Research
Research Interests
- Crystal growth of III-V semiconductor compounds and alloys – GaN, AlGaN by HVPE for template and substrate applications
- Crystal growth of III-V semiconductor compounds and alloys – AlN and AlGaN by magnetron sputtering for buffer applications.
- Crystal growth of nitride based optoelectronic structures – InGaN/GaN by MOCVD
- Crystal growth of Ga2O3 based device structures by PLD
- Defect characterization in semiconductor materials. Relation between growth parameters and defect formation
- Effect of doping on the defect formation and interaction with deep level defects in wide bandgap materials
- Emission mechanisms in III-V semiconductor compounds and alloys
- Strain effects in highly mismatched systems.
- Material structure and defect redistribution under extreme condition treatment
- Heterostructures and nanostructures based on III-V semiconductor systems: emission properties, phonon mode behavior, microstructure evolution, etc.
- Understanding the growth-material properties-device performance relationship
- Thermal transport and thermal management of nitride and oxide based device structures for power electronics
- Surface engineering of nitrides for biosensing applications
Research Projects
- IRES: Wide bandgap materials for energy and biosensing applications
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Duration: August 2015 – July 2018
PI(s): Dr. Tania Paskova and Dr. Albena Ivanisevic
- Development of Ga2O3 based structures for high power applications
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Duration: August 2015 – July 2018
PI(s): Dr. Tania Paskova and Dr. John Muth
- Thermal transport in AlGaN alloys: effect of structural and point defects
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Duration: August 2013 – July 2016
PI(s): Dr. Tania Paskova and Dr. John Muth
- III-Nitride LED structures on sidewall grown semipolar facets
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Duration: July 2012 – June 2016
PI(s): Dr. Tania Paskova and Dr. John Muth
- Characterization of high quality AlGaN epitaxial films grown by HVPE
Sponsor: US Navy Research Office (DoD)
Duration: September 2012 – March 2013
PI(s): Dr. Salah Bedair and Dr. Tania Paskova