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176 Stringfellow, Gerald B.; Inglefield, Colin E.; Taylor, P. CraigQuantum wells due to ordering in GaInPCuPt ordering results in a reduction of the band-gap energy of GaInP. Thus, heterostructures and quantum wells can be produced by simply varying the order parameter, without changing the solid composition. Changes in the order parameter can be induced by changes in growth conditions. The disorder...Band-gap energy; Growth temperature; Quantum wells1998-12-28
177 Chaudhuri, Reaz A.Three-dimensional singular stress field at the front of a crack and lattice crack deviation (LCD) in a cubic single crystal plateA novel eigenfunction expansion technique, based in part on separation of the thickness variable, is developed to derive three-dimensional asymptotic stress fields in the vicinity of the front of a semi-infinite through-crack weakening an infinite plate made of a homogeneous cubic single crystal. C...2010-05-12
178 Tiwari, AshutoshCuBO2: a p-type transparent oxideThe authors report the synthesis of CuBO2, a p-type transparent oxide belonging to Cu-delafossite family. High quality thin films of CuBO2 were deposited on c-plane sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition technique. Detailed structural, optical, and electrical characterizations on these films...Transparent conducting oxides; Delafossite series; CuBO22007
179 Liu, FengUnique dynamic appearance of a Ge-Si Ad-dimer on Si(001)We carry out a comparative study of the energetics and dynamics of Si-Si, Ge-Ge, and Ge-Si ad-dimers on top of a dimer row in the Si(001) surface, using first-principles calculations. The dynamic appearance of a Ge-Si dimer is distinctively different from that of a Si-Si or Ge-Ge dimer, providing a ...Ge-Si Ad-dimer; Si(001); First-principles calculations; Energetics2000-12
180 Liu, FengPhysical origin of hydrogen-adsorption-induced metallization of the SiC surface: n-type doping via formation of hydrogen bridge bondWe perform first-principles calculations to explore the physical origin of hydrogen-induced semiconductor surface metallization observed in β-SiC(001)-3 x 2 surface. We show that the surface metallization arises from a novel mechanism of n-type doping of surface band via formation of hydrogen bri...Metallization; Hydrogen adsorption; SiC; n-type doping; Hydrogen bridge bond2005-10
181 Liu, FengLiu et al replyIn our Letter [1], we have demonstrated the plausibility of a structure for ?-cristobalite SiC2 consisting of domains of I Aid symmetry, and provided strong evidence against other proposed models, based on first-principles total energy and lattice dynamics calculations. We are pleased that the Auth...beta-Cristobalite SiO2; Rigid unit modes; RUM; Transient domain formation1993
182 Chaudhuri, Reaz A.Transverse shear stress distribution through thickness near an internal part-through elliptical hole in a stretched plateA semi-analytical post-processing method, termed the equilibrium/compatibility method here, is used for computation of hitherto unavailable through-thickness variation of transverse shear stresses in the vicinity of the circumferential re-entrant corner line of an internal part-through elliptical ...2010-03
183 Liu, FengDetermination of the Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier in epitaxial growth of thin filmsWe demonstrate an approach for determining the "effective" Ehrlich-Schwoebel (ES) step-edge barrier, an important kinetic constant to control the interlayer mass transport in epitaxial growth of thin films. The approach exploits the rate difference between the growth and/or decay of an adatom and a...Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier; Epitaxial growth; Step-edge barrier; Adatoms2006-11
184 Liu, FengMagnetism of Al-Mn quasicrystalsThe effect of symmetry and concentration of Mn on the magnetism of Al-Mn quasicrystals has been investigated through self-consistent density-functional calculations using molecular clusters and supercell band-structure schemes. A single Mn atom surrounded by 54 Al atoms in an icosahedral or a cuboct...Al-Mn quasicrystals; Self-consistent; Density-functional calculations1993-07
185 Tiwari, AshutoshSelf-aligned passivated copper interconnects: a novel technique for making interconnections in ultra large scale integration device applicationsWe have developed a technique to grow self-aligned epitaxial Cu/MgO films on Si (100) using a Pulsed Laser Deposition Method. In this method we deposit a uniform film of Cu/Mg (5-7%) alloy over Si (100) at room temperature using TiN as an intermediate buffer layer. As a result of HRTEM (with spatial...Passivated copper interconnects; Diffusion barriers; Copper diffusion; Tantalum nitride2002
186 Scarpulla, MichaelSnS thin-films by RF sputtering at room temperatureTin monosulfide (SnS) is of interest as a potential solar cell absorber material. We present a preliminary investigation of the effects of sputtering conditions on SnS thin-film structural, optical, and electronic properties. Films were RF sputtered from an SnS target using an argon plasma. Resi...2011
187 Stringfellow, Gerald B.; Shurtleff, James KevinUse of surfactant Sb to induce triple period ordering in GaInPA surfactant is used to induce an ordered structure in an epitaxial layer. The addition of small amounts of triethylantimony during the organometallic vapor phase epitaxy growth of GaInP on 001 GaAs substrates is shown to remove CuPt ordering with a resultant increase in band gap energy. Increasi...Organometallic; Thermodynamics; Surfactant2000-03-13
188 Liu, FengModified Timoshenko formula for bending of ultrathin strained bilayer filmsMechanical bending of nanoscale thin films can be quite different from that of macroscopic thick films. However, current understanding of mechanical bending of nanoscale thin strained bilayer films is often limited within the Timoshenko model [Timoshenko, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 11, 233 (1925)], which was ...Timoshenko formula; Bending theory; Ultrathin films; Strained nanoscale thin films; Nanofilms2008
