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  • General scattering mechanism and transport in graphene 
    Rabiu, M.; Mensah, S. Y.; Abukari, S. S. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)
    Using quasi-time dependent semi-classical transport theory in RTA, we obtained coupled current equations in the presence of time varying field and based on general scattering mechanism τ ∝ Eβ .We find that close to the ...
  • Generation and amplification of terahertz radiation in carbon nanotubes 
    Abukaria, S. S.; Mensah, S.Y.; Mensah, N. G.; Adud, K. W.; Rabiu, M.; Dompreh, K. A.; Twum, A. (University of Cape Coast, 2012)
    We investigate theoretically the feasibility of generation and amplification of terahertz radiation in aligned achiral carbon nanotubes (zigzag and armchair) in comparison with a super lattice in the presence of a constant ...
  • Generation and propagation of ultrasonic waves in piezoelectric graphene nanoribbon 
    Rabiu, Musah; Mensah, Samuel Y.; Abukari, Sulemana S.; Amekpewu, Matthew; Sefa-Ntiri, Baah; Twum, Anthony (University of Cape Coast, 2013)
    Generation and propagation of ultrasonic waves in single layer Graphene Nanoribbon is studied using semi-classical approach. When piezoelectric Graphene Nanoribbon (GNR) is exposed to time varying light beam, ultrasonic ...
  • Generation of terahertz radiation by wave mixing in armchair carbon nanotubes 
    Mensah, S.Y.; Abukari, S. S.; Mensah, N. G.; Dompreh, K. A.; Twum, A.; Allotey, F. K. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2000)
    Using semiclassical Boltzmann equation we have studied theoretically an effect of a direct current (DC) generation in undoped armchair carbon nanotube (CN) by mixing two coherent electromagnetic waves with commensurate ...
  • Giant electrical power factor in single-walled chiral carbon nanotube 
    Mensah, S.Y.; Allotey, F.K.A.; Mensah, N.G.; Nkrumah, G. (University of Cape Coast, 2001)
    Using the semiclassical approach we studied the thermoelectrical properties of a single-walled chiral carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). We predict a giant electrical power factor and hence proposed the use of carbon nanotubes as ...
  • Green’s function studies of phonon transport across Si/Ge superlattices 
    Tian, Zhiting; Esfarjani, Keivan; Chen, Gang (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    Understanding and manipulating coherent phonon transport in solids is of interest both for enhancing the fundamental understanding of thermal transport as well as for many practical applications, including thermoelectrics. ...
  • Ground state energy of a polaron in a superlattice 
    Mensah, S. Y.; Allotey, F. K. A.; Nkrumah, G.; Mensah, N. G. (University of Cape Coast, 2000)
    The ground state energy of a polaron in a superlattice was calculated using the double-time Green functions. The effective mass of the polaron along the lanes perpendicular to the superlattice axis was also calculated. The ...
  • High electron thermal conductivity of chiral carbon nanotubes 
    Mensah, S.Y.; Allotey, F.K.A.; Nkrumah, George; Mensah, N.G. (University of Cape Coast, 2003)
    Solving the Boltzmann kinetic equation with energy dispersion relation obtained in the tight binding approximation, the carrier thermal conductivity Ke of a chiral carbon nanotube (CCNT) was determined. The dependence of ...
  • High frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes 
    Abukari, S. S.; Mensah, S. Y.; Mensah, N. G.; Adu, K. A.; Rabiu, M.; Twum, A. (University of Cape Coast, 2012-12-05)
    We report on theoretical analysis of high frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes. Using the kinetic equation with constant relaxation time, an analytical expression for the complex conductivity is obtained. The real ...
  • High frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes 
    Abukari, S. S.; Mensah, S. Y.; Mensah, N. G.; Adu, K. A.; Rabiu, M.; Twum, A. (University of Cape Coast, 2012-12-05)
    We report on theoretical analysis of high frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes. Using the kinetic equation with constant relaxation time, an analytical expression for the complex conductivity is obtained. The real ...
