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Publications in 2008

  1. Y.L. Zhou, J.F. Zhi, P.F. Wang, Y.M. Chong, Y.S. Zou, W.J. Zhang, S.T. Lee, “Surface functionalization of cubic boron nitride films for biological sensing applications”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 163105 (2008)   (April 2008)
  2. B. He, W.J. Zhang, Y.S. Zou, Y.M. Chong, Q. Ye, A.L. Ji, Y. Yang, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, G.H. Chen, “Electrical properties of Be-implanted polycrystalline cubic boron nitride films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 102108 (2008).  (March 2008)
  3. Y.S. Zou, Y. Yang, W.J. Zhang, Y.M. Chong, B. He, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, “Fabrication of diamond nanopillars and their arrays”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 053105 (2008).  (March 2008)
  4. A. Soltani, H.A. Barkad, M. Mattalah, B. Benbakhti, J.-C. De Jaeger, Y.M. Chong, Y.S. Zou, W.J. Zhang, S.T. Lee, A. BenMoussa, B. Giordanengo, J.-F. Hochedez, “193 nm deep-ultraviolet solar-blind cubic boron nitride-based photodetectors”, Appl. Phys. Lett.  92, 053501 (2008).
  5. Y.S. Zou, Y. Yang, Y.M. Chong, Q. Ye, B. He, Z.Q. Yao, W.J. Zhang, S.T. Lee, Y. Cai, H.S. Chu, “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond Films on Patterned GaN Substrates via a Thin Silicon Nitride Protective Layer” Cryst. Growth Des. 8, 1770-1773 (2008).
  6. Z.Q. Yao, Y.Q. Li, J.X. Tang, W.J. Zhang, S.T. Lee, “Growth and photoluminescence studies of AlN thin films with different orientation degrees”, Diamond and Related Materials, In Press.

 

Publications in 2007

  1. X.T. Zhou, T.K. Sham, Y. Wu, Y.M. Chong, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, F. Heigl, T. Regier, R. I. R. Blyth, “X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence from Diamond Thin Films: The Contribution of sp2- and H-Bonded Carbon to the Luminescence”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 1476-1477 (2007).  (January 2007)
  2. Z. Q. Yao, Y. S. Zou, Y. Yang, W. J. Zhang, S. T. Lee, Y. Z. Zhang, Z. Z. Ye, “Epitaxial growth and structural analysis of AlN/GaN heterostructures”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 221912 (2007).   (Decemember 2007)
  3. H. Q. Li, K. M. Leung, K. L. Ma, Q. Ye, Y. M. Chong, Y. S. Zou, W. J. Zhang, S. T. Lee, I. Bello, “Nanocubic boron nitride/nanodiamond multilayer structures”,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 201918 (2007).   
  4. Z. Q. Yao, Q. Ye, Y. Q. Li, Y. S. Zou, W. J. Zhang, S. T. Lee, “Microstructure analysis of c-axis oriented aluminum nitride thin films by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 121907 (2007).     (March 2007)
  5. K. L. Ma, J. X. Tang, Y. S. Zou, Q. Ye, W. J. Zhang, S. T. Lee, “Photoemission spectroscopic study of nitrogen-incorporated nanocrystalline diamond films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 092105 (2007). (February 2007)
  6. X. T. Zhou, T. K. Sham, W. J. Zhang, C. Y. Chan, I. Bello, S. T. Lee, H. Hofsäss, “X-ray absorption studies on cubic boron nitride thin films”, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 013710 (2007). (January 2007)
  7. Y.S. Zou, K.L. Ma, W.J. Zhang, Q. Ye, Z.Q. Yao, Y.M. Chong, S.T. Lee, “Fabrication of diamond nanocones and nanowhiskers by bias-assisted plasma etching”, Diamond and Related Materials 16, 1208-1212 (2007).  (April-July 2007)
  8. W.J. Zhang, Y.M. Chong, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, “Nucleation, growth and characterization of cubic boron nitride (cBN) films”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40, 6159-6174 (2007).  (October 2007)
  9. Y.L. Zhao, R.Q. Zhang, Vadali. V.S.S. Srikanth, X. Jiang, “Possible Gas-Phase Reactions of H2/CH4/Tetramethylsilane in Diamond/β-SiC Nanocomposite Film Deposition: An Ab-Initio Study”, J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 3554-3559 (2007).
  10. A. Spiesser, Y.M. Chong, K.M. Leung, G. Abel, G.G. Ross, M.J. Walzak, R. Jacklin, W.M. Lau, W.J. Zhang, I. Bello, “Surface Free Energy of Cubic Boron Nitride Films Deposited on Nanodiamond”, J. Phys. Chem. C. 111, 12768-12772 (2007).
  11. H.X. Ji, J.S. Hu, Q.X. Tang, W.G. Song, C.R. Wang, W.P. Hu, L.J. Wan, S.T. Lee, “Controllable Preparation of Submicrometer Single-Crystal C60 Rods and Tubes Trough Concentration Depletion at the Surfaces of Seeds”, J. Phys. Chem. C. 111, 10498-10502 (2007).

