On both sides of the coincidence, a linear dependence of {Delta}{sub 3} on the electron density was observed, while the slope of these two configurations differs by more than a factor of 2. We argue that screening of the Coulomb interaction from the low-lying filled levels, which also explains the observed spin-dependent resistivity, is responsible for the large difference of {Delta}{sub 3} before and after the coincidence.

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Electrical contacts to nanotubes and nanowires : why size matters

Proposed for publication in Nanoletters.

Leonard, Francois L.; Talin, A.A.

Electrical contacts to semiconductors play a key role in electronics. For nanoscale electronic devices, particularly those employing novel low-dimensionality materials, contacts are expected to play an even more important role. Here we show that for quasi-one-dimensional structures such as nanotubes and nanowires, side contact with the metal only leads to weak band re-alignment, in contrast to bulk metal-semiconductor contacts. Schottky barriers are much reduced compared with the bulk limit, and should facilitate the formation of good contacts. However, the conventional strategy of heavily doping the semiconductor to obtain ohmic contacts breaks down as the nanowire diameter is reduced. The issue of Fermi level pinning is also discussed, and it is demonstrated that the unique density of states of quasi-one-dimensional structures make them less sensitive to this effect. Our results agree with recent experimental work, and should apply to a broad range of quasi-one-dimensional materials.

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The surfpack software library for surrogate modeling of sparse irregularly spaced multidimensional data

Collection of Technical Papers - 11th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference

Giunta, Anthony A.; Swiler, Laura P.; Brown, Shannon L.; Eldred, Michael S.; Richards, Mark D.; Cyr, Eric C.

Surfpack is a general-purpose software library of multidimensional function approximation methods for applications such as data visualization, data mining, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification, and numerical optimization. Surfpack is primarily intended for use on sparse, irregularly-spaced, n-dimensional data sets where classical function approximation methods are not applicable. Surfpack is under development at Sandia National Laboratories, with a public release of Surfpack version 1.0 in August 2006. This paper provides an overview of Surfpack's function approximation methods along with some of its software design attributes. In addition, this paper provides some simple examples to illustrate the utility of Surfpack for data trend analysis, data visualization, and optimization. Copyright © 2006 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.

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Ultra high temperature ceramics for hypersonic vehicle applications

Loehman, Ronald E.; Corral, Erica L.; Kotula, Paul G.; Tandon, Rajan T.

HfB{sub 2} and ZrB{sub 2} are of interest for thermal protection materials because of favorable thermal stability, mechanical properties, and oxidation resistance. We have made dense diboride ceramics with 2 to 20 % SiC by hot pressing at 2000 C and 5000 psi. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows very thin grain boundary phases that suggest liquid phase sintering. Fracture toughness measurements give RT values of 4 to 6 MPam{sup 1/2}. Four-pt flexure strengths measured in air up to 1450 C were as high as 450-500 MPa. Thermal diffusivities were measured to 2000 C for ZrB{sub 2} and HfB{sub 2} ceramics with SiC contents from 2 to 20%. Thermal conductivities were calculated from thermal diffusivities and measured heat capacities. Thermal diffusivities were modeled using different two-phase composite models. These materials exhibit excellent high temperature properties and are attractive for further development for thermal protection systems.

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Measuring MPI send and receive overhead and application availability in high performance network interfaces

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Doerfler, Douglas W.; Brightwell, Ronald B.

In evaluating new high-speed network interfaces, the usual metrics of latency and bandwidth are commonly measured and reported. There are numerous other message passing characteristics that can have a dramatic effect on application performance that should be analyzed when evaluating a new interconnect. One such metric is overhead, which dictates the networks ability to allow the application to perform non-message passing work while a transfer is taking place. A method for measuring overhead, and hence calculating application availability, is presented. Results for several next-generation network interfaces are also presented. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006.

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One-dimensional ablation using a full Newton's method and finite control volume procedure

Collection of Technical Papers - 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference Proceedings

Amar, A.J.; Blackwell, B.F.; Edwards, J.R.

The development and verification of a one-dimensional constant density material thermal response code with ablation is presented. The implicit time integrator, control volume finite element spatial discretization, and Newton's method for nonlinear iteration on the entire system of equations have been implemented and verified for variable material properties, Q* ablation, and thermochemical ablation problems. Timing studies were performed, and when accuracy is considered the method developed in this study exhibits significant time savings over the property lagging approach. In addition, maximizing the Newton solver's convergence rate by including sensitivities to the surface recession rate reduces the overall computational time when compared to excluding recession rate sensitivites.

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Strain measurement of microsamples using laser interferometry

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD

Jin, Huiqing J.; Lu, Wei-Yang L.

