Picraux Team

Nanoscience Related Publications
(Selected journal publications)

• Epitaxy of Ge Nanowires from Biotemplated Au Nanoparticle Catalysts, Y. Sierra-Sastre, S. A. Dayeh, S. T. Picraux, C.A. Batt, ACS Nano 4, p. (2010).
• Silicon and Germanium Nanowires: Growth, Properties and Integration (Invited), S. T. Picraux, S. Dayeh, P. Manandhar D. E. Perea and S. G. Choi, JOM, 62, (4) p.  (2010).
• Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous Pt-Ni alloys, Hongqi Li, Amit Misra, Jon K. Baldwin, S. T. Picraux, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 201902 (2009).
• Controlled nanoporous Pt morphologies by varying deposition parameters, Antonia Antoniou, Dhriti Bhattacharrya, J. Kevin Baldwin, Peter Goodwin, Michael Nastasi,  S. T. Picraux, Amit Misra, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 073116 (2009).
• Ultrafast carrier dynamics in semiconductor nanowires, R. P. Prasankumar, P. C. Upadhya, Q. Li, N. Smith, S. G. Choi, A. K. Azad, D. Talbayev, G. T. Wang, A. J. Fischer, J. Hollingsworth, S. A. Trugman, S. T. Picraux, A. J. Taylor, Proc. SPIE Vol. 7406, M. Saif Islam, A. Alec Talin, Stephen D. Hersee, Eds., (Sept. 3, 2009) p. 74060E.
• Electronic transport in nanowires: from injection-limited to space-charge-limited behavior, F. Léonard, A. A. Talin, A. Katzenmeyer, B. S. Swartzentruber, S. T. Picraux, E. Toimil-Molares, J. G. Cederberg, X. Wang, S. D. Hersee, and A. Rishinaramangalum, Proc. SPIE Vol. 7406, M. Saif Islam, A. Alec Talin, Stephen D. Hersee, Eds. (Sept. 3, 2009) p. 74060G.
• Nanoscale manipulation of Ge nanowires by ion irradiation, L. Romano, N.G. Rudawski, M.R. Holzworth, K.S. Jones, S.G. Choi, S.T. Picraux, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 114316 (2009).
• Strain distributions and electronic property modifications in Si/Ge axial nanowire heterostructures, J. G. Swadener and S. T. Picraux, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 044310 (2009).
• Diameter-dependent electronic transport of Au-catalyst/Ge-nanowire Schottky diodes, F. Leonard, A.A. Talin, B.S. Swartzentruber, S.T. Picraux, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 106805 (2009).
• Assembly and magnetic properties of nickel nanoparticles on Si nanowires, S. Ingole, P. Manandhar, J.A. Wright, E. Nazaretski, J.D. Thompson, S.T.Picraux, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 223118 (2009).
• Vertical growth of Ge nanowires from biotemplated Au nanoparticle catalysts, Yajaira Sierra-Sastre, Sukgeun Choi, S. T. Picraux, Carl A. Batt, J. of the Amer. Chem. Soc. 130, 10488 (2008).
• Ultrafast electron and hole dynamics in germanium nanowires, R.P. Prasankumar, S. Choi, S.A. Trugman, S.T. Picraux, A.J. Taylor, Nano Lett. 8, 1619 (2008).
• Ex-situ doping of silicon nanowires with boron, S. Ingole, P. Manandhar, S.B. Chikkannanavar, E.A. Akhadov, D.J. Smith, S.T. Picraux, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 104302 (2008).
• Charge transport characteristics in boron-doped silicon nanowires, S. Ingole, P. Manandhar, S. B. Chikkannanavar, E. A. Akhadov, S. T. Picraux, IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices [special issue on Nanowire Electronics]  55, 2931-2938 (2008).
• Magnetic movement of biological fluids, A. A. Garcia, A. Egatz-Gomez, S. A. Lindsay, S. Melle, M. Marquez, P. Domínguez-Garcia, M. A. Rubio, S. T. Picraux, D. Yang, P. Aella, M. A. Hayes, D. Gust, S. Loyprasert, T. Vazquez-Alvarez, J. Wang, J. of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 311, 238-243 (2007).
