Daniel B. Dougherty
Professor
Department of Physics, North Carolina State University
163 Partners III
851 Main Campus Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-513-2610
Research Interests: Interfaces in Carbon Materials for Electronics and Spintronics
My research group uses scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy to characterize and correlate the fundamental structural and electronic properties of interfaces in a wide variety of carbon-based materials. These include metal-organic interfaces of interest for understanding charge injection in light emitting diodes and photovoltaics and various forms of graphene modified by intercalated atoms or molecular films. Our most recent focus has been on spin-dependent electronic characterization using our newly-commissioned spin-polarized STM and newly-acquired spin-resolved photoelectron spectrometer. These tools allow interfacial characterization for understanding spin injection into novel carbon-based materials such as molecular spin crossover thin films and graphene spin transport channels.
Degrees:
Ph.D.: 2004 Physics University of Maryland at College Park
B.S.: 1999 Physics Texas A&M University
Appointments:
2018-present: Professor, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University
2014-2018: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University
2008 – 2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University.
2006-2008: National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, NIST, Gaithersburg.
2005-2006: W.M. Keck Postdoctoral Fellow, W.M. Keck Center for Molecular Electronics, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Awards:
National Science Foundation CAREER award (2011)
Department of Energy Early Career award (2013)