UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Institute of Technology
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

News, Publications, Patents

Heiko O. Jacobs

Heterogeneous Integration Laboratory (HIL)
Enabling ~ Integration-Across-Length-Scales-&-Material-Boundaries
Through ~ Printing-Transfer-&-Engineered-Self-Assembly
Incorporating ~ Nanoparticle/wires-Microscopic-Dies & Chiplets

News Reports:

1. June 5, 2014, Science Magazine, Editors' Choice, "Faster ways to flexible electronics" highlights Advanced Materials communication on the Realization of Rubber-like Lighting Module using Roll-to-Roll Self-Assembly.
2. July 16, 2014, The German Welt der Physik, Spotlights research at the Technische Universität Ilmenau and University of Minnesota in an Article "Lichtpaneele fertigen sich wie von selbst".
3. July 10, 2014, Nanowerk, Spotlights research at the Technische Universität Ilmenau and University of Minnesota in an Article "Self-assembly machine - a vision for the future of manufacturing".
4. July 4, 2014, The German Physics Portal and the Magazine Optik & Photonik, Highlights research at the Technische Universität Ilmenau and University of Minnesota in an Article "Makroelektronik: Schneller produzieren ohne Roboter".
5. July 4, 2014, Advanced Materials Cover, A recent publication of the research team has been selected by the editors of Advanced Materials to be featured on the inside Cover.
6. May 25, 2011, Nature Materials, "Mosaic Masters" highlights R. Knuesel and H.O. Jacobs' Advanced Materials communication on Self-Tiling.
7. June 24, 2011, Advanced Materials Cover, Self-Tiling Monocrystalline Silicon; a Process to Produce Electrically Connected Domains of Si and Microconcentrator Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Supports.
8. January 14, 2010, Science Magazine, "Shrinkage," featuring UMN research on printable electronics in their January science shot series.
9. January 14, 2010, Futura Techno, A French technology news outlet highlights Zheng and Jacobs research on Self-Packaging: "Les puces Èlectroniques pourraient se fabriquer toutes seals" publication.
10. January 13-31, 2010, Numerous news outlets (BBC, Ars Technica, Herald, Popular Science, DiscoverMag, TCE Today, TGdaily, Softpedia, Treeh, Golem, News-in-Tech, Printed Electronics World, Green Diary, Engadget, Your Renewable News, Power & Energy, The Green Optimistic, Solar, Ethiopian Review, Energetika, Newstrack India, Physorg, Elektroniktidningen, Rozhlas, Inovacao Tecnologica, Telepolis and many more) report on a recent PNAS article describing a fluidic self-assembly process forming a flexible solar cells.
11. January 13, 2010, Golem, A german technology news outlet highlights UMN research in "Solarzelle aus dem Öl-Wasser-Bad" article.
12. January 13, 2010, PNAS, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science flags and highlights R. Knuesel and H.O. Jacobs research article on self-assembling electronics and photovoltaics to be of interest to the broader community and media.
13. January 12, 2010, BBC News, Interviews Jacobs and releases a news segment "Solar cells made through oil-and-water 'self-assembly'" that day.
14. January 12, 2010, Popular Science, Salad Science: Devices Self-Assemble Using Oil-Water Repulsion.
15. January 12, 2010, Ars Technica, Interviews Jacobs and releases the news segment "Self-assembling solar arrays as easy as mixing oil and water" that day.
16. January 12, 2010, DISCOVER Magazine Blog, Self-Assembling Solar Panels Use the Vinaigrette Principle.
17. September 18, 2009, Applied Physics Letters Cover, Continuous Nanoparticle Generation and Assembly by Atmospheric Pressure Arc Discharge.
18. June 16, 2008, Photonics Spectra, Controlled Growth of ZnO Microcrystals Achieved.
19. June 11, 2008, Nature Photonics, Under Control.
20. May 16, 2008, Materials Views, ZnO Micro/Nanocrystal Growth.
21. April 21, 2008, Advanced Materials Inside Cover, Controlled Growth of ZnO Micro/Nanocrystals.
22. January 27, 2006, Graduate Student Chad Barry wins Nanoparticle Industry Innovation Award.
23. November 22, 2006, Graduate Student Chad Barry Receives MRS Student Research Gold Award - Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials. [More]
24. May 1, 2005, Advanced Functional Materials Cover, Fabrication of Multicomponent Microsystems.
25. September 25, 2004, Science News, Bartending lessons for microassembly. [More]
26. September 6, 2004, The Dallas Morning news, Self-Assembly Principle Offers Eseful Devices.
27. October 28, 2003, Nanotechweb.org, Nanoxerography sets the pattern.
28. October 21, 2003, NanoBusiness Alliance, In The Spotlight.
29. October 13, 2003, MIT Technology Review, Process Prints Nanoparticles.
30. September 26, 2003, Nanoforum - European Nanotechnology Gateway, Small Copiers, Editors' Choice.
31. September 26, 2003, Science Magazine, Small Copiers. [More]
32. February 2, 2003, National Science Foundation, CAREER Award.
33. November 27, 2002, Nature Publishing Group, Nanoscale Photocopies.
34. November 25, 2002, Materials News from MRS, Nanoxerography: Creating nanoscale photocopies.
35. November 4, 2002, Adanced Materials Cover, Approaching Nanoxerography.
36. August 1, 2002, Discover Magazine, Computer Screens Get Ready to Roll.
37. July 1, 2002, Photonics Spectra, Shake-and-Bend Techniques Builds Displays.
38. April 20, 2002, NewScientist, Bend me, shake me.
39. April 17/24, 2002, Technology Research News, Add ingredients, shake and serve.
40. April 15, 2002, Chemical & Engineering News, SELF-ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.
41. March 21, 2001, Technology Research News, Rubber stamp leaves electronic mark.
42. July/August, 2001, MIT Technology Review, Gold Standard.

