Selected Publications: Doug Lowndes

Selected Publications : Doug Lowndes
Growth and Processing of Nanomaterials into Useful Forms “Liquid Gallium Ball/Crystalline Silicon Polyhedrons/Aligned Silicon Oxide Nanowires Sandwich Structure: An Interesting Nanowire Growth Route,” Z. Pan, S. Dai, D. B. Beach, and D. H. Lowndes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83(15), 3159-61, (2003). “Large-Scale Synthesis of Arrays of High-Aspect-Ratio Rigid Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers,” A. V. Melechko, T. E. McKnight, D. K. Hensley, M. A. Guillorn, A. Y. Borisevich, V. I. Merkulov, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, Nanotechnology 14(9), 1029-1035 (2003). “Growth Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes on Multilayered Metal Catalyst Film in Chemical Vapor Deposition,” H. Cui, G. Eres, J. Y. Howe, A. Puretziky, M. Varela, D. B. Geohegan, and D. H. Lowndes, Chem. Phys. Lett. 374, 222-228 (2003). Comment on “Single Crystals of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Formed by Self-Assembly,” M. F. Chisholm, Y. H. Wang, A. R. Lupini, G. Eres, A. A. Puretzky, B. Brinson, A. V. Melechko, D. B. Geohegan, H. T. Cui, M. P. Johnson, S. J. Pennycook, D. H. Lowndes, S. Arepalli, C. Kittrell, S. Sivaram, M. Kim, G. Lavin, J. Kono, R. Hauge, and R. E. Smalley, Science 300, 5623 (2003). “Hierarchically Ordered Carbon Tubes,” Z. Pan, H-G. Zhu, Z-T. Zhang, H-J. Im, S. Dai, D. B. Beach, and D. H. Lowndes, Chem. Phys. Lett. 371(3-4), 433-7, (2003). “Gallium-Mediated Growth of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes,” Z. W. Pan, S. Dai, D. B. Beach, N. D. Evans, and D. H. Lowndes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82(12), 1947-9 (2003). “Patterned Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on Pre-Patterned Iron/Silica Substrates Prepared by Sol-Gel and Shadow Masking,” Z. W. Pan, H. Zhu, Z. Zhang, H.-J. Im, S. Dai, D. B. Beach, and D. H. Lowndes, J. Physical Chem. B 107(6), 1338-44 (2003). “Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers as Sacrificial Templates for Nanofluidic Structures,” A. V. Melechko,T. E. McKnight,M. A. Guillorn, V. I. Merkulov, B. Ilic, M. J. Doktycz, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82(6), 976-8 (2003). “Digital Electrostatic Electron-Beam Array Lithography,” L. R. Baylor, D. H. Lowndes, M. L. Simpson, C. E. Thomas, M. A. Guillorn, V. I. Merkulov, J. H. Whealton, E. D. Ellis, D. K. Hensley, and A. V. Melechko, J. Vacuum Sci. Technol. B Microelectronics and Nanometer-Structures 20(6), 2646-50 (2002). “Self-Aligned Gated Field Emission Devices using Single Carbon Nanofiber Cathodes,” M. A. Guillorn, A. V. Melechko, V. I. Merkulov, D. K. Hensley, M. L. Simpson, and D. H. Lowndes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81(19), 3660-2 (2002). “Control Mechanisms for the Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers,” V. I. Merkulov, D. K. Hensley, A. V. Melechko, M. A. Guillorn, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 10570 (2002). “Controlled Alignment of Carbon Nanofibers in a Large-Scale Synthesis Process,” V. I. Merkulov, A. V. Melechko, M. A. Guillorn, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 4816 (2002). “Effects of Spatial Separation on the Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers Produced by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition,” V. I. Merkulov, A. V. Melechko, M. A. Guillorn, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 476 (2002). “Far-Infrared Optical Conductivity Gap in Superconducting MgB₂ Films,” R. A. Kaindl, M. A. Carnahan, J. Orenstein, D. S. Chemla, H. M. Christen, H. Y. Zhai, M. Paranthaman, and D. H. Lowndes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 027003/1 (2002). “Field Emission from Isolated Individual Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers,” L. R. Baylor, V. I. Merkulov, E. D. Ellis, M. A. Guillorn, D. H. Lowndes, A. V. Melechko, M. L. Simpson, and J. H. Whealton, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 4602 (2002). “Individually Addressable Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber-Based Electrochemical Probes,” M. A. Guillorn, T. E. McKnight, A. V. Melechko, V. I. Merkulov, P. F. Britt, D. W. Austin, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 3824 (2002). “Microfabricated Field Emission Devices using Carbon Nanofibers as Cathode Elements,” M. A. Guillorn, E. D. Ellis, M. L. Simpson, V. I. Merkulov, A. V. Melechko, L. R. Baylor, G. J. Bordonaro, and D. H. Lowndes, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B., 19(6), 2598-2601 (2001). “Operation of a Gated Field Emitter using an Individual Carbon Nanofiber Cathode,” M. A. Guillorn, E. D. Ellis, C. L. Britton, M. L. Simpson, A. V. Melechko, V. I. Merkulov , G. J. Bordonaro, D. Woodie, L. R. Baylor, and D. H. Lowndes, Appl. Phys. Lett., 79(21), 3506-3508 (2001). “Alignment Mechanism of Carbon Nanofibers Produced by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical-Vapor Deposition,” V. I. Merkulov, A. V. Melechko, M. A. Guillorn, D. H. Lowndes, and M. L. Simpson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79(18), 2970-2972 (2001). “Shaping Carbon Nanostructures by Controlling the Synthesis Process,” V. I. Merkulov, M. A. Guillorn, D. H. Lowndes, M. L. Simpson, and E. Voelkl, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79(8), 1178-80 (2001). “Patterned Growth of Individual and Multiple Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes,” V. I. Merkulov, D. H. Lowndes, Y. Y. Wei, G. Eres and E. Voelkl, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 3555 (2000). Engineered Thin Film Structures and Cooperative Phenomena “Time-Resolved Study of SrTiO₃ Homoepitaxial Pulsed-Laser Deposition using Surface X-ray Diffraction,” G. Eres, J. Z. Tischler, M. Yoon, B. C. Larson, C. M. Rouleau, D. H. Lowndes, and P. Zschack, Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 3379 (2002). “In Situ X-ray Surface Diffraction Chamber for Pulsed Laser Ablation Film Growth Studies,” J. Z. Tischler, G. Eres, D. H. Lowndes, B. C. Larson, M. Yoon, T.-C. Chiang, and P. Zschack, AIP Conf. Proc. 521 (Eleventh U. S. National Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation Conference), 151 (2000). “Growth and Doping of Compound Semiconductor Films by Pulsed Laser Ablation,” D. H. Lowndes, pp. 475-571 (chap. 11) in Laser Desorption and Ablation (J. C. Miller and R. F. Haglund, Jr., eds.), Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1997. “Synthesis of Novel Thin-Film Materials by Pulsed Laser Deposition,” D. H. Lowndes, D. B. Geohegan, A. A. Puretzky, D. P. Norton, and C. M. Rouleau, Science 273, 898 (1996). “Strong, Anisotropic Flux Pinning by Miscut-Growth-Initiated Columnar Defects in Epitaxial YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x Films,” D. H. Lowndes, D. K. Christen, C. E. Klabunde, Z. L. Wang, D. M. Kroeger, J. D. Budai, Shen Zhu, and D. P. Norton, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2355 (1995). “Superconductivity in SrCuO₂-BaCuO₂ Superlattices: Formation of Artificially-Layered Superconducting Materials,” D. P. Norton, B. C. Chakoumakos, J. D. Budai, D. H. Lowndes, B. C. Sales, J. R. Thompson, and D. K. Christen, Science 265, 2074 (1994). “Depression and Broadening of the Superconducting Transition in YBa₂Cu₃O_7-d Based Superlattices: Influence of the Barrier Layers,” David P. Norton, Douglas H. Lowndes, S. J. Pennycook, and J. D. Budai, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1358 (1991). “Superconductivity and Hole-Doping in Pr_0.5Ca_0.5Ba₂Cu₃O_7-d Thin Films,” David P. Norton, D. H. Lowndes, B. C. Sales, J. D. Budai, B. C. Chakoumakos, and H. R. Kerchner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 1537 (1991). “Superconductivity in Nonsymmetric Epitaxial YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x / PrBa₂Cu₃O_7-x Superlattices: The Superconducting Behavior of Cu-O Bilayers,” Douglas H. Lowndes, David P. Norton, and J. D. Budai, Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 1160 (1990).
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