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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Central Facility for Scanning Probe Microscopy

Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience

Selected Publications/Applications

 

29. Y. Yuan, T. J. Reece, P. Sharma, S. Poddar, S. Ducharme, A. Gruverman, Y. Yang and J. Huang, "Efficiency enhancement in organic solar cells with ferroelectric polymers", Nature Materials, 10, 296 (2011)

28. J. B. Park, W. Xiong, Y. Gao, M. Qian, Z. Q. Xie, M. Mitchell, Y. S. Zhou, L. Jiang, and Y. F. Lu, "Fast growth of graphene patterns by laser direct writing", Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 123109 (2011).

27.. Min Qian,Yun Shen Zhou, Yang Gao, Jong Bok Park, Tao Feng, Su Mei Huang, Zhuo Sun, Lan Jiang, and Yong Feng Lu, "Formation of graphene sheets through laser exfoliation of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite", Appl. Phys. Lett., 98, 173108 (2011)

26. B. Park, W. Xiong, Z. Q. Xie, Y. Gao, M. Qian, M. Mitchell, M. Mahjouri-Samani, Y. S. Zhou, L. Jiang, and Y. F. Lu, "Transparent interconnections formed by rapid single-step fabrication of graphene patterns", Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 053103 (2011)

25. Lanping Yue, S.-H Liou, "Magnetic Force Microscopy Studies of Magnetic Features and Nanostructures", in Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ed. B. Bhushan, Vol. 2 (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011) pp. 287-319. ISBN 978-3-642-10496-1

24. Ning Wu, Xi He, Aleksander L. Wysocki, Uday Lanke, Takashi Komesu, Kirill D. Belashchenko, Christian Binek, and Peter A. Dowben, " Imaging and Control of Surface Magnetization Domains in a Magnetoelectric Antiferromagnet", Physical Review Letters 106, 087202 (2011).

23. Xi He, Yi Wang, Ning Wu, A. N. Caruso, E. Vescovo., K. D. Belashchenko, P. A. Dowben & Ch. Binek, Robust isothermal electric control of exchange bias at room temperature, Nature Mater.9, 579 (2010).

22. Y. S. Yu, T. George, W. L. Li, L. P. Yue, W. Fei, Haibo Li, Mei Liu, and D. Sellmyer, "Effects of Total Thickness on (001) Texture, Surface Morphology, and Magnetic Properties of [Fe/Pt]n Multilayer Films by Monatomic Layer Deposition," J. Appl. Phys. 108, 073906 (2010).

21. Y.S. Yu, T. George, W.L. Li, L.P. Yue, W.D. Fei, Haibo Li, D. Sellmyer, "Enhanced L10 Ordering and (001) Orientation in FePt:Ag Nanocomposite Filmes by Monatomic Layer Deposition", IEEE Trans. Magn. 46(6), 1817-1820 (2010).

20. Tom George, Yongsheng Yu, Lanping Yue, Ralph Skomski, D. Sellmyer, "Control of Coercivity in Exchange-Coupled Graded (001) FePt:SiO2 Nanocomposite Films", IEEE Trans. Magn. 46(6), 2435-2437 (2010).

Changes in sample morphology can be seen in the AFM images

19. Zhen Li, R. Skomski, Steven Michalski, Lanping Yue, Roger Kirby, "Magnetic antiphase domains in Co/Ru/Co trilayers", J. Appl. Phy. 107, 09D303 (2010).

18. LanpingYue, Zhen Li, Roger Kirby, David Sellmyer, "MFM studies of interlayer exchange coupling in Co/Ru/Co films: Effect of Ru layer thickness", Ultramicroscopy 109 (2009) 1040-1043

Magnetic domain structures of as-deposited Co/Ru(x)/Co trilayers with different thickness of Ru interlayer

17. Jun Zhang, R. Skomski, L. P. Yue, Y. F. Lu, and D. J. Sellmyer, "Structure and magnetism of V-doped SnO2 thin films: effect of the substrate", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 256204 (2007).

16. Haojing Lin, Jiashi Yang, Li Tan, et al. "Collective Buckling of Periodic Soft Nanostructures on Surfaces and Promotion for Nanolithography", J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (36), 13348 -13353 (2007).

Physical Chemistry C

J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (36), September 13, 2007 Cover

15. J. Williams, B. Reynolds, K. Keefe, and J. Anderson, "Fluorescent Structure DNA Nanoparticles Functionalized with Phosphate-Linked Nucleotide Triphosphates", Technical Proceedings Nanotech 2, 239 (2007).

