Philip D. Rack

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Curriculum vita 

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EDUCATION

May 1997 Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 

Dissertation:  Optical Transitions in Alkaline Earth Sulfide Electroluminescent Phosphors

Advisor: Dr. Paul H. Holloway (GPA: 3.95/4.0)

June 1993 B.Sc. Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.  (GPA: 3.4/4.0)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

8/05-present  Associate Professor

8/01-8/05  Assistant Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

*        Research areas include electronic and optoelectronic materials, thin film processing and characterization, nanofabrication, combinatorial thin film synthesis, and nanoscale electron beam induced processing.

*        Teaching Experience

Courses

  1. MSE 201 – Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, MSE 300 – Materials Laboratory Procedures, MSE 630 – Thin Film Materials Processing

 

9/98-8/01 Assistant Professor, Department of Microelectronic Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

*        Research areas include luminescent materials, thin film processing, thin film characterization, and masking materials for optical lithography. 

*        Teaching Experience

Courses

EMCR 713 – Electronic Properties of Materials, EMCR 221 – Introduction to Microlithography (and laboratory), EMCR 643/703 – Thin Film Processes (and laboratory) EMCR 632/702 – Silicon Processes Laboratory (fabricate a vertical npn bipolar transistor)

      Integrated Circuit Process Engineering Short Course

1.      Bipolar and MOS Processing, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Physical Vapor Deposition, Wet and Dry Etching, Microlithography, Copper Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP)

 

9/98-8/01 Advisory Scientist, Advanced Vision Technologies, Inc. 150 Lucius Gordon Drive Suite 215, West Henrietta, NY

 

6/97-9/98 Senior Research and Development Engineer, Advanced Vision Technologies, Inc. 150 Lucius Gordon Drive Suite 215, West Henrietta, NY

*        Developed a high resolution field emission display.  Responsibilities included thin film materials research (luminescent materials and field emitter materials), and semiconductor device process development. 

 

8/93-5/97  Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Paul H. Holloway - advisor), Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

*        Investigated thin film synthesis and characterization, and rare earth and excitonic optical transitions in ZnS, SrS, and CaxSr1-xGa2S4 electroluminescent phosphors

 

1994 (summer) Graduate Student Intern (Dr. Sey-Shing Sun - supervisor), Planar Systems Inc., Beaverton, OR

*        Deposited and evaluated thin film electroluminescent phosphors.  Responsibilities included complete device fabrication and subsequent optical and electrical characterization.  

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

2009 University of Tennessee College of Engineering Research Fellow Award

2009 Department of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research Award

2007 University of Tennessee College of Engineering Research Fellow Award

2006 University of Tennessee College of Engineering Research Fellow Award

2005 Best Poster Award:  Microscopy and Microanalysis National Meeting

2005 Best Poster Award: National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting

2003 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award

2003 University of Tennessee College of Engineering Outstanding Young Teacher Award

2002 Georgia Institute of Technology Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni

1997 AVS National Graduate Research Award

1995 MRS National Graduate Student Award

1997 AVS Graduate Student Poster Award

1995 AVS Graduate Student Poster Award

1993 Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Materials Science and Engineering, GIT

 

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Nanofabrication and materials integration for advanced device applications

Electrical and optical phenomena in semiconductors

Nanoscale focused electron and ion beam induced processing

Combinatorial thin film sythesis for rapid materials discovery

Materials characterization (XPS, AES, PL, SIMS, XRD, AFM, SEM)

 

Publications

Invited Book Chapters

1.      Philip D. Rack, Andrew J. Steckl and Jason C. Heikenfeld, “Inorganic Electroluminescent Displays,” The Handbook of Luminescence and Display Materials and Devices Edited by B.R. Vaddi and H.S. Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers (2003). 

2.      James M. Fitz-Gerald, Philip D. Rack, Bradly Ringeisen, Daniel Young, Rohit Modi, Ray Auyeung, Huey-Daw Wu,“Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation Direct Write (MAPLE DW): A new Method to Rapidly Prototype Organic and Inorganic Materials,” Direct Write Technologies for Rapid Prototyping Applications of Sensors, Electronics, and Integrated Power Sources, Edited by Alberto Piqué and Douglas B. Chrisey, Academic Press (2002). 

 

Invited Review Articles

1.      Anatoli V Melechko, Ramya Desikan, Timothy E McKnight, Kate L Klein and Philip D Rack, Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers to Interface with Live Systems, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Vol. 42   no. 19 Art. No:193001 (pp. 1-28)  (October 2009).

2.      K.L. Klein, A.V. Melechko, T.E. McKnight, J.D. Fowlkes, S.T. Retterer, P.D. Rack, D. Joy and M.L. Simpson, “Surface Characterization and Functionalization of Carbon Nanofibers  Applied Physics Reviews (Journal of Applied Physics) 103, 061301, pp. 1-26 (March 2008). (Also selected for publication for the March 31, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.)

3.      Steven J. Randolph, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Focused, Nanoscale Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition and Etching, Critical Reviews of Solid State and Materials Sciences, Vol. 31, p. 55-89 (October 2006)

4.      Philip D. Rack and Paul H. Holloway, The Structure, Device Physics, and Materials Properties of Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays, Materials Science and Engineering Reports Volume R21, p171-220 (Jan. 1998).

5.      Philip D. Rack, Ananth Naman, Paul H. Holloway, Sey-Shing Sun, Richard T. Tuenge, Materials Used in Electroluminescent Displays, MRS Bulletin vol. 21 no. 3 p. 49-58 (March 1996).

 

Refereed Journal Articles

1.      J. D. Peak, C.L. Melcher, P.D. Rack, Combinatorial thin film sputtering investigation of cerium concentration in Lu2SiO5 scintillators, Journal of Luminescence (submitted September 2009).

2.      Qiang Guo, Joo Hyon Noh, Peter K. Liaw, Philip D. Rack, Yi Li, Carl V. Thompson, Density change upon crystallization in amorphous Zr-Cu-Al thin films, Acta Materialia (submitted August 2009). 

3.      Elena Garlea, Hahn Choo, Gongyao Wang, Peter Liaw, Bjorn Clausen, Donald Brown, Jungwon Park, Philip D. Rack, and Edward Kenik, Hydride-phase formation and its influence on fatigue crack propagation behavior in a Zircaloy-4 alloy, Met Transactions (submitted August 2009). 

4.      Jason D. Fowlkes, Michael L. Simpson, Harry M. Meyer III, Hare Krishna, Anatoli V. Melechko, Yueying Wu, Ramki Kalyanaraman, and Philip D. Rack, Bi-metallic functional nanoparticle formation by laser–induced directed assembly of patterned thin films, Nanotechnology (submitted August 2009).

5.      F.X. Liu, F.Q. Yang, Y.F. Gao, W.H. Jiang, Y. Guan, P.D. Rack, O. Sergic, P.K. Liaw, Micro-Scratch Study of a Zr-Based Metallic-Glass Film, Surface and Coatings Technology Vol 203, no. 22 pp.3480-3484 (August 2009).

6.      Seyeoul Kwon, Jungwon Park, Philip D. Rack, Device characteristics of amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide TFTs sputter deposited with different substrate bias, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters Vol. 12 no. 7 pp.H-278-280 (May 2009). 

7.      Jungwon Park, Seyeoul Kwon, Seung-Ik Jun, Ilia N. Ivanov, Jinbo Cao, Janice L. Musfeldt, Philip D. Rack, Stress induced crystallization of hydrogenated amorphous silicon, Journal of Thin Solid Films Vol. 517 no. 11 pp. 3222-3226 (April 2009).   

8.      Jungwon Park, Seyeoul Kwon, Seung Ik Jun, Timothy E. Mcknight, Anatoli V. Melechko Michael L. Simpson, Manjeet Dhindsa, Jason D. Heikenfeld, and Philip D. Rack, Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor Microelectrode Array Integrated with Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers, Electron Device Letters Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 254-257 (March 2009). 

9.      L. Kondic, J.A. Diez, P.D. Rack, Y. Guan, J.D. Fowlkes, Nanoparticle assembly via the dewetting of patterned thin metal lines: Understanding the instability mechanisms, Physical Review E 79 no 2, 026302 pp.1-7 (February 2009). Also selected for publication for the February 16, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

10.  Y.F. Guan, J.D. Fowlkes, S.T. Retterer, M.L. Simpson, P.D. Rack, Nanoscale Lithography via Electron Beam Induced Deposition, Nanotechnology 19 505302 pp.1-6  (Novemeber, 2008).

11.  Matthew G. Lassiter and Philip D. Rack, Nanoscale Electron Beam Induced Etching (EBIE): A Continuum Model that Correlates the Etch Profile to the Experimental Parameters, Nanotechnology 19 no. 45 455306 pp.1-14 (November 2008).    

12.  Daryl A. Smith, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Simulating the Effects of Surface Diffusion on Electron Beam Induced Deposition via a Three Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation, Nanotechnology Vol. 19, no. 14, 415704 pp. 1-11 (October 2008).

13.  Daryl A. Smith, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Understanding the Kinetics and Nanoscale Morphology of Electron Beam Induced Deposition via a Three Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation: The Effects of the Precursor Molecule and the Deposited Material, Small,  Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 1382–1389 (September 2008). 

14.  K. D. Sorge,K. L. Klein,A. V. Melechko, C. L. Finkel, O. Malkina, Th. Leventouri, J. D. Fowlkes, P. D. Rack, M. L. Simpson, Magnetic Properties of Fe-Co Catalysts Used for Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis, Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 104 033909 pp. 1-7 (August 2008).

15.  Yingfeng Guan, Xingwu Wang, Yuandan Liu, Michael D. Potter, Korey D. Sorge, Philip D. Rack, Combinatorial synthesis and characterization of magnetic FexAl1-xON thin films, Thin Solid Films vol. 516 pp. 6063-6070 (August 2008). 

16.  Kate L. Klein, Steven J. Randolph, Lawrence F. Allard, Harry M. Meyer III, Michael L. Simpson, and Philip D. Rack, Single Crystal Nanowires Grown Via Electron Beam Induced Deposition, Nanotechnology 19 345705 pp.1-8 (July 2008).

17.  P.D. Rack, Y.F. Guan, J.D. FowlkesA.V. Melechko, M.L. Simpson, Pulsed Laser Dewetting of Patterned Thin Metal Films: A Means of Directed Assembly, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92 no. 22, 223108 pp.1-3 (June 2008).

18.  Jonathan D. Peak, Charles L. Melcher, Philip D. Rack, Combinatorial thin film synthesis of cerium doped scintillation materials in the lutetium oxide – silicon oxide system, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science vol. 5 no.3 pt.2 pp. 1480-1483 (June 2008).

19.  Matthew G. Lassiter, Ted Liang, Philip D. Rack, Electron Beam Induced Etching for Nanoscale Repair of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Masks, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, vol. 26 no. 3 pp. 963-967 (May-June 2008).    

20.  Y.F. Guan, R.C. Pearce, A.V. Melechko, D.K. Hensley, M.L. Simpson, P.D. Rack, Pulsed laser de-wetting of nickel catalyst for carbon nanofiber growth, Nanotechnology 19 235604 pp.1-4 (June 2008). 

21.  Chang K. Choi, Chuck A. Hargraves, Seung-Ik Jun, Philip D. Rack, Anthony E. English, Kenneth D. Kihm, Opto-Electric Cellular Biosensor Using Optically Transparent Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) Electrodes, Sensors 8, 3257-3270 (May 2008). 

22.  Philip D. Rack, Jonathan D. Peak, Charles L. Melcher, James M. Fitz-Gerald, Scanning electron and cathodoluminescence imaging of thin filmn Lu2SiO5:Ce scintillating materials, Applied Physics Letters Vol. 91, No. 24, 244102 pp. 1-3 (December 2007).

23.  F. X. Liu, P. K. Liaw, W. H. Jiang, C. L. Chiang, Y. F. Gao, Y. F. Guan, J. P. Chu, and P. D. Rack, Fatigue-Resistance Enhancements by Glass-Forming Metallic Films, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volumes 468-47015 pp. 246-252 (November 2007).  

