Atomic Films Lab - Publications

  1. E. Gabriel, P. Wang, K. Graff, S.D. Kelly, C. Sun, C. Deng, I. Hwang, J. Liu, C. Li, S. Kuraitis, J. Park, E. Lee, A. Conrado, J. Pipkin, M. Cook, S. McCallum, Y. Xie, Z. Chen, K.M. Wiaderek, A. Yakovenko, Y. Ren, Y. Xiao, Y. Liu, E. Graugnard, Y.-Y. Hu, D. Hou, H. Xiong, "The role of Li doping in layered/layered NaxLiyNi0.4Fe0.2Mn0.4O2 intergrowth electrodes for sodium ion batteries," Nano Energy 134 110556 (2025) (DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110556).

  2. J. Soares*, W. Jen*, J.D. Hues*, D. Lysne, J. Wensel, S.M. Hues, E. Graugnard, “Intrinsic and Atomic Layer Etching Enhanced Area- Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of Molybdenum Disulfide Thin Films,” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 41 052404 (2023) (DOI: 10.1116/6.0002811).

  3. J. Soares*, A.U. Mane, D. Choudhury, S. Letourneau, S.M. Hues, J.W. Elam, E. Graugnard, “Thermal atomic layer etching of MoS2 using MoF6 and H2O,” Chemistry of Materials 35 927 (2023) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02549).

  4. J. Soares*, S. Letourneau, M. Lawson*, A.U. Mane, Y. Lu, Y. Wu, S.M. Hues, L. Li, J.W. Elam, E. Graugnard, “Nucleation and growth of molybdenum disulfide grown by thermal atomic layer deposition on metal oxides,” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 40 062202 (2022) (DOI: 10.1116/6.0002024) (Accepted PDF available here).

  5. O.O. Maryon*, C.M. Efaw, F.W. DelRio, E. Graugnard, M.F. Hurley, P.H. Davis, "Co-localizing Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy with Other Microscopies and Spectroscopies: Selected Applications in Corrosion Characterization of Alloys,” Journal of Visualized Experiments 184 e64102 (2022) (DOI: 10.3791/64102).

  6. C.M. Green*, W.L. Hughes, E. Graugnard, W. Kuang, “Correlative Super-Resolution and Atomic Force Microscopy of DNA Nanostructures and Characterization of Addressable Site Defects,” ACS Nano 15 11597 (2021) (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01976).

  7. S. Kuraitis*, D. Kang, A.U. Mane, H. Zhou, J. Soares*, J.W. Elam, E. Graugnard, "Atomic layer deposition of sodium fluoride thin films," Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 39, 032405 (2021) (DOI: 10.1116/6.0000847) (Accepted PDF available here).

  8. M. Lawson*, E. Graugnard, L. Li, "First-principles studies of MoF6 absorption on hydroxylated and non-hydroxylated metal oxide surfaces and implications for atomic layer deposition of MoS2," Applied Surface Science 541, 148461 (2021) (DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148461).

  9. A. Kvryan*, C.M. Efaw*, K.A. Higginbotham**, O.O. Maryon**, P.H. Davis, E. Graugnard, H.K. Trivedi, M.F. Hurley, "Corrosion Initiation and Propagation on Carburized Martensitic Stainless Steel Surfaces Studied via Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy," Materials 12, 940 (2019). (DOI: 10.3390/ma12060940).

  10. C.M. Efaw*, T. da Silva*, P.H. Davis, L. Li, E. Graugnard, M.F. Hurley, "Toward Improving Ambient Volta Potential Measurements with SKPFM for Corrosion Studies," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166 (11), C3018-C3027 (2019) (DOI: 10.1149/2.0041911jes). This paper is part of the JES Focus Issue on Electrochemical Techniques in Corrosion Science in Memory of Hugh Isaacs.