Publications:

Journals, Conference Proceedings
Patents, Presentations and Posters

Journal Papers

1. Se-Chul Park, Shantonu Biswas, Jun Fang, Mahsa Mozafari, Thomas Stauden and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Millimeter Thin and Rubber-Like Solid-State Lighting Modules Fabricated Using Roll-to-Roll Fluidic Self-Assembly and Lamination," Advanced Materials (DOI:10.1002/adma.201500839) (2015).
2. Se-Chul Park, Jun Fang, Shantonu Biswas, Mahsa Mozafari, Thomas Stauden and Heiko O. Jacobs, "A First Implementation of an Automated Reel-to-Reel Fluidic Self-Assembly Machine," Advanced Materials 26 (34), 5942-5949 (2014). (Cover Picture)
3. Jun Fang, Se-Chul Park, Leslie Schlag, Thomas Stauden, Jörg Pezoldt, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Localized Collection of Airborne Analytes: A Transport Driven Approach to Improve the Response Time of Existing Gas Sensor Designs," Advanced Functional Materials 24(24), 3706-3714 (2014).
4. En-Chiang Lin , Jun Fang , Se-Chul Park , Thomas Stauden , Joerg Pezoldt , and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Effective Collection and Detection of Airborne Species Using SERS-Based Detection and Localized Electrodynamic Precipitation," Advanced Materials 25(26), 3554–3559 (2013).
5. En-Chiang Lin, Jun Fang, Se-Chul Park, Forrest W. Johnson, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Effective Localized Collection and Identification of Airborne Species Through Electrodynamic Precipitation and SERS-Based Detection," Nature Communications 4-1636 (2013).
6. Robert J. Knuesel, Sechul Park, Wei Zheng, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Self-assembly and Self-tiling: Integrating Active Dies Across Length Scales on Flexible Substrates," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 21(1), 58-99 (2011).
7. Jesse J. Cole, Chad R. Barry, Robert J. Knuesel, Xinyu Wang, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Nanocontact Electrification: Patterned Surface Charges Affecting Adhesion, Transfer, and Printing," Langmuir 27(11), 7321-7329 (2011).
8. Robert J. Knuesel and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Self-Tiling Monocrystalline Silicon; A Process to Produce Electrically Connected Domains of Si and Microconcentrator Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Supports," Advanced Materials 23(24), 2727-2733 (2011). (Cover Picture)
9. Jesse J. Cole, Chad R. Barry, Xinyu Wang and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Nanocontact Electrification Through Forced Delamination of Dielectric Interfaces," ACS Nano 4(12), 7492-7498 (2010).
10. En-Chiang Lin, Jesse J. Cole and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Gas Phase Electrodeposition: A Programmable Multimaterial Deposition Method for Combinatorial Nanostructured Device Discovery," Nano Letters 10(11), 4494-4500 (2010).
11. Jesse J. Cole, En-Chiang Lin, Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Mimicking Electrodeposition in the Gas Phase: A Programmable Concept for Selected-Area Fabrication of Multimaterial Nanostructures," Small 6(10), 1117-1124 (2010).
12. Robert J. Knuesel and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Self-Assembly of Microscopic Chiplets at a Liquid-Liquid-Solid Interface Forming a Flexible Segmented Monocrystalline Solar Cell," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 107(3), 993-998 (2010).
13. Jesse J. Cole, En-Chiang Lin, Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Continuous Nanoparticle Generation and Assembly by Atmospheric Pressure Arc Discharge," Applied Physics Letters 95(11), 113101/1-113101/3 (2009). (Cover Picture)
14. Jesse J. Cole, Xinyu Wang, Robert J. Knuesel and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Integration of ZnO Microcrystals with Tailored Dimensions Forming Light Emitting Diodes and UV Photovoltaic Cells," Nano Letters 8(5), 1477-1481 (2008).
15. Jesse J. Cole, Xinyu Wang, Robert J. Knuesel and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Patterned Growth and Transfer of ZnO Micro- and Nanocrystals with Size and Location Control," Advanced Materials 20(8), 1474-1478 (2008). (Cover Picture)
16. Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Fringing Field Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials," Nano Letters 6(12), 2790-2796 (2006).
17. Wei Zheng, Jae-hoon Chung and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Fluidic Heterogeneous Microsystems Assembly and Packaging," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 15(4), 864-870 (2006).
18. Jae-hoon Chung, Wei Zheng, Thomas J. Hatch and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Programmable Reconfigurable Self-Assembly: Parallel Heterogeneous Integration of Chip-Scale Components on Planar and Nonplanar Surfaces," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 15(3), 457-464 (2006).
19. Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Self-Assembly Process To Assemble and Connect Semiconductor Dies On Surfaces with Single Angular Orientation and Contact Pad Registration," Advanced Materials 18(11), 1387-1392 (2006).
20. Chad R. Barry, Jie Gu and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Charging Process and Coulomb-Force-Directed Printing of Nanoparticles with Sub-100 nm Lateral Resolution," Nano Letters 5(10), 2078-2084 (2005).
21. Aaron M. Welle and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Printing of Organic and Inorganic Nanomaterials Using Electrospray Ionization and Coulomb-Force-Directed Assembly," Applied Physics Letters 87(26), 263119/1-263119/3 (2005).
22. Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Fabrication of Multicomponent Microsystems by Directed Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly," Advanced Functional Materials 15(5), 732-738 (2005). (Cover Picture)
23. Wei Zheng, Philippe Buhlmann and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Sequential Shape-and-Solder-Directed Self-Assembly of Functional Microsystems," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 101(35), 12814-12817 (2004).
24. Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Shape-and-Solder-Directed Self-Assembly to Package Semiconductor Device Segments," Applied Physics Letters 85(16), 3635-3637 (2004).
25. Chad R. Barry, Michael G. Steward, Nyein Z. Lwin and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Printing Nanoparticles From the Liquid and Gas-Phase Using Nanoxerography," Nanotechnology 14(10), 1057-1063 (Invited Featured Article) (2003).
26. Chad R. Barry, Nyein Z. Lwin, Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Printing Nanoparticle Building Blocks From the Gas-Phase Using Nanoxerography," Applied Physics Letters 83(26), 5527-5529 (2003). (Cover Picture)
27. M. Boncheva, D.H. Gracias, H.O. Jacobs and G.M. Whitesides, "Biomimetic Self-Assembly of a Functional Asymmetrical Electronic Device," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 99(8), 4937-4940 (2002).
28. M. L. Chabinyc, X. Chen, R. E. Holmlin, H. O. Jacobs, H. Skulason, C. D. Frisbie, V. Mujica, M. A. Ratner, M. A. Rampi and G. M. Whitesides, "Molecular Rectification in a Metal-Insulator-Metal Junction Based on Self-Assembled Monolayers," Journal of the American Chemical Society 124(39), 11730-11736 (2002).
29. H. O. Jacobs, S. A. Campbell and M. G. Steward, "Approaching NanoXerography: The use of Electrostatic Forces to Position Nanoparticles with 100 Nanometer Scale Resolution," Advanced Materials 14(21), 1553-1557 (2002). (Cover Picture)
30. H.O. Jacobs, A.R. Tao, A. Schwartz, D.H. Gracias and G.M. Whitesides, "Fabrication of a Cylindrical Display by Patterned Assembly," Science 296(5566), 323-325 (2002).
31. J. Ch. Love, D. B. Wolfe, H. O. Jacobs and G. M. Whitesides, "Microscope Projection Photolithography for Rapid Prototyping of Masters with Micron-Scale Features for Use in Soft Lithography," Langmuir 17(19), 6005-6012 (2001).
32. H. O. Jacobs and G. M. Whitesides, "Submicrometer Patterning of Charge in Thin-Film Electrets," Science 291(5509), 1763-1766 (2001).
33. F. Robin, H. Jacobs, O. Homan, A. Stemmer and W. Bachtold, "Investigation of the Cleaved Surface of a p-i-n Laser Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and Two-Dimensional Physical Simulations," Applied Physics Letters 76(20), 2907-2909 (2000).
34. H. O. Jacobs and A. Stemmer, "Measuring and Modifying the Electric Surface Potential Distribution on a Nanometre Scale: a Powerful Tool in Science and Technology," Surface and Interface Analysis 27(5-6), 361-367 (1999).
35. H. O. Jacobs, H. F. Knapp and A. Stemmer, "Practical Aspects of Kevin Probe Force Microscopy," Review of Scientific Instruments 70(3), 1756-1760 (1999).
36. H. O. Jacobs, P. Leuchtmann, O. J. Homan and A. Stemmer, "Resolution and Contrast in Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy," Journal of Applied Physics 84(3), 1168-1173 (1998).
37. H. O. Jacobs, H. F. Knapp, S. Müller and A. Stemmer, "Surface Potential Mapping: A Qualitative Material Contrast in SPM," Ultramicroscopy 69(1), 39-49 (1997).
38. F. Mayer, A. Häberli, H. Jacobs, G. Ofner, O. Paul and H. Baltes, "Single-Chip CMOS Anemometer," Proc. IEEE International Electron Device Meeting 895-898 (1997).
39. A. Stemmer, H. O. Jacobs and H. F. Knapp, "Approaching the Nanoworld," Proc. SPIE Microrobotics: Components and Applications 2906, 80-85 (1996).
40. F. Mayer, M. Hintermann, H. Jacobs, O. Paul and H. Baltes, "Thermoelectric CMOS Anemometers," Proc. SPIE Micromachined devices and Components II 2882, 236-246 (1996).


