Zoe Barber
Zoe Barber obtained her Ph.D. degree from the Materials Science Department at Cambridge University, UK, and has since remained there within the Device Materials Group. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the department, and is responsible for the Thin Film Deposition Laboratory. Her research interests are based around thin-film deposition using a range of techniques, and the development and optimization of the growth of many different thin-film materials. These include device materials (e.g., magnetic alloys and compounds, ferroelectrics, dielectrics, superconductors, and multiferroics, as well as tunnel barriers, buffer layers, contacts, and encapsulation layers) and, in relation to a wider range of thin-film applications, ultrahard coatings, biomedical coatings, amorphous metals, shape-memory metals, precise free-standing structures for nanotechnology applications, and multilayers.
Biography Updated on 23 April 2008
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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]
- Modeling the cohesive energy and melting point of nanoparticles by their average coordination number
Solid State Communications, vol. 145, no. 9-10, pp. 432–437, 2008 - Modeling the Melting Temperature of Nanoparticles by an Analytical Approach
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 99–105, 2008 - Effect of composition on surface relief morphology in TiNiCu thin films
Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 201, no. 12, pp. 5843–5849, 2007 - Interlayer methods for reducing the dislocation density in gallium nitride
Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 401-402, pp. 296–301, 2007 - Silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite: The next generation of bioactive coatings
Materials Science and Engineering: C, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 251–256, 2007 - Growth of dislocation-free GaN islands on Si(111) using a scandium nitride buffer layer
Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 308, no. 2, pp. 302–308, 2007 - Growth of low dislocation density GaN using transition metal nitride masking layers
Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 298, pp. 268–271, 2007 - Modeling size dependence of melting temperature of metallic nanoparticles
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 1396–1399, 2007 - Accurate experimental determination of the Poisson’s ratio of GaN using high-resolution x-ray diffraction
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 102, no. 2, p. 023505, 2007 - Electrical characterization of MgO tunnel barriers grown on InAs (001) epilayers
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, no. 12, p. 122106, 2007 - Dislocation reduction in gallium nitride films using scandium nitride interlayers
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, no. 15, p. 152101, 2007 - The structure of sputter-deposited Co[sub 2]MnSi thin films deposited on GaAs(001)
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 101, no. 2, p. 023915, 2007 - Structural and magnetic studies of Co layer in epitaxially grown Fe/Co bilayers
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 101, no. 9, p. 09D103, 2007 - Strain engineering of oxides
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 19, no. 22, p. 221001, 2007 - Temperature insensitivity of the spin-polarization in Co2MnSi films on GaAs (001)
New Journal of Physics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 42–42, 2007 - Preparation of InAs(0?0?1) surface for spin injection via a chemical route
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 3190–3193, 2007 - Modelling the size effect on the melting temperature of nanoparticles, nanowires and nanofilms
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 19, no. 21, p. 216216, 2007 - Local temperature rises during mechanical testing of metallic glasses
Journal of Materials Research, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 419–427, 2007 - Sputter alloying of Ni, Ti and Hf for fabrication of high temperature shape memory thin films
Materials Science and Technology, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 987–991, 2007 - Monte Carlo study of variations in the surface sensitivity of energy-resolved x-ray absorption spectra from
Ni/NiO
thin-film bilayers
Physical Review B, vol. 74, no. 24, 2006 - Evolution of surface morphology in TiNiCu shape memory thin films
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 89, no. 17, p. 171922, 2006 - Second derivative Langmuir probe diagnostics of gas discharge plasma at intermediate pressures (review article)
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 44, pp. 60–69, 2006 - Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and residual stress and strain in (111)-oriented scandium nitride thin films on silicon
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 100, no. 2, p. 023514, 2006 - Structural and magnetic properties of V-doped AlN thin films
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 100, no. 8, p. 083905, 2006 - Structure-film thickness relationship study of sputtered NiO∕Ni bilayers using depth profiling and atomic force microscopy techniques
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 99, no. 12, p. 124914, 2006 - DEPOSITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PULSED-LASER-DEPOSITED AND CHEMICAL-SOLUTION-DERIVED SM-SUBSTITUTED BISMUTH TITANATE FILMS