  • High frequency conductivity of hot electrons in carbon nanotubes 
    Amekpewua, M.; Mensah, S. Y.; Musah, R.; Mensah, N. G.; Abukari, S. S.; Dompreh, K. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    High frequency conductivity of hot electrons in undoped single walled achiral carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under the influence of ac-dc driven fields is considered. We investigated semi classically by solving the Boltzmann’s ...
  • High repetition-rate laser z-scan measurements: criterion for recognizing adverse thermal effects 
    Edziah, Raymond (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03-30)
    This study reports z-scan measurements in which high-repetition-rate and reduced repetition-rate (pulse-picked) laser beams were employed using a standard sample, carbon disulfide (CS2) contained in supposedly high ...
  • High-Frequency Electric Field Induced Nonlinear Electron Transport in Chiral Carbon Nanotubes 
    Abukari, Sulemana S.; Mensah, Samuel Y.; Rabiu, Musah; Adu, Kofi W.; Mensah, Natalia G.; Twum, Anthony; Owusu, Alfred; Dompreh, Kwadwo A.; Mensah-Amoah, Patrick; Amekpewu, Matthew (University of Cape Coast, 2015-11-24)
    We investigate theoretically the high frequency complex conductivity in carbon nanotubes that are stimulated axially by a strong inhomogeneous electric field of the form Et t ) . Using the kinetic approach based on ...
  • Hot electrons injection in carbon nanotubes under the influence of quasi-static ac-field 
    Amekpewu, M.; Mensah, S. Y.; Musaha, R.; Mensah, N. G.; Abukari, S. S.; Dompreh, K. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Hot electrons injection in carbon nanotubes (CNTs ) where in addition to applied dc field (E), there exist simultaneously a quasi-static ac electric field (i.e. when the frequency ω of ac field is much less than the ...
  • A hybrid cryptographic and digital watermarking technique for securing digital images based on a generated symmetric key 
    Quist-Aphetsi, Kester; Laurent, Nana; Pascu, Anca Christine; Gire, Sophie; Eghan, Jojo M.; Quaynor, Nii Narku (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    The high increase in the transmission of digital data over secured and unsecured communications channels poses a lot of security and privacy concerns to both the transmitter and the receiver. Many operations engaged today ...
  • A hybrid cryptographic encryption technique for securing surveillance digital images in mobile urban situation awareness systems 
    Quist-Aphetsi, Kester; Laurent, Nana; Pascu, Anca Christine; Gire, Sophie; Eghan, Jojo M.; Quaynor, Nii Narku (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    With the increase in structural complexities in modern cities, many operations, be they military, police, fire service, intelligence, rescue, or other field operations, require localization services and online situation ...
  • A hybrid quantum eraser scheme for characterization of free-space and fiber communication channels 
    Nape, Isaac; Kyeremah, Charlotte; Vall´s, Adam (University of Cape Coast, 2017)
    We demonstrate a simple projective measurement based on the quantum eraser concept that can be used to characterize the disturbances of any communication channel. Quantum erasers are commonly implemented as spatially ...
  • Hydrodynamic study of edge spin-vortex excitations of fractional quantum hall fluid 
    Rabiu, M.; Mensah, S. Y.; Seini, I. Y.; Abukari, S. S. (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    We undertake a theoretical study of edge spin-vortex excitations in fractional quantum Hall fluid. This is done in view of quantised Euler hydrodynamics theory. The dispersions of true excitations for fractions within 0 ≤ ...
  • Hypersound absorption of acoustic phonons in a degenerate carbon nanotube 
    Dompreh, K. A.; Mensah, N. G.; Mensah, S. Y.; Abukari, S. S.; Sam, F.; Edziah, R. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Absorption of acoustic phonons was studied in degenerate Carbon Nanotube (i.e. where the electrons are found close to the Fermi level). The calculation of the hypersound absorption coefficient (Γ) was done in the regime ...
  • Hypersound absorption of acoustic phonons in a degenerate carbon nanotube 
    Shmelev, G M; Mensah, S Y; Tsurkan, G I (University of Cape Coast, 1988)
    Short-wave sound absorption propagating along the axis of a semiconductor superlattice by electrons of the lowest miniband in a non-quantised electric field is investigated theoretically. The mechanism of the attenuation ...

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