 

Publications in 2006

  1. Y. Lifshitz C.H. Lee, Y. Wu, W.J. Zhang, I. Bello, S.T. Lee “The role of nucleation in nanodiamond film growth” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 243114 (2006).   (June 2006)
  2. K. M. Leung, H. Q. Li, Y. S. Zou, K. L. Ma, Y. M. Chong, Q. Ye, W. J. Zhang, S. T. Lee, and I. Bello, “Structural analysis of cubic boron nitride films by ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 241922 (2006).  (June 2006)
  3. X. M. Meng, W. J. Zhang, C. Y. Chan, C. S. Lee, I. Bello, and S. T. Lee, “Surface microstructure analysis of cubic boron nitride films by transmission electron microscopy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031904-(1-3) (2006).  (January 2006)
  4. X.T. Zhou, T.K. Sham, W.J. Zhang, C.Y. Chan, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, H. Hofsass, “Cubic Phase Content and Structure of BN Films from an X-ray Absorption Study”, Anal. Chem. 78, 6314-6319 (2006).  (December 2006)
  5. X. T. Zhou, T. K. Sham, C. Y. Chan, W. J. Zhang, I. Bello, S. T. Lee, H. Hofsäss, “Effect of substrate surface on the structure and electronic properties of cubic boron nitride films”, J. Appl. Phys. 100, 014909 (2006).   (July 2006)
  6. Y.M. Chong, K.M. Leung, K.L. Ma, W.J. Zhang, I. Bello and S.T. Lee, “Growing cubic boron nitride films at different temperatures”, Diamond and Related Materials 15, 1155-1160 (2006).  (April – August 2006)
  7. K.L. Ma, W.J. Zhang, Y.S. Zou, Y.M. Chong, K.M. Leung, I. Bello and S.T. Lee, “Electrical properties of nitrogen incorporated nanocrystalline diamond films” Diamond and Related Materials 15, 626-630 (2006).  (April – August 2006)
  8. C.Y. Chan, S. Eyhusen, X.M. Meng, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, C. Ronning and H. Hofsäss, “The effect of substrate surface roughness on the nucleation of cubic boron nitride films”,  Diamond and Related Materials 15, 55-60 (2006).  (January 2006).
  9. Y.M. Chong, K.L. Ma, K.M. Leung, C.Y. Chan, Q. Ye, I. Bello, W.J. Zhang, S.-T. Lee, “Synthesis and mechanical properties of cubic boron nitride /nanodiamond composite films”, Chem. Vap. Dep. 12, 33-38 (2006).  (January 2006).
  10. X.T. Zhou, T.K. Sham, C.Y. Chan, W.J. Zhang, I. Bello, and S.T. Lee, F. Heigl, A. Jürgenen, H. Hofsäss, “Preferable orientation of turbostratic BN basal planes from an x-ray absorption study”, J. Mater. Res. 21, 147-152 (2006). (January 2006)

 