As the specimen gets smaller and thinner, traditional strain measurement method using the strain gage is impossible. In this paper, the strain is measured using non-contact laser interferometry method. Two markers are placed on the LIGA specimens along the loading direction to reflect the laser beams to generate the interferometric fringe patterns. The markers are generated using micro-hardness indentation for the LIGA specimens. A pair of CCD cameras is used to capture the interferometric fringes during each step of the loading along the longitudinal direction. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is then applied to calculate the frequency and phase shift of the fringes. The displacement and strain can be obtained from the phase shift of the fringe pattern. This ISDG strain measurement technique is further developed by using multi markers to obtain fringes during the whole loading when the specimen undergoes larger motion. Biaxial strain measurement using ISDG is also developed to obtain both Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio simultaneously. A third marker is located orthogonal to the first pair of markers along the loading direction. Two pairs of CCD cameras are used to acquire the digital images of the interferometric fringes patterns along both longitudinal and transverse directions. The stress-strain curves as well as the material properties are very consistent from the different tests using ISDG. Copyright © 2006 by ASME.

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Dynamic changes in subscriber behavior and their impact on the telecom network in cases of emergency

Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM

Jrad, Ahmad; O'Reilly, Gerard; Richman, Steven H.; Conrad, Stephen H.; Kelic, Andjelka

The telecommunication network is recognized by the federal government as one of the critical national infrastructures that must be maintained and protected against debilitating attacks. We have previously shown how failures in the telecommunication network can quickly lead to telecommunication congestion and to extended delays in successful call completion. However, even if the telecom network remains fully operational, the special telecommunication demands that materialize at times of emergencies, and dynamically change based on subscriber behavior, can also adversely affect the performance of the overall telecommunication network. The Network Simulation Modeling and Analysis Research Tool (N-SMART) has been developed by Bell Labs as part of its work with the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center. This center is a joint program at Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory, funded and managed by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Preparedness Directorate. N-SMART is a discrete event (call level) telecom model that simulates capacities, blocking levels, retrials, and time to complete calls for both wireline and wireless networks. N-SMART supports the capability of simulating subscriber reattempt behaviour under various scenarios. Using this capability we show how the network can be adversely impacted by sudden changes in subscriber behavior. We also explore potential solutions and ways of mitigating those impacts.

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Wavefront correction using micromirror arrays: Comparing the efficacy of tip-tilt-piston and piston-only micromirror arrays

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Spahn, Olga B.; Sweatt, W.C.; Cowan, William D.; Wick, David V.

Micromirrors arrays can be used to correct residual wavefront aberrations in certain optical systems. The ability to correct Zernike aberrations using arrays of pistononly and arrays of piston-tip-tilt micromirror arrays are compared. Our micromirror fabrication program is discussed. © 2006 Optical Society of America.

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Particle filter based algorithm for target position estimation under sparce sensor surveillance

2006 IEEE 12th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 4th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop

Doser, Adele D.; Whitford, Gregg

A particle filter based algorithm was developed to track vehicles in a network of roads under the assumption of sporadic and non-persistent sensor data. It is assumed we have a number of sensors that provide position and velocity information only, which are scattered at possibly uneven intervals throughout the road system of interest. Further, the sensor ranges do not overlap, meaning we do not have constant eyes on target. The algorithm was based on the particle filter, but differed from the classical particle filter in two fundamental ways. First, particle weights are not used. Instead, a correspondence function is calculated only when a sensor is tripped, giving weight to the validity of the sensor report. Potentially this results in a computational savings. Second, we do not periodically resample particles. Results demonstrate the approach can effectively track multiple targets in simulations with sparse surveillance. © 2006 IEEE.

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A bioparticle detector and enrichment platform using integrated insulator-based dielectrophoresis and bioimpedance measurements

Micro Total Analysis Systems - Proceedings of MicroTAS 2006 Conference: 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Ponce, Pierre P.; Simmons, Blake S.; Khine, Michelle; Davalos, Rafael V.

We have developed a bioparticle detection platform which combines insulatorbased dielectrophoretic (iDEP) concentration with impedance feedback. The system continuously and selectively accumulates particles while electrical responses of the suspension at the trapping site are recorded. The operating conditions for trapping are determined by the physical and electrical properties of the target particle type. Recordings of phase offset, relative to the reference sensing signal, act as the principal monitoring indicators. These measurements enable us to detect the presence and the approximate concentration of biological contaminants in a sample. This study is the first to illustrate the potential of iDEP concentration in conjunction with impedance measurements. The results obtained from fluorescent beads and viable B. subtilis spores demonstrate the feasibility of using iDEP concentration with active impedance monitoring to detect biological pathogens collected from dilute samples. © 2006 Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems.

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Voltage-gated protein transport through nanoporous membranes

Micro Total Analysis Systems - Proceedings of MicroTAS 2006 Conference: 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Hatch, Anson V.; Singh, Anup K.

We report a novel means of fractionating proteins based on their voltage-dependent electromigration through nanopores of a polymer membrane. The nanoporous membranes were fabricated in situ in channels of a microchip using photopolymerization. The pores (1-10 nm) are small enough that proteins are excluded from passage with low applied electric fields, but increasing the field enables proteins to pass through. The magnitude of field required for a change in exclusion behavior is protein-specific with a correlation to protein size. Passage of proteins through the pores at higher field strengths could be attributed to partial unfolding or deformation of proteins due to the driving force of the applied field. The field-dependent exclusion mechanism could be useful as a multifaceted fractionation tool with single membranes or a network of membranes. Another exciting possibility is characterizing protein conformation, folding and stability based on field-dependent transport through nanopores. © 2006 Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems.

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