MTL Annual Research Report 2011

Collaborators

• W. Higgins, RMD, MA
• I. D. Kim, KIST, Korea
• M. Martin & R. DeSouza, Aachen University, Germany
• D. Nocera, MIT
• R. Moos, Univ. Bayreuth Germany
• B. Yildiz, MIT
• K. Van Vliet, MIT

Postdoctoral Associates

• S. Bishop
• D.J. Yang
• P.S. Cho
• Y. Kuru

Graduate Students

• W. Jung, Res. Asst., MSE
• G. Whitfield, Res. Asst., MSE
• D. Chen, Res. Asst., MSE
• J. Engel, Res. Asst., MSE
• J.J. Kim, Res. Asst., MSE
• N. Thompson, Res. Asst., MSE

Support Staff

• A. Rothwell, Admin. Asst. II

Publications

C. Solís, W.C. Jung, H. L. Tuller and J. Santiso, Defect Structure, Charge Transport Mechanisms and Strain Effects in Sr₄Fe₆O_12+d Epitaxial Thin Films, Chem. Mater., 22, 1452–1461 (2010)

N. Yamamoto, D. J. Quinn, N. Wicks, J. L. Hertz, J. Cui, H. L. Tuller and B.L. Wardle, Nonlinear Thermomechanical Design of Microfabricated Thin Plate Devices in the Post-buckling Regime, J. Micromech. Microeng. 20, 035027-035036 (2010);

H. L. Tuller, S. J. Litzelman, and G. C. Whitfield, Electrical Conduction in Nanostructured Ceramics, in Ceramics Science and Technology Volume 2: Properties, Edited by R. Riedel and I-W. Chen, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2010, pp. 697-727.

I.-D. Kim, E.-K. Jeon, S.-H. Choi,  D.-K.Choi, and H. L. Tuller, Electrospun SnO₂ Nanofiber Mats with  Thermo-compression Step for Gas Sensing Applications, J. Electroceramics, 25, 159-167 (2010)

K. Sahner, H.L. Tuller, Novel Deposition Techniques for Metal Oxides – Prospects for Gas Sensing, J. Electroceram., 24, 1385-3449 (2010) published online September 25, 2008. Feature article.

S. R. Bishop and H. L. Tuller, W. Higgins, A. Churilov, G. Ciampi, L. Cirignano, H. Kim, F. Olschner, J. Tower, K. Shah, Defects and Ionic Conductivity in Single Crystal TlBr, ECS Transactions, 28 – Ionic and Mixed Conducting Ceramics 7, Vancouver, Canada. Accepted for publication.

P. Somasundaran, M. Chin, U. T. Latosiewicz, H. L. Tuller, B. Barbiellini, V. Renugopalakrishnan. Nanoscience and Engineering for Robust Biosolar Cells, in Bionanotechnology: Global Prospects, Ed. David Reisner, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2011. Accepted for publication.

H.L. Tuller, S.R. Bishop, Tailoring Material Properties through Defect Engineering, Chem. Lett.  39, 1226-1231 (2010). Invited Highlight Review.

N. G. Cho, G.C. Whitfield, D. J. Yang, H.-G. Kim, H. L. Tuller, and I.-D. Kim, Facile Synthesis of Pt-Functionalized SnO₂ Hollow Hemispheres and Their Gas Sensing Properties, J. Electrochem. Soc., Accepted

K.S. Brinkman, H. Takamura, H.L. Tuller and T. Iijima, The Oxygen Permeation Properties of Nano-Crystalline CeO₂ Thin Films, J. Electrochem. Soc., 157, B1852-B1857 (2010).

S. J. Litzelman, R. A. De Souza, B. Butz, and H. L. Tuller, M. Martin, and D. Gerthsen, Heterogeneously Doped Nanocrystalline Ceria Films by Grain Boundary Diffusion: Impact on Transport Properties, J. Electroceramics 22, 405-415 (2009)

J. Hiltunin, D. Seneviratne, R. Sun, M. Stolfi, H.L. Tuller, J. Lappalaninen and V. Lanto, Crystallographic and Dielectric Properties of Highly Oriented BaTiO₃ Thin Films: Influence of Oxygen Pressure Utilized During Pulsed Laser Deposition, J. Electroceramics, 22, 395-404 (2009)

J. Hiltunin, D. Seneviratne, H.L. Tuller, J. Lappalaninen and V. Lanto, Optical Properties of BaTiO₃ Thin Films: Influence of Oxygen Pressure Utilized During Pulsed Laser Deposition, J. Electroceramics, 22, 416-420 (2009)

J. L. Hertz, A. Rothschild, and H. L. Tuller, Highly Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Silicon-Free Platinum – Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Interfaces, J. Electroceramics. 22, 428-435 (2009)