Journals, Conference Proceedings
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Conference Proceedings

41. Jesse J. Cole, En-Chiang Lin, Forrest Johnson, Jun Fang, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Nanowire Integration Processes to Gain Control over Location, Dimension, and Orientation," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Atlanta, GA (2011).
42. Jesse J. Cole, En-Chiang Lin, Jun Fang, Forrest Johnson, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Gas Phase Nanoxerographic Nanomaterial Integration," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Atlanta, GA (2011).
43. Robert J. Knuesel, Se-Chul Park, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Self-Packaging and Self-Mounting of Miniaturized Semiconductor Dies Across Length Scales and 3D Topologies," Proc. Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO10), Snowbird, Utah (2010).
44. Robert J. Knuesel, Wei Zheng, Jaehoon Chung, Se-Chul Park, Michael J. Motala, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Directed Assembly: Integration of Heterogeneous Systems Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries," Proc. NSF ECCS Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI (2010).
45. Robert J. Knuesel, Se-Chul Park, Michael J. Motala, and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Scaling Limits of Programmable Fluidic Self-Assembly Forming Electrical Interconnects," Proc. NSF ECCS Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI (2010).
46. Chris Smith, Jesse Cole, En-Chiang Lin and Heiko O. Jacobs, "ZnO Nanorod LEDs and Silicon Nanowire Integration," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI (2009).
47. Jesse J. Cole, En-Chiang Lin, Chad Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Gas Phase Nanomaterial Integration," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI (2009).
48. Jesse J. Cole and Heiko O. Jacobs, "ZnO Patterned Growth and Transfer Gaining Control over Location, Dimension, and Orientation forming UV LEDs and Photovoltaic Cells," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI (2009).
49. Jesse J. Cole and Heiko O. Jacobs, "ZnO Microcrystals for Light Emitting Diode and Photovoltaic Applications with Integration on Flexible Substrates," Proc. Materials Research Society Symp. PP Materials and Devices for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics, San Francisco, CA (2009).
50. Robert J. Knuesel and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Fluidic Surface-Tension-Directed Self-Assembly of Miniaturized Semiconductor Dies Across Length Scales and 3D Topologies," Proc. Materials Research Society Symp. BB Material Systems and Processes for Three-Dimensional Micro- and Nanoscale Fabrication and Lithography, San Francisco, CA (2009).
51. Chad Barry, Xinyu Wang, Uwe Kortshagen and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Gas Phase Nanoparticle Integration," Proc. Materials Research Society Symp. N Printing Methods for Electronics, Photonics and Biomaterials, San Francisco, CA (2007).
52. Robert Knuesel, Shameek Bose, Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Angular Orientation-Specific Directed Self-assembly and Integration of Ultra Small Dies," Proc. NSTI-Nanotech Conference, Santa Clara, CA (2007).
53. Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Gas Phase Nanoparticle Integration," Proc. NSTI-Nanotech Conference, Santa Clara, CA (2007).
54. Xinyu Wang, Jesse Cole, Amir M. Dabiran and Heiko O Jacobs, "Electroluminescence of ZnO Nanowire/p-GaN Heterojunction Light Emitting Diodes," Proc. NSTI-Nanotech Conference, Santa Clara, CA (2007).
55. Robert Knuesel, Shameek Bose, Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Engineered Solder-Directed Self-Assembly Across Length Scales, in Materials, Processes, Integration, and Reliability in Advanced Interconnects for Micro- and Nano-Electronics," Proc. Materials Research Society 990 edited by Robert Miller and Dorel Toma (2007).
56. Xinyu Wang, Jesse Cole, Amir Dabiran and Heiko O. Jacobs, "ZnO Nanowire/p-GaN Heterojunction LEDs, in Applications of Nanotubes and Nanowires," Proc. Materials Research Society 1018E edited by Phaedon Avouris (2007).
57. Chad R. Barry, Aaron M. Welle, Jie Gu, Stephen A. Campbell and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Printing of Nanoparticles with Sub-100nm Resolution," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Scottsdale, AZ (2005).
58. Yongping Ding, Ying Dong, Stephen A. Campbell and Heiko O. Jacobs, "Field-Effect Transistor Built with a Single Crystal Si Nanoparticle," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Scottsdale, AZ (2005).
59. Chad R. Barry, Aaron M. Welle, Uwe Kortshagen, Stephen A. Campbell and Heiko O. Jacobs, "From Electric Nanocontact Lithography to the Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Based Devices," Proc. Nanoarchitectonics, Tsukuba, Japan (2005).
60. W. Zheng, J.H. Chung and H. O. Jacobs, "Non-Robotic Fabrication of Packaged Microsystems By Shape-And-Solder directed Self-Assembly," Proc. 18th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2005), Miami Beach, FL (2005).
61. J.H. Chung, W. Zheng and H. O. Jacobs, "Programmable Reconfigurable Self-Assembly: Approaching The Parallel Heterogeneous Integration on Flexible Substrates," Proc. 18th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2005), Miami Beach, FL (2005).
62. J. Basu, R. Divarkar, J. Deneen, X. Wang, H.O. Jacobs and C.B. Carter, "Interfaces of ZnO Nanowires Grown on Semiconducting Surfaces," Proc. Microscopy and Microanalysis Conference, Chicago, IL (2005).
63. C. R. Barry, N. Z. Lwin, M.G. Steward and H. O. Jacobs, "Nanoparticle Assembly by Nanoxerography," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Dallas, TX (2004).
64. C. R. Barry, C. J. Hoon and H. O. Jacobs, "Approaching Programmable Self-Assembly from Nanoparticle-Based Devices to Integrated Circuits," Proc. Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), Snowbird, UT (Invited) (2004).
65. J. Gu, C. R. Barry and H. O. Jacobs, "NanoXerography: The Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Building Blocks onto Charged Based Receptors," Proc. 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Wiesbaden, Germany (2004).
66. Michael G. Steward, Chad R. Barry, Stephen A. Campbell and Heiko O. Jacobs, "NanoXerography: The Use of Electrostatic Forces to Pattern Nanoparticles," Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Birmingham, AL (2003).
67. H. O. Jacobs, "Patterning of Electrons and Holes for Data Storage and High Resolution Charge Based Printing," Proc. 7th International Conference on Nanometer-scale Science and Technology, NANO-7/ECOSS-21 A2183, Malmo, Sweden (2002).

