Publications
Journal Article
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, K. M. McNicholas, A. F. Briggs, S. D. Sifferman, L. J. Nordin, and S. R. Bank, "Room-temperature photoluminescence and electroluminescence of 1. 3-\µm-range BGaInAs quantum wells on GaAs substrates," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 117, pp. 021102, Jul 2020.
- K. J. Underwood, A. F. Briggs, S. D. Sifferman, V. B. Verma, N. S. Sirica, R. P. Prasankumar, S. Woo. Nam, K. L. Silverman, S. R. Bank, and J. T. Gopinath, "Strain dependence of Auger recombination in 3 \µm GaInAsSb/GaSb type-I active regions," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 116, pp. 262103, Jun 2020.
- R. Salas, S. Guchhait, S. D. Sifferman, K. M. McNicholas, V. D. Dasika, D. Jung, E. M. Krivoy, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Growth rate and surfactant-assisted enhancements of rare-earth arsenide InGaAs nanocomposites for terahertz generation," APL Materials, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 096106, Sep 2017.
- R. Salas, S. Guchhait, K. M. McNicholas, S. D. Sifferman, V. D. Dasika, D. Jung, E. M. Krivoy, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Surfactant-assisted growth and properties of rare-earth arsenide InGaAs nanocomposites for terahertz generation," APL, vol. 108, no. 18, pp. 182102, May 2016.
- (Invited) S. D. Sifferman, H. P. Nair, R. Salas, N. T. Sheehan, S. J. Maddox, A. M. Crook, and S. R. Bank, "Highly strained mid-infrared type-I diode lasers on GaSb," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 248-257, Nov 2015.
- R. Salas, S. Guchhait, S. D. Sifferman, K. M. McNicholas, V. D. Dasika, E. M. Krivoy, D. Jung, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Growth and properties of rare-earth arsenide InGaAs nanocomposites for terahertz generation," APL, vol. 106, no. 8, pp. 081103, Feb 2015.
- X. Li, V. D. Dasika, P. Li, L. Ji, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Minimized open-circuit voltage reduction in GaAs/InGaAs quantum well solar cells with bandgap-engineered graded quantum well depths," APL, vol. 105, no. 12, pp. 123906, Sep 2014.
- K. W. Park, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Quantitative scanning thermal microscopy of ErAs/GaAs superlattice structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy," APL, vol. 102, no. 6, pp. 061912, Feb 2013.
- E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. Rahimi, S. J. Maddox, R. Salas, D. A. Ferrer, V. D. Dasika, D. Akinwande, and S. R. Bank, "Growth and characterization of LuAs films and nanostructures," APL, vol. 101, no. 14, pp. 141910, Oct 2012.
- K. W. Park, V. D. Dasika, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Conductivity and structure of ErAs nanoparticles embedded in GaAs pn junctions analyzed via conductive atomic force microscopy," APL, vol. 100, no. 23, pp. 233117, Jun 2012.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, K. M. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Structural and optical studies of nitrogen incorporation into GaSb-based GaInSb quantum wells," APL, vol. 100, no. 2, pp. 021103, Jan 2012.
- K. W. Park, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Scanning capacitance microscopy of ErAs nanoparticles embedded in GaAs pn junctions," APL, vol. 99, pp. 133114, Sep 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, D. A. Ferrer, and S. R. Bank, "Suppression of planar defects in the molecular beam epitaxy of GaAs/ErAs/GaAs heterostructures," APL, vol. 99, pp. 072120, Aug 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "Surface segregation effects of erbium in GaAs growth and their implications for optical devices containing ErAs nanostructures," APL, vol. 98, no. 12, pp. 121108, Apr 2011.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "High-performance nanoparticle-enhanced tunnel junctions for photonic devices," Physica Status Solidi (c), vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 2544-2547, Jun 2010.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, and S. R. Bank, "Enhanced conductivity of tunnel junctions employing semimetallic nanoparticles through variation in growth temperature and deposition," APL, vol. 96, no. 22, pp. 222104, May 2010.
- A. M. Crook, E. Lind, Z. Griffith, M. J. Rodwell, J. D. Zimmerman, A. C. Gossard, and S. R. Bank, "Low resistance, nonalloyed Ohmic contacts to InGaAs," APL, vol. 91, no. 19, pp. 192114, Nov 2007.
