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Search Publications by: Christina Hacker (Fed)

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Monolithic integration and ferroelectric phase evolution of hafnium zirconium oxide in 2D neuromorphic synaptic devices

July 24, 2023
Author(s)
Wendy Sarney, Andreu Glassman, Justin Pearson, Christine McGinn, Peter Litwin, Ravindra Singh Bisht, Shriram Ramanathan, Stephen McDonnell, Christina Hacker, Sina Najmaei
Hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO)-based ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs) are three-terminal devices with attractive properties for embedded memory and in-memory computing architectures. We probe the HZO ferroelectric landscape dynamics with

Control of the Schottky barrier height in monolayer WS2 FETs using molecular doping

August 26, 2022
Author(s)
Siyuan Zhang, Hsun-Jen Chuang, SON LE, Curt A. Richter, Kathleen McCreary, Berend Jonker, Angela R. Hight Walker, Christina Hacker
The development of processes to controllably dope two-dimensional semiconductors is critical to achieving next generation electronic and optoelectronic devices. Understanding the nature of the contacts is a critical step for realizing efficient charge

Ruddlesden-Popper-Phase Hybrid Halide Perovskite/Small-Molecule Organic Blend Memory Transistors

December 31, 2020
Author(s)
Murali Gedda, Emre Yengel, Hendrik Faber, Fabian Paulus, Joshua Kreb, Ming Chun Tang, Siyuan Zhang, Christina A. Hacker, Prashant Kumar, Dipti R. Naphade, Yana Vaynzof, George Volonakis, Feliciano Giustino, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Controlling the morphology of metal halide perovskite layers during processing is critical for the reliable manufacturing of optoelectronic devices. Here we report on a strategy to control the microstructure of solution-processed layered Ruddlesden-Popper

Unraveling the compositional heterogeneity and carrier dynamics of alkali cation doped 3D/2D perovskites with improved stability

December 11, 2020
Author(s)
Ming Chun Tang, Siyuan Zhang, Nhan V. Nguyen, Edwin J. Heilweil, Christina A. Hacker, Timothy J. Magnanelli, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Preventing the degradation of hybrid perovskite by humid air remains a challenge for their future commercial utilization. 3D/2D perovskites with hierarchical architecture have attracted significant attention due to their promising power conversion

Role of alkali-metal cations in electronic structure and halide segregation of hybrid perovskites

July 1, 2020
Author(s)
Siyuan Zhang, Ming Chun Tang, Yuanyuan Fan, Ruipeng Li, Nhan V. Nguyen, Kui Zhao, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Christina A. Hacker
Triple-cation hybrid perovskites with mixed-halide have become one of the most dominant composition due to superior photovoltaic performance and stability. In this study, we systematically investigate the incorporation of cesium (Cs+) and potassium (K+) at

Efficient hybrid mixed-ion perovskite photovoltaics: in situ diagnostics of the roles of cesium and potassium alkali cation addition

June 19, 2020
Author(s)
Ming Chun Tang, Yuanyuan Fan, Dounya Barrit, Ruipeng Li, Hoang X. Dang, Siyuan Zhang, Timothy J. Magnanelli, Nhan V. Nguyen, Edwin J. Heilweil, Christina A. Hacker, Detlet-M Smilgies, Kui Zhao, Aram Amassian, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Perovskite photovoltaics have made extraordinary progress in efficiency and stability in the past few years owing to process and formulation developments like antisolvent drip and mixed-cation mixed-halide compositions. Perovskite solar cells performance

Controllable Wide-range n- and p-Doping of Monolayer Group 6 Transition-metal Disulfides and Diselenides

July 30, 2018
Author(s)
Siyuan Zhang, Heather M. Hill, Curt A. Richter, Angela R. Hight Walker, Barlow Stephen, Seth Marder, Christina A. Hacker, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana
Developing processes to controllably dope transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is critical to achieving commercial integration for optical and electrical applications. In this study, molecular reductants and oxidants are introduced onto a series of