24.  A.V. Melechko, K.L. Klein, J.D. Fowlkes, D. K. Hensley, I. A. Merkulov, T. E. McKnight, P.D. Rack, J. A. Horton, M. L. Simpson, Control of carbon nanostructure: from nanofiber toward nanotube and back, Journal of Applied Physics, 102, 074314, pp. 1-7 (October 2007).

25.  S.J. Randolph, J.D. Fowlkes, A. Melechko, K.L. Klein, H.M. Meyer, III, M.L. Simpson, P.D. Rack, Controlling thin film structure for the dewetting of catalyst nanoparticle arrays for subsequent carbon nanofiber growth, Nanotechnology 18 (2007) 465304 pp.1-8.

26.  Philip D. Rack, Jason D. Fowlkes, Steven J. Randolph, In-situ probing of the growth and morphology in electron-beam-induced deposited nanostructures, Nanotechnology 18 (2007) 465602 pp.1-6.

27.  M. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, P.D. Rack, M.K. Miller, T.G. Nieh, Nanocrystalline Tetragonal Tantalum Thin Films, Scripta Materialia Vol. 57 pp. 1032–1035 (September 2007).

28.  Yuepeng Deng, Yinfeng Guan, Jason D. Fowlkes, S.Q. Wen, George M. Pharr, Fengxiao Liu, Peter K. Liaw, C.T. Liu, Philip D. Rack, A combinatorial thin film sputtering approach for synthesizing and characterizing ternary ZrCuAl metallic glasses, Intermetallics Volume 15,  No. 9, pp. 1208-1216 (September 2007). 

29.  B.J. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, K. Seal, A.P. Baddorf, S.V. Kalinin, and P. D. Rack, Fabrication, Dynamics, and Electrical Properties of Insulated SPM Probes for Electrical and Electromechanical Imaging in Liquids, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 91, No. 9, 093130 pp.1-3 (August 2007). (*Also selected for publication in the September 10, 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.) 

30.  Yingfeng Guan, Y.F. Guan Anatoli V. Melechko, Anthony J. Pedraza, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. Rack, Non-Lithographic Organization of Nickel Catalyst for Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis on Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures, Nanotechnology Vol. 18, No. 33 335306 pp. 1-7 (August 2007). *Featured Article and image selected for Journal cover

31.  Young R. Choi, Philip D. Rack, Bernard Frost, and David C. Joy, Effect of Electron Beam-Induced Deposition and Etching Under Bias, Scanning Vol. 29 No. 4 pp. 171-176 (July/August 2007).

32.  Daryl A. Smith, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, A Nanoscale Three – Dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Beam Induced Deposition with Gas Dynamics, Nanotechnology Vol. 18, No. 26 265308 pp. 1-14 (July 2007).

33.  Chang K. Choi, Anthony E. English, Seung-Ik Jun, Kenneth D. Kihm, and Philip D. Rack, An endothelial cell compatible biosensor fabricated using optically thin indium tin oxide silicon nitride electrodes, Biosensors and Bioelectronics Vol. 22, No. 11, 15, pp. 2585-2590 (May 2007). 

34.  J.D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack, J.M. Fitz-Gerald, Ultraviolet emitting (Y1-xGdx)2O3-z thin films deposited by rf magnetron sputtering: structure – property – thin film processing relationships, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515 no. (7-8) pp. 3488-3498 (February 2007). 

35.  T. Leventouri, A. V. Melechko, K. D. Sorge, K. L. Klein, J. D. Fowlkes, P. D. Rack, I. M. Anderson, J. R. Thompson, T. E. McKnight, M. L. Simpson, Magnetic Alloys in Nanoscale Biomaterials, Trans Met A, 37A, 3423-3427 (December 2006).

36.  Yuepeng Deng, Y. Guan, Philip D. Rack, Combinatorial Synthesis and Parameter Optimization of Chromium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Thin Film Sputtering, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515, no. 4, 5  pp. 1721-1726 (Dec 2006). 

37.  Young R. Choi, Philip D. Rack, Steven J. Randolph, Daryl A. Smith, and David C. Joy, Pressure effect of growing with electron beam induced deposition with WF6 and TEOS precursor, Scanning, Vol. 28 no. 6, pp. 3111-318, (December 2006) *image selected for journal cover. 

38.  Yuepeng Deng, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, James M. Fitz-Gerald, Thin Film rf Magnetron Sputtering of Gadolinium Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Ultraviolet Emitting Materials, Journal of Optical Materials Vol. 29 pp.183-191 (November 2006).

39.  Manjeet S. Dhindsa, Neil R. Smith, and Jason Heikenfeld, Philip D. Rack, Jason D. Fowlkes, Mitchel J. Doktycz, Anatoli V. Melechko, and Micheal. L. Simpson, Electrostatically Induced Wetting of Vertically Aligned Superhydrophobic Carbon Nanofibers, Langmuir Vol 22 no. 21, pp. 9030-9034, (October 2006).

40.  Seung-Ik Jun, Anatoli V. Melechko, Timothy E. Mcknight, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. Rack, Low Temperature Solid Phase Crystallization of Amorphous Si Thin Films Deposited with RF Magnetron Sputter Deposition with Substrate Bias, Applied Physics Letters Vol 89, no. 2, p 22104-1-3 (July 2006). 

41.  F.X. Liu, P.K. Liaw, G.Y. Wang, C.L. Chiang, D.A. Smith, P.D. Rack, J.P. Chu and R.A. Buchanan, Specimen-geometry effects on mechanical behavior of metallic glasses, Intermetallics, Vol. 14, no. 8-9, pp. 1014-1018 (August-September 2006).

42.  J.D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack, J.M. Fitz-Gerald, Ultraviolet emitting (Y1-xGdx)2O3-z thin films deposited by rf magnetron sputtering:  Combinatorial modeling, synthesis, and rapid characterization, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 510, no. 1-2, pp. 68-76 (July 2006).

43.  J.D. Fowlkes, A.V. Melechko, K.L Klein, P.D. Rack, D.A. Smith, D.K. Hensley, M.J. Doktycz, M.L. Simpson, Control of catalyst particle crystallographic orientation in vertically aligned carbon nanofiber synthesis, Carbon, Vol 44 no. 8, pp. 1503-1510 (July 2006).

44.  K.L. Klein, A.V. Melechko, P.D. Rack, D.K. Hensley, J.D. Fowlkes, H.M. Meyer III, L.F. Allard, T.E. McKnight, M.L. Simpson, Formation of Ultrasharp Vertically Aligned Cu-Si Nanocones by a DC Plasma Process, Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical Vol 110 no. (10) pp. 4766-4771 (March 2006).

45.  J.D. Fowlkes, S.J. Randolph, P.D. Rack, Growth and Simulation of High – Aspect Ratio Nanopillars by Primary and Secondary Electron – Induced Deposition Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, Vol 23, no 6, pp 2825-2832 (November/December 2005). 

46.  E.D. Specht, P.D. Rack, A. Rar, G.M. Pharr, E.P. George, J.D. Fowlkes, H. Hong, and E. Karapetrova, Metastable Phase Evolution and Grain Growth in Annealed Nanocrystalline Cr-Fe-Ni Films, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 493, Iss. 1-2, pp. 307-312 (December 2005). 

47.  Seung-Ik Jun, Anatoli V. Melechko, Timothy E. Mcknight, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. Rack, DC substrate bias effects on amorphous silicon sputter deposited films and integration and characterization of a sputter deposited thin film transistor array, Applied Physics Letters Vol. 87, No. 13,  pp. 132108-1-3 (September 2005).

48.  K. L. Klein, A. V. Melechko, P. D. Rack, J.D. Fowlkes, H. M. Meyer, and M. L. Simpson, Cu-Ni composition gradient for the catalytic synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers, Carbon Vol. 43, Iss. 9, pp. 1857-1863 (August 2005) *image selected for journal cover. 

49.  S.J. Randolph, J.D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack Focused electron beam-induced etching of silicon dioxide, Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 98 034902 pp. 1-6 (August 2005).

50.  Seung-Ik Jun, Anatoli V. Melechko, Timothy E. Mcknight, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. Rack Characterization of reactively sputtered silicon dioxide thin films for fully sputtered metal-insulator-semiconductor switching devices, Electronics Letters, Vol 41,  Iss. 14,  No. 07, pp. 59 – 60 (July 2005)

51.  S.J. Randolph, J.D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack Effects of heat generation during electron beam induced deposition of nanostructures, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 97 124312 pp. 1-8 (June 2005). 

52.  X. Yang, S.J. Randolph, P.D. Rack, L.R. Baylor, H. Cui, W.L. Gardner, and M.L. Simpson, Integrated tungsten nanofiber field emission cathodes selectively grown by nanoscale electron beam-induced deposition, Applied Physics Letters Vol 86 No. 18 pp. 183106 1-3 (May 2005). 

53.  D.S Lee, A.J. Steckl, P.D. Rack, J.M. Fitz-Gerald, Cathodoluminescence and its Temperature Dependence in Tm-doped AlxGa1-xN Thin Films, Physica Status Solidi (c) Vol 2 No. 7 pp. 2765-2769 (May 2005). 

54.  Seung-Ik Jun, Philip D. Rack, Timothy E. Mcknight and Michael L. Simpson, A statistical parameter study of ITO (indium tin oxide) thin films deposited by RF sputtering, Thin Solid Films Vol 476 No. 1 pp. 59-64 (April 2005).

55.  Steven J. Randolph, Mark D. Hale, Michael A. Guillorn, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. Rack, In-Situ Micro Vacuum-Encapsulation Process for a Carbon Nanofiber-Based Field Emission Diode, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 77 pp. 412-419 (April 2005). 

56.  Seung-Ik Jun, Anatoli V. Melechko, Timothy E. Mcknight, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. Rack, Electrical and microstructural characterization of molybenum tungsten electrodes using a combinatorial thin film sputtering technique, Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 97 059046 pp. 1-6 (March 2005).

57.  Yuepeng Deng, Jason D. Fowlkes, James M. Fitz-Gerald, Philip D. Rack, Combinatorial Thin Film Synthesis of Gd-doped Y3Al5O12 Ultraviolet Emitting Materials, Applied Physics A. 80 no. 4, pp. 787-789 (February 2005). 

58.  A. Rar, J. Frafjord, Jason D. Fowlkes, E. D. Specht, P. D. Rack, M. L. Santella, E.P. George, and G. M. Pharr, PVD Synthesis and High-Throughput Property Characterization of Ni- Fe- Cr Alloy Libraries, Journal of Measurement Science & Technology, Vol 16, pp. 46-53 (January 2005). 

59.  L.R. Baylor, W.L. Gardner, X. Yang, R.J. Kasica, M.A. Guillorn, B. Blalock, D.K. Hensley, S. Islam, D.H. Lowndes, A.V. Melechko, V.I. Merkulov, D.C. Joy, P. D. Rack, M.L. Simpson, D. K. Thomas, Initial Lithography Results from the Digital Electrostatic e-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Concept, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, vol. 22 no. (6) pp. 3021-3024 (Nov/Dec 2004).

60.  J.M Fitz-Gerald, J. Hoekstra, J.D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack, Pulsed Laser Deposited Ultraviolet Emitting SrS:Te Thin Films, Applied Physics Letters vol. 82, no.20, pp. 3466-3468 (May 2003).

61.  Philip D. Rack, Steven Randolph, Yuepeng Deng, Jason Fowlkes, Young Choi and David C. Joy, Nanonscale Electron Beam Stimulated Processing, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 82, no.14, pp. 2326-2328 (April 2003).  (*also selected for publication in the April 14, 2003 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology).

62.  Philip D. Rack, Matthew Lassiter, Anatoli Bourov, Dennis Baiko, and Bruce Smith, “Optical Properties of Thin Film CrxNy-CrOxNy Multilayer Films for 157nm Optical Lithography” Journal of Vacuum Science and Techology B, vol. 21 no. (2) pp. 814-817 (March/April 2003).