Journals, Conference Proceedings
Patents, Presentations and Posters

Patents

1. H. O. Jacobs and G. M. Whitesides, "Electric Microcontact Printing Method and Apparatus," U.S. Patent: 7771647, 08/10/2010.
2. H. O. Jacobs, "Method of Self-Assembly on a Surface," U.S. Patent: 7774929, 08/07/2010.
3. H. O. Jacobs and W. Zheng, "Fluidic Heterogeneous Microsystems Assembly and Packaging," U.S. Patent: 7625780, 12/01/2009.
4. H. O. Jacobs, "Method and Apparatus for Depositing Charge and/or Nanoparticles," U.S. Patent: 7592269, 09/22/2009.
5. H. O. Jacobs and C. Barry, "Method and Apparatus for Depositing Charge and/or Nanoparticles," U.S. Patent: 7232771, 06/19/2007.
6. H. O. Jacobs, A. Tao, A. Schwartz, D. H. Gracias, and G. M. Whitesides, "Method of Self-Assembly and Self-Assembled Structures," Worldwide Patents Pending: PCT/US2003/011078, 10/04/2003.

Journals, Conference Proceedings
Patents, Presentations and Posters

Presentations and Posters (since 2004)

1. 12/02/10: Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI

   "Scaling Limits of Programmable Fluidic Self-Assembly Forming Electrical Interconnects,"

   Talk.

2. 12/02/10: Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI

   Robert J. Knuesel, Michael Motala and Heiko O. Jacobs,

   "Scaling Limits of Programmable Fluidic Self-Assembly Forming Electrical Interconnects,"

   Poster.

3. 12/01/10: Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI

   Robert J. Knuesel, Se-Chul Park, Wei Zheng, Michael Motala and Heiko O. Jacobs,

   "Directed Assembly: Integration of Heterogeneous Systems Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

   Poster.

4. 10/7/10: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications, Nanotechnology Conference

   Jesse J. Cole, En-Chiang Lin, Jun Fang and Heiko O. Jacobs,

   "Mimicking Electrodeposition in the Gas Phase: A Programmable Concept for Selected-Area Fabrication of Multimaterial Nanostructures,"

   Poster.

5. 10/7/10: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications, Nanotechnology Conference

   Robert J. Knuesel, Se-Chul Park, Michael Motala and Heiko O. Jacobs,

   "Self-Assembly of Microscopic Chiplets at a Liquid-Liquid-Solid Interface Forming a Flexible Segmented Monocrystalline Solar Cell,"

   Poster.

6. 9/14/10: Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

   "Nanomanufacturing: Integration Technologies Across Lengths Scales and Material Boundaries,"

   Invited Talk.

7. 4/27/10: Proc. Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO10), Snowbird, Utah

   Robert J. Knuesel, Se-Chul Park, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

   "Self-Packaging and Self-Mounting of Miniaturized Semiconductor Dies Across Length Scales and 3D Topologies,"

   Invited Talk.

8. 4/06/10: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

   "Fluidic Self-Assembly of Semiconductor Dies For Macroelectronics Applications,"

   Invited Talk.

9. 4/5/10: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications Seminar

   "Heterogeneous Nanomanufacturing: Integration Technologies Across Lengths Scales and Material Boundaries Incorporating Synthesis, Integration, and Applications of Nanomaterials,"

   Invited Talk.

10. 12/01/09: MRS Fall Meeting, Boston MA

    "Fluidic Surface-Tension-Directed Self-Assembly of Miniaturized Semiconductor Dies Across Length Scales and 3D Topologies,"

    Invited Talk.

11. 11/18/09: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications, Nanotechnology Conference

    "Directed Heterogeneous Self-Assembly and Formation of Interconnects - Closing the Gaps from Nano to Macro and Devices to Systems,"

    Poster.

12. 11/18/09: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications, Nanotechnology Conference

    "Heterogeneous Integration and Packaging Using Fluidic Self-Assembly,"

    Poster.

13. 11/18/09: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications, Nanotechnology Conference

    "Gas Phase Nanoxerographic Nanomaterial Integration,"

    Poster.

14. 11/18/09: University of Minnesota Center for Nanostructure Applications, Nanotechnology Conference

    "Nanowire Integration Process to Gain Control over Location, Dimension, and Orientation,"

    Poster.

15. 10/09/09: University of Michigan, ME Department, Ann Arbor, MI

    "Heterogeneous Nanomanufacturing:Integration Technologies Across Lengths Scales and Material Boundaries Incorporating Synthesis, Integration, and Applications of Nanomaterials,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

16. 05/24/09: Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI

    "Gas Phase NanoWire Integration Process,"

    Poster.

17. 05/23/09: Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI

    "GOALI: Nanowire Integration Process to Gain Control over Location, Dimension, and Orientation,"

    Poster.