Electronic Properties and Structure of Single Crystal Perylene

June 6, 2018
Author(s)
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Katelyn Goetz, Emily G. Bittle, Hamna Haneef, Lin You, Christina A. Hacker, Steven W. Robey, Oana Jurchescu, Ruslan Ovsyannikov, Erika Giangrisostomi
The transport properties of electronic devices made from single crystalline molecular semiconductors outperform those composed of thin-films. To further understand the superiority of these extrinsic properties, an understanding of the intrinsic electronic

Contrasting Transport and Electrostatic Properties of Selectively Fluorinated Alkanethiol Monolayers with Embedded Dipoles

February 7, 2018
Author(s)
Robert C. Bruce, Lin You, Anja Forster, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Olivia Pomerenk, Han Ju Lee, Maria D. Marquez, Rashid Ghanbaripour, Oussama Zensani, T R. Lee, Christina A. Hacker
Surface dipoles are a powerful tool in interfacial modification for improving device output via energy level matching. Fluorinated alkanethiols show strong promise for these applications as they can generate large and tunable dipoles based on fluorine

Measuring the dielectric and optical response of millimeter-scale amorphous and hexagonal boron nitride films grown on epitaxial graphene

December 1, 2017
Author(s)
Albert F. Rigosi, Heather M. Hill, Nicholas R. Glavin, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Yanfei Yang, Alexander G. Boosalis, Jiuning Hu, Anthony Rice, Andrew A. Allerman, Nhan V. Nguyen, Christina A. Hacker, Randolph E. Elmquist, Angela R. Hight Walker, David B. Newell
Monolayer epitaxial graphene (EG), grown on the Si face of SiC, is an advantageous material for a variety of electronic and optical applications. EG forms as a single crystal over millimeter- scale areas and consequently, the large scale single crystal can

Interface Engineering for Nanoelectronics

August 16, 2017
Author(s)
Christina A. Hacker, Robert C. Bruce, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana
Innovation in the electronics industry is tied to interface engineering as devices increasingly incorporate new materials and shrink. Molecular layers offer a versatile means of tuning interfacial electronic, chemical, physical, and magnetic properties

Electronic Structure of Single Crystal a-Perylene

March 16, 2017
Author(s)
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Katelyn Goetz, Ruslan Ovsyannikov, Erika Giangrisostomi, Emily G. Bittle, Oana Jurchescu, Steven W. Robey, Christina A. Hacker
In organic electronics, the highest estimated charge mobility in a device is typically achieved when the organic semiconductor is a single crystal. However, the measurement of the electronic and chemical structure of organic single crystals by

Trapping States of Mixed-Isomer Organic Semiconductors within Organic Field-Effect Transistors

December 14, 2016
Author(s)
Peter Diemer, Jacori Hayes, Evan Welchman, Rawad Hallani, Sujitra Pookpanratana, Christina Hacker, Curt A. Richter, Timo Thonhauser, Oana Jurchescu
Organic field effect transistor (OFET) performance is dictated by the composition and geometry of the device, as well as the quality of the organic semiconductor (OSC) film, which strongly depends on the purity and structural defects. When present, these

Integration of Redox-Active Diruthenium-based Molecular Layer onto Electrodes for Memory Device Applications

November 10, 2016
Author(s)
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Hao Zhu, Joseph W. Robertson, Sean Natoli, Emily G. Bittle, Curt A. Richter, Tong Ren, Qiliang Li, Christina A. Hacker
Attaching and integrating electrochemically-active molecules to a variety of different surfaces is of importance for applications in catalysis, memory devices, and molecular electronics. With the increasing demand for personal electronics, growth in Flash

Polymorphism in the 1:1 Charge-Transfer Complex DBTTF-TCNQ and Its Effects on Optical and Electronic Properties

September 14, 2016
Author(s)
Katelyn Goetz, Jun?ya Tsutsumi, Sujitra Pookpanratana, Jihua Chen, Curt A. Richter, Christina Hacker, Tatsuo Hasegawa, Oana Jurchescu
The organic charge-transfer (CT) complex dibenzotetrathiafulvalene - 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (DBTTF-TCNQ) is found to crystallize in two polymorphs when grown by physical vapor transport: the known α-polymorph and a new structure, the β-polymorph