63.  Yong Eui Lee, David P. Norton, John D. Budai, Philip D. Rack, Jeffrey Peterson, and Michael D. Potter, Improvement of Photo- and Low-Voltage Cathodoluminescence in Lithium Zinc Gallate Blue and Green Thin-Film Phosphors, Journal of Applied Physics vol. 91, no. 5, p. 2974-2977 (March 2002).

64.  Philip D. Rack, Jeffrey J. Peterson, Michael D. Potter, Wounjhang Park, Eu+3 and Cr+3 Doping for Red Cathodoluminescence in ZnGa2O4,  Journal of Materials Research vol.16, no.5 p. 1429-33 (May 2001). 

65.  Philip D. Rack, Jeffrey J. Petterson, Jie Li, H.J. Rack, A.G. Geiculescu, Thin Film Growth of Reactive Sputter Deposited Tungsten-Carbon Thin Films, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, vol.19, no.1 p. 62-65 (January 2001).

66.  Caroline A. Kondoleon, Philip D. Rack, Eric Lambers, Paul Holloway, Carbon Deposition During Electron Beam Degradation of Ta2Zn3O8 Thin Film Phosphors, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, vol.18, no.6 p. 2699-2705 (Nov. 2000). 

67.  Yong Eui Lee, David P. Norton, John D. Budai, Philip D. Rack, and Michael D. Potter, Photo- and Cathodoluminescence Characteristics of Blue Light Emitting Epitaxial Sr2CeO4 Thin Film Phosphors, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 77, No. 5, p678-680 (Aug 2000).

68.  Santosh K. Kurinec, Philip D. Rack, Michael D. Potter, Thomas N. Blanton, Unit Cell Indexing of Luminescent Tantalum Zinc Oxide, Journal of Materials Research Volume 15 No. 6, p1320-1323 (June 2000). 

69.  J.M. Fitzgerald, P.D. Rack, R.C.Y. Auyeung, A. Pique, M Zeleznik, and D.B. Chrisey, Novel Laser Direct Writing of Phosphor Screens for High Definition Flat Panel Displays, Applied Physics Letters Volume 76 (11), p1386-1388 (March 2000). 

70.  Ted A Obrien, Philip D. Rack, Paul H. Holloway and Michael C. Zerner, Semiempirical Self Consistent Field Modeling of Ce+3 4f and 5d Energy Levels in Oxygen-doped Ca0.5Sr0.5 Ga2S4, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Volume 147 (2) p792-795 (Feb. 2000). 

71.  Philip D. Rack, Ted A O’Brien, Michael C. Zerner, Paul H. Holloway, Determination of the Ce+3 bonding in the Ca0.5Sr0.5Ga2S4:Ce Phosphor Via X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 86, No. 5, p2377-2384 (Sept. 1, 1999).

72.  Philip D. Rack, Michael D. Potter, Andrew Woodard and Santosh Kurinec, Negative Ion Re-sputtering in Ta2Zn3O8 Thin Films, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Volume 17 Issue 5, p2805-2810 (Sept. 1999).

73.  J. M. Fitzgerald, P. D. Rack, Troy A. Trottier, M. Ollinger, S. J. Pennycook, H. Gao, and R. K. Singh, Synthesis of Spherical Luminescent Particulate Coatings, Journal of Applied Physics – Communications, Volume 86 No. 3, p1759-1761 (Aug. 1, 1999).

74.  Philip D. Rack, Michael D. Potter, Santosh Kurinec, Wounjhang Park, Brent K. Wagner, John Penczek, and Christopher J. Summers, Luminescence Properties of Ta2Zn3O8 and Mn-Doped Ta2Zn3O8, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 84 No. 8, p4466-4470 (Oct. 15, 1998).

75.  Philip D. Rack, Paul H. Holloway, Won Park, Brent K. Wagner, and Christopher J. Summers, Bound Exciton Luminescence in Te-Doped SrS, Journal of Applied Physics Volume 84 No. 7, p3676-3683 (Oct 1, 1998).

76.  Jay S. Lewis, Philip D. Rack, Paul H. Holloway, Photoluminescence and Thermal Quenching of Bound Excitons in (BaS)1-x(SrTe)x, Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 184/185, p1175-1179 (Feb. 1998).

77.  Ted A O’Brien, Philip D. Rack, Paul H. Holloway, and Michael C. Zerner, Crystal Field and Molecular Orbital Calculations of the Optical Transitions in Ce Doped Alkaline Earth Sulfide (MgS, CaS, SrS, and BaS) Phosphors, Journal of Luminescence, Volume 78, p245-257 (June 1998).

78.  Victor Sosa, Philip D. Rack, and Paul H. Holloway, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Valence Band Data for ZnS, SrS, and Sr0.45,Ca0.55Ga2S4:Ce Luminescent Thin Films, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Volume 18, No. 2, p393-396 (Mar/Apr 1998).

79.  Mark R. Davidson, Balu Pathangey, Paul H. Holloway, Philip D. Rack, S.-S. Sun C.N. King, Sputter Deposition of Phosphors for Electroluminescent Flat Panel Displays, Journal of Electronic Materials Volume 26 No.11 p.1355-1360 (Dec. 1997).

80.  W.L. Warren, K. Vanheusden, M.A. Rodriquez, C.H. Seager, D.R. Tallant, P. Rack, P.H. Holloway, B. Wagner, C.J. Summers, P.N.Yocom, Luminescence, Absorption, and Site Symmetry of Ce Activated SrGa2S4 Phosphors, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 70 no.4 p. 478-480 (Jan. 1997).

81.  Philip D. Rack, Paul Holloway and Sey-Shing Sun, Variations in the Ce Radiative Transition by Oxygen Doping in the Ca0.55Sr0.45Ga2S4:Ce Blue Electroluminescent Phosphor, Society for Information Display Journal Vol. 4 No. 4 p. 281-286 (Nov. 1996).

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.      K. Yang, C.L. Melcher, P.D. Rack, L. Eriksson, Effects of Calcium Co-doping on Charge Traps in LSO Crystals, Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference 2007. 

2.      Daryl A. Smith, Jason D. Fowlkes, Ted A. Liang, Philip D. Rack, Understanding the growth mechanisms of electron beam induced deposition via a Monte – Carlo based, 3D growth simulation, 2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology Proceedings. 

3.      M. Dhindsa, N. Smith, J. Heikenfeld, J. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack, M. J. Doktycz, A. V. Melechko, and M. L. Simpson, Electrowetting on Arrayed Carbon Nanofibers, Proc. 2006 IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, P5-2, pp. 4-7, 2006.

4.      Manjeet S. Dhindsa, Neil R. Smith, and Jason Heikenfeld, Philip D. Rack, Jason D. Fowlkes, Mitchel J. Doktycz, Anatoli V. Melechko, and Micheal. L. Simpson, Electrostatically Induced Wetting of Vertically Aligned Superhydrophobic Carbon Nanofibers, 2006 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology Proceedings. 

5.      Th. Leventouri, A. V. Melechko, K. D. Sorge, K. L. Klein, J. D. Fowlkes, P. D. Rack, I. M. Anderson, J. R. Thompson, T. E. McKnight, M. L. Simpson, “Magnetic Alloys in Nanoscale Biomaterials” Proceedings of the Fourth International Alloys Conference (2005). 

6.      Seung-Ik Jun, Anatoli V. Melechko, Timothy E. Mcknight, Michael L. Simpson, Philip D. RackFabrication and characterization of an active matrix thin film transistor array for intracellular probing” Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Vol 873-E pp. 9.21.1-6 (2005).

7.      T.E. Mcknight, A.V. Melechko, G.D. Griffin, S-I. Jun, P.D. Rack, M.A. Guillorn, V.I. Merkelov, M.L. Simpson, Optically and Electrically Adressed Carbon Nanofiber Electrode Arrays for Intracellular Interfacing, SPIE Proceedings 5588: Smart Medical and Biomedical Sensor Technology II, p. 128-135 (2004). 

8.      E.D. Specht, P.D. Rack, G.M. Pharr, E.P. George, H. Hong, Nonequilibrium Structures in Co-deposited Cr-Fe-Ni Films, Proceedings of the Combinatorial and Artificial Intelligence Methods in Materials Science II Symposium Vol. 804, pp. 45-50 (2004). 

9.      D.S Lee,. A.J. Steckl, U. Hommerich, E.E. Nyein, P.D. Rack, J. Fitzgerald, J.M. Zavada, Enhanced Blue Emission From Tm-doped AlxGa1-xN Electroluminescent Thin Films International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium IEEE, No.03EX741 p.5-6 (2003).

10.  Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Raj Bansal, James M. Fitz-Gerald, Cathodoluminescence Study of Gadolinium–Doped Yttrium Oxide Thin Films Deposited By Radio–Frequency Magnetron Sputtering, Proceedings of the New Applications for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Symposium of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Vol. 764, C7.12 (2003).

11.  James M. Fitz-Gerald, Jeff Hoekstra, Raj Bansal, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Temperature Dependent Cathodoluminescence Characterization of Ultraviolet Emitting Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition, Proceedings of the Advanced Optical Processing of Materials Symposium of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting Volume 780, p. 15-20 (2003).

12.  Philip D. Rack, Alexander Thesen, Stephen Randolph, Jason Fowlkes, David C. Joy, Soft Electron Beam Etching for Precision TEM Sample Preparation, SPIE Microlithography 2003: Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XVII, Volume 5038 paper #113 (August 2003).

13.  James M. Fitz-Gerald, Jeffrey G. Hoekstra, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D Rack, Ultraviolet Emitting SrS:Te Thin Films, MRS Proceedings of the Progress in Semiconductor Materials II - Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications Vol 744, p. M4.1.1-M4.1.12 (April 2003).

14.  Bruce W. Smith, Geert Vandenberghe, Patrick Martin, Philip Rack, Stephen Hsu, J. Fung Chen, James Wood, Gray Bar Masking: Fabrication and Imaging for 193nm, Proceedings of the SPIE 21st Annual Symposium on Photomask Technology.

15.  P.D. Rack, J.M. Fitz-Gerald, A.C. Geiculescu, H.J. Rack, A. Piqué, R.C.Y. Auyeung, and D.B. Chrisey, Deposition of Ceramic Materials Using Powder and Precursor Vehicles via Direct Write Processing, Proceedings of the Materials for Direct Write Symposium of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Volume 624, pp. 29-34 (2000). 

16.  Yong Eui Lee, David P. Norton, John D. Budai, Miyoung Kim, Stephen Pennycook, Philip D. Rack, and Michael D. Potter, Epitaxial Oxide Thin Film Phosphors for Low Voltage FED Applications, Proceedings of the Electron Emissive, Vacuum Microelectronics, and Flat Panel Display Materials Symposium of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting Volume 621, p.Q2.4.1-6 (2000).

17.  Philip D. Rack, Ted A O’Brien, Michael C. Zerner, Paul H. Holloway, Semiempirical Self Consistent Field Modeling of the Ce+3 4f and 5d Energy Levels in Solid State Luminescent Materials, Proceedings of the Optical Properties of Materials Syposium at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Vol. 579 p. 221-229 (Nov. 1999).

18.  Philip D. Rack, Michael D. Potter, Andrew Woodard and Santosh Kurinec, Sputtering Luminescent Ta2Zn3O8 Thin Films, Proceedings of the Luminescent Materials Symposium of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Volume 560, eds. J. McKittrick, B. Di Bartolo, K. Mishra, p. 75-82 (April 1999).

19.  Paul H. Holloway, Sean Jones, Philip Rack, Joseph Sebastian, and Troy Trottier,  Flat Panel Displays: How Bright and Colorful is the Future?, Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, vol. 1 p. 127-133 (August 1996).

20.  Paul H. Holloway, J.-E. Yu, Philip Rack, Joseph Sebastian, Sean Jones, Troy Trottier, K.S. Jones, B. Pathangey, T.J. Anderson, S.-S. Sun, R.T. Tuenge, E. Dickey, and C. N. King,  Blue and Yellow Light Emitting Phosphors for Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays, MRS Proceedings Vol. 345 (1994).

 

Patents

1.      Philip D. Rack, Paul Holloway, Sey-Shing Sun, Eric R. Dickey, Christian F. Schaus, Richard T. Tuenge, and Christopher N. King, TFEL Device with Injection Layer, US Patent # 5,581,150.