18. 05/22/09: Proc. NSF CMMI Grantees Conference, Honolulu, HI

    "Gas Phase Nanoxerographic Nanomaterial Integration,"

    Poster.

19. 05/06/09: ROLEX R&D, Biel, Switzerland

    "Fluidic Self-Assembly Platform Progress Report,"

    Invited Talk.

20. 04/15/09: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "Fluidic Surface-Tension-Directed Self-Assembly of Miniaturized Semiconductor Dies Across Length Scales and 3D Topologies,"

    Invited Talk.

21. 04/15/09: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "ZnO Microcrystals for Light Emitting Diode and Photovoltaic Applications with Integration on Flexible Substrates,"

    Poster.

22. 03/16/09: ETH Zurich, Nanomanufacturing Colloquium, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering

    "Heterogeneous Nanomanufacturing: Integration Technologies Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries Incorporating Synthesis, Integration, and Applications of Nanomaterials,"

    International Invited Sponsored Talk.

23. 11/11/08: Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference, Minneapolis, MN

    Wei Zheng, JaeHoon Chung, Robert J. Knuesel, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Heterogeneous Integration and Packaging using Fluidic Self-Assembly,"

    Poster.

24. 11/11/08: Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference, Minneapolis, MN

    Jesse J. Cole, Xinyu Wang, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Nanowire Integration Process to Gain Control over Location, Dimension, and Orientation,"

    Poster.

25. 11/11/08: Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference, Minneapolis, MN

    Jesse J. Cole, Xinyu Wang, Chad R. Barry, Stephen Campbell, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Nanoparticle and Nanowire Integration,"

    Poster.

26. 06/24/08: KIST Europe Headquartered in Saarbrucken, Germany

    "Heterogeneous Integration Technologies Supporting Transdisciplinary Applications,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

27. 06/19/08: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY

    "Integration of Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Micrometer Sized Chips by Novel Printing and Directed Self-Assembly Methods,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

28. 05/12/08: NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, NEU, Boston, MA

    "Heterogeneous Integration Across Scales and Materials Boundaries,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

29. 02/27/08: TU Wien, Austria

    "Heterogeneous Microsystems,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

30. 01/09/08: DMII Grantees Conference, Knoxville, TN

    "Nanowire Integration and UV LEDs,"

    Poster.

31. 01/08/08: DMII Grantees Conference, Knoxville, TN

    "Gas Phase Insitu Nanoparticle/Nanowire Integration,"

    Poster.

32. 11/28/07: MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

    "Electrostatic Force Directed Integration of Nanomaterials,"

    Poster.

33. 11/26/07: MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

    "Integration of Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Micrometer Sized Chips by Novel Printing and Directed Self-Assembly Methods,"

    Invited Talk.

34. 11/13/07: Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference, Minneapolis, MN

    "Nanowire Integration Process to Gain Control Over Location, Dimension, and Orientation,"

    Poster.

35. 11/13/07: Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference, Minneapolis, MN

    "Focused Nanoparticle Deposition Leading to Nanowire Integration,"

    Poster.

36. 08/18/07: Particles 2007 - Particle-based Device Technology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    "Nanoxerographic Printing and Fringing Field Directed Integration of Nanomaterial Building Blocks,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

37. 07/09/07: ETH Zurich Host Prof. Andreas Stemmer, Switzerland

    "Integration of Nanomaterials,"

    Invited Talk.

38. 07/06/07: CSEM - Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique, Alpnach, Host Dr. Helmut Knapp, Switzerland

    "Self-Assembly Based Manufacturing,"

    Talk.

39. 07/04/07: Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Argau, Host Prof. Jens Gobrecht, Switzerland

    "Integration of Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Micrometer Sized Chips by Novel Printing and Directed Self-Assembly Methods,"

    Invited Sponsored International Talk.

40. 06/27/07: NSF Workshop on Nanomanufacturing in Korea

    Invited Sponsored International Talk.

41. 05/31/07: IPRIME 2007 Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering, Minneapolis, MN

    "Integration of Micro and Nanometer sized Components and Devices Through Printing and Fluidic Self-Assembly,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

42. 05/22/07: NSTI Nanotech 2007, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA

    "Angular Orientation-Specific Directed Self-assembly Enabling the Integration of Small Dies,"

    Poster.

43. 05/22/07: NSTI Nanotech 2007, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA

    "Gas Phase Nanoparticle Integration,"

    Talk.

44. 05/24/07: NSTI Nanotech 2007, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA

    "Electroluminescence of ZnO Nanowire/p-GaN Heterojunction Light Emitting Diodes,"

    Talk.

45. 04/12/07: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "Electroluminescence of ZnO Nanowire/p-GaN Heterojunction Light Emitting Diodes,"

    Talk.

46. 04/12/07: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "Nanoparticle Assembly and Charge Patterning by Contact Electrification,"

    Talk.

47. 04/11/07: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "Angular Orientation-Specific Directed Self-assembly Enabling the Integration of Ultra Small Dies,"

    Talk.

48. 04/10/07: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "In situ Gas Phase Nanoparticle Seed - Nanowire Integration,"

    Poster.

49. 04/10/07: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

    "Focused Assembly of Nanoparticles Using Localized Fringing Fields,"

    Poster.

