BAR-ILAN INSTITUTE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY & ADVANCED MATERIALS | 2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Dr. Asaf Albo Faculty of Engineering Member of BINA, Nano Photonics Center Research Areas • Quantum Engineering & Devices • Thermophotonic Devices • Novel Optoelectronic Materials & Devices • Transport in Nanostructures • Semiconductor Hetrostructures • Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers Abstract The main interest of my group is the study and design novel optoelectronic\ electronic quantum devices and materials. We combine modeling, device design and fabrication, various characterization techniques and synthesis of novel materials and structures. Ultimately, we wish to identify and harness novel quantum-mechanical physical phenomena into real-world technology. Publications 2018 and 2019 • Asaf Albo, Yuri V. Flores, Qing Hu, and John L. Reno, “Split-well direct-phonon terahertz quantum cascade lasers”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 114, 191102, 2019 . • Asaf Albo, Dan Fekete, Gad Bahir, “The opportunity of using InGaAsN/AlGaAs quantum wells for extended short- wavelength infrared photodetection”, Infrared Physics & Technology Volume 96, Pages 68-76, 2019 . • A Albo, D Fekete, G Bahir, “The opportunity of using InGaAsN/AlGaAs quantum wells for extended short-wavelength infrared photodetection”, Infrared Physics & Technology, 2018 . Dr. Shahar Alon Faculty of Engineering Member of BINA, Nano Medicine Center Research Areas • Molecular characterization of complex tissues • Spatial genomics Abstract Nano-precision in the location of RNA molecules inside tissues is crucial for many biological processes including learning and memory. The multiplexed measurement of the nanoscale position of these molecules allows mapping the heterogeneity of complex tissues, and therefore can lead to a better understanding of many diseases including cancer. Publications 2018 and 2019 • E Laks and al., “Clonal decomposition and DNA replication states defined by scaled single-cell genome sequencing”, Cell 179 (5), 1207-1221. e22, 2019 . • S Alon, E Eisenberg, J Jacob-Hirsch, G Rechavi, G Vatine, R Toyama, SL Coon, DC Klein, Y Gothilf, “Corrigendum to: A new cis-acting regulatory element driving gene expression in the zebrafish pineal gland”, Bioinformatics 35 (20), 4206, 2019 . • S Alon, GH Huynh, ES Boyden, “Expansion microscopy: enabling single cell analysis in intact biological systems”, The FEBS journal 286 (8), 1482-1494, 2019 . Dr. Ayelet Atkins TEM, ESEM Member of BINA staff Publications 2018 and 2019 • A Atkins, M Burke, S Samiezadeh, MK Akens, M Hardisty, CM Whyne, “Elevated Microdamage Spatially Correlates with Stress in Metastatic Vertebrae.” Annals of biomedical engineering 47, no. 4 (2019): 980-989, 2019 . • Haimov, Y. Harel, H. Schori, M. Motiei, A. Atkins, R. Popovtzer, J.-P. Lellouche, & O. Shefi, “Magnetic Targeting of mTHPC to improve the selectivity & efficiency of Photodynamic Therapy”, accepted publication to ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Journal, 2019 . • Henn, Itai, Ayelet Atkins, Amos Markus, Gal Shpun, Hannah-Noa Barad, Nairouz Farah, and Yossi Mandel. “SEM/FIB Imaging for studying neural interfaces.” Developmental neurobiology 2019 . • Perry, Orly, Omri Bronstein, Noa Simon- Blecher, Ayelet Atkins, Elena Kupriyanova, Harry ten Hove, Oren Levy, and Maoz Fine. “On the genus Spirobranchus (Annelida, Serpulidae) from the northern Red Sea, and a description of a new species”, Invertebrate systematics 32, no. 3: 605- 626, 2018 . 45