Publication List: Refereed Journal Papers

1.      Waveguide bends and circuits in three-dimensional photonic crystals, R. Biswas, G. Tuttle, K-M. Ho, Photonics and Nanostructures (April 2008).

2.      Photonic crystal enhanced light-trapping in thin film solar cells, D. Zhou, R. Biswas,  J. Applied Physics 103, 093102 (2008).

3.      Diffusion Limited Agglomeration and Defect Generation during Chemical Mechanical Planarization, Rana Biswas, Yingying Han, P. Sherman and A. Chandra, J. of Electrochemistry (2008).

4.      Mechanisms underlying extraordinary transmission in sub-wavelength hole arrays, R. Biswas, S. Neginhal, C. G. Ding, I. Puscasu, E. Johnson, J. Opt. Soc. of America B 24, 2489-95 (October, 2007).

5.      Add-drop filters using three-dimensional photonic crystals, P. Kohli, R. Biswas, G. Tuttle and K.-M. Ho,  SPIE online newsroom DOI: 10.1117/2.1200707.0594 (2007).

6.      Photonic Band gap crystals, R. Biswas, M. Sigalas, C. M. Soukoulis, K.-M. Ho, G. Tuttle, Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (John Wiley & Sons) (2007) .

7.      Add-drop filters in 3-dimensional layer-by-layer photonic crystals using waveguides and resonant cavities, P Kohli, C. Christensen, J. Muehlmeier, R. Biswas, G. Tuttle,  and K.-M. Ho,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 231103 (2006).

8.      Theory of subwavelength hole arrays coupled with photonic crystals for extraordinary thermal emission, R. Biswas, C.G. Ding , I. Puscasu, M. Pralle, M. McNeal, J. Daly, A. Greenwald, E. Johnson, Phys. Rev. B. 74, 045107 (2006). Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 14, (4) July 24, 2006.

9.       R. Biswas, J. Ahn, T. Lee, J.-H. Lee, Y.S. Kim, C.H. Kim, C.H. Oh, W. Leung, K. Constant, K.-M. Ho, “Photonic gaps of conformally coated structures.” J. Optical Society of America B 22, 2728 (2005). Virtual Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 12, Issue 24, Dec12, 2005.

10.   I. Puscasu, M. Pralle, M. McNeal, J. Daly, A. Greenwald, Ed Johnson, R. Biswas, and C.G. Ding, “Extraordinary emission from two dimensional plasmonic-photonic crystals”, J. Appl. Physics. 98, 013531 (2005).

11.   B.C. Pan and R. Biswas, “Structure and simulation of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon”, J. Appl. Physics. 96, 6247 (2004). Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology -- December 6, 2004 Volume 10, Issue 23.

12.   A. H. Mahan, R. Biswas, L. Gedvilas, D. L. Williamson and B.C. Pan. “On the influence of lattice ordering on the material bandgap in hydrogenated amorphous silicon”. J Applied Physics 96, 3818 (7)(2004).

13.   B.C. Pan and R. Biswas, “Simulation of Hydrogen evolution from nano-crystalline silicon”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 333, 44 (2004).

14.   R. Biswas, Z.-Y.Li and K. M. Ho, “Impedance of photonic crystals and photonic crystal waveguides”, Applied Physics Letters..84, (8) 1254 (2004). Virtual Journal of Nanoscience and Technology 9, (March 1 2004).

15.   I. El-Kady, R. Biswas, Y. Ye,  M. Su, I. Puscascu, E.A. Johnson,  M. Pralle,  A. C. Greenwald, J. T. Daly, B. Kinkade, M. McNeal, N. Moelders, “Tunable narrow band emitters in the infrared with hexagonal lattices”, Photonics and Nanostructures 1, 69 (2003).

16.   R. Biswas and B. C. Pan, “Mechanisms for metastability in amorphous silicon”, Book chapter, Solar Energy and Materials 78, 443 (2003). Critical review of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon materials and solar cells.

17.   S. Lin, J. Fleming, I. El-Kady, Z.-Y. Li, R. Biswas, K. M. Ho, “Origin of absorption enhancement in a tungsten, three-dimensional photonic band gap crystal”, J. Optical Society America B 20, 1538 (2003).

18.   R. Biswas, I. El-Kady, and K.-M. Ho, Enhanced complete photonic band gap in the optimized planar diamond structure, Photonics and Nanostructures 1, 15 (2003).

19.   Y. Ye, R. Biswas, J. Morris, A. Bastawaros, and A. Chandra, Simulation of Nanoscale machining of copper with molecular dynamics”, Nanotechnology 14, 390 (2003).

20.   W. Y. Leung, H. Kang, K. Constant, D. Cann, C.-H. Kim, R. Biswas, M. M. Sigalas, and K.-M. Ho,  Fabrication of photonic band gap crystals using microtransfer molded templates, J. Appl. Phys. 93, 5866 (2003). Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 7, issue 21, 26 May, 2003.

21.   J. Fleming, S. Lin, I. El-Kady, R. Biswas, and K. M. Ho, “All metallic absolute photonic band gap three-dimensional photonic crystals for energy applications”, Nature 417, 52 - 55 (02 May 2002).

22.   M. Pralle, E.A. Johnson, I. Puscascu, A. C. Greenwald, J. T. Daly, B. Kinkade, M. McNeal, N. Moelders, T. George and D. S. Choi, I. El-Kady, R. Biswas  “Tunable narrow band emitters in the infrared”, Applied Physics Letters 81, 4685  (Dec-2002).

23.    R. Biswas, M. Sigalas, K.M. Ho, and S. Lin, “Three-dimensional photonic band gaps in modified simple cubic lattices”, Phys. Rev. B. 65, 205121 (2002); Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 5, issue 22, 3 June, 2002.

