Publications
Conference Paper
- R. Salas, E. M. Krivoy, A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "Compositional Grading of InxGa1-xAs/GaAs Tunnel Junctions Enhanced by ErAs Nanoparticles," Proc. SPIE, San Diego, CA, Aug 2011.
- R. Salas, E. M. Krivoy, A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "Compositional Grading of GaAs-Based Tunnel Junctions Containing ErAs Nanostructures," 53rd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, D. A. Ferrer, and S. R. Bank, "Growth of Epitaxially-Embedded ErAs Films in GaAs," 53rd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2011.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, and S. R. Bank, "An Epitaxial Metal/Semiconductor System for Active Plasmonics," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, May 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, D. A. Ferrer, and S. R. Bank, "Growth of Rare-Earth Monopnictide Films via Epitaxial Embedding for Plasmonics," International Symposium on Compount Semiconductors (ISCS), Berlin, Germany, May 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "Nanoparticle-Enhanced Tunnel Junctions for Reduced Free-Carrier Absorption in Mid-IR Lasers," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, May 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, K. W. Park, E. T. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Investigating the MBE Overgrowth of Semimetallic Nanoparticles for Nanophotonics," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), Breckenridge, CO, Sep 2010.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, K. W. Park, D. A. Ferrer, S. K. Banerjee, E. T. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Investigation of MBE-grown ErAs nanoparticle morphology for high-performance optical and electronic devices," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference (NAMBE), Breckenridge, CO, Sep 2010.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, K. W. Park, E. T. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Overgrowth Investigation of Epitaxial Semimetallic Nanoparticles for Photonic Devices," 52nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Notre Dame, IN, Jun 2010.
- K. W. Park, A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Scanned Probe Characterization of Self-Assembled ErAs/GaAs Semimetal/Semiconductor Nanostructures Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy," 52nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Notre Dame, IN, Jun 2010.
- (Invited) S. R. Bank, A. M. Crook, and H. P. Nair, "Nanoparticle-enhanced tunnel junctions for high-efficiency solar cells and mid-infrared lasers," 216th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, Vienna, Austria, Oct 2009.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "High-Performance Metal Nanoparticle-Enhanced Tunnel Junctions for Photonic Devices," International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS), Santa Barbara, CA, Sep 2009.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, K. Vijayraghavan, M. A. Wistey, J. D. Zimmerman, J. M. O. Zide, A. C. Gossard, and S. R. Bank, "Annealing Stability of Nanoparticle-Enhanced Tunnel Junctions for High-Efficiency Solar Cells and Mid-Infrared Lasers," 51st Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2009.
- M. A. Wistey, G. J. Burek, U. Singisetti, A. M. Crook, B. J. Thibeault, S. R. Bank, M. J. Rodwell, and A. C. Gossard, "Regrowth of Self-Aligned, Ultra Low Resistance Ohmic Contacts on InGaAs," International Conf. on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), Vancouver, BC, Canada, Aug 2008.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, J. M. O. Zide, M. P. Hanson, A. C. Gossard, and S. R. Bank, "Nanoparticle-enhanced tunnel junctions for high efficiency mid-infrared lasers," 50th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2008.
- M. J. Rodwell, E. Lind, Z. Griffith, A. M. Crook, S. R. Bank, U. Singisetti, M. A. Wistey, G. J. Burek, and A. C. Gossard, "On the Feasibility of few-THz Bipolar Transistors," Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 2007. BCTM 07. IEEE, pp. 17-21, Sep 2007.
- U. Singisetti, A. M. Crook, E. Lind, M. A. Wistey, J. D. Zimmerman, A. C. Gossard, M. J. Rodwell, and S. R. Bank, "Ultra-Low Resistance Ohmic Contacts to InGaAs/InP," 65th Device Research Conf. (DRC), South Bend, IN, Jun 2007.
- (Plenary) M. J. Rodwell, E. Lind, Z. Griffith, S. R. Bank, A. M. Crook, U. Singisetti, M. A. Wistey, G. J. Burek, and A. C. Gossard, "Frequency limits of InP-based integrated circuits," 19th International Conf. on Indium-Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM), Matsue, Japan, pp. 9-13, May 2007.
- Y. Lin, L. F. Lester, S. R. Bank, H. P. Bae, H. B. Yuen, M. A. Wistey, and J. S. Harris, "Monolithic 1. 55-µm GaInNAsSb Quantum Well Mode-Locked Lasers," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, May 2007.