Integrated Ferroelectrics, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 113–121, 2006 - Texture development in Ti–Si–N nanocomposite thin films
Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 423, no. 1-2, pp. 111–115, 2006 - Silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite (SiHA): A novel calcium phosphate coating for biomedical applications
Journal of Materials Science, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 709–717, 2006 - Deformation processes and the effects of microstructure in multilayered ceramics
Composites Part B: Engineering, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 542–549, 2006 - The response of osteoblasts to nanocrystalline silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite thin films
Biomaterials, vol. 27, no. 13, pp. 2692–2698, 2006 - Microstructure of epitaxial scandium nitride films grown on silicon
Applied Surface Science, vol. 252, no. 24, pp. 8385–8387, 2006 - Novel silicon-doped hydroxyapatite (Si-HA) for biomedical coatings: Anin vitro study using acellular simulated body fluid
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, vol. 76B, no. 2, pp. 326–333, 2006 - Silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite thin films: Effect of annealing temperature on coating stability and bioactivity
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, vol. 78A, no. 1, pp. 121–128, 2006 - Statistical characterization of surface morphologies
Physica A: Statistical and Theoretical Physics, vol. 371, no. 2, pp. 361–367, 2006 - Sensitivity to humidity of TiO2 thin films obtained by reactive magnetron sputtering
Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 201, no. 6, pp. 2226–2229, 2006 - Interface effects in highly oriented films of the Heusler alloy Co[sub 2]MnSi on GaAs(001)
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 99, no. 1, p. 013904, 2006 - Comparison of free surface polarization of NiMnSb and Co[sub 2]MnSi
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, no. 14, p. 142512, 2006 - Magnetoresistance of spin valve structures based on the full Heusler alloy Co[sub 2]MnSi
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 100, no. 1, p. 013910, 2006 - The control of thin film deposition and recent developments in oxide film growth
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 16, no. 4, p. 334, 2006 - Multi-target sputter deposition of NiTiHf shape memory thin films for high temperature microactuator application
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 543–548, 2005 - Controlling the exchange interaction using the spin-flip transition of antiferromagnetic spins in Ni[sub 81]Fe[sub 19]/a-Fe[sub 2]O[sub 3]
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 97, no. 10, p. 10K101, 2005 - Structural and electrical properties of samarium-substituted bismuth titanate ferroelectric thin films on Pt/TiO/SiO/Si substrates
Thin Solid Films, vol. 484, no. 1-2, pp. 188–195, 2005 - A new way of incorporating silicon in hydroxyapatite (Si-HA) as thin films
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 411–415, 2005 - Magnetron co-sputtered silicon-containing hydroxyapatite thin films?an in vitro study
Biomaterials, vol. 26, no. 16, pp. 2947–2956, 2005 - Growth and characterization of TiNi shape memory thin films using simultaneous sputter deposition from separate elemental targets
Thin Solid Films, vol. 491, no. 1-2, pp. 190–196, 2005 - Growth and characterization of pulsed-laser-deposited polycrystalline BiSmTiO ferroelectric thin films
Materials Letters, vol. 59, no. 19-20, pp. 2583–2587, 2005 - Device Fabrication and Optimisation for Josephson Broadband Spectroscopy of Ferroelectric Thin Films
Ferroelectrics, vol. 329, no. 1, pp. 125–130, 2005 - Structure and Properties of Lanthanide Doped Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 Films
Ferroelectrics, vol. 328, no. 1, pp. 93–97, 2005 - Second derivative Langmuir probe diagnostics of Ar/O2 gas discharge for DC YBCO-124 sputtering
Plasma Sources Science and Technology, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 184–190, 2005 - Controlling the exchange interaction using the spin-flip transition of antiferromagnetic spins in Ni_{81}Fe_{19}/a-Fe_{2}O_{3}
Physical Review B, vol. 71, no. 18, 2005 - X-Ray Diffraction Anomalies and Random Intercalation in H-Loaded Y-Ba-Cu-O Films
IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 2993–2996, 2005 - Binary and ternary NiTi-based shape memory films deposited by simultaneous sputter deposition from elemental targets
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 23, no. 5, p. 1425, 2005 - Photoinduced time-resolved electrodynamics of superconducting metals and alloys
Physical Review B, vol. 72, no. 2, 2005 - Ionized magnetron sputter deposition of hard nanocomposite TiN/amorphous-silicon nitride films
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 22, no. 3, p. 477, 2004 - Diagnostics of sputtering plasma variations affecting Y–Ba–Cu–O thin film growth and properties
Superconductor Science and Technology, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. S465–S472, 2004 - Critical currents in vicinal YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-d} films
Physical Review B, vol. 70, no. 21, 2004 - Pulsed Laser Deposition and Characterization of Bi 4?x Nd x Ti 3 O 12 Thin Films?