DNA image

DNA imaged on mica with AFM TappingMode in air, 1 µm scan size, height 2nm.

14. Nikolay I. Polushkin, Steven A. Michalski, Lanping Yue, and Roger D. Kirby, "Evidence of long-wavelength collective excitations in magnetic superlattices", Physical Review Letters 97, 256401 (2006).

13. Aliekber Aktag, S. Michalski, Lanping Yue, R. D. Kirby, and Sy-Hwang Liou, "Formation of an anisotropy lattice in Co/Pt multilayers by direct laser interference patterning", Journal of Applied Physics 99, 093901 (2006).

MFM CoPt

MFM images of CoPt film in remanent state (left) and in a perpendicular 180 Oe field (right), scan size 10 µm.

12. X. Rui, J. E. Shield, Z. Sun, L. Yue, Y. Xu, D. J. Sellmyer, Z. Liu, and D. J. Miller, "High energy product exchange-spring FePt/Fe cluster nanocomposite permanent magnets", J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 305, 76-82 (2006).

AFM Fe clusters

AFM image of sub-10nm Fe clusters

11. M. Bai, M. Poulsen, and S. Ducharme, "Effects of annealing conditions on ferroelectric nanomesa morphology and self-assembly", J. Physics: Condensed Matter 18, 7383-92 (2006).

copolymer

AFM images of copolymer LB films with different annealing conditions

10. A. Brauth, D. Keavney, J. Burton, K. Janicka, E. Tsymbal, L. Yuan, S. Liou, and S. Adenwalla, "Origin of the interlayer exchange coupling in [Co/Pt]/Nio/[CoPt] mulitilayers studied with XAS, XMCD, and micromagnetic modeling", Physical  Review B 74, 054419 (2006).

9. A. Brauth, L. Yuan, J. Burton, K. Janicka, E. Tsymbal, S. Liou, and S. Adenwalla, "Domain overlap in antiferromagnetically coupled [Co/Pt]/NiO/[Co/Pt] multilayers", Applied Physics Letters 89, 202505 (2006).

MFM Co/Pt

MFM images of coupled Co/Pt multilayers with different thickness of NiO interlayers

8. Y. C. Sui, W. Liu, L. P. Yue, X. Z. Li, R. Skomski, and D. J. Sellmyer, "Template-mediated assembly of FePt L10 cluster under external magnetic field", Journal of Applied Physics 97, 10J304 (2005).

7. J. Li, Y. Luo, M. Bai, and S. Ducharme, "Nanomesa and Nanowell Formation in Langmuir-Blodgett Polyvinylidene Fluoride Trifluoroethylene Copolymer Films", Applied Physics Letters 87, 213116 (2005).

6. M. Bai and S. Ducharme, "Ferroelectric Nanomesa Formation from Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films", Applied Physics Letters 85, 3528-30 (2004).

5. Z.Y. Liu, Lanping Yue, D. J. Keavney, and S. Adenwalla, "Oscillations of interlayer exchange coupling in [Pt/Co]n/NiO/[CoPt]n multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy: dependence on NiO and Pt thicknesses", Physical Review B 70, 224423 (2004).

4. L. Gao, L. P. Yue, T. Yokota, R. Skomski, S. H. Liou, H. Takahoshi, H. Saito, and S. Ishio, "Focused Ion Beam Milled CoPt Magnetic Force Microscopy Tips for High Resolution Domain Images", IEEE Trans. Magn. 40(4), 2194-2196 (2004).

CoPt

MFM images of high-density recording media taken with FIB milled CoPt tip.

3. K. Sorge, A. Kashyap, R. Skomski, L. Yue, L. Gao, R. Kirby, S. H. Liou, and D. J. Sellmyer, "Interaction and Switching Behavior of Anisotropic Magnetic Dots", Journal of Applied Physics 95(11), 7414-7416 (2004).

2. M. L. Yan, X. Z. Li, L. Gao, S. H. Liou, D. J. Sellmyer, R.J.M. van de Veeedonk, K. Wierman, "Fabrication of nonepitaxially grown double-layered FePt:C/FeCoNi thin films for perpendicular recording" Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3332 (2003).

1. Y. Sui, L. Yue, R. Skomski, X. Li, J. Zhou and D. J. Sellmyer, "CoPt Hard Magnetic Nanoparticles Film Synthesized by High Temperature Chemical Reduction", Journal of Applied Physics 93(10), 7571-7573 (2003).