Nano Korea Workshop 20140702

Author Workshop: Effectively Communicating Research

in Nanotechnology

Nano Korea2 July 2014

Drs. Jeffrey Robens and Andrew Jackson

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Be an effective communicator

Your goal should not only to be published, but also to have impact in your field

Choose the best journal

Write effectively

Logically organize your ideas

Journal selection

Section 1


Journal selection Where to publish?

Non-academic

Internal documentsRegulatory agencies/Patents

White papers

Academic

Scientific journalsConference proceedings

Books/monographs

Journal selection Factors to consider when choosing a journal

Aims & scope Readership

Indexing

Which factor is most important to you?

Impact factor

www.springer.com/impact+factor+journals

Journal selection

Insert your proposed abstract

Journal Selector – www.edanzediting.com/journal_sele

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Journal selection

Recommended journals

Filter by:• Impact factor• Publishing frequency• Open access


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Journal selection

Journal’s aims and scope, IF, and frequency

Similar published articlesHave they published similar articles recently?

Have you cited some of these articles?


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Effective writing

Section 2


Effective writing Improving readability

Use short sentencesLimit your sentences to 15–20 words

One idea per sentence

Use active voiceMore simple, direct, and easier to read

ACS Style Guide: “Use the active voice when it is less wordy and more direct than the passive”. (3rd ed., pg. 42)

Effective writing

Readers focus at the end of the sentence to determine what is important.

1. You deserve a raise, but the budget is tight.

Which sentence suggests that you will get a raise?

2. The budget is tight, but you deserve a raise.

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/flow/

Sentence structure

Effective writing

The budget is tight, but you deserve a raise. Your salary

will increase at the beginning of next year.Stress position Topic position

The topic position introduces the idea of the current sentence

The stress position also introduces the topic of the next sentence

Sentence structure

Effective writing

Currently, Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials are mainly fabricated by unidirectional solidification and powder metallurgy (typically, hot pressing) techniques. Although the thermoelectric performance of unidirectionally solidified materials is excellent, their mechanical strength is not sufficient. By contrast, the hot-pressed materials have high mechanical strength, unfortunately, their thermoelectric properties are lower than those of the unidirectionally solidified materials. Moreover, both preparation techniques result in high fabrication costs because of low product yield during the cutting process for forming net-shaped thermoelectric modules.

idea ideaideaidea

Topic link

sentence

Nagami et al. J Electron Mat. 2014; 43: 2262–2268 .

Sentence structure

Effective writing

Compared with is for comparing similar things Compared to is for comparing different things

The NMR spectrum of the new compound was compared to that of the previous compound.

The NMR spectrum of the new compound was compared with that of the previous compound.

Common mistakes

Effective writing

Use between for comparisons of two groups

Use among for more than two groups

… the only difference between the original molecule and the new molecule is ...

… significant differences were observed in the values among the five molecules.

Common mistakes

Between and among

Effective writing Common mistakes

Data is the plural form of datum

The data was analyzed...This data suggests…

The data were analyzed…These data suggest…

Effective writing Simple language

Nature’s guide to authors:

Nature is an international journal covering all the sciences. Contributions should therefore be written clearly and simply so that they are accessible to readers in other disciplines and to readers for whom English is not their first language.

www.nature.com/nature/authors/gta/index.html#a4

“I should use complex words to make my writing more impressive.”

Effective writing

To ascertain the efficaciousness of the program, we interrogated the participants upon completion.

To determine the success of the program, we questioned the participants upon completion.

Simple language

Effective writing

PreferredEnoughClearTryVerySizeAskedKeepLaterEnough

AvoidAdequateApparentEndeavorExceedinglyMagnitudeRequestedRetainSubsequentlySufficient

Simple language

Manuscript structure

Section 3


Coverage and Staffing PlanManuscript

structure Introduction

Setting the context

Specific aimsAims

General problem

Problems with current solutions


structure

Two-dimensional layered semiconducting chalcogenides (such as MoS2) have attracted attention due to their having an intrinsically high carrier mobility, mechanical flexibility, and a finite bandgap. However, improvements for MoS2 transistors have been hampered by the presence of a Schottky barrier…

However, conventional thin-film materials limit the use of such thin-film transistors in flexible backplane-circuitry due to their fragility and relatively low mobility.

Writing the Introduction

Problem in the field

Lee et al. J Korean Phys Soc 2014; 64: L945–L948.

Problems with current solution

Identify an important problem


structure

In this research, we investigated the high-temperature electrical behavior of a MoS2 transistor with a high Schottky barrier…High temperature leads to a larger thermionic emission that transports electrons over the energy barrier.

Aims

Writing the Introduction

Your aims should address the identified problem

Propose a solution to the problem



structureMethods/

Experimental

How it was done

General methodsSpecific techniques

ModelsEquations

Simulations

What was used

MaterialsSoftware/hardware

specifications

How it was analyzed

Study design


structureResults and Discussion

ResultsInterpretation

Figure 1


Figure 2


Figure 3


Figure 4

Fabrication

Logical presentation

Characterization

Application


structure

…we found the μm to be limited by thermionic emission at high operation temperature due to the high Schottky barrier at the MoS2-Ti/Au metal junction. In this regard, a high-performance 2D multilayer MoS2 transistor having a zero or slightly negative Schottky barrier can be realized. Furthermore, observing the high temperature electrical behavior is a good method for determining whether a device is an ohmically-contacted or a large-Schottky-barrier device.

Conclusions

Summary

Conclusion

Why your work is important to your readers


Implications

Be an effective communicator

Your goal should not only to be published, but also to have impact in your field

Choose the best journal

Write effectively

Logically organize your ideas

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