Ferroelectrics, vol. 313, no. 1, pp. 15–20, 2004 - Ferroelectric Behaviors of W-Doped SrBi2Ta2O9 Thin Films
Integrated Ferroelectrics, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 163–169, 2004 - Ferroelectric Bi4?x Smx Ti3 O12 Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Nv-RAM Applications
Integrated Ferroelectrics, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 123–127, 2004 - Structural and transport studies of stoichiometric and off-stoichiometric thin films of the full Heusler alloy Co[sub 2]MnSi
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 95, no. 11, p. 7231, 2004 - High Curie temperatures in ferromagnetic Cr-doped AlN thin films
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 84, no. 24, p. 5004, 2004 - Effects of oxygen plasma treatments on the formation of ohmic contacts to GaN
Applied Surface Science, vol. 234, no. 1-4, pp. 328–332, 2004 - Magnetic and electric properties of magnetron-sputtered YBCO/LSMO and LSMO/YBCO double layers
Vacuum, vol. 76, no. 2-3, pp. 261–264, 2004 - Structural, magnetic, and transport properties of thin films of the Heusler alloy Co[sub 2]MnSi
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 84, no. 13, p. 2367, 2004 - Investigation of structural and ferroelectric properties of pulsed-laser-ablated epitaxial Nd-doped bismuth titanate films
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 96, no. 6, p. 3408, 2004 - Optical emission studies of the plasma during high-pressure sputtering of Y?Ba?Cu?O targets
Vacuum, vol. 76, no. 2-3, pp. 257–260, 2004 - Production of thin film silicon-doped hydroxyapatite via sputter deposition
Journal of Materials Science, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1895–1898, 2004 - Deposition of YBaCuO superconducting films by magnetron sputtering and water vapour addition to the sputtering gas
Vacuum, vol. 76, no. 2-3, pp. 241–244, 2004 - Strain gradients along the growth direction in thin diamond film deposited on silicon wafer
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 94, no. 1, p. 136, 2003 - Degradation of Ag/Si multilayers during heat treatments
Vacuum, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 85–89, 2003 - Orientation dependence of ferroelectric properties of pulsed-laser-ablated Bi[sub 4-x]Nd[sub x]Ti[sub 3]O[sub 12] films
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 83, no. 12, p. 2414, 2003 - Vortex matter in NbN/AlN superconducting multilayers
Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 329-333, pp. 1367–1368, 2003 - Flux line lattice structure and behavior in antiphase boundary free vicinal YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7-d] thin films
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 93, no. 12, p. 9869, 2003 - Influence of inert gases on ionized magnetron plasma deposition of carbon nitride thin films
Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 174-175, pp. 601–605, 2003 - Electrochemical growth of ZnO nano-rods on polycrystalline Zn foil
Nanotechnology, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 968–973, 2003 - Optical emission spectroscopy of the plasma during sputter deposition of YBCO films for microwave applications
IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 2769–2772, 2003 - The ferroelectric soft mode and central mode in SrBi2Ta2O9 films
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 15, no. 47, pp. 8095–8102, 2003 - Plasma Sources Science and Technology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 37–46, 2002
- The characterization of TiN thin films using optical reflectivity measurements
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 35, no. 20, pp. 2643–2647, 2002 - Epitaxial Growth of Fully a -/ b -axis Oriented SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 Films
Integrated Ferroelectrics, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1–8, 2002 - Characterization of YBCO thin films for microwave applications
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 372-376, pp. 546–549, 2002 - Optical emission spectroscopy and Langmuir probe characterisation of the sputtering plasma and its influence upon YBCO thin film properties