2.      Kofi Korsah, Larry Baylor, John Caughman, Philip D. Rack, Ilia Ivanov, Roger Kisna, Doped Carbon Nanostructure  Field Emitter Arrays for Infrared Imaging. Patent Pending (applied for 9/07) 

 

Popular Press Articles

1.      J.M. Fitz-Gerald, P.D. Rack, “Use of Pulsed Laser Deposition to Deposit Tellurium-Doped Thin Films”, Technical Insights Alert, Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan ISSN 0896-422X, August 29, 2003.

 

Research and Scholarly Presentations (*lead presenter was PDR or PDR group member)

Invited

1.      *J.D. Fowlkes, D.A. Smith, M.G. Lassiter, P.D. Rack, Electron Beam Induced Processing: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Nanobio Applications, Microscopy and Microanalysis International Meeting, Richmond VA (August 11-15, 2009).

2.      *J.D. Fowlkes, D.A. Smith, M. Doktycz, M.L Simpson, P.D. Rack, Electron Beam Induced Processing, Experimentation, Simulation and Applications, Microscopy and Microanalysis International Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (August 11-15, 2008).

3.      *Philip D. Rack, Overview of FEBIP Simulation, Experimentation and Recent Applications, Second International Workshop on Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing, Thun Switzerland (October 7-8, 2008).

4.      *Philip D. Rack, Electron Beam Induced Processing: Experimentation, Simulation and Applications, FEI Inc., Hillboro OR, (October 15, 2007). 

5.      *Philip D. Rack, Electron Beam Induced Processing: Experimentation, Simulation and Applications, Clemson University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (September 6, 2007)

6.      * Philip D. Rack, Understanding Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition and Etching via a Monte Carlo Based, 3D Growth Simulation with Gas Dynamics, Philip D. Rack, Daryl Smith, Jason D. Fowlkes, Microscopy and Microanalysis International Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (August 6-10, 2007).

7.      *Device Fabrication of Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor Array ofr Intracellular (and Extracellular) Probing, dpix Corporation, San Jose, CA (November 22, 2006)

8.      *Nanofabrication for interfacing and mimicking live cells AND Nanoscale Remanufacturing, Society for Manufacturing Engineers -- The Next Industrial Revolution: Nanotechnology & Manufacturing, Oak Ridge TN (August 23-24, 2006). 

9.      *Understanding electron-beam-induced deposition and etching via a Monte – Carlo based, 3D growth simulation: “Envizion”, 1st International Workshop on Electron Beam Induced Depostion, Delft, Holland (June 26-27, 2006)

 

10.  Selective Electron Beam Erosion and Deposition of Materials, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005, Honolulu, HA (July 31- August 4, 2005).

11.  *Electron-solid, electron-gas, and gas-solid interactions during electron microscopy and spectroscopy:  artifacts and nanoscale materials manipulation, 2004 Joint Florida Chapter Symposium of the American Vacuum Society and the Microscopy and Microanalysis Society, Orlando Florida (March 15, 2005)

12.  Control of Nanofiber Synthesis by Catalyst Particle Crystal Structure, Orientation and Faceting, Symposium KK: Kinetics-Driven Nanopatterning on Surfaces, Fall Materials Research Society Conference, Boston MA (November 29-December 3 2004).

13.  *Combinatorial RF Magnetron Sputtering for Rapid Materials Discovery: Methodology and Applications, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah GA, (August 1-5, 2004).

14.  *Focused Electron Beam Stimulated Nanoscale Direct Write, 2004 Joint Florida Chapter Symposium of the American Vacuum Society and the Microscopy and Microanalysis Society, Orlando Florida (March 8, 2004).

 

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16.  *Focused Electron Beam Stimulated Nanoscale Direct Write, DARPA Massively Reconfigurable Microfabrication Tools DARPA/MTO Workshop, Napa CA (October 28-30, 2003). 

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18.  *Focused Nanoscale Electron Stimulated Processing, KLA-Tencor, San Jose CA (October 31, 2003)

19.  *Materials Research and Device Properties of Field Emission Displays, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Kentucky, Lexington KY (April 25, 2003)

20.  Ultraviolet Emitting SrS:Te Thin Films, Symposium M: Progress in Semiconductor Materials II - Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications, Fall Materials Research Society Conference, Boston MA (December 3-7 2002).

21.  *Field Emission Display Technology, XI International Materials Research Congress, Cancun  Mexico (August 25-29, 2002).

22.  *Thin Film Processing and Materials Research for Emerging Flat Panel Display Technologies, The Oak Ridge Chapter of ASM International January Meeting (January 2002). 

23.  *The Material Properties, Device Mechanisms and Thin Film Processing of a Novel Field Emission Display, New England Chapter of the American Vacuum Society (June 2001).

24.  *Thin Film Processing and Materials Research for Emerging Flat Panel Display Technologies, The Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee (April 2001).

25.  *Field Emission Display Materials and Devices, Nanoelectronics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, (September 2000).

26.  *Thin Film Processing and Materials Research for Emerging Flat Panel Display Technologies, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, (April 2000). 

27.  *The Material Properties and Device Mechanisms of Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays, Nanoelectronics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati (April 2000).

28.  *The Material Properties, Device Mechanisms, and Thin Film Processing of a Novel Field Emission Display, Surface Modification Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory (Oct. 1999).

29.  *Field Emission Display Materials and Devices, Imaging ’99 AVS-MRS-ACS-EDS Joint Chapter Symposium (June 1999).

30.  *Flat Panel Display Technologies, 16th Annual Microelectronic Engineering Conference, (May 1998).

31.  *Materials Properties and Device Mechanisms of Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays, 17th Annual Symposium of the East Tennnessee Chapter of the Materials Research Society (May 1997).

 

Contributed (*lead presenter was PDR or PDR group member)

 

1.      *S. Kwon, J. Park and P.D. Rack, M. Dhindsa J.C. Heikenfeld, A.V. Melechko, “The Fabrication and characterization of electrically addressable microfluidic electrowetting channels” 53rd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, San Marco Florida (May 26-29, 2009).

2.      *Philip Rack, Herschel Marchman, Jason Fowlkes, Thomas Moore, and Cheryl Hartfield, “Optical Imaging and Processing in aFIB/SEM: The Three Beam System53rd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, San Marco Florida (May 26-29, 2009).

3.      Jason D. Fowlkes, Lou Kondic, Javier A. Diaz, Anatoli V. Melechko, Ramki Kalyanaraman, Hare Krishna, Yueying Wu, and Philip D. Rack “Directed, Liquid Phase Assembly of Patterned and Thin Metallic Films by Pulsed Laser Dewetting53rd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, San Marco Florida (May 26-29, 2009).

4.      *S. Kwon, J. Park and P.D. Rack, M. Dhindsa J.C. Heikenfeld, A.V. Melechko, “The Fabrication and characterization of electrically addressable microfluidic electrowetting channels” Fall Materials Research Society, Boston MA (December 1-5, 2008).

5.       *Y.F. Guan, A.V. Melechko, J.D. Fowlkes, M.L. Simpson, P.D. Rack,
Pulsed Laser Dewetting of Patterned Thin Metal Films: A Means of Directed Assembly”55th International AVS Conference, Boston MA (October 19-24, 2008). 

6.      *Y.F. Guan, J.D. Fowlkes, S.T. Retterer, M.L. Simpson, P.D. Rack “Nanoscale Lithography via Electron Beam Induced Deposition”  52nd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Portland OR (May 27-30, 2008).

7.      *Matthew G. Lassiter and Philip D. Rack, Nanoscale Electron Beam Induced Etching (EBIE): A Continuum Model that Correlates the Etch Profile to the Experimental Parameters, 52nd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Portland OR (May 27-30, 2008).

8.      B. J. Rodriguez, K. Seal, S. Jesse, A. P. Baddorf, P. D. Rack, and S. V. Kalinin “Piezoresponse Force Microscopy in Liquid Environments: Novel Opportunities for Ferroelectric Imaging,” Symposium K: Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics with New Functionality Fall Materials Research Society International Meeting (November 26-30, 2007).  

9.      *Y.F. Guan, A.V. Melechko, A.J. Pedraza, M.L. Simpson, P.D. Rack. “Non-Lithographic Organization of Nickel Catalyst for Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis on Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures”, 54th International AVS Conference, Seattle, WA (October 14-19, 2007).

10.  *P. D. Rack, B. J. Rodriguez, K. Seal, S. Jesse, A. P. Baddorf, and S. V. Kalinin “Fabrication, dynamics, and electrical properties of shielded probes for piezoelectric force microscopy,” 54th International AVS Conference, Seattle, WA (October 14-19, 2007).

11.  *Matthew G. Lassiter, Daryl Smith, Ted Liang, Philip D. Rack, “Nanoscale electron beam induced processing,” 54th International AVS Conference, Seattle, WA (October 14-19, 2007).

12.  *J. Peak, C. Melcher, P.D. Rack, “Combinatorial Synthesis of Thin Film Scintillation Materials,” 54th International AVS Conference, Seattle, WA (October 14-19, 2007).

13.  *J. Park, S. Kwon, S-I. Jun, P. D. Rack, “Stress Induced Crystallization of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon with Dielectric Films,” 54th International AVS Conference, Seattle, WA (October 14-19, 2007).

14.  *Y.F. Guan, A.V. Melechko, A.J. Pedraza, L.R. Baylor, P.D. Rack. “Maskless Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers (VACNF) Field Emission Arrays on a Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) Template,” IVNC 2007 Meeting, Chicago, IL July 2007

15.  L.R. Baylor, W.L. Gardner, S.J. Randolph, Y.F. Guan, P.D. Rack, J.A. Moore, and M.N. Ericson “Operation of the Digital Electrostatic e-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Prototype with Dose Control,” IVNC 2007 Meeting, Chicago, IL July 2007.

16.  *Jonathan D. Peak, Charles L. Melcher, Philip D. Rack, Combinatorial thin film synthesis
of scintillation materials, 9th International Conference on Inorganic Scinitillators and Their Applications, Winston-Salem NC (June 4-8, 2007). 

17.  *Matthew G. Lassiter, Ted Liang, Philip D. Rack, Surface Chemistry Modifications for Improved Electron-Beam Induced Etching (EBIE) Processes, 51st International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Denver, CO (May 29-June 1, 2007).

18.  *Daryl A. Smith, Ted Liang, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Effects of energy and gas dynamics on the growth morphology and kinetics of electron beam induced deposition via a Monte – Carlo based, 3D simulation, 51st International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Denver, CO (May 29-June 1, 2007).

19.  O. Malkina, C. Finkel, K.D. Sorge, T. Leventouri, K.L. Klein, A.V. Melechko, J.D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack, and M.L. Simpson, Magnetic Properties of Fe-Co Catalysts for Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis, American Physics Society National Meeting, Denver, Colorado (March 5-9, 2007). 

20.  K.D. Sorge, O. Malkina, C. Finkel, K. L. Klein, A. V. Melechko, J. D. Fowlkes, P. D. Rack, and M. L. Simpson, Magnetic Properies of Ni Nanoparticles Used for Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis, American Physics Society National Meeting, Denver, Colorado (March 5-9, 2007).   

21.  K.L. Klein, A.V. Melechko, J.D. Fowlkes, K.D. Sorge, T. Leventouri, R. Rucker, P.D. Rack and M.L. Simpson, Evolution of Fe-Co Magnetic Alloys: from Thin Films to Catalyst Nanoparticles for Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis.”  Fall Materials Research Society Meeting (November 26-December 1, 2006).

22.  *Combinatorial synthesis and characterization of magnetic FexAl1-xN thin films for biomedical applications, 53rd International AVS Conference, San Francisco, CA (Nov. 13-17, 2006).

23.  *The fabrication and characterization of polycrystalline silicon active layer thin film transistor with vertically aligned carbon nanofiber, 53rd International AVS Conference, San Francisco, CA (Nov. 13-17, 2006).

24.  *Digital Electrostatic Electron-Beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Prototype Improvements, 53rd International AVS Conference, San Francisco, CA(Nov. 13-17, 2006).