Publications in 2005

  1. W. J. Zhang, C. Y. Chan, X. M. Meng, M. K. Fung, I. Bello, Y. Lifshitz, S. T. Lee, X. Jiang, “The Mechanism of Chemical Vapor Deposition of Cubic Boron Nitride Films from Fluorine-Containing Species”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 44, 4749-4753 (2005). (July 2005).
  2. Y. Yao, M.Y. Liao, Z.G. Wang, Y. Lifshitz, S.T. Lee, “Nucleation of diamond by pure carbon ion bombardment - a transmission electron microscopy study”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 063103 (2005).  (August 2005).
  3. K.M. Leung, C.Y. Chan, Y.M. Chong, Y. Yao, K.L. Ma, I. Bello, W.J. Zhang, S.T. Lee, “Studying them growth of cubic boron nitride on amorphous tetrahedral carbon interlayers”, J. Phys. Chem. B. 109, 16272-16277 (2005).  (September 2005).
  4. W.J. Zhang, X.M. Meng, C.Y. Chan, K.M. Chan, Y. Wu, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, “Interfacial study of cubic boron nitride films deposited on diamond”, J. Phys. Chem. B. 109, 16005-16010 (2005).  (August 2005).
  5. Q.Z. Zhang, R.Q. Zhang, K.S. Chan, I. Bello, “Ab Initio and Variational Transition State Approach to b-C3N4 Formation: Kinetics for the Reaction of CH3NH2 with H”, J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 9112-9117 (2005).
  6. J.B. MacNaughton, A. Moewes, R.G. Wilks, X.T. Zhou, T.K. Sham, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, C.Y. Chan, W.J. Zhang, I. Bello, S.T. Lee, H. Hofsass, “Electronic structure of boron nitride single crystals and films”, Phys. Rev. B 72, 195113 (2005).
  7. Y. Yao, M.Y. Liao, Th. Köhler, Th. Frauenheim, R. Q. Zhang, Z. G. Wang, Y. Lifshitz, S. T. Lee, “Diamond nucleation by energetic pure carbon bombardment”, Phys. Rev. B 72, 035402 (2005).
  8. S. Reich, A.C. Ferrari, R. Arenal, A. Loiseau, I. Bello, J. Robertson, “Resonant Raman scattering in cubic and hexagonal boron nitride”, Phys. Rev. B 71, 205201 (2005).  (May 2005)
  9. C.S. Lin, R.Q. Zhang, S.T. Lee, M. Elstner, T. Frauenheim, L.J. Wan, “Simulation of water cluster assembly on a graphite surface”, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 14183-14188 (2005).  July 2005
  10. D.J. Zhang, R.Q. Zhang, “Signature of Nanodiamond in Raman Spectra: A Density Functional Theoretical Study”, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 9006-9013 (2005). (May 2005).
  11. D.J. Zhang, R.Q. Zhang, “Geometrical structures and electronic properties of AlN fullerenes: A comparative theoretical study of AlN fullerenes with BN and C fullerenes”, J. Mater. Chem. 15, 3034-3038 (2005).
  12. O. Ternyak, R. Akhvlediani, A. Hoffman, W.K. Wong, S.T. Lee, Y. Lifshitz, S. Daren, and E. Cheifetz, “Field electron emission from undoped, continuous, submicron-thick diamond films”, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 123522-(1-6) (2005). (December 2005)
  13. I. Bello, Y.M. Chong, K.M. Leung, C.Y. Chan, K.L. Ma, W.J. Zhang, S.T. Lee and A. Layyous, “Cubic boron nitride films for industrial applications”, Diamond and Related Materials 14, 1784-1790 (2005).  (November-December 2005)
  14. I. Bello, C.Y. Chan, W.J. Zhang, Y.M. Chong, K.M. Leung, S.T. Lee, Y. Lifshitz, “Deposition of thick cubic boron nitride films: The route to practical applications”, Diamond & Related Mater 14, 1154-1162 (2005). (March  2005)
  15. Q.Z. Zhang, R.Q. Zhang, K.S. Chan, I. Bello, “Ab initio and variational transition state approach to beta-C3N4 formation: Kinetics for the reaction of CH3NH2 with H”, J. Phys. Chem. A. 109, 9112-9117 (2005). (October 2005)
  16. Y.L. Zhao, C.S. Lin, R.Q. Zhang, R.S. Wang, “Interactions of Li, Ca, and Al with aromatic carbon materials: An ab initio study”, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 194322 (2005).
  17. Z.F. Zhou, K.Y. Li, I. Bello, C.S. Lee and S.T. Lee, “Study of tribological performance of ECR–CVD diamond-like carbon coatings on steel substrates: Part 2. The analysis of wear mechanism”, Wear 258, 1589-1599 (2005).  (May 2005)
  18. K.Y. Li, Z.F. Zhou, I. Bello, C.S. Lee and S.T. Lee, “Study of tribological performance of ECR–CVD diamond-like carbon coatings on steel substrates: Part 1. The effect of processing parameters and operating conditions”, Wear 258, 1577-1588 (2005).    (May 2005)
  19. X.Y. Xue, R.Q. Zhang, X.H. Zhang, “Structural and electronic properties of 9R diamond polytype”, Solid State Comm. 136, 41-44 (2005)  (October 2005).
  20. Y.E. Evstefeeva, Y.V. Pleskov, A.M. Kutsay, I. Bello, “Electrode properties of tetrahedral amorphous carbon”, Russian Journal of Electrochemistry 41, 772-777 (2005).