- E. R. Pickett, S. R. Bank, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, T. Sarmiento, A. Marshall, and J. S. Harris, "Thermally Induced Relaxation in GaInNAsSb Quantum Well Structures," Materials Research Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr 2007.
- S. R. Bank, U. Singisetti, A. M. Crook, J. D. Zimmerman, J. M. O. Zide, A. C. Gossard, and M. J. Rodwell, "MBE Growth of ErAs/In(Ga)As Epitaxial Ultra-Low Resistance Ohmic Contacts," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), Sep 2006.
- H. P. Bae, S. R. Bank, H. B. Yuen, E. R. Pickett, M. A. Wistey, and J. S. Harris, "Analysis of Relative Speed and Temperature Dependence of Constituent Processes in the Annealing of GaInNAs(Sb)," 48th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2006.
- E. R. Pickett, S. R. Bank, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "TEM Analysis of Growth and Annealing Temperature Effects on GaInNAsSb Quantum Wells," 48th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2006.
- S. R. Bank, H. P. Bae, L. L. Goddard, H. B. Yuen, M. A. Wistey, and J. S. Harris, "Very Low-Threshold 1. 55-\µm Dilute-Nitride Lasers," 64th Device Research Conf. (DRC), Jun 2006.
- S. R. Bank, H. P. Bae, H. B. Yuen, E. R. Pickett, M. A. Wistey, and J. S. Harris, "Strong Luminescence Enhancement in GaInNAsSb Quantum Wells Through Variation of the Group-V Fluxes," 48th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2006.
- S. R. Bank, H. P. Bae, H. B. Yuen, M. A. Wistey, L. L. Goddard, J. S. Harris, R. Kudrawiec, M. Gladysiewicz, M. Motyka, and J. Misiewicz, "Low-Threshold Continuous-Wave 1. 55-\µm GaInNAsSb lasers," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), Long Beach, CA, May 2006.
- S. R. Bank, H. P. Bae, H. B. Yuen, L. L. Goddard, M. A. Wistey, T. Sarmiento, and J. S. Harris, "Low-Threshold CW 1. 55-\µm GaAs-Based Lasers," Optical Fiber Communication Conf. (OFC), Anaheim, CA, Mar 2006.
- S. R. Bank, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, M. A. Wistey, and J. S. Harris, "MBE Growth of High-Efficiency GaInNAsSb Quantum Wells from 1. 45 - 1. 55 \µm," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), Keystone, Colorado, Sep 2005.
- S. R. Bank, H. B. Yuen, M. A. Wistey, V. Lordi, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "Effects of Growth Temperature on the Optical Behavior of GaInNAsSb Alloys," 47th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2005.
- S. R. Bank, M. A. Wistey, L. L. Goddard, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "1. 55 \µm GaInNAsSb Lasers on GaAs," Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, May 2005.
- L. L. Goddard, S. R. Bank, M. A. Wistey, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "Differential Gain and Nonlinear Gain Compression of GaInNAsSb/GaAs Lasers at 1. 5 \µm," Conf. on Lasers and ElectroOptics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, May 2005.
- S. R. Bank, M. A. Wistey, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, L. L. Goddard, and J. S. Harris, "Defect Modification in GaInNAsSb Growth with Insertion of GaAs Prelayers," Materials Research Symposium (MRS), San Francisco, CA, Apr 2005.
- S. R. Bank, M. A. Wistey, H. B. Yuen, L. L. Goddard, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "MBE Growth of Low Threshold CW GaInNAsSb Lasers at 1. 5 \µm," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), Banff, Alberta, Canada, Oct 2004.
- H. B. Yuen, M. A. Wistey, S. R. Bank, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "Effects of N2 Flow into a RF Plasma Cell on GaInNAs Grown by MBE," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), Bannf, Alberta, Canada, Oct 2004.
- M. A. Wistey, S. R. Bank, H. B. Yuen, H. P. Bae, and J. S. Harris, "Nitrogen Plasma Optimization for High Quality Dilute Nitrides," International Conf. on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), May 2004.
- H. B. Yuen, S. R. Bank, M. A. Wistey, H. P. Bae, J. S. Harris, and A. Moto, "Effects of N2 Flow on GaInNAs Grown by a RF Plasma cell in MBE," Materials Research Symposium (MRS), San Franciso, CA, Apr 2004.