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Lab Moving to University of Delaware Materials Science and Engineering
I am thrilled to announce that this August, our research group, the Films, Interfaces, and Nanostructures of Oxides (FINO) Lab, will be moving to the University of Delaware Department of Materials Science and Engineering! This is a really exciting move that will allow us to expand our research and work with a fantastic interdisciplinary team…Continue Reading Lab Moving to University of Delaware Materials Science and Engineering
Paper on TiO2 Nanoparticle Synthesis by Dusty Plasma Published in Applied Physics Letters
In a new direction for the FINO Lab, a paper led by Bhavesh Ramkorun through our collaboration with Profs. Ed Thomas and Saikat Chakraborty Thakur is out in Applied Physics Letters. This work combines the dusty plasma physics research in their group with the oxide materials synthesis in ours for a cool new technique to…Continue Reading Paper on TiO2 Nanoparticle Synthesis by Dusty Plasma Published in Applied Physics Letters
Invited Review on Oxide MBE of Quantum Materials Out in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
The invited review that former FINO Lab postdoc Gaurab Rimal (now Assistant Professor at Western Michigan) and Prof. Comes co-wrote is out in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics! In the article, we discussed the various new techniques for synthesis of “quantum” complex oxides. Hybrid/metalorganic MBE, thermal laser epitaxy, and suboxide MBE have all opened…Continue Reading Invited Review on Oxide MBE of Quantum Materials Out in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Computational Research on SrTaO3 Heterostructures Published in JPCM
We have a new computational paper out in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter to celebrate the start of the year, led by Sharad Mahatara and Boris Kiefer. This work looks at the prospect of interfacial charge transfer from SrTaO3 to wide bandgap stannate films, including SrSnO3 and BaSnO3. SrTaO3 is a powerful electronic donor across interfaces due to…Continue Reading Computational Research on SrTaO3 Heterostructures Published in JPCM
LaFeO3-LaNiO3 Heterostructure Paper Published in JVSTA
Congrats to FINO Lab alum Dr. Rajendra Paudel on his lead-author paper from his Ph.D. research in our group, which is out today in the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A as an Editor’s Pick! It is also part of the Special Topic Collection Commemorating the Career of Fred Walker, who has been a…Continue Reading LaFeO3-LaNiO3 Heterostructure Paper Published in JVSTA
Congratulations to Gaurab Rimal on Accepting a Faculty Position at Western Michigan!
🎉 Congratulations to FINO Lab postdoc Dr. Gaurab Rimal, who has accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Western Michigan University Department of Physics starting this fall! He has made a big impact in the 9 months that he was at Auburn, leading our efforts on our Dept. of Energy project focusing on in situ studies…Continue Reading Congratulations to Gaurab Rimal on Accepting a Faculty Position at Western Michigan!
Paper on Mn-Co Spinel Films Published in JVSTA
Our paper, led by FINO Lab Ph.D. graduate Miles Blanchet, is out in the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A today! This work focused on the synthesis of spinel MnxCo3-xO4 films on MgAl2O4 substrates by MBE. These materials are highly relevant for electrocatalysis and energy storage, but there have been few studies of films…Continue Reading Paper on Mn-Co Spinel Films Published in JVSTA
Collaborative Paper on Co2Fe(Ti,Al) Published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
In the FINO Lab’s first Tiger-Tide collaboration with our friendly rivals in Tuscaloosa, our paper with Prof. Adam Hauser’s group at the University of Alabama is out in the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Using the Auburn tandem accelerator, we performed Rutherford backscattering measurements for Co2Fe(Ti0.5Al0.5) epitaxial films that the Hauser group grew by…Continue Reading Collaborative Paper on Co2Fe(Ti,Al) Published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
IrO2 Paper Published in Nature Nanotechnology
Our collaborative paper with the Jalan group at the University of Minnesota is out today in Nature Nanotechnology! In this work, the Jalan group grew IrO2 films by solid-source metal-organic MBE and unexpectedly found that substrate-induced strain produced precipitates on the film surface. Careful characterization showed that these precipitates are Ir metal rather than oxide….Continue Reading IrO2 Paper Published in Nature Nanotechnology
Two Postdoc Positions Available
FINO Lab and our collaborator, Prof. Wencan Jin and the UNO Lab, have two postdoc positions available on funded projects. One project is a continuing U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science grant in partnership with Argonne, Brookhaven, and Pacific Northwest National Labs focusing on in situ studies of charge transfer during oxide film growth….Continue Reading Two Postdoc Positions Available