Journal: Applied Catalysis B
Bio
Education
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, 1985, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Physical Chemistry, 1977, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Professional Experience
2020-present, Group Leader, Quantum Heterostructures Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2018/01-2018/10, Interim Group Leader, Quantum Heterostructures Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2004-2018, Senior Research Staff Member, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1987–2004, Research Staff Member, Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1985-1987, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Experience and Interests
• Real-time surface X-ray diffraction studies of the mechanisms of epitaxial oxide thin film growth by pulsed laser deposition
• Simultaneous atomic and electronic structure studies of pulsed lased deposition using in situ hard X-ray spectroscopy, surface x-ray diffraction and RHEED
• Dynamics of nanomaterials synthesis on the elementary building block level
• Atomic and electronic structure evolution during crystallization from amorphous states
• Bandgap narrowing and electronic structure of TiO2 by cooping characterized by soft x-ray spectroscopy
• Cooperative growth kinetics of single-layer single-crystal graphene and scanning electron microscopy imaging of growth in real-time
• Heteroepitaxial diamond thin film growth by microwave plasma enhanced CVD
• Molecular beam growth of single wall carbon nanotubes
• Deterministic growth of carbon nanofibers by electron beam lithography and plasma enhanced CVD
• Digital epitaxy of group IV semiconductors and alloys by hydrogen coverage control
• Nanofabrication by resistless electron beam lithography and direct epitaxial growth
• Nonequilibrium growth of group IV semiconductor thin films by gas source supersonic molecular beam epitaxy