25.  *Electron-Beam Induced Etching (EBIE) for EUV Mask Repair, 53rd International AVS Conference, San Francisco, (Nov. 13-17, 2006).

26.  *New Strategies for Improvement and Implementation of the Digital Electrostatic e-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Concept, International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, Guilin China, (July 17-20, 2006). 

27.  *Elucidating the growth mechanisms of electron beam induced deposition via a Monte – Carlo based, 3D growth simulation, 50th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD (May30-June 2, 2006).

28.  *Development of a bilayer nanolithography scheme utilizing electron-beam-induced deposition of an ultrathin resist, 50th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD (May30-June 2, 2006).

29.  Design improvements and performance enhancement of the Digital Electrostatic electron-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Prototype, 50th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD (May30-June 2, 2006). 

30.  *DC substrate bias effect on sputter deposited thin films and characterization of thin film transistor fully deposited by rf magnetron sputtering, Spring Materials Research Society Meeting, San Francisco CA (April 16-21, 2006).

31.  Fe-Co magnetic alloy catalysts for the synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers, Spring Materials Research Society Meeting, San Francisco CA (April 16-21, 2006).

32.  Fatigue-Reistance Enhancements by Glass-Forming Metallic Films, TMS 2006, 135th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas (March 12-16, 2006).

33.  *Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Array Integrated with Active-Addressed Thin Film Transistors for Intra/Extracellular Stimulus and Measurement, 52nd International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

34.  *Compositional and Structural Characterization of Tungsten Nanostructures Produced by Electron Beam-Induced Deposition, 52nd International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

35.  Recent Lithography Results from the Digital E-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Concept, 52nd International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

36.  *Electron Beam Induced Processing Techniques for Advanced Lithography Mask Repair, 52nd International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

37.  *Maskless, Direct-Write Nanolithography using Electron Beam-Induced Deposition, 52nd  International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

38.  *Sputtering of Y3Al5O12:Cr Thin Films for Temperature Sensor Applications, 52nd International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

39.  *Electron Beam Induced Processing of Nanoscale Features: Process Parameters, Simulated Growth, and Nanoscale Applications, 52nd International AVS Conference, Boston, MA (Oct. 30-Nov. 4 2005).

40.  Growth Mechanisms of Electron Beam Induced Carbon Deposition Using Hydrocarbon Contamination, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005, Honolulu, HA (July 31- August 4, 2005).

41.  Progress Toward Realization of the Digital Electrostatic e-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Concept, International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, Oxford, UK (July 10-14, 2005).

42.  Magnetic Alloys in Nanoscale Biomaterials, Fourth International Alloy Conference (IAC-4), Kos, Greece, (June 26-July 01, 2005).

43.  *Fabrication and characterization of 20×20 active addressed intra/extracellular stimulating and recording array using thin film transistors and vertically-aligned carbon nanofibers, 49th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Orlando, FL (June 1-4, 2005). 

44.  *Unraveling the complex variable space of electron beam induced deposition by a Monte – Carlo based, 3D growth simulation, 49th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Orlando, FL (June 1-4, 2005). 

45.  Progress Toward Full Implementation of the Digital Electrostatic E-beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Concept, 49th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Orlando, FL (June 1-4, 2005). 

46.  Synthesis of Ultrasharp Vertically Aligned Copper-Silicon Nanocones by Cu-Facilitated DC Plasma Reactive Ion Etching of Silicon Substrate, 49th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Orlando, FL (June 1-4, 2005). 

47.  Effect of Hydrogen on the Mechanical Properteis of Zirconium alloys, NSF-Europe Grantees Meeting and Forum on Europe-USA Collaboration in Materials Research, Strasbourg Germany (May 30 - 31, 2005).

48.  *Thin film synthesis of BMG alloys for coatings and combinatorial alloy design, BMG-IV (The fourth International Bulk Metallic Glass Conference), Gatlinburg, TN (May 2-5)

49.  Specimen-geometry Effects on Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Glasses, BMG-IV (The fourth International Bulk Metallic Glass Conference), Gatlinburg, TN (May 2-5, 2005)

50.  *Fabrication and characterization of active matrix array for cell probing and screening, Spring Materials Research Society Meeting, San Francisco CA (March 28-April 1, 2005)

51.  *Electrical and microstructural characterization of molybenum tungsten electrodes using a combinatorial thin film sputtering technique, Spring Materials Research Society Meeting, San Francisco CA (March 28-April 1, 2005)

52.  X-ray and Neutron Diffraction Phase Mapping of Hydrogen-Charged Zircaloy-4, The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) Spring Meeting, Newtown Square, PA. (March 14-18, 2005).

53.  Synthesis of Ultrasharp Vertically Aligned Silicon Nanocones by Catalytic Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition, Symposium KK: Kinetics-Driven Nanopatterning on Surfaces, Fall Materials Research Society Conference, Boston MA (November 29-December 3 2004).

54.  Recent Lithography Results from the Digital E-Beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Concept, 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Anaheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).

55.  *Optimization of RF Magnetron Sputter Deposited Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) Transparent Conductors using a Taguchi Statistical Method, 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Anaheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).

56.  *Localized Heating Effects During Electron Beam-Induced Deposition of Nanostructures, 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Anaheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).

57.  *Combinatorial Synthesis of Rare Earth-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Thin Film Materials by using rf Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Anaheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).

58.  *A Three - Dimensional Computer Simulation of Electron - Beam Induced Deposition (EBID) 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Anaheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).

59.  Catalytic plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of ultrasharp vertically aligned silicon nanocones and their characterization, 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Anaheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).

60.  *Cathodoluminescence Imaging and Spectroscopy of Thin Films for Solid State Ultraviolet Emitters

61.  Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah GA, (August 1-5, 2004).

62.  Cathodoluminescence and Its Temperature Dependence of Tm-doped AlxGa1-xN Thin Films, Nitride Workshop, Pittsburg PA (July 2004). 

63.  Combinatorial Cu-Ni Catalyst for VACNF Growth: a comparative study of Composition, Growth Rate, Structure, Morphology, 48th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, San Diego, CA (June 1-4, 2004). 

64.  *Combinatorial RF Magnetron Sputtering for Rapid Bulk Metallic Glass Alloy Development, National TMS Meeting, Bulk Metallic Glass Symposium, Charlotte NC (March 17, 2004).

65.  Enhanced Blue Emission From Tm doped AlxGa1-xN Electroluminescent Thin Films, Intneratinoal Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, Washington DC (December 10-12, 2003).

66.  Rapid Chemical and Structural Analysis of Ternary Phase Diagrams with Synchotron Radiation, National Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston MA (December 1-5, 2003). 

67.  *Electron Interactions in Nanoscale Focused Electron Beam Processing, 50th International American Vacuum Society Conference, Baltimore MD (November 3-7, 2003).

68.  *Vacuum Encapsulation of Micron-Sized Vacuum Field Effect Transistors, 50th International American Vacuum Society Conference, Baltimore MD (November 3-7, 2003).

69.  *Gadolinium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Ultraviolet Emitting Materials Deposited by rf Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, 50th International American Vacuum Society Conference, Baltimore MD (November 3-7, 2003).

70.  *Gadolinium-doped Yttrium Oxide Thin Films Deposited by Radio-frequency Magnetron Sputtering; Film Quality and Cathodoluminescence Properties, 50th International American Vacuum Society Conference, Baltimore MD (November 3-7, 2003).

71.  Digital Electrostatic E-beam Array Lithography (DEAL):  Progress Toward Proof of Massively Parallel, Low-Energy E-beam Lithography, Advanced Lithography Program Review Microsystems Technology OfficeDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Santa Fe, NM (May 5-8, 2003).

72.  *Selective Nanoscale Electron Beam Stimulated Etching, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Franscisco CA (April 21-25 2003).

73.  *Gadolinium-doped Yttrium Oxide Ultraviolet Emitting Materials, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Franscisco CA (April 21-25 2003).

74.  *Pulsed Laser Deposition of SrS:Te Thin Films, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Franscisco CA (April 21-25 2003).

75.  *Nanoscale Electron Beam Stimulated Processing, Partnerships in Technology (PIT) Forum, Oak Ridge TN (February 28, 2003). 

76.  *Soft electron beam etching for fine TEM sample preparation, 28th Annual SPIE Microlithography Symposium, San Jose CA (February 23-28, 2003). 

77.  *Nanoscale Electron Beam Stimulated Processing, Processing at the Nanoscale Session, 49th International American Vacuum Society Conference, Denver CO (November 4-8, 2002).

78.  Ultraviolet Emitting SrS:Te Thin Films, Thin Films Session, 49th International American Vacuum Society Conference, Denver CO (November 4-8, 2002).

79.  *Nanoscale Electron Beam Stimulated Processing, XI International Materials Research Congress, Cancun Mexico (August 25-29, 2002).

80.  Ultraviolet Emitting SrS:Te Thin Films, XI International Materials Research Congress, Cancun  Mexico (August 25-29, 2002).

81.  *Multi-layer Chromium-based Optical Coatings for 157nm Lithography, 48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society (November 2001).

82.  *Thin Film Growth of Reactive Sputter Deposited Tungsten-Carbon Thin Films, 48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society (November 2001).

83.  Composite Tantalum Nitride-Silicon Nitride Thin Films for 193nm Embedded Attenuated Phase Shift Masks, 48th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society (November 2001).

84.  Gray Bar Masking: Fabrication and Imaging for 193nm, Proceedings of the SPIE 21st Annual Symposium on Photomask Technology, (October 2001).

85.  *Materials Development and Current Transport in Vacuum Microelectronic Devices, 14th Biennial University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Conference (June 2001). 

86.  *Solid State Display Technologies, Center of Electronic Imaging Systems Technology Interchange, The University of Rochester (Feb 2001).

87.  *Luminescence and Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Mn+2, Cr+3, and Eu+3 Doped ZnGa2O4, 6th International Conference on the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors, (Nov. 2000).

88.  *Field Emitter Material Investigations for Vacuum Field Effect Transistors, 24th Annual Western New York Chapter of the IEEE Electron Device Society Conference (Nov. 2000). 

89.  *Eu+3 and Cr+3 Doping for Red Cathodoluminescence in ZnGa2O4, 47th International American Vacuum Society Conference (Oct. 2000)

90.  Laser Based Processing of Next Generation Materials, Boston MA Chapter Meeting of the American Vacuum Society (June 2000). 

91.  Field Emitter Material Investigations for Vacuum Field Effect Transistors, International Vacuum Electronics Conference (May 2000). 

92.  *Deposition of Ceramic Materials Using Powder and Precursor Vehicles Via Direct Write Processing, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (April 2000).

93.  Epitaxial Thin Film Phosphors for Low Voltage FED Applications, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (April 2000).

94.  *Semiempirical Self Consistent Filed Modeling of the Ce+3 4f and 5d Energy Levels in Solid State Luminescent Materials, National Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Nov. 1999).  

95.  Laser Direct Writing of High-Resolution Phosphor Screens, National Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Nov. 1999).

96.  Enhanced Luminescence in Epitaxial Oxide Thin Film Phosphors, Fifth International Conference on the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors, (Nov. 1999).

97.  The Effect of Carbon Deposit on Electron Beam Degradation of Oxide Thin Film Phosphors, 1999 National American Vacuum Society (Oct. 1999).

98.  Materials for 157nm Lithography, Bay Area Chrome Users Society Meeting (Sept. 1999).

99.  *AVT-RIT-NSF Partnership for the Development of Low Voltage Thin Film Phosphors for Field Emission Display Devices, University Government Industry Microelectronics Conference (June 1999).

100.          Exploring Silicon Process Technology Through RIT’s NPN BJT Process, University Government Industry Microelectronics Conference (June 1999).

101.          *Sputtering Luminescent Ta2Zn3O8 Thin Films, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (April 1999).

102.          Laser Induced Forward Transfer of Luminescent Particulate Materials, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (April 1999).

103.          Electron Beam Degradation of Oxide and Sulfide Thin Film Phosphors for Field Emmision Displays, Florida Chapter American Vacuum Society Meeting (March 1999).