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 372-376, pp. 1087–1090, 2002 - Pulsed Laser Deposition of Epitaxial SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 Films with Controlled Orientation
Ferroelectrics, vol. 268, no. 1, pp. 89–94, 2002 - Characterization of inductively coupled plasma in the ionized physical vapor deposition system
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 91, no. 4, p. 1797, 2002 - Ag nanoparticle induced surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy of chemical vapor deposition diamond thin films prepared by hot filament chemical vapor deposition
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 91, no. 9, p. 6085, 2002 - Ferroelastic phase in SrBi[sub 2]Ta[sub 2]O[sub 9] and study of the ferroelectric phase-transition dynamics
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 81, no. 6, p. 1056, 2002 - The measurement and control of ionization of the depositing flux during thin film growth
Vacuum, vol. 69, no. 1-3, pp. 53–62, 2002 - Optical emission spectroscopy and Langmuir probe characterisation of the plasma during high-pressure sputter deposition of high-Tc superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films
Vacuum, vol. 69, no. 1-3, pp. 261–266, 2002 - Characterisation of the optical emission of the plasma plume during pulsed laser deposition of superconducting MgB2 thin films
Vacuum, vol. 69, no. 1-3, pp. 267–271, 2002 - Surface roughness of diamond-like carbon films prepared using various techniques
Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 138, no. 1, pp. 23–32, 2001 - Vortex channeling and the voltage–current characteristics of YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7] low-angle grain boundaries
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 78, no. 10, p. 1433, 2001 - Growth of niobium nitride/aluminium nitride trilayers and multilayers
Philosophical Magazine A, vol. 81, no. 10, pp. 2317–2335, 2001 - Superconductor Science and Technology, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 647–650, 2001
- Vapor-phase oxidation during pulsed laser deposition of SrBi[sub 2]Ta[sub 2]O[sub 9]
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 19, no. 5, p. 2061, 2001 - Ionization of sputtered material in a planar magnetron discharge
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 2897, 2000 - Effects of Interlayer Coupling on the Irreversibility Lines of NbN/AlN Superconducting Multilayers
Physical Review Letters, vol. 85, no. 19, pp. 4168–4171, 2000 - Growth and characterization of epitaxial SrBi2Ta2O9 films on (110) SrTiO3 substrates
Integrated Ferroelectrics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 13–21, 2000 - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 33, no. 9, pp. 1048–1053, 2000
- Tribological and mechanical properties of carbon nitride films deposited by ionised magnetron sputtering
Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 124, no. 2-3, pp. 104–109, 2000 - Coated silica tips for use in high-pressure, high-temperature, scanning tunneling microscopy
Ultramicroscopy, vol. 87, no. 1-2, pp. 19–23, 2000 - Dependence of critical current on field angle in off-c-axis grown Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CaCu[sub 2]O[sub 8] film
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 77, no. 11, p. 1686, 2000 - Texture development in silver films deposited by ionised magnetron sputter deposition
Thin Solid Films, vol. 358, no. 1-2, pp. 264–269, 2000 - A spectroscopic study of DC magnetron and RF coil plasmas in ionised physical vapour deposition
Vacuum, vol. 58, no. 2-3, pp. 250–255, 2000 - Study of the radiative heating for deposition of high-Tc superconducting thin films
Vacuum, vol. 58, no. 2-3, pp. 454–463, 2000 - Simultaneous topographical and amperometric imaging of surfaces in air: towards a combined scanning force–scanning electrochemical microscope (SF–SECM)
Electrochemistry Communications, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 55–60, 1999 - Deposition of carbon nitride films by ionised magnetron sputtering
Thin Solid Films, vol. 355-356, no. 1, pp. 117–121, 1999 - The control of film stress using ionised magnetron sputter deposition
