A collection of artistic images while doing science

 

"Peak 86 is a Bat" by Alyssa Xu (11.2021)

Angle-resolved Raman spectroscopy of a mode from MoTe2 has a crystal symmetry that resembles an outline of a bat.

 

"Maple Leaf from Peak 104" by Alyssa Xu (11.2021)

Angle-resolved Raman spectroscopy of a noisy peak from MoTe2 reveals a Maple leaf, which was hidden in the noise of Raman spectra.

 

"Hidden butterfly found" by Alyssa Xu (11.2021)

Angle-resolved Raman spectroscopy of a noisy peak from MoTe2 reveals a butterfly.

 

"Mosaic Art with White Phosphorus" by Mengjing Wang (3.2021)

Flakes of white phorphous of varying thicknesses colorfully decorate silicon oxide substrate.

 

"Pac-Man in Quarantine" by Mengjing Wang (9.2020)

Flakes of hBN outline a Pac-Man that grew COVID-19 hair and beard during the quarantine.

 

"Smooth Silky Waves" by Alyssa Xu (2.2020)

A UV-cured, lithium-contained electrolyte gets cross-linked under the SEM electron beam, developing these silky waves. False-colored SEM image.

 

"Masked Japanes Samurai" by Sajad Yazdani and Judy Cha (11.2019)

A masked Japanese Samurai is on the watch during the investigation of 2D heterostructures.

 

"Radioactive MoS2" by Milad Yarali (7.2019).

A monolayer MoS2 flake, where a central region has started to grow a second layer, looks like the hazard symbol for radiaoactivity. A falsed colored scanning electron micrograph.

 

"PPC Coral Reef" by Sajad Yazdani (7.2019).

Overheated PPC film during PPC transfer of h-BN onto SiO2/Si at 105C. The formation of dentrites can be explained by the constructal law that is universally found in nature to maximize the flow of current, in this case heat current. (review paper). Optical micrograph.

 

"Sapphire Lightning" by Josh Pondick (6.2019).

Lichtenberg pattern formed by 100,000 volts discharging across a PMMA polymer on insulating Al2O3 during electron-beam lithography. Optical micrograph.

 

 

"Life on the Edge" by Josh Pondick (6.2019).

Tree-shaped formations sticking up at the edge of a deep trench etched into silicon. The substrate was angled at 30 degrees, so the image is taken from the perspective of standing on a cliff top looking straight ahead. The trees are ~ 150 nm tall. False colored scanning electron micrograph.

 

 

"Polymer Pegasus" by Josh Pondick (6.2019).

Accidental winged-horse formation found on a substrate used for exfoliation of graphene. The horse is formed from both scratches (purple) and bulges (clear) in a PPC polymer film. Optical micrograph.

 

 

"Crystalline Rose" by Josh Pondick (6.2019).

Petal-shaped MoS2 crystals formed during chemical vapor deposition. The rose is 10 micron-wide. False colored scanning electron micrograph.