104.          *Thin Film Characterization and Performance of Sputter Deposited SrxCa1-xGa2S4 Electroluminescent Phosphors, Rochester Institute of Technology Microelectronic Engineering Seminar (Mar. 1998).

105.          *Rare Earth and Transition Metal Doping of the Ta2Zn3O8 Phosphor for Low Voltage FED Applications, 3rd International Conference on the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors (Nov 1997).

106.          *Crystal Field and Semiemperical Molecular Orbital Calculations on Ce+3 Doped Alkaline Earth Sulfide Phosphors, 3rd International Conference on the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors (Nov. 1997).

107.          *Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays, Rochester Institute of Technology Microelectronic Engineering Seminar (Nov. 1997).

108.          *XPS Analysis and SCF/CI modeling of Ce+3 Core Level and Valence Level Electrons in      CaxSr1-xGa2S4, 1997 National American Vacuum Society (Oct. 1997).

109.          *Microencapsulated Pixels for an Integrated Phosphor Field Emission Device, Upstate New York Chapter of the American Vacuum Society (Aug. 1997).

110.          *Photoluminescence and Thermal Quenching of Bound Excitons in (BaS)1-x(SrTe)x, Eighth International Conference on II-VI Compounds (July 1997).

111.          *Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays: Device Structure, Materials Properties, Device Physics and Phosphor Development, Sandia National Laboratories (Apr. 1997).

112.          Excitonic Emission from BaS:Te Phosphor Powders, Florida Chapter American Vacuum Society Meeting (Feb. 1997).

113.          *Semiempirical Calculation of 4f-5d Spectroscopy of Ce+3 in Metal Sulfide Host Crystals, Sanibel Quantum Theory Conference (Jan. 1997).

114.          *Blue Excitonic Emission from SrS:Te Phosphor Powders, Second International Conference of the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors (Nov. 1996). 

115.          Luminescence, Absorption, and Site Symmetry of Ce Activeated SrGa2S4 Phosphors, Second International Conference of the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors (Nov. 1996).

116.          *Effects of Annealing and Stress on the SrS:Ce Thin Film Electroluminescent Phosphor, 1996 National American Vacuum Society Meeting (Oct. 1996). 

117.          XPS Measurement of ZnS Valence Bands, 1996 National American Vacuum Society Meeting (Oct. 1996).

118.          *Microstructural Changes and Their Effects on the Emission Spectra in SrS:Ce Thin Film Electroluminescent Devices,  8th International Conference on Electroluminescence(July 1996).

119.          XPS Valence Band and Fermi Level Analysis of ZnS, SrS, and CaxSr1-xGa2S4 Electroluminescent Phosphors, 1996 Florida Chapter American Vacuum Society (Feb. 1996). 

120.          *Negative Ion Re-sputtering Effects of rf Magnetron Sputter Deposited CaxSr1-xGa2S4 Thin Film Electroluminescent (TFEL) Phosphors, 1996 National Materials Research Society Meeting (Apr. 1996).

121.          *Variations in the Ce Radiative Transition by Oxygen Doping in the Ca0.55Sr0.45Ga2S4:Ce Blue Electroluminescent Phosphor, First International Conference on the Science and Technology of Display Phosphors (Nov. 1995).

122.          *XPS Analysis of SrS:Ce and SrxCa1-xGa2S4:Ce Blue Thin Film Electroluminescent  (TFEL) Phosphors, 1995 National American Vacuum Society Meeting (Oct. 1995).

123.          *Microstructural Evolution of Sputter Deposited SrxCa1-xGa2S4:Ce Electroluminescent Thin Film Blue Phosphor, National Materials Research Society Spring Meeting (Apr. 1995).

124.          *Brighter Blue SrxCa1-xGa2S4:Ce Electroluminescent Devices with an Electron Injection Layer, 1995 National Society for Information Display (May 1995).

125.          *Enhanced Electron Injection In Blue Electroluminescent Devices, 1995 Florida Chapter American Vacuum Society (Feb. 1995).


Research Funding (University of Tennessee)

 

Funded Proposals

1.  Title:  “Digital Electrostatic e-beam Array Lithography” (DEAL)

Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Subcontract through UT/Battelle

Total Award: $3.2 million (PDR share -- $343,178)

PI and all co-Pi’s: (ORNL) D. H. Lowndes (PI), L.R. Baylor, M. L. Simpson, M. A. Guillorn, V. I. Merkulov, J.H. Whealton, C. L. Britton, and D. P. Hutchinson, (UTK) P. D. Rack, D. C. Joy, S. K. Islam, and B. Blalock

Dates of Contract:  5/02-/8/04

* PDR was one of the original authors of the proposal submitted to DARPA.  The contract was run through ORNL and subcontracted to UTK.  PDR was the PI of task #5 – “Fine Line Direct Write/Etch Using Electron Beams,” and co-PI on task #6 – “Encapsulation for nano-triode vacuum transistor”

 

2.  Title:  “Nanoscale Exploratory Research: Nanoscale Electron Beam Stimulated Processing”

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Total Award: $99,688 (PDR share -- $85,123)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI), David C. Joy (UTK), Phillip E. Russell (NC State)

Dates of Contract:  7/02-12/003

 

3.  Title:  “SBIR Phase I: Thin Film Adhesion Metrology Based on Electrostatically Applied Forces”

Sponsor: National Science Foundation, subcontract through Fast Forward Devices Inc. (FFD) 

Total Award: $100,000 (PDR share -- $16,127)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Barry Lucas (PI) (FFD), Jack Hay (FFD), Philip D. Rack (co-PI),

Dates of Contract:  6/02-12/02

* PDR was one of the original authors of the proposal submitted to NSF.  The contract was run through Fast Forward Devices and subcontracted to UTK. 

 

4.  Title:  “UV Electroluminescent Device Development”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle (seed money proposal) 

Total Award: $60,000 (PDR share -- $30,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Steve Allison (PI) (ORNL), Philip D. Rack (PI), Al Ackerman (co-PI) (ORNL)

Dates of Contract:  8/02-12/03

* PDR was one of the original authors of the proposal submitted to ORNL.  The contract was run through ORNL and subcontracted to UTK. 

 

5.  Title:  “Enabling Technologies for Autonomous, MEMs-Based, Environmental Sensors”

Sponsor: Prime – Department of Energy (DOE), subcontract from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Total Award: PDR share -- $20,106

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI)

Dates of Contract:  9/02-9/03

*PDR was not a co-author of the original proposal.  DOE awarded the contract to RIT and a subcontract was subsequently arranged between UTK and RIT

 

6.  Title:  “Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award: Ultraviolet Emitting Solid State Materials”

Sponsor: Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Total Award: $5,000

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI)

Dates of Contract:  7/03

 

7.  Title:  “Combinatorial Sputter Deposition of Metallic Alloys”

Sponsor: Department of Energy (DOE)

Total Award: PDR share $15,700

PI and all co-Pi’s: George Pharr (PI) (UT/ORNL), Easo George (PI) (UT/ORNL), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  4/03-4/04

*PDR was not a co-author of the original proposal.  DOE awarded the original contract to GP and EG.  PDR contributed to the program and received $15,700 to purchase equipment and materials. 

 

8.  Title:  “Regrowth of Superconducting Precursor Materials”

Sponsor: Department of Energy (DOE), subcontract from UT/Battelle

Total Award: PDR share $190,042 (8/03 $43,623, renewed 8/04 $43,634, renewed 8/05 $49,212, renewed 8/06 $53,573)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI)

Dates of Contract:  8/03-8/06

*PDR was not a co-author of the original proposal.  DOE awarded the original contract to David Christen and PDR is contributing to their materials development and was awarded a subcontract to participate. 

 

9.  Title:  Optical Addressing of Individually-Addressable, Nanoscale Electrochemical Probing Arrays

Sponsor: National Institute of Health (NIH), subcontract from UT/Battelle

Total Award: PDR share $40,565

PI and all co-Pi’s: Timothy Mcknight (PI) (ORNL), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  11/03-11/04

*PDR was the author of a supplemental grant to an existing NIH program at ORNL.  The supplement was funded by NIH and is subcontracted to UTK via UT/Battelle through the original grant. 

 

10.  Title:  “Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $496,210 (PDR share $248,105)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Michael L. Simpson (co-PI) (ORNL/UTK), Philip D. Rack (co-PI), David C. Joy (co-PI) (UTK/ORNL)

Dates of Contract:  10/03-1/05

* This is a joint program between PDR’s group and the Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT) group at ORNL. 

 

11.  Title:  “DEAL: From Proof of Lithography to Full Implementation at the 50nm Level -- A Research Proposal”

Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Subcontract through UT/Battelle

Total Award: $3.9 million, (PDR subcontract – $534,843)

PI and all co-Pi’s: (ORNL) L.R. Baylor (PI),  D. H. Lowndes, M. L. Simpson, W. L. Gardner, R.J. Kasica, A. Melechko, (UTK) P. D. Rack, D. C. Joy, S. K. Islam, and B. Blalock

 Dates of Contract:  7/04-7/06

* PDR was one of the original authors of the proposal submitted to DARPA.  The contract was run through ORNL and subcontracted to UTK.  PDR was a co-PI on task#1 – “Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Development,” co-PI on task #4 – “Lithography Full Implementation,” and the PI of task #5 – “Nanoscale Electron Beam Stimulated Direct-Write”

 

12.  Title:  “Thin film coatings for phosphor temperature sensors”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $5,850

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack

 Dates of Contract:  7/04-7/06

*PDR performed a subcontract to ORNL PI Steve Allison to deposit thin film temperature sensor materials. 

 

13.  Title:  “Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $496,399 (PDR approximate share -- $248,199)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Michael L. Simpson (PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI), David C. Joy (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  1/05-1/06

* This is a joint program between PDR’s group and the Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT) group at ORNL. 

 

14.  Title:  The Physical Principles and the Practical Optimization of Direct Deposition E-beam Systems for the Editing and Repair of Lithographic Masks”

Sponsor: Semiconductor Research Coorporation (SRC) and Intel Corp.

Total Award: $204,729 (PDR share -- $102,364)

PI and all co-Pi’s: David C. Joy (PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  1/05-12/07

*This was a joint new proposal written by DCJ and PDR

 

15.  Title:  Active Matrix Transistor Integration for Addressing Nanofiber Biological Probes

Sponsor: Primary sponsor National Institute of Health (NIH), subcontract through UT/Battelle

Total Award: $54,441

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI)

Dates of Contract:  11/04-11/06

*This is a renewal of a supplemental grant PDR wrote to an existing NIH program at ORNL.  The supplement written by PDR and was funded by NIH and is subcontracted to UTK via UT/Battelle through the original grant

 

16.  Title:  “Mask Repair and Circuit Editing Using Focused Electron Beams”

Sponsor: Intel Corporation

Total Award: ~$172,152 (PDR share $86,077)

PI and all co-Pi’s: David C. Joy (PI) (UT), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  1/05-12/06

*This was a joint new proposal written by DCJ and PDR

 

17.  “Nanofabrication of DEAL Emitter Arrays”

Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Subcontract through UT/Battelle

Total Award: $3.9 million, (PDR new subcontract $257,630 )

PI and all co-Pi’s: (ORNL) L.R. Baylor (PI),  D. H. Lowndes, M. L. Simpson, W. L. Gardner, R.J. Kasica, A. Melechko, (UTK) P. D. Rack, D. C. Joy, S. K. Islam, and B. Blalock

 Dates of Contract:  6/05-9/07

* PDR was one of the original authors of the proposal submitted to DARPA.  The contract was run through ORNL and subcontracted to UTK.  This subcontract represents additional funding to PDR group to facilitate nanofabrication task on the proposal in additional to existing subcontract funding of $534,843. 

 

18.  Title:  “Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $496,754 (PDR approximate share -- $248,377)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Michael L. Simpson (PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI), David C. Joy (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  1/06-1/07

* This is a joint program between PDR’s group and the Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT) group at ORNL. 

 

19.  Title:  “Nanostructured Sensor Instruments for Astrobiological Exploration”

Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Total Award: $864,647 (PDR approximate share -- $50,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Syed Islam (PI) (UT), Ida Lee (UT), Tim Mcknight (ORNL), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  1/06-12/08

* This is a joint new proposal written by SI, IL, TM, and PDR. 