Thin Solid Films, vol. 343-344, pp. 39–42, 1999 - Strain-induced time-dependent magnetic disorder in ultra-thin La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 films
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 191, no. 3, pp. 359–367, 1999 - Resistance of a domain wall in La[sub 0.7]Ca[sub 0.3]MnO[sub 3]
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 86, no. 11, p. 6287, 1999 - Superconductor Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 1090–1093, 1999
- Microstructure modification of silver films deposited by ionized magnetron sputter deposition
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 17, no. 5, p. 2891, 1999 - Investigation of the coupling between the outer electrodes in the superconducting double-barrier devices
Physics Letters A, vol. 232, no. 3-4, pp. 299–304, 1997 - Submm heterodyne mixing using NbCN/Nb sis tunnel junctions
International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 91–104, 1996 - Grazing Incidence Infrared Reflectivity of La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 and NbN
Physical Review Letters, vol. 76, no. 9, pp. 1525–1528, 1996 - Conductance and leakage in superconducting tunnel junctions
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 2427, 1996 - Postfabrication resistance trimming of a superconducting tunnel junction using a focused ion beam
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 318, 1995 - The fabrication and characterization of NbCN/AlN heterostructures
IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 2314–2317, 1995 - Proximity effect in superconducting tunnel junctions with bilayer electrodes
Physica B: Condensed Matter, vol. 194-196, pp. 1675–1676, 1994 - The effect of barrier thickness and interface resistance upon the critical currents of YBa2Cu3O7-d/noble metal/conventional superconductor junctions
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 224, no. 3-4, pp. 207–212, 1994 - Penetration depth measurements for Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4 and NbCN thin films using a kinetic inductance technique
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 233, no. 1-2, pp. 77–84, 1994 - Anisotropic pinning and dimensionality effects in YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films
Cryogenics, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 369–374, 1993 - Fabrication and characterization of all-refractory NbCN/Al/AlO/sub x//Al/Nb junctions
IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 2054–2057, 1993 - Superconductor Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 1S, pp. S224–S227, 1992
- YBaCuO/normal metal/YBaCuO proximity effect junctions
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 198, no. 3-4, pp. 215–221, 1992 - The resistance of YBCO-silver interfaces
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 185-189, pp. 2577–2578, 1991 - The proximity effect between YBCO and silver
Physica C: Superconductivity, vol. 185-189, pp. 2575–2576, 1991 - Observation of the superconducting proximity effect from kinetic-inductance measurements
Physical Review B, vol. 44, no. 17, pp. 9605–9608, 1991 - The behaviour and properties of in-situ formed YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub x/ thin films during reversible oxidation/deoxidation
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 1430–1433, 1991 - The growth of sputter-deposited silver-copper films
Vacuum, vol. 41, no. 4-6, pp. 1102–1105, 1990 - Optimization of thin-film YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/ deposition by DC sputtering onto sapphire substrates
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 2530–2533, 1989 - Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 1029–1033, 1988
- Microstructure effects on electronic properties of Nb/Al2O3/Nb tunnel junctions
Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 64, no. 11, p. 6396, 1988 - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 1159–1167, 1987
- High superconducting transition temperatures in sputter-deposited YBaCuO thin films
Nature, vol. 326, no. 6116, Article ID 326857a0, 2 pages, 1987 - Low temperature diffusion measurements on d.c. sputtered multilayers of Nb/Ta
Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 217–220, 1984