Publications
Journal Article
- Q. Meng, R. H. El-Jaroudi, R. C. White, T. Dey, M. Shamim. Reza, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Effects of B and In on the Band Structure of BGa(In)As Alloys," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 132, no. 19, pp. 193104, Nov 2022.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, K. M. McNicholas, H. S. Maczko, R. Kudrawiec, and S. R. Bank, "Growth advancement of GaAs-based BGaInAs alloys emitting at 1. 3 um by molecular beam epitaxy," Journal of Crystal Growth and Design, May 2022.
- R. Wang, J. A. McArthur, S. R. Bank, and J. C. Campbell, "Infrared Al0. 15InAsSb digital alloy NBn photodetectors," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 12, pp. 3855, Feb 2022.
- H. S. Maczko, R. H. El-Jaroudi, J. Kopaczek, S. R. Bank, and R. Kudrawiec, "Photoreflectance studies of the band gap alignments in boron diluted BGaInAs/GaAs quantum wells," Optical Materials Express, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 3118-3131, Dec 2022.
- J. Kopaczek, F. Dybala, S. J. Zelewski, N. Sokolowski, W. Zuraw, K. M. McNicholas, R. H. El-Jaroudi, R. C. White, S. R. Bank, and R. Kudrawiec, "Photoreflectance studies of temperature and hydrostatic pressure dependencies of direct optical transitions in BGaAs alloys grown on GaP," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 015107, Oct 2021.
- R. Wang, D. Chen, J. A. McArthur, X. Xue, A. H. Jones, S. R. Bank, and J. C. Campbell, "Al0. 3InAsSb/Al0. 7InAsSb Digital Alloy nBn Photodetectors," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 113-120, Oct 2021.
- K. M. McNicholas, R. H. El-Jaroudi, and S. R. Bank, "Kinetically Limited Molecular Beam Epitaxy of BxGa1–xAs Alloys," Journal of Crystal Growth \& Design, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 6076-6082, Sep 2021.
- D. Chen, R. Wang, J. A. McArthur, X. Xue, A. H. Jones, S. R. Bank, and J. C. Campbell, "Demonstration of infrared nBn photodetectors based on the AlInAsSb digital alloy materials system," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 119, no. 3, pp. 031101, Jul 2021.
- 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.
- E. M. Krivoy, A. P. Vasudev, S. Rahimi, R. A. Synowicki, K. M. McNicholas, D. J. Ironside, R. Salas, G. Kelp, D. Jung, H. P. Nair, G. Shvets, D. Akinwande, M. L. Lee, M. L. Brongersma, and S. R. Bank, "Rare-earth monopnictide alloys for tunable, epitaxial, designer plasmonics," ACS Photonics, vol. 5, pp. 3051-3056, Jul 2018.
- S. Yang, R. Salas, E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, S. R. Bank, and M. Jarrahi, "Characterization of ErAs:GaAs and LuAs:GaAs Superlattice Structures for Continuous-Wave Terahertz Wave Generation through Plasmonic Photomixing," J. of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, pp. 1-9, Feb 2016.
- N. T. Yardimci, R. Salas, E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, S. R. Bank, and M. Jarrahi, "Impact of substrate characteristics on performance of large area plasmonic photoconductive emitters," OSA Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 25, pp. 32035-32043, Dec 2015.
- (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.
- K. W. Park, E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, S. R. Bank, and E. T. Yu, "Cross-sectional scanning thermal microscopy of ErAs/GaAs superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy," Nanotechnology, vol. 26, no. 26, pp. 265701, Jul 2015.
- V. D. Dasika, E. M. Krivoy, H. P. Nair, S. J. Maddox, K. W. Park, D. Jung, M. L. Lee, E. T. Yu, and S. R. Bank, "Increased InAs Quantum Dot Size and Density using Bismuth as a Surfactant," APL, vol. 105, no. 25, pp. 253104, Dec 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.
- W. Sun, Z. Lu, X. Zheng, J. C. Campbell, S. J. Maddox, H. P. Nair, and S. R. Bank, "High-Gain InAs Avalanche Photodiodes," IEEE J. of Quantum Electron., vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 154, Feb 2013.
- R. Kudrawiec, H. P. Nair, M. Latkowska, K. Misiewics, S. R. Bank, and W. Walukiewics, "Contactless electroreflectance study of Fermi level pinning on GaSb surface in n-type and p-type GaSb Van Hoof structures," J. Appl. Phys., vol. 112, pp. 123513, Dec 2012.
- E. M. Krivoy, S. Rahimi, H. P. Nair, R. Salas, S. J. Maddox, D. J. Ironside, Y. Jiang, G. Kelp, G. Shvets, D. Akinwande, and S. R. Bank, "Growth and characterization of single crystal rocksalt LaAs using LuAs barrier layers," APL, vol. 101, no. 22, pp. 221908, Nov 2012.
- 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.