 

Publications in 2004

  1. Y.L. Zhao, R.Q. Zhang and R.S. Wang, “The role of lithium in hydrogen storage in aromatic carbon”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 398, 62-67. (November 2004)
  2. R.Q. Zhang, Q.Z. Zhang and M.W. Zhao, “A scheme for the economical use of numerical basis sets in calculations with SIESTA”, Theor. Chem. Acc. 112, 158-162. (July 2004)
  3. Y. Lifshitz, X.M. Meng, S.T. Lee, R. Akhveldiany, and A. Hoffman, “Visualization of Diamond Nucleation and Growth from Energetic Species”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 56101 (2004).  (July 2004)
  4. W.J. Zhang, I. Bello, Y. Lifshitz, K.M. Chan, X.M. Meng, Y. Wu, C.Y. Chan, S.T. Lee, “Epitaxy on diamond by chemical vapour deposition: a route to high-quality cubic boron nitride for electronic applications”, Adv. Mater. 16, 1405-1408 (2004). (August 2004).
  5. W. J. Zhang, I. Bello, Y. Lifshitz, K. M. Chan, Y. Wu, C. Y. Chan, X. M. Meng, and S. T. Lee, “Thick and adherent cubic boron nitride films grown on diamond interlayers by fluorine-assisted chemical vapor deposition”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1344 (2004).  August 2004
  6. R. Q. Zhang, D.J. Zhang, Y. L. Zhao, and S. T. Lee, “Fluorination induced etching selectivity of boron nitride phases” J. Phys. Chem. B  108, 7597-7602 (2004). (June 2004).
  7. Q.Z. Zhang, R.Q. Zhang and Y.S. Gu, “Kinetics and mechanism of O (P-3) reaction with CH3CHF2: A theroretical study”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 1064-1068. (February 2004)
  8. W. Y. Luk, O. Kutsay, I. Bello, Y. Lifshitz, C. W. Lam, X. Meng and S. T. Lee, “Transformation of semiconducting tetrahedral carbon films to semimetal nanocomposite materials by ion implantation”, Diamond & Related Mater 13, 1427-1432 (2004). (April 2004)
  9. W. J. Zhang, Y. Wu, C. Y. Chan, W. K. Wong, X. M. Meng, I. Bello, Y. Lifshitz and S. T. Lee, “Structuring single- and nano-crystalline diamond cones”, Diamond & Related Mater 13, 1037-1043 (2004).  (April 2004).
  10. V.A. Gritsenko, D.V. Gritsenko, Y.N. Novikov, R.W. M. Kwok, I. Bello, “Short-range order, large-scale potential fluctuations, and photoluminescence in amorphous SiNx”, J Experimental & Theoretical Physics 98,  760-769 (2004).
  11. Y. Zhang and S. T. Lee, “Diamond Crystals, Growth of” Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, 2113-2118 (2004).

 

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