  11. L. Williams-Godwin, D. Brown*, R. Livingston**, T. Webb**, L. Karriem**, E. Graugnard, D. Estrada, "Open-source automated chemical vapor deposition system for the production of two- dimensional nanomaterials," PLOS ONE, 14 (1), e0210817 (2019) (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210817).

  12. S. Letourneau*, M.J. Young, N.M. Bedford, Y. Ren, A. Yanguas-Gil, A.U. Mane, J.W. Elam, E. Graugnard, “Structural Evolution of Molybdenum Disulfide Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition for Realization of Large Scale Films in Microelectronic Applications,” ACS Applied Nano Materials 1 4028 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.8b00798) (PDF).

  13. A.U. Mane, S. Letourneau*, D.J. Mandia, J. Liu, J.A. Libera, Y. Lei, Q. Peng, E. Graugnard, J.W. Elam, “Atomic layer deposition of molybdenum disulfide films using MoF6 and H2S,” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 36 01A125 (2018) (DOI: 10.1116/1.5003423).

  14. P.H. Davis, K. Robles**, K. Livingston**, S. Johns**, V.A. Ravi, E. Graugnard, M.F. Hurley, “Phase separation in boron-doped Ti-6Al-4V for biomedical applications: scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy investigation of micro-galvanic couples and corrosion initiation,” JOM 69 1446 (2017) (DOI: 10.1007/s11837-017-2378-7).

  15. M. Hurley, C.M. Efaw*, P.H. Davis, J.R. Croteau**, E. Graugnard, N. Birbilis, “Volta potentials measured by scanning kelvin probe force microscopy as relevant to corrosion of magnesium alloys,” Corrosion 71 160 (2015) (DOI: 10.5006/1432).

  16. E. Graugnard, O.M. Roche*, S.N. Dunham**, J.S. King*, D. N. Sharp*, R.G. Denning, A.J. Turberfield, C. J. Summers, "Replicated photonic crystals by atomic layer deposition within holographically defined polymer templates," Applied Physics Letters 94 263109 (2009).

  17. C.J. Summers, E. Graugnard, D.P. Gaillot*, T. Yamashita**, C.W. Neff*, J. Blair*, "Tuning of photonic crystal band properties by atomic layer deposition," Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials 17 1 (2008).

  18. D.P. Gaillot*, E. Graugnard, J. Blair*, C.J. Summers, "Dispersion control in two-dimensional superlattice photonic crystal waveguides by atomic layer deposition," Applied Physics Letters 91 181123 (2007). View online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2793188. Published by the American Institute of Physics.

  19. E. Graugnard, S.N. Dunham**, J.S. King*, D. Lorang**, S. Jain*, C.J. Summers, "Enhanced tunable Bragg diffraction in large-pore inverse opals using dual-frequency liquid crystal," Applied Physics Letters 91 111101 (2007).

  20. D.P. Gaillot*, E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, C.J. Summers, "Tunable Bragg peak response in liquid crystal infiltrated photonic crystals," Journal of the Optical Society of America B 24 211102 (2007).

  21. E. Graugnard, V. Chawla**, D. Lorang**, C.J. Summers, "High filling fraction gallium phosphide inverse opals by atomic layer deposition," Applied Physics Letters 89 211102 (2006).

  22. E. Graugnard, D.P. Gaillot*, S.N. Dunham**, C.J. Summers, "Tuning dispersion in 2D photonic crystals with atomic layer deposition," Applied Physics Letters 89 181108 (2006).

  23. C.J. Summers, E. Graugnard, D.P. Gaillot*, J.S. King*, "Luminescent and tunable 3D photonic crystal structures," Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials 15 203 (2006).

  24. I.C. Khoo, Y. Williams*, A. Diaz, K. Chen, J.A. Bossard, L. Li, D.H. Werner, E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, S. Jain*, C.J. Summers, "Liquid-crystals for tunable photonic crystals, frequency selective surfaces and negative index material development," Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 453 309 (2006).