50. 04/05/07: International Microelectronics Advanced Packaging Society (Viking Chapter)

    "Engineered Self-Assembly: Non-Robotic Heterogeneous Integration, Assembly, and Packaging of Semiconductor Dies,"

    Invited Talk.

51. 03/08/07: CHN distinguished lecture series at Northeastern University, Boston, MA

    "Integration of Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Micrometer Sized Chips by Novel Printing and Directed Self-Assembly Methods,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

52. 01/11/07: NMAC Seminar, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    "Integration of Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Micrometer Sized Chips by Novel Printing, Packaging, and Directed Self-Assembly Methods,"

    Talk.

53. 11/10/06: Bio/Nano Workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Robert J. Knuesel, Babak Ziaie, David Redish and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Wireless Neurological Recording System: Self-assembly Tools and Test,"

    Poster.

54. 11/09/06: Northern Nano Workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Coulomb Force Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials with Sub-100nm Resolution,"

    Poster.

55. 11/09/06: Northern Nano Workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Xinyu Wang, Jesse Cole, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Heterojunction Nanowire Device Fabrication,"

    Poster.

56. 11/09/06: Northern Nano Workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Wei Zheng, Robert J. Knuesel, Shameek Bose, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Directed Assembly: Integration of Heterogeneous Systems Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Poster.

57. 07/10/06: ASME's 4th Nano Training Bootcamp - University of Minnesota Continuing's Education Conference Center, Minneapolis, MN

    "Principles of Self-Assembly,"

    Sponsored Invited Talk.

58. 6/21/06: Industry Outreach: Minnesota Technology Inc. - Technology Awareness Forum, Host MTS, Eden Prairie, MN

    "Self-Assembly Based Manufacturing - Processes to Integrate Nanomaterials and Devices Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Invited Talk.

59. 06/01/06: DARPA/MTO 2006 MONTAGE PI Review Meeting, Long Beach, CA

    "Self-Assembly Based Manufacturing Enabling Ultra Small Situation Awareness Systems,"

    Talk.

60. 05/03/06: M-nano Investment Community Workshop‚ Nanotech 2006

    "Directed Self-Assembly Across Lengths Scales: From Nano to Macro,"

    Invited Talk.

61. 05/02/06: Argonne National Laboratory, 2006 Users Meeting for DOE/BES User Facilities APS Conference Center, Argonne, IL

    "Nanoparticle Nanoxerography,"

    Invited Sponsored Talk.

62. 04/26/06: Industry Outreach SVTA Associates, Eden Prairie, MN

    "Integration of Nanomaterials and Devices Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Invited Talk.

63. 03/30/06: Honeywell Industry Outreach, MN

    "Overview of Research Activities: Chip Scale Self-Assembly and Nano-Component Integration,"

    Talk.

64. 03/15/06: 3M Industry Outreach, MN

    "Overview of Research Activities: Module Directed Self-Assembly,"

    Talk.

65. 03/03/06: DARPA MTO Nanowire workshop, Napa, CA

    "Directed Integration of Functional NanoMaterials and Devices Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Invited Talk.

66. 02/07/06: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    "Directed Self-Assembly,"

    Invited Talk.

67. 02/02/06: Nanotechnology Outreach, Minnesota Science Museum, St. Paul, MN

    "Directed Self-Assembly & Nanotechnology Related Experiments,"

    Talk and Lab Tour.

68. 02/02/06: DARPA MTO Electronics Symposium, San Francisco, CA

    Participant.

69. 12/13/05: University of Duisburg, Germany ECE Departmental Colloquium

    "Directed Assembly: Integration of Functional Materials and Devices Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Sponsored Invited International Talk.

70. 12/01/05: MRS 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

    Wei Zheng and Heiko O. Jacobs (Talk by Wei Zheng),

    "Assembly and Packaging of Wireless Sensor Systems by Directed Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly,"

    Talk.

71. 11/29/05: MRS 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

    Chad R. Barry, Aaron M. Welle, Thomas J. Hatch, Uwe Kortshagen, Stephen A. Campbell, and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Coulomb-Force Directed Assembly and Transfer of Nanomaterials,"

    Invited Talk.

72. 11/29/05: MRS 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

    Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials on Topographically Patterned Substrates Using Inbuilt Fringing Fields,"

    Poster.

73. 11/28/05: MRS 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

    Chad R. Barry and Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials on Topographically Patterned Substrates Using Inbuilt Fringing Fields,"

    Talk by Chad Barry (Graduate Student Award Talk).

74. 10/20/05: HP Corvallis, Oregon, Hosts: Herman Gregory and James Stasiak

    "Directed Assembly: Integration of Functional Materials and Devices Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Sponsered Invited Talk.

75. 10/09/05: Berkeley ECS Departmental Colloquium, Host: Ronald S. Fearing Distinguished Lecture Series

    "Directed Assembly: Integration of Functional Materials and Devices Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Sponsered Invited Talk.

76. 09/20/05: Digifab 2005 - The International Conference on Digital Fabrication in Baltimore, MD

    "From Electric Nanocontact Lithography to the Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Based Devices,"

    Invited Talk.

77. 09/20/05: AVS 52nd International Symposium, Boston, MA

    "From Electric Nanocontact Lithography to the Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Based Devices,"

    Invited Talk.