 

20.  Title:  “Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $379,634 (PDR approximate share -- $200,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI), Michael L. Simpson (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  11/05-11/06

* This is new program between PDR and the new Center for Nanophase Materials Science.  As part of this program, PDR will have a 50% buyout this year to help direct the Nanofabrication Research Laboratory at CNMS. 

 

21.  Title:  Enabling low-temperature synthesis of vertically aligned carbon-nanotubes by

selective heating of catalyst

Sponsor: National Science Foundation, subcontract through CFDRC 

Total Award: $100,000 (PDR share -- $33,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Alex Vasenkov (PI) (CFDRC), Philip D. Rack (co-PI), Anatoli Melechko (UT)

Dates of Contract:  7/06-7/07

* PDR was one of the original authors of the proposal submitted to NSF.  The contract was run through CFDRC and subcontracted to UTK. 

 

22.  Title:  “Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $485,580 (PDR approximate share -- $245,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Michael L. Simpson (PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI),

Dates of Contract:  10/06-10/07

* This is a joint program between PDR’s group and the Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT) group at ORNL.  

 

23.  Title:  Joint Faculty Appointment Center for Nanophase Materials Science (ORNL)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $110,000

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  1/06-8/07

* This program is a joint faculty appointment (PDR 50%) in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratories.  PDR has responsibilities in the Nanofabrication Research Laboratory and the Bio-inspired Nanoscale Systems group. 

 

24.  Title:  Joint Directed Research Development Proposal:  Nanofabricated Scanning Probe Microscopy Tips for Enhanced Detection of Molecular Photo Electrochemical Processes

Sponsor: Science Alliance (UT) 

Total Award: $37,804

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  1/07-12/31/07

* PDR is the single PI.

 

25.  Project Title:  “Electron Beam Induced Processing”

Source:  Intel

Total Award:  $36,353

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  January 10, 2007 – unrestricted

*PDR is the single PI and this is an unrestricted grant from Intel to support PDR’s research in EBIP. 

 

26.  Project Title:  Collaborative Research: Electrofluidic Carbon Nanofiber Arrays for Multi-Dimensional Separations”

Source: NSF

Total Award:  Total award $210,000, PDR share $98,578

Dates fo Contract: July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2010

PI and all co-Pi’s: Jason C. Heikenfeld (U. of Cincinatti) and Philip D. Rack

 

27. Title:  “STTR: Selective Carbon Nanotube Etching

Source: NSF

Total Award: PDR share $ 40,334

PI and all co-Pi’s: Vladimir Mancevski (Xidex Corporation) and Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  June 1, 2007 - May 30, 2008

*PDR  was a co-Pi on the original grant

 

28.  Title:  Joint Faculty Appointment Center for Nanophase Materials Science (ORNL)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $59,075

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  8/07-7/08

* This program is a joint faculty appointment (PDR 50%) in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratories.  PDR has responsibilities in the Nanofabrication Research Laboratory and the Bio-inspired Nanoscale Systems group. 

 

29.  Title:  “Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $295,746 (PDR approximate share -- $150,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Michael L. Simpson (PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI),

Dates of Contract:  10/07-10/08

* This is a continuing joint program between PDR’s group and the Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT) group at ORNL. 

 

30.  Title:  “Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $379,634 (PDR approximate share -- $200,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI), Michael L. Simpson (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  11/07-11/08

* This is continuing between PDR and the new Center for Nanophase Materials Science. 

 

31.    Project Title:  Advanced Ion Microscopy for Metrology, Review and Lithography”

Source:  Semiconductor Research Corporation

Project Location: UT

Total Award Amount:  $226,428 (PDR share -- $113,214)

Starting:  January 1, 2008

Ending:  December 31, 2011

Calendar Months:

Summer Months:

Person Months per year: 0

PI and all co-Pi’s: David C. Joy (PI) and Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

 

32.  Title:  Joint Directed Research Development Proposal:  Nanofabricated Scanning Probe Microscopy Tips for Enhanced Detection of Molecular Photo Electrochemical Processes

Sponsor: Science Alliance (UT) 

Total Award: $29,700

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  1/08-12/31/08

extension to current JDRD program.

 

33.  Title:  Phase I-B “STTR: Selective Carbon Nanotube Etching

Source: NSF

Total Award: PDR share $ 15,000

PI and all co-Pi’s: Vladimir Mancevski (Xidex Corporation) and Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  June 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008

*PDR  was a co-Pi on the original grant

 

34. Title:  “SBIR: Sputter Deposition of Photonic Crystals for Beam Steering Applications

Source: Ballistic Missile Defense Agency

Total Award: PDR share $17,000

PI and all co-Pi’s: Milan Buncick (Aegis Corporation) and Philip D. Rack

Dates of Contract:  June 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008

*PDR  was a subcontractor on the original grant

 

35.  Project Title: “Laser Enhanced Nanoscale Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing”

Sponsor: ORNL Seed Money Program

Total Award: $150,000 (PDR prorated share ~ 75k, co-PI with Jason Fowlkes ORNL)

Starting:  July 1, 2008

Ending:  June 30, 2009

Current

PI and all co-Pi’s: Jason D. Fowlkes (PI) and Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

*Funded at ORNL and is part of PDR’s joint appointment responsibilities

 

36.  Project Title:  Electromechanical Imaging of Live Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Sponsor: NIH

Total Award: $500,000 (PDR share $ ~ 206,400)

Starting:  February 1, 2009

Ending:  January 31, 2012

Current

Calendar Months: 0

Summer Months: 0

Person Months per year: 0

PI and all co-Pi’s: Alexey Vertgel(PI -- Clemson University), Sergei Kalinin (co-PI UT/ORNL) Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

 

37.  Project Title:  “SBIR Phase I: Photon Enhanced SEM Platform for Nano-Manufacturing

Sponsor: NSF primary, subcontract through Omniprobe

Total Award: PDR share $ 32,977

Starting:  January 1, 2009

Ending:  July 31, 2009

Current

Calendar Months: 0

Summer Months: 0

Person Months per year: 0

PI and all co-Pi’s: Tom Moore (PI -- Omniprobe), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

 

38. Title:  “SBIR: Sputter Deposition of Photonic Crystals for Beam Steering Applications

Sponsor: Ballistic Missile Defense Agency

Total Award: PDR share $96,000 (750,000 total)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Milan Buncick (PI -- Aegis Corporation) and Philip D. Rack  (co-PI)

Dates of Contract:  January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010

*PDR  was a co-Pi on the original grant

Calendar Months: 0

Summer Months: 0

Person Months per year: 0

 

39.  Project Title:  Conductive Carbon Nanotube AFM Tips for Dopant Profiling: Phase II

Sponsor: Sematech-primary, subcontract through Xidex Corporation

Total Award: PDR share $ 15,000

Starting: September 1, 2009

Ending:  August 31, 2010

Current

Calendar Months: 0

Summer Months: 0

Person Months per year: 0

PI and all co-Pi’s: Vladimir Mancevski (PI) Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

 

40.  Project Title: “Temperature Dependent Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing for Parameter Extraction”

Sponsor: FEI corporation

Total Award: $40,000

Starting:  April 1, 2009

Ending:  March 31, 2010

Current

Calendar Months: 0

PI and all co-Pi’s: Philip D. Rack (PI)

 

41.  Project Title: “Enhanced Visible Light Absorption in Thin Film Multicrystalline Si Incorporated with Nanocrystals”

Sponsor: Sustainable Energy and Education Research Center (SEERC)

Total Award: $40,000 (PDR share 13,333)

Starting:  May 1, 2009

Ending:  April 30, 2010

Current

Calendar Months: 0

PI and all co-Pi’s: Ramki Kalyanaraman (PI), Gerd Duscher (co-PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI)

 

42.  Project Title: “Design and Synthesis of Nanomaterials

Sponsor: DOE Basic Energy Sciences

Total Award: $1,480,000 (PDR share ~300,000)

Starting:  April 1, 2009

Ending:  March 31, 2012

Current

Calendar Months: 0

*PDR is the leading PI and this program is funded through ORNL (as part of PDR’s joint appointment responsibilities)

 

43.  Project Title: “Conductive Carbon Nanotube AFM Tips for Dopant Profiling: Phase II

Sponsor: Sematech

Total Award: $100,000 (co-PI with Vladimir Mancevski Xidex Corp., PDR share $15k)

Starting:  Sept 19, 2009

Ending:  June 15, 2010

Pending

Calendar Months: 0

 

44.  Project Title: “NSF SBIR: Shielded Conductive CNT probes”

Sponsor: NSF

Total Award: $100,000 (co-PI with Xidex Corp., PDR share $30,868)

Starting:  January 1, 2010

Ending:  June 31, 2010

Pending

Calendar Months: 0.5

 

45.  Title:  “Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT)”

Sponsor: UT/Battelle

Total Award: $489,785 (PDR approximate share -- $250,000)

PI and all co-Pi’s: Michael L. Simpson (PI), Philip D. Rack (co-PI),

Dates of Contract:  10/09-10/11

* This is a continuing joint program between PDR’s group and the Molecular-Scale Engineering and Nanoscale Technologies (MENT) group at ORNL. 

 

 

Pending

1.  Project Title: “Development of a Thin-film Boron Phosphide Solid-state Neutron Detector”

Sponsor: NNSA

Total Award: $1,622,180 (UT and Y-12, PDR share ~300k)

Starting:  January 1, 2010

Ending:  December 31, 2012

Pending

Calendar Months: 1.25

 

Proposals Submitted and Not Funded

1.      NSF Career “Growth and Characterization of Rare Earth and Transition Metal III-V Nitrides for Visible Light Emitting Materials”  (2001)

2.      ONR Young Investigator “Selective Nanoscopic Electron Beam Stimulated Processing for Nanoscale Functionalization and Device Prototyping” (2001)

3.      Applied Materials “Fast Scintillator Materials Development for a High-Speed Scanning Electron Microscope” (2001)

4.      NSF – Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team “Nanoscale Synthesis for Biomolecular Probes and Cellular Mimics” (2001)

5.      NSF – Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team “Ion Beam Implanted Nanoclusters”

6.      ATP with Fast Forward Devices – “Thin Film Adhesion Metrology Based on Electrostatically Applied Forces” (2001)

7.      ERDA with Westinghouse Savanah River “Sputter Deposition For Hydrogen Permeation/Diffusion Barrier Coatings” (2002)

8.      Petroleum Research Fund “Electron Stimulated Reactions with Gas Phase and Physisorbed Molecular Species” (2002)

9.      NSF – “NIRT: Electronic Charge in Complex Nanostructures and Its Application in Nanodevices” (2002)

10.  NSF –DMR “Controlled Synthesis and Characterization of Tellurium Doped Alkaline Earth Sulfide Thin Films for Solid State UV Emission” (2002)

11.  KLA-Tencor – “Modeling Electron-Gas and Electron-Solid Interactions” (2002)

12.  Semiconductor Research Coorporation and DARPA “Selective Nanoscale Electron Beam Processing” (2002)

13.  Semiconductor Research Corporatoin (SRC) “Electron Beam Induced Directed Assembly of Intracellular Biological Probes” (2003).

14.  UT/ONRL Summer Research Internship Program “Synthesis and Characterization of Ultraviolet Emitting Materials and Devices” (2003)

15.  NSF “CAREER: Fundamental Investigations of a Site Selective Focused Electron Beam Nanomanufacturing Process” (2003). 

