Research Background

Growth Techniques (Developed or Most Familiar with )

Nonequilibrium Growth:

· Ion Beam Synthesis of Metal (Au, Al, Ag), Semiconductor (Graphite Like Carbon [GLC], CuO, InN, GaN) Nanoclusters

and Synthesis of Metastable Compounds (Au, Ag and Cu Silicides by Ion Beam Mixing)

· Material Modification by Focused Ion Beam (FIB), 1.7 MV Tandetron Accelerator, 150 kV Gaseous Ion Source

Equilibrium Growth :

· Thermal CVD (2D Di-Chalcogenides, and Van der Waals Bonded Bilayer V₂O₅; Si and Wide Bandgap III-V Nitride Nanowires; Au Nanoclusters)

· Metallorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) of Magnetic and Magneto-optic (MO)

· Recording Materials [g-Fe₂O₃, Y₃Fe₅O₁₂ (YIG), Co,Ce:YIG]

· Synthesis of Metal-Organic Precursors (b-diketonates)

Characterization Techniques (Installed or Most Familiar with)

· Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS)

· Near-field Scanning optical Microscopy (NSOM)

· Focused Ion Beam (FIB)

· Nano-/Micro-indentation

· High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM)

· Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM)

· Optoelectronic Properties [Photoluminescence (PL), Cthodoluminescence (CL), UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy]

· Electrical Transport Properties

· Variable Temperature Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)/AC Susceptibility; SQUID Magnetometer