Conference Paper
- S. D. Sifferman, A. F. Briggs, S. J. Maddox, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "Highly strained, high indium content III-V materials toward 4-micron type-I emitters," Optical Materials Express, 62nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2020.
- A. F. Briggs, K. J. Underwood, S. D. Sifferman, J. T. Gopinath, and S. R. Bank, "Comparison of Auger Recombination Across Material Systems with Externally Applied Biaxial Strain," 62nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2020.
- K. J. Underwood, A. F. Briggs, S. D. Sifferman, V. B. Verma, N. S. Sirica, R. P. Prasankumar, S. Woo. Nam, K. L. Silverman, S. R. Bank, and J. T. Gopinath, "Auger Recombination in Strained Mid-Infrared Quantum Wells," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), Washington, DC, May 2020.
- A. F. Briggs, S. D. Sifferman, K. J. Underwood, J. T. Gopinath, and S. R. Bank, "Externally Applied Strain on GaSb Based InGaAsSb Quantum Well Membranes," 61st Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Ann Arbor, MI, Jun 2019.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, N. T. Sheehan, K. M. McNicholas, D. J. Ironside, A. F. Briggs, A. M. Skipper, S. D. Sifferman, and S. R. Bank, "Strain Engineering of Nanomembranes with Amorphous Silicon," 60th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2018.
- K. M. McNicholas, D. J. Ironside, R. H. El-Jaroudi, H. S. Maczko, G. Cossio, L. J. Nordin, S. D. Sifferman, R. Kudrawiec, E. T. Yu, D. Wasserman, and S. R. Bank, "BGaAs/GaP heteroepitaxy for strain-free luminescent layers on Si," 60th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2018.
- A. K. Rockwell, Y. Yuan, S. D. March, A. H. Jones, M. E. Woodson, M. Ren, S. D. Sifferman, S. J. Maddox, J. C. Campbell, and S. R. Bank, "III-V Digital Alloys for Mid-IR Photodetectors," 60th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2018.
- S. D. Sifferman, M. Motyka, A. F. Briggs, K. J. Underwood, K. M. McNicholas, R. Kudrawiec, J. T. Gopinath, and S. R. Bank, "Dilute-Bismide Alloys for GaSb-based Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Lasers," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, May 2018.
- K. J. Underwood, A. F. Briggs, S. D. Sifferman, S. R. Bank, and J. T. Gopinath, "Auger Recombination in Mid-Infrared Active Regions," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, May 2018.
- K. M. McNicholas, R. Salas, S. D. Sifferman, D. Jung, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Growth rate dependent surface morphology of rare earth arsenide films," 59th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), South Bend, IN, Jun 2017.
- A. K. Rockwell, M. E. Woodson, M. Ren, K. M. McNicholas, S. D. Sifferman, S. J. Maddox, J. C. Campbell, and S. R. Bank, "Surfactant-Mediated Epitaxy of III-V Digital Alloys," 59th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), South Bend, IN, Jun 2017.
- S. D. Sifferman, A. K. Rockwell, K. M. McNicholas, Y. Sun, R. Salas, S. J. Maddox, H. P. Nair, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "The effects of a bismuth flux on strained-layer III-V optical materials," 59th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), South Bend, IN, Jun 2017.
- K. M. McNicholas, R. H. El-Jaroudi, A. F. Briggs, S. D. March, S. D. Sifferman, and S. R. Bank, "Growth and properties of B-III-V alloys," 59th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), South Bend, IN, Jun 2017.
- A. K. Rockwell, S. J. Maddox, Y. Sun, D. Jung, S. D. Sifferman, S. D. March, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Growth and Properties of Broadly-Tunable AlInAsSb Digital Alloys on GaSb," 32nd North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE), Saratoga Springs, NY, Sep 2016.
- D. J. Ironside, A. M. Crook, A. M. Skipper, and S. R. Bank, "Optimal Integration of Rare-Earth Monopnictide Nanostructures in III-V for High Optical Quality Applications," 58th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Newark, DE, Jun 2016.