78. 09/15/05: DARPA/MTO Workshop, Compound Semiconductor Materials on Silicon, Lake Tahoe, NV Host: Dr. M Rosker

    "COSMOS: Heterogeneous Integration Concepts that use Programmable Self-Assembly,"

    Short Talk to Pitch Idea.

79. 06/01/05: IPRIME 2005 Meeting, Minneapolis, MN

    Aaron M. Welle, Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "Patterning of Inorganic and Organic Materials by Electrospraying,"

    Poster.

80. 06/01/05: IPRIME 2005 Meeting, Minneapolis, MN

    Chad R. Barry, Heiko O. Jacobs,

    "NanoXerography: The Use of Electrostatic Forces to Pattern Nanoparticles,"

    Poster.

81. 05/18/05: DARPA/MTO Workshop MEMS/NEMS Basic Science

    "New Concepts for Heterogeneous Integration,"

    Invited Talk.

82. 03/24/05: ECE UMN Colloquium Seminar, Minneapolis, MN

    "Patterning and Self-Assembly Across Length Scales and Material Boundaries,"

    Colloquium.

83. 03/04/05: Nanoarchitectonics Workshop 2005, Tsukuba, Japan

    "From Electric Nanocontact Lithography to the Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Based Devices,"

    Sponsored Invited International Talk.

84. 02/02/05: MEMS 2005 Conference, Miami Beach, FL

    "Non-Robotic Fabrication of Packaged Microsystems By Shape-And-Solder directed Self-Assembly,"

    Invited Talk.

85. 02/01/05: MEMS 2005 Conference, Miami Beach, FL

    "Programmable Reconfigurable Self-Assembly: Approaching The Parallel Heterogeneous Integration on Flexible Substrates,"

    Poster.

86. 01/03/05: NSF conference, CMMI Grantees conference, AZ

    Two posters were presented.

87. 11/30/04: 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, Seminar on Directed Self-Assembly, MN

    Talk.

88. 11/09/04: Workshop at DARPA, Nanomaterials for Electronics Workshop, Arlington, VA

    "Self-assembly Based Manufacturing: From Nanoelectronics to Integrated Systems,"

    Invited Talk.

89. 08/23/04: Condensed Matter Seminar, Physics department, UMN, Minneapolis, MN

    "Self-Assembly on Across Lengths Scales,"

    Talk.

90. 07/28/04: DARPA/SRC Interconnect and Packaging Science Area Review at the Navel Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA

    "Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles and Nanowires on Silicon Substrates,"

    Talk.

91. 06/30/04: DARPA/SRC Nanolithography Review at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

    "Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles and Nanowires on Silicon Substrates,"

    Talk.

92. 06/25/04: Nano 2004, Satellite Workshop, Nanoparticle-Synthesis, Characterization and Properties, Duisburg, Germany

    "Electrostatically Directed Site Specific Nanoparticle Deposition,"

    Talk.

93. 06/25/04: Nano 2004, Satellite Workshop, Nanoparticle-Synthesis, Characterization and Properties, Duisburg, Germany

    "The Use of Electric Nanocontact Lithography to Fabricate Patterns of Charge, Oxide, and E-Beam Sensitive Resists,"

    Poster.

94. 06/22/04: 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Wiesbaden, Germany

    "NanoXerography: The Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Building Blocks onto Charged Based Receptors,"

    Poster.

95. 06/22/04: 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Wiesbaden, Germany

    "Approaching Programmable Reconfigurable Electric Nanocontact Lithography,"

    Poster.

96. 06/17/04: IBM Research Laboratory Zurich, Switzerland

    "Directed Self-Assembly from Nanoparticles based Devices to Three Dimensional Microsystems,"

    Invited Talk.

97. 06/14/04: Nanotechnology Day, Minneapolis, MN

    "Electric Nanocontact Lithography,"

    Poster.

98. 06/14/04: Nanotechnology Day, Minneapolis, MN

    "Nanoxerographic Printers,"

    Poster.

99. 06/03/04: IPRIME meeting, Nanoprobe Master Class, MN

    "Patterning and Characterization of Electrons and Holes using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy,"

    Poster.

100. 06/03/04: DARPA Workshop / FNANO 2004, Snowbird, UT

     C. R. Barry, C. J. Hoon, and H. O. Jacobs,

     "Approaching Programmable Self-Assembly from Nanoparticle-Based Devices to Integrated Circuits,"

     Invited Talk.

101. 06/02/04: IPRIME meeting, Minneapolis, MN

     "Directed Self-Assembly from Nanoparticles to Integrated Systems,"

     Talk.

102. 06/02/04: IPRIME meeting, Minneapolis, MN

     A. Welle and H. O. Jacobs,

     "Patterning of Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles by Electrospraying,"

     Poster.

103. 06/02/04: IPRIME meeting, Minneapolis, MN

     T. Hatch and H. O. Jacobs,

     "Computer Modeling of Electrostatically Directed Self-Assembly of Silicon Nanoparticles,"

     Poster.

104. 04/14/04: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

     H. O. Jacobs, Jie Gu, and Chad R. Barry,

     "Programmable Electric Nanocontact Lithography to Pattern Charge and Topography in E-beam Sensitive Resists,"

     Poster.

105. 04/14/04: MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA

     "Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Building Blocks onto Charged Based Receptors,"

     Invited Talk.

106. 03/07/04: Particles 2004, Orlando, FL

     "Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Building Blocks onto Charged Based Receptors,"

     Invited Talk.