189 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Electron mobility in compensated GaAs and AlGaAsThe dependence of electron mobility on temperature in GaAs and Al Ga As indicates that for cimpensated material a term having causes a significant reduction in the mobility measured at high temperatures. The magnitude of the term in mobility, denoted is found to be linearly proportional to the compe...Unspecified mobility; Reduced mobility; Space charge regions1980
190 Scarpulla, MichaelFerromagnetic Ga1-xMnxAs produced by ion implantation and pulsed-laser meltingWe demonstrate the formation of ferromagnetic Ga1-xMnxAs films by Mn ion implantation into GaAs followed by pulsed-laser melting. Irradiation with a single excimer laser pulse results in the epitaxial regrowth of the implanted layer with Mn substitutional fraction up to 80% and effective Curie tempe...Gallium arsenide; Ferromagnetic semiconductors; Remanent magnetization2003
191 Liu, FengQuantum size effect on the magnetism of finite systemsThe magnetic moments of the ferromagnetic transition metals Fe, Co, and Ni confined to one-dimensional chains are found to fluctuate with increasing chain length before converging to the infinite limit. This quantum size effect is derived from a simple first-principles theory that we have developed...Quantum size; Finite systems; Ferromagnetic transition metals; Magnetic moments; Fe; Co; Ni; Molecular-orbital approach1990-07
192 Liu, FengStability of doubly charged transition-metal dimersThe spatial dependence of the interaction potentials in doubly charged dimers of transition-metal atoms has been calculated by use of both the tight-binding and the self-consistent-field linear combination of atomic orbitals-molecular orbitals methods. The study reveals an interesting correlation be...Doubly charged; Transition metal dimers; Spatial dependence; Interaction potentials; Metastability1987-11
193 Tiwari, AshutoshElectrical properties of transparent and conducting Ga doped ZnOIn this paper, we report on the metal-semiconductor transition behavior observed in transparent and conducting ZnO:Ga films grown by pulsed-laser deposition. The electrical resistivity measurements were carried out on ZnO films with varying Ga concentration in the temperature range of 14 to 300 K. ...Transparent conducting oxides; ZnO; Gallium; Metallic conductivity2006
194 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Influence of Sb, Bi, Tl, and B on the incorporation of N in GaAsGaAs:N is an interesting material for many devices due to its unique compositional variation of band gap. Small amounts of N lead to a strong decrease in band gap energy as well as lattice constant. The further addition of In or Sb leads to quaternary alloys with band gap energies below 1.4 eV latti...Antimony; Gallium Arsenide; Nitrogen2002
195 Scarpulla, MichaelSynthesis and optical properties of II-O-VI highly mismatched alloysWe have synthesized ternary and quaternary diluted II-VI oxides using the combination of O ion implantation and pulsed laser melting. CdOxTe12x thin films with x up to 0.015, and the energy gap reduced by 150 meV were formed by O1-implantation in CdTe followed by pulsed laser melting. Quaternary Cd0...Highly mismatched alloys; Cadmium telluride; Zinc telluride; Thermal annealing; Anticrossing; Photomodulation spectroscopy2004
196 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Surface photoabsorption study of the effect of V/III ratio on ordering in GaInPCu-Pt ordering is widely observed in Ga0.5In0.5P layers grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy. The degree of order is a strong function of the input partial pressure of the phosphorus precursor, i.e., the V/III ratio, during growth. By observing the surface structure using in situ surface p...Degree of order; Photoluminescence; Transmission electron microscopy1996
197 Scarpulla, MichaelCompensation-dependent in-plane magnetization reversal processes in Ga1-xMnxP1-ySyWe report the effect of dilute alloying of the anion sublattice with S on the in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy and magnetization reversal process in Ga1−xMnxP as measured by both ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry. ...Ferromagnetic semiconductors; Nonmagnetic compensation2008-12
198 Scarpulla, MichaelFerromagnetism in Ga1-xMnxP: evidence for inter-Mn exchange mediated by localized holes within a detached impurity bandWe report an energy gap for hole photoexcitation in ferromagnetic Ga1-xMnxP that is tunable by Mn concentration (x ≤ 0:06) and by compensation with Te donors. For x ~ 0:06, electrical transport is dominated by excitation across this gap above the Curie temperature (TC) of 60 K and by thermally a...Gallium Phosphide; Ferromagnetism; Mn impurity band2005-11
199 Liu, FengCoulomb sink: a novel Coulomb effect on coarsening of metal nanoclusters on semiconductor surfacesWe propose the concept of a ‘‘Coulomb sink'' to elucidate the effect of Coulomb charging on coarsening of metal mesas grown on semiconductor surfaces.We show that a charged mesa, due to its reduced chemical potential, acts as a Coulomb sink and grows at the expense of neighboring neutral mesas. ...Coulomb sink; Coulomb effect; Metal nanoclusters; Semiconductor surface; Pb mesas2004-09
200 Stringfellow, Gerald B.; Williams, Clayton C.Spatial mapping of ordered and disordered domains of GaInP by near-field scanning optical microscopy and scanning capacitance microscopyImaging of topography, locally induced photoluminescence and Fermi-level pinning in adjacent ordered and disordered domains on a cleaved GaInP sample is performed using a near-field scanning optical microscope and scanning capacitance microscope at room temperature in air. Highly localized photolumi...Gallium Phosphides; Surface Structure; Photoluminescence1996-04-13
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