- A. K. Rockwell, S. J. Maddox, D. Jung, Y. Sun, S. D. Sifferman, W. Sun, M. Ren, J. Guo, J. C. Campbell, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "The Effect of Period Thickness on AlInAsSb Digital Alloys on GaSb," 58th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Newark, DE, Jun 2016.
- (Invited) S. R. Bank, S. D. Sifferman, H. P. Nair, N. T. Sheehan, R. Salas, S. J. Maddox, and A. M. Crook, "Highly strained type-I diode lasers on GaSb," SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Feb 2016.
- S. D. Sifferman, R. Salas, S. J. Maddox, H. P. Nair, N. T. Sheehan, E. M. Krivoy, E. S. Walker, and S. R. Bank, "Surfactant-mediated growth of highly strained materials for mid-infrared applications," 57th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2015.
- K. M. McNicholas, E. M. Krivoy, R. Salas, S. D. Sifferman, and S. R. Bank, "Tunable, lattice-matched, epitaxial semimetals," 57th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2015.
- R. Salas, N. T. Sheehan, S. Guchhait, K. M. McNicholas, S. D. Sifferman, V. D. Dasika, E. M. Krivoy, and S. R. Bank, "Properties of Growth Enhanced ErAs:InGaAs Nanocomposites," 57th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2015.
- R. Salas, S. Guchhait, S. D. Sifferman, K. M. McNicholas, V. D. Dasika, D. Jung, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Surfactant-Mediated Growth of RE-As:InGaAs Nanocomposites," International Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (IMBE), Flagstaff, AZ, Sep 2014.
- S. D. Sifferman, J. W. Schwede, D. C. Riley, R. T. Howe, Z. Shen, N. A. Melosh, and S. R. Bank, "Compositionally-Graded Structures for Photon-Enhanced Thermionic Emitters," 56th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2014.
- R. Salas, S. Guchhait, S. D. Sifferman, K. M. McNicholas, V. D. Dasika, D. J. Ironside, E. M. Krivoy, S. J. Maddox, D. Jung, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "Properties of RE-As:InGaAs Nanocomposites," 56th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2014.
- E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. Rahimi, Y. Jiang, S. J. Maddox, R. Salas, G. Kelp, G. Shvets, M. A. Belkin, D. Akinwande, and S. R. Bank, "Rare-earth monopnictide alloys for tunable epitaxial semimetals," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), Atlanta, GA, Oct 2012.
- K. W. Park, V. D. Dasika, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Scanned Probe Characterization of ErAs/GaAs Nanostructures below the Resolution Limit via Statistical Analysis," International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS), Santa Barbara, CA, Aug 2012.
- (Invited) S. R. Bank, E. M. Krivoy, A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, R. Salas, and V. D. Dasika, "New Epitaxial Metallic Nanostructure Materials for Photonic Devices," SPIE Optics and Photonics Meeting, San Diego, CA, Aug 2012.
- R. Salas, A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, E. M. Krivoy, S. J. Maddox, and S. R. Bank, "LuAs/InGaAs Photoconductive Materials for Heterodyne Terahertz Generation," 54th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2012.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, K. M. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Thermal Annealing Induced Optical Quality Enhancement in GaSb-Based Dilute-Nitrides," 54th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2012.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, J. H. Lee, D. A. Ferrer, D. Akinwande, and S. R. Bank, "Overgrowth of Epitaxially-Embedded ErAs Films on GaAs," 54th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), University Park, PA, Jun 2012.
- E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, S. Rahimi, Y. Jiang, S. J. Maddox, R. Salas, M. A. Belkin, D. Akinwande, and S. R. Bank, "Rare-earth monopnictides films for tunable frequency transparent Ohmic contacts," 54th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Jun 2012.
- H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, K. M. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Dilute-Nitride Active Regions on GaSb for Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Diode Lasers," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, May 2012.
- A. M. Crook, H. P. Nair, D. A. Ferrer, and S. R. Bank, "Growth of semimetallic ErAs films epitaxially embedded in GaAs," SPIE NanoScience and Engineering, San Diego, CA, Aug 2011.
- E. M. Krivoy, S. J. Maddox, H. P. Nair, A. M. Crook, V. D. Dasika, D. A. Ferrer, and S. R. Bank, "LuAs films and nanostructures," North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conf. (NAMBE), San Diego, CA, Aug 2011.