  25. J.S. King*, E. Graugnard, O.M. Roche*, D.N. Sharp*, R.G. Denning, A.J. Turberfield, C.J. Summers, "Infiltration and Inversion of Holographically-defined polymer photonic crystal templates using atomic layer deposition," Advanced Materials 18 1561 (2006).

  26. E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, D.P. Gaillot*, C.J. Summers, "Sacrificial-layer atomic layer deposition for fabrication of non-close-packed inverse-opal photonic crystals," Advanced Functional Materials 16 1187 (2006).

  27. J.S. King*, D.P. Gaillot*, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers, "Conformally back-filled, non-close-packed inverse opal photonic crystals," Advanced Materials 18 1063 (2006).

  28. J.S. King*, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers, "Photoluminescence modification by high-order photonic bands in TiO2/ZnS:Mn multi-layer inverse opals," Applied Physics Letters 88 081109 (2006).

  29. E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, S. Jain*, C.J. Summers, Y. Zhang-Williams, I.C. Khoo "Electric field tuning of the Bragg peak in non-close-packed TiO2 inverse shell opals," Physical Review B 72 233105 (2005).

  30. X.D. Wang*, C. Lao, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers and Z.L. Wang, "Large-Size Liftable Inverted-Nanobowl Sheets as Reusable Masks for Nanolithography," Nano Letters 5 1784(2005).

  31. X.D. Wang*, C. Neff*, E. Graugnard, Y. Ding, J.S. King*, L.A. Pranger*, R. Tannenbaum, Z.L. Wang, C.J. Summers, "Photonic Crystals Fabricated Using Patterned Nanorod Arrays," Advanced Materials 17 2103 (2005).

  32. J.S. King*, D. Heineman*, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers, "Atomic layer deposition in porous materials: 3D photonic crystals" Applied Surface Science 244 511 (2005).

  33. J.S. King*, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers, "TiO2 inverse opals fabricated using low temperature atomic layer deposition," Advanced Materials 17 1010 (2005).

  34. X.D. Wang*, E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, Z.L. Wang, C.J. Summers, "Large-scale Fabrication of Ordered Nano-Bowl Arrays," Nano Letters 4 2223 (2004).

  35. G. Xu*, E. Graugnard, B.R. Trenhaile*, K.S. Nakayama, J.H. Weaver, "Atom vacancy lines and surface patterning: The role of stress for Br-Si(100)-(2×1) at 700 K," Physical Review B 68 075301 (2003).

  36. G. Xu*, E. Graugnard, V. Petrova, K.S. Nakayama, J.H. Weaver, "Dynamics of surface roughening of Cl-terminated Si(100)-(2×1) at 700 K," Physical Review B 67 125320 (2003).

  37. K.S. Nakayama, E. Graugnard, J.H. Weaver, "Tunneling Electron Induced Bromine Hopping on Si(100)-(2×1)," Physical Review Letters 89 266106 (2002).

  38. K.S. Nakayama, E. Graugnard, J.H. Weaver, "Surface modification without desorption: Recycling of Cl on Si(100)-(2×1)," Physical Review Letters 88 125508 (2002).

  39. E. Graugnard*, P.J. de Pablo*, B. Walsh*, A.W. Ghosh, S. Datta, R. Reifenberger, "Temperature dependence of the conductance of multi-walled carbon nanotubes," Physical Review B 64 125407 (2001).

  40. D. Lovall*, M. Buss*, E. Graugnard*, R.P. Andres, R. Reifenberger, "Electron emission and structural characterization of a rope of single-walled carbon nanotubes," Physical Review B 61 5683 (2000).

  41. P.J. de Pablo*, S. Howell*, S. Crittenden*, B. Walsh*, E. Graugnard*, R.P. Andres, R. Reifenberger, "Correlating the location of structural defects with the electrical failure of multiwalled carbon nanotubes," Applied Physics Letters 75 3941 (1999).

