Electronic Materials
My interests lie in the design, fabrication, and application of new electronic materials. I focus on how a material's structure and defects affects its properties from the atomic to device level.
Doctorate Research
Defect Mitigating (SrTiO3)n(BaTiO3)m(SrO) Oxide Superlattices for 5G Telecommunication Applications
2011 - Dec 2018
Cornell University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Like tuning your radio station, tunable dielectrics allow you to change between frequency channels in telecommunication circuits. In the gigahertz range, the most common electric-field tunable dielectric materials no longer work due to defects that dissipate the energy of the electric field as heat, creating loss in performance. My research is focused on engineering a new tunable dielectric material that will accommodate defects in such a way that will not deteriorate its electronic properties. The thin films I fabricated of the superlattice (SrTiO3)n(BaTiO3)m(SrO) have the highest reported figure of merit of all known tunable dielectrics. To create these new metastable structures I used the high-vacuum growth technique, oxide molecular-beam epitaxy, and characterized the thin films' electronic and structural properties for device relevant applications.
Carbon Nanotubes as Transparent Solution-Processable Electrodes
Undergraduate Research Assistant 2010 - 2011
University of Virginia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Developed a method for dispersing carbon nanotubes on silicon solar cells for use as transparent electrodes for an all solution processable device
Aluminum Mediated Low Temperature Crystallization of Silicon
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Summer 2010
Penn State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Project on aluminum mediated crystallization of silicon as an inexpensive base layer for the growth of radial junction solar cells
Hybrid Organic Solar Cell, TiO2/P3HT, Fabrication and Characterization
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Summer 2009
University of Delaware, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Examined the efficacy of the inexpensive and versatile method of spray coating for TiO2/P3HT hybrid organic solar cells