• Evaporative properties and pinning strength of laser-ablated, hydrophilic sites on lotus leaf-like nanostructured surfaces, M.L. McLauchlin, D. Yang, P. Aella, A.A. Garcia, S.T. Picraux, and M.A. Hayes, Langmuir 23, 4871-4877 (2007)
• Silicon nanowire and polyethylene superhydrophobic surfaces for discrete magnetic microfluidics, Ana Egatz-Gómez, John Schneider, P. Aella, D. Yang, P. Domínguez-García, Solitaire Lindsay, S. T. Picraux, Miguel A. Rubio, Sonia Melle1,5, Manuel Marquez1,6, Antonio A. García, Appl. Surface Science 254, 330-334 (2007).
• Influence of plasma stimulation on Si nanowire nucleation and orientation dependence, P. Aella, S. Ingole, W. T. Petuskey, S.T. Picraux, Adv. Matls. 19, 2603-2607 (2007). [ Cover Picture for Adv. Matls for Sept. 2007 (Issue 18)].
• Self assembly of nanowire-metal contacts using electrodeposition, S. Ingole, P. Aella, Sean J. Hearne, S.T. Picraux, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 33106 (2007). [Cover Picture for APL 16 July 2007 issue].
• Photon control of liquid motion on reversible photoresponsive surfaces, D. Yang, M. Piech, N.S. Bell, D. Gust, S. Vail, A.A. Garcia, J. Schneider, C-D Park, M.A. Hayes, S.T. Picraux, Langmuir 23, 10864-10872 (2007).
• Ion beam analysis of VLS grown Ge nanostructures on Si, J.L. Taraci, T. Clement, J.W. Dailey, J. Drucker, S.T. Picraux, Nuclear Instrum. & Methods B 242, 205-208 (2006).
• The formation of nanoporous noble metal thin films on Si by electrochemical dealloying of PtxSi1-x, J. C. Thorp, K Sieradzki, T. Michael, P. Crozier, D. Mitlin, A. Misra, M. Nastasi, S.T. Picraux, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 33110-33112 (2006).
• Strain mapping in nanowires, J.L. Taraci, M.J. Hÿtch, T. Clement, P. Peralta, M.R. McCartney, Jeff Drucker, S.T. Picraux, Nanotechnology 16, 2365-2371 (2005)
• In situ study of semiconductor nanowire growth using optical reflectometry , T. Clement, S. Ingole, S. Ketharanathan, J. Drucker, and S.T. Picraux, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 163125 (2006).
• Discrete magnetic microfluidics, Ana Egatz-Gómez, Sonia Melle, Antonio A. García, S.A. Lindsay, M. Marquez, P. Domínguez-Garcia, M.A. Rubio, S.T. Picraux, J. L.. Taraci, T. Clement, D. Yang, Mark A. Hayes, Devens Gust, Pablo Domínguez-García, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 034106 (2006).
• Nanopillar growth mode by vapor-liquid-solid epitaxy,  J. Taraci, J. W. Dailey, T. Clement, David J. Smith, Jeff Drucker, S. T. Picraux, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 5302-5304 (2004).
• Lotus effect amplifies light-induced contact angle switching, R. Rosario, D. Gust, A. A. Garcia, M. Hayes, J. Taraci, T. Clement, J. W. Dailey, S. T. Picraux, J. Phys. Chem. B Letters  108, 12640-12642 (2004).
• Vapor-liquid-solid growth of germanium nanostructures on silicon, J.W. Dailey, J. Taraci, T. Clement, D.J. Smith, J. Drucker, S.T. Picraux, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 7556-7567 (2004).
• Direct observation of photo switching in tethered spiropyrans using the interfacial force microscope, B. C. Bunker, B. I. Kim, J. E. Houston, R. Rosario, A. A. Garcia, M. Hayes, D. Gust, and S. T. Picraux, Nano Letters 3, 1723-1727 (2003).
• Implications of emerging micro- and nanotechnologies, S.R.J. Brueck, S. T. Picraux, et al. (The National Academies Press, Washington, 2002) pp 1-243.