- S. J. Maddox, W. Sun, Z. Lu, H. P. Nair, J. C. Campbell, and S. R. Bank, "Enhanced Low-Noise Gain from InAs Avalanche Photodiodes with Reduced Dark Current and Background Doping," APL, vol. 101, no. 15, pp. 151124, 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.
- G. Salis, R. Wang, X. Jiang, R. M. Shelby, S. S. P. Parkin, S. R. Bank, and J. S. Harris, "Temperature independence of the spin-injection efficiency of a MgO-based tunnel spin injector," APL, vol. 87, no. 26, pp. 262503, Dec 2005.
- X. Jiang, R. Wang, R. M. Shelby, R. M. Macfarlane, S. R. Bank, J. S. Harris, and S. S. P. Parkin, "Highly Spin-Polarized Room-Temperature Tunnel Injector for Semiconductor Spintronics using MgO(100)," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 94, no. 5, pp. 056601, Feb 2005.
- R. Wang, X. Jiang, R. M. Shelby, R. M. Macfarlane, S. S. P. Parkin, S. R. Bank, and J. S. Harris, "Increase in spin injection efficiency of a CoFe/MgO(100) tunnel spin injector with thermal annealing," APL, vol. 86, no. 5, pp. 052901, Jan 2005.
Conference Paper
- Q. Meng, R. H. El-Jaroudi, R. C. White, H. S. Maczko, T. Dey, R. Kudrawiec, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Bandgap Evolution in B-III-V Alloys," 66th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), College Park, Maryland, Jun 2024.
- Q. Meng, R. C. White, R. H. El-Jaroudi, T. Dey, L. Gelczuk, R. Kudrawiec, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Improvement in Optical Quality Upon Annealing in B-III-V Alloys," 66th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), College Park, Maryland, Jun 2024.
- Q. Meng, R. C. White, R. H. El-Jaroudi, T. Dey, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Atom Rearrangement in BGa(In)As Alloys Under Annealing," 65th Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 2023.
- R. Wang, D. Chen, J. A. McArthur, X. Xue, S. R. Bank, and J. C. Campbell, "AlxIn1-xAsySb1-y digital alloy nBn photodetectors," 2021 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), Vancouver, BC, Canada, Oct 2021.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, A. A. Dadey, X. Xue, A. H. Jones, B. Guo, J. C. Campbell, and S. R. Bank, "Reducing III-V avalanche photodiode noise through the introduction of boron," 79th Device Research Conf. (DRC), Virtual, Jun 2021.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, A. H. Jones, A. A. Dadey, B. Guo, X. Xue, J. C. Campbell, and S. R. Bank, "Growth of B-III-V alloys for GaAs-based optoelectronic devices," 62nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Virtual, Jun 2021.
- Q. Meng, R. H. El-Jaroudi, R. C. White, T. Dey, M. Shamim. Reza, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Effect of B Distribution on the Band Structure of BGa(In)As Alloys," 63nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Virtual, Jun 2021.
- 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.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, K. M. McNicholas, P. Dhingra, R. C. White, Q. Meng, M. A. Wistey, M. L. Lee, and S. R. Bank, "B-III-V/GaAs quantum wells: towards 1. 55 \µm emitters on GaAs," 62nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2020.
- R. C. White, R. H. El-Jaroudi, Q. Meng, P. Dhingra, M. L. Lee, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Mechanism for Blueshift with Annealing in Near-Infrared B-III-V Alloys on GaAs," 62nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2020.
- Q. Meng, R. H. El-Jaroudi, I. A. Gulyas, R. C. White, K. M. McNicholas, T. Dey, S. R. Bank, and M. A. Wistey, "Effect of B-In interactions on the band structure and optical properties of BGa(In)As," 62nd Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Columbus, OH, Jun 2020.
- K. M. McNicholas, R. H. El-Jaroudi, J. Kopaczek, A. H. Jones, D. J. Ironside, R. Judrawiec, J. C. Campbell, and S. R. Bank, "Progress towards B-III-V optoelectronic devices on silicon," 61st Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Ann Arbor, MI, Jun 2019.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, K. M. McNicholas, B. A. Bouslog, J. Kopaczek, R. Kudrawiec, and S. R. Bank, "BGaInAs/GaAs quantum wells for 1. 3µm lasers," 61st Electronic Materials Conf. (EMC), Ann Arbor, MI, Jun 2019.
- R. H. El-Jaroudi, K. M. McNicholas, B. A. Bouslog, I. E. Olivares, R. C. White, J. A. McArthur, and S. R. Bank, "Boron Alloys for GaAs-based 1. 3μm Semiconductor Lasers," Conf. on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, May 2019.
- S. R. Bank, K. M. McNicholas, R. H. El-Jaroudi, A. K. Rockwell, T. Golding, R. Droopad, J. Shao, W. K. Jamison, G. Wicks, and G. Savich, "Improved MWIR LED arrays on Si Substrates for Scene Projectors," IEEE RAPID, Miramar Beach, FL, Aug 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.
- 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.
- 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.