  42. P.J. de Pablo*, E. Graugnard*, B. Walsh*, R.P. Andres, S. Datta, R. Reifenberger, "A Simple reliable technique for making electrical contacts to multiwalled carbon nanotubes," Applied Physics Letters 74 24 (1999).


Published Conference Proceedings

  1. J.D. Hues*, J.A. Tenorio*, I. Leong*, S.M. Hues, E. Graugnard, "Atomic Layer Processing of MoS2," Proceedings of SPIE, Low-Dimensional Materials and Devices 13114 131140A (2024) (DOI: 10.1117/12.3028874).

  2. C. Efaw*, T. da Silva*, P. Davis, L. Li, E. Graugnard, M. Hurley, "Improving the Relative Calculations of Volta Potential Differences Acquired from Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM) from Comparing an Inert Material to First-Principle Calculations," ECS Transactions 85 701 (2018).

  3. E. Graugnard, A. Cox**, J. Lee, C. Jorcyk, B. Yurke, and W.L. Hughes, "Operation of a DNA-based autocatalytic network in serum," Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6518 83 (2011).

  4. E. Graugnard, A. Cox**, J. Lee, C. Jorcyk, B. Yurke, and W.L. Hughes, "Kinetics of DNA and RNA hybridization in serum and serum-SDS," IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 9 603 (2010).

  5. E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, D.P. Gaillot*, C.J. Summers, "Atomic layer deposition for nano-fabrication of optoelectronic Devices," Proceedings of ECS, ECS Transactions, 3 151 (2007).

  6. D. P. Gaillot*, E. Graugnard, J. Blair*, S. Dunham**, C. W. Neff*, T. Yamashita*, and C. J. Summers, "Manipulation of Dispersion Properties of Two-dimensional Photonic Crystal Slab Waveguides by Atomic Layer Deposition," CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest, paper CK8_1 (2007).

  7. C.J. Summers, E. Graugnard, D.P. Gaillot*, J.S. King*, Y. Zhang-Williams*, I.C. Khoo, "Tunable 3D photonic crystals by liquid crystal infiltration," Proceedings of SPIE, Liquid Crystals X, 6332, 63320R (2006).

  8. E. Graugnard, D.P. Gaillot*, J.S. King*, C.J. Summers, "Photonic band gap response of structurally modified non-close-packed inverse opals by template directed multi-layer atomic layer deposition," Proceedings of SPIE, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III, 6182, 61820K (2006).

  9. D.P. Gaillot*, E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, C.J. Summers, "Tunable electro-optic photonic crystals fabricated through template directed multi-layer atomic layer deposition," Proceedings of SPIE, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III, 6182, 61820Y (2006).

  10. D.B. Nicol*, S. Gupta, N. Li, A. Asghar, E. Graugnard, C.J. Summers, I.T. Ferguson, "Towards a novel broadband spectrally dynamic solid state light source," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 892 19 (2006).

  11. C.J. Summers, E. Graugnard, J.S. King*, "3D luminescent photonic crystal structures," Proceedings of SPIE, Cockpit and Future Displays for Defense and Security, 5801 142 (2005).

  12. J.S. King*, C.W. Neff*, D.L. Heineman*, E.D. Graugnard, and C.J. Summers, "Optical and Crystallographic Properties of Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 797 75 (2003).

  13. E. Graugnard*, R. Reifenberger, B. Walsh*, and P.J. de Pablo*, "Electronic conductance of multi-walled carbon nanotubes having reliable electrical contacts," in Cluster and Nanostructure Interfaces, ed. P. Jena, S.N. Khanna, and B.K. Rao, World Scientific, Singapore (2000).

  14. B. Walsh*, D.B. Janes, E. Graugnard*, R. Reifenberger, P.J. de Pablo*, and R.P. Andres, "Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes," in Cluster and Nanostructure Interfaces, ed. P. Jena, S.N. Khanna, and B.K. Rao, World Scientific, Singapore (2000).


(Note: * denotes graduate student; ** denotes undergraduate student.)