16.  NSF “NIRT:Electron Transport in Nano-Scale Hetero-junctions” (2003)

17.  NSF “Development of Tellurium Doped Alkaline Earth Sulfide Thin Films for Solid State UV Emission” (2003)

18.  NSF “Fundamental Investigations of a Site Selective Focused Electron Beam Nanomanufacturing Process” (2004)

19.  NSF “Investigations of Bound Exciton Recombination in Tellurium Doped Alkaline Earth Sulfide Materials for Solid State Ultra Violet Emitters” (2004)

20.  DOD-DEPSCOR – “Development of Mobility Modulation Transistor Using Conducting Oxides” (white paper) (2004)

21.  DOE-ONRL “Nano-Spectrometer: A Novel Sensitive, Cheap, Miniature Sensor For Ecosystem Characterization” (2004)

22.  DOE “Employing Crystal Structure Systematics for Discovery of New Materials for hydrogen Storage Applications” (2005)

23.  EPA “Nanostructured Sensor Instruments for Pollutant and Microbial Detection

24.  NSF “NIRT: Synthetic Nanostructures for Probing, Modifying, and Controlling Live Cell Functions” (2005)

25.  NSF “Fundamental Investigations of a Site Selective Focused Electron Beam Nanomanufacturing Process” (2005)

26.  DOE-EPSCOR “Tennessee Consortium of Nano-structured Materials for Efficient Power Applications” (2005)

27.  NIH SBIR “Nanofabricated Phantom for In Vitro Dynamic Image Analysis using PET” (2005)

28.  NSF SBIR “Enabling low temperature, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of vertically aligned carbon-nanotubes by selective heating of catalyst” (2005).

29.  NIH “Nanoscale tools for genomic profiling of intact cells” (2005). 

30.  Army Research Laboratory “Advanced metals and ceramics research.  Thematic research thrust #1 ─  Collaborative Research on Dynamic Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites and Nano-Structured Tantalum Alloys” (2005)

31.  NSF “NER: Nanostructured Electrofluidic Device Platform for Biomimetic Membrane Transport” (2005).

32.  NSF “NIRT: Acitve Synthetic Nanostructures for Probing, Modifying, and Controlling Live Cell Functions”

33.  NSF “NUE: Interdisciplinary Education for UT Undergraduates in Nano-Bioscience and Technology”

34.  NSF “Nanostructured Sensor Instruments for Pollutant and Microbial Detection” (2007)

35.  NSF  “Collaborative Research: Nanoelectromechanics of Biomolecular Systems” (2007)

36.  DOD “SBIR Phase I proposal—High Throughput Experimentation Physical Vapor deposition (PVD) Chamber for Accelerated Microelectronics Materials Research and Development” (2007).

37.  FEI Inc.  “Electron Beam Induced Processing” 2007 (whitepaper). 

38.  SRC  Advanced e-beam Systems for Nanoscale Materials Processing, Nanopatterning, and Defect Repair” (2008)

39.  NSF “Collaborative Research: Instrumentation For Electromechanical Imaging Of Live Electrophysiologically Active Cells”  2008

40.  NSF  “MRSEC: The Tennessee/Louisiana Flagship Materials Laboratory (FML)” 2008

41.  DOE “Title:  Advanced Dual Focused Electron/Ion Beam Nanoscale Dircected Assembly System” 2008.

42.  DARPA “Title:  Tip Based Nanofabrication” 2008

43.  NASA “Lab-in-a-Teacup Sensor Instruments Incorporating Nanostructured Devices for Astrobiology Exploration” 2008

44.  NSF “NUE: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Devices and Systems” 2008

45.  Xidex Corporation (NSF primary) “SBIR Phase II: Selective Carbon Nanotube Etching” 2009

46.  Xidex Corporation (DOE primary) “SBIR Phase I: Electrically Shielded Carbon Nanotube Probes” 2009

47.  DARPA “Super Agile Lab-on-Chip Electrofluidic Platform” seed funding whitepaper proposal.  2009

 

Supported Graduate Students

Graduated

Steven Randolph (Masters – December 2004): “Nanoscale Materials Processing: Electron Beam-Stimulated Etching of Silicon and Silicon Dioxide” (now with FEI Corporation)

 

Yuepeng Deng (Ph.D. – May 2005): “Thin Film Sputtering of Gadolinium and Chromium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet” (now with Vitek Corporation)

 

Steven Randolph (Ph.D. – December 2005): “Experimental, Theoretical, and Device Application Development of Nanoscale Focused Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition” (now with FEI Corporation)

 

Seung-Ik Jun  (Ph.D. – May 2006) “Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor Integration for a Novel Intra-cellular Biological Probe” (now with Dpix Corporation)

 

Yifei Zhang (Ph.D – December 2006) “Regrowth of Superconducting Precursor Materials on Bi-axially Textured Nickel Wires” (now with Oak Ridge National Laboratories)

 

Ryan Rucker (Masters – December 2006) Characterization of Processes used in Nanofabrication of Digital Electrostatic E-Beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Devices” (Now with IM Flash Technologies)

 

Daryl Smith (Ph.D. – May 2007) “Elucidating the Growth Mechanisms of Electron Beam Induced Deposition via a Three Dimensional, Monte-Carlo Based Simulation”(now with DAS Freelance)

 

Jungwon Park (Ph.D. – May 2009) “Characterization of Materials and Fabrication of Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor Arrays for Electrical Interfacing of Biological Materials” (now with Dpix Corportation)

 

Matthew Lassiter (Ph.D. – August 2009) “Electron Beam Induced Etching” (post doc UT/ORNL)

 

Current Students (start date)  Degree             Status                                      Expected Graduation

Jon Peak (5/06)                      PhD                 passed qual. exams

Dissertation subject – Thin Film Synthesis of Advanced Scintillator Materials

 

Seyeoul Kwon (12/06)           PhD                 passed qualifying exams        

Dissertation Subject – Materials development and Device Fabrication of Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor Integration for an advanced separations platform

 

Yueying Wue (8/07)              PhD                 passed qualifying exams

Dissertation Subject – Thin film dewetting: understanding instabilities and materials transport in patterned thin films

 

Jiyoung Noh (8/09)                PhD                 MS (Korea)

Dissertation Subject – Materials for advanced thin film transistors for Lab-on-chip applications

 

Tsiwei Tang (8/09)                 PhD                 MS (China)

Dissertation Subject – Thin film dewetting: understanding instabilities and materials transport in patterned thin films

 

Post Docs

Jason D. Fowlkes – 8/02 - 8/04

Yinfeng Guan – 9/05 – 8/08

Steven Randolph – 11/05 – 8/07

Daryl A. Smith – 6/07- 2/08

Joo Hyon Noh – 4/09-present

Matthew Lassiter – 9/09-present

 

Research Professors

Jason D. Fowlkes – 8/04 – 11/07

Anatoli Melechko – 8/05 – 8/07

 

Service Commitments

Service to the University of Tennessee

Committees

  1. Engineering Fundamentals (Engage) review committee for MSE (2001-2002)
  2. Undergraduate affairs committee (2002-present) – Chair (2003-present)
    1. Sub committee on undergraduate curriculum (2002-present)
    2. Sub committee on undergraduate recruitment (2002-present)
    3. Sub committee on ABET (2003-present) – successful 2005 ABET review
  3. Graduate Affairs sub-committee on graduate student processing
  4. Graduate Affairs sub-committee on MSE Ph.D. qualifying examination
  5. MSE Budget Committee (2003-2004)
  6. College of Engineering Curriculum Review Committee (2003-present)
  7. Governor’s Chair Search Committee for Experiemental Physics and Transport Phenomena
  8. Numerous faculty search committees

 

Other

1.       Helped lead an effort to develop a nanofabrication facility, the Joint Institute of Nanoscale Imaging and Fabrication (JINIFAB). Other members of the leadership team include:  Michael Simpson (MSE), David C. Joy (BCMB), Syed Islam (ECE), and Gary Sayler (BCMB).   The facility was an initiative of the Provost and is designed to be a University Center that will facilitate nanoscience research at the University of Tennessee.  The facility consists of the following equipment:  1) electron beam lithography system, 2) plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system, 3) reactive ion etching system, 4) contact optical lithography system, 4) electron beam evaporator, 5) ancillary photoresist processing equipment, and 6) metrology equipment. 

2.      I have recently taken a joint position at the ORNL Center for Nanophase Materials Science to help direct research in the Nanofabrication Research Laboratory.  This is a ~ 10,000 square foot nanofabrication clean space. 

 

Service to the Profession

  1. NSF SBIR Proposal Review Panel for Electronics Division – Optoelectronics I Panel (Michael Crowley Topic Program Officer) April 12, 2002. 
  2. Proposal Review “Development of Technologies and Optoelectronic Apparatus for Monitoring and Precision measurement of a Surface Energy and Capillary Properties of Metals and Alloys High-temperature Melts” for US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) (STCU # Gr-092 (J)). 
  3. NSF/DOE Review Panel for Plasma Science Innitiative for the Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation (Julie Chen Program Manager) March 24-25 2003.
  4. Proposal Review “Growth and Investigation of Epitaxial Acceptor-doped ZnO for Blue Electroluminescent Device Development” for US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF proposal # 12682). 
  5. Proposal Review “High energy efficient cold lamps with nano-carbon field cathodes ” for US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF proposal # 8104)  (January 2003).
  6. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) – Massively Reconfigurable Microfabrication Tools DARPA/MTO Workshop, Napa CA (October 28-30, 2003).  I was an invited speaker in this workshop and helped give direction for a future program initiative in nanoscale direct write lithography. 

7.      Book Review “Concise Guide to Materials Science and Engineering” for McGraw-Hill Co.  (7/11/03).

  1. Proposal Review “Development of Effective Cathode-Luminescent Light Source with Field Emission Cathode Made of Nanostructured Carbon Materials” (ISTC #2901) International Science and Technology Center of the US Department of State (1/04). 
  2. NSF Proposal Review “Collaborative Research: Studies of Explosive Crystallization” Engineering Directorate, Chemical Transport and Thermal Processing Division (May 6, 2004).
  3. Proposal Review “Near Infrared ZnS(Se):Cr(Er) thin-film electroluminescent emitters of edge and cavity types”  for US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF proposal # 14217)  (October 2004).
  4. Proposal Review “Ternary phosphors for visualization and lighting” for the Science Center programs of the U.S. Department of State (STCU # 3619) (April 2005).
  5. Proposal Review “RUI: Investigation of Charge Carrier Transport in Sputter-Deposited Scandium Nitride Thin Films” Division of Materials Research NSF (January 2006). 

 

Professional Societies (*active)

Materials Research Society (MRS)*

American Vacuum Society (AVS)*

ASM/TMS

 

1.      Materials Research Society -- Spring Meeting 2000 – Electroluminescence Session Chair of the Flat Panel Display Materials Symposium

2.      Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer  (IEEE) -- Rochester Electron Device Society Chapter - Vice Chair (2000-2001)

3.      Organizing Committee for Materials Development in Liquid Crystal & Electroluminescent Displays as part of the XII International Materials Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico Aug 25-29, 2002.

4.      Center for Nanophase Materials Science Workshops (CNMS) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) – have participated in from 2002-2004.  The workshops were designed to develop focus research areas for CNMS.  I participated in the nanofabrication focus groups. 

5.      American Vacuum Society – 51st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Aneheim CA (November 14-19, 2004).  I co-organized a symposium on “Focused Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Stimulated Processing and Fabrication” for the Thin Film Division of AVS. 

6.      American Vacuum Society (AVS) – 52st International American Vacuum Society Conference, Aneheim CA (October 30-November 4, 2005).  I co-organized a symposium on “Focused Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Stimulated Processing and Fabrication” for the Thin Film Division of AVS. 

7.      AVS Thin Film Division Executive committee member (2005- 2006), 2008-2010

8.      AVS 2005 Thin Film Division program vice chair for the 53rd International meeting. 

9.      AVS Thin Film Division program chair – 2007 – 2008 (oversight over ~ 10-12 sessions for the International AVS meeting). 

10.  Established a $50,000 endowment to fund the “Paul H. Holloway Young Investigator Award” in the Thin Film Division of AVS. 

 

Journal Referee

Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, Journal of The Electrochemical Society,  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Thin Solid Films, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Luminescence, Journal of Materials Science, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Scanning, Nanotechnology

 

Consultant

KLA Tencor, Advanced Vision Technologies, nth Tech Corporation, Elesci Corporation, Xidex Corporation, Biophan, Agile Engineering, Omniprobe

 

References:

Dr. Paul H. Holloway – University of Florida

Dr. Michael Simpson – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Satosh Kurinec – Rochester Institute of Technology