24.   Y. Ye, R. Biswas, A. Bastawaros, and A. Chandra, “Simulation of Chemical Mechanical Planarization of copper with molecular dynamics”, Applied Physics Letters 81, 1875 (2002). (September 2).

25.   R. Biswas, B.C. Pan, and Y. Ye, “Metastability of amorphous silicon from silicon network rebonding”, Phys. Rev. Letters 88, 205502 (2002).

26.   R. Biswas, B.C. Pan, “Defect kinetics in new model of metastability in a-Si:H”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 299-302, 507 (2002).

27.   R. Biswas, E. Ozbay, B. Temelkuran, M. Bayindir, M. M. Sigalas , and K.-M. Ho, “Exceptionally directional sources with photonic band gap crystals”, Proceedings NATO Advanced Study Institute on Photonic Crystals and Light localization in the 21^st century, ed. C. M. Soukoulis, pages 321-328  (2001). (Plenum Press)

28.   R. Biswas, E. Ozbay, B. Temelkuran, M. Bayindir, M.M. Sigalas, and K-M. Ho, “Exceptionally directional sources with photonic band gap crystals”, J. Optical Society of America B. 18, 1684 (2001).

29.   G. Subramania, R. Biswas, K. Constant, M. .M. Sigalas, K.-M. Ho, “Structural characterization of thin film photonic crystals”,  Phys. Rev. B. 63, 235111 (2001).

30.   M. Bayindir, E. Ozbay, B. Temelkuran, M. M. Sigalas, C. M. Soukoulis, R. Biswas, K. M. Ho, “Guiding, bending, and splitting of electromagnetic waves in highly confined photonic crystal waveguides”,  Phys. Rev. B 63, 081107(R) (2001).

31.   S. Lin, P. Fleming, M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, and K. -M. Ho, “A complete three-dimensional photonic band gap in a simple cubic system”, J. of the Optical Society of America B.. 18, 32 (2001).

32.   G. Subramania, K. Constant, R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, K.-M. Ho, “Inverse face-centered cubic thin film photonic crystals”,  Advanced Materials 13,  443-446 (2001).

33.    “Photonic Crystals”, M. M. Sigalas, K. M. Ho, R. Biswas, C. M. Soukoulis, in Optics of Nano Structured materials, p 1-38, Edited by V. A. Markel and T. F. George, (John Wiley and Sons, New York,  2000). Book Chapter

34.   A. Zakhidov, R. H. Baughman, I. I. Khayrullin, I. Udod, M. Kozlov, N. Eradat, V. Vardeny, M. Sigalas, and R. Biswas, “Three-dimensionally periodic conductive nanostructures: network vs cermet topologies for metallic photonic band gaps”, Synthetic Metals 116, 419-426 (2001).

35.   G. Subramania, K. Constant, R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, K.-M. Ho, “Synthesis of thin film photonic crystals”, Synthetic Metals 116, 445-448 (2001).

36.   I. El-Kady, M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, C.M. Soukoulis, K.M. Ho, “Photonic band gaps in three-dimensional metallic lattices”, Phys. Rev. B 62, 15299 (2000).

37.   R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, G. Subramania, C.M. Soukoulis, and K.M. Ho, “Photonic band gaps of porous solids, Physical Review B 61, 4549 (2000).

38.   R.Biswas, Y.P. Li and B.C. Pan, “Isotopic effect between hydrogen and deuterium  emission in silicon”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 266-269, 176 (2000).

39.   R. Biswas and Y.-P. Li, “Metastability in amorphous silicon from hydrogen flips”, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 266-269, 401 (2000).

40.   B. Temelkuran, M. Bayindir, E. Ozbay, R. Biswas, G. Tuttle, M.M. Sigalas, and K-M. Ho, “Photonic crystal based resonant antenna with a very high directivity”, Journal of  Applied Physics 87, 603 (January-2000).

41.   I. El-Kady, M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, “Waveguides in two-dimensional photonic bandgap materials”, J. of Lightwave Technology 17, 2042 (1999).

42.   G. Subramania, K. Constant, R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, K.-M. Ho, “Optical Photonic crystals fabricated from colloidal systems”, Journal of Lightwave Technology 17, 1970 (1999). (IEEE/OSA Publications, Nov-99).

43.   M. M. Sigalas, C. M. Soukoulis, C. T. Chan, R. Biswas, and K. M. Ho "The effects of disorder on Photonic Band Gaps", Phys. Rev. B 59, 12767 (1999).

44.   M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, C.M. Soukoulis, D. Turner, B. Vasiliu, S.C. Kothari, and Shawn Lin, “Waveguide bends in three-dimensional layer-by-layer photonic band gap materials”, Microwave and Opt. Technology Lett. 23, 57 (1999).

45.   M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, C.M. Soukoulis, and D.D. Crouch, “Waveguides in three-dimensional metallic photonic band gap materials”, Phys. Rev. B.. 60, 4426 (1999).

46.   S. Lin, J. Fleming, M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, “ Photonic band gap microcavity in three dimensions”, Phys. Rev. B. 59, 15579 (1999) Rapid Communications.

47.   G. Subramania, K. Constant, R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, K.-M. Ho, “Optical Photonic crystals fabricated from colloidal systems”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 3933  (1999).[1]

48.   R. Biswas, and Y.P. Li, “H-flip model of light induced changes of amorphous silicon”, Phys. Rev. Letters 82, 2512 (1999).

49.   M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, G. Tuttle, C.M. Soukoulis, and K.M. Ho, “ Photonic Crystals”, chapter in Wiley Encyclopaedia of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Volume 16, 345  (John Wiley, 1999). Book Chapter

50.   M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, W. Leung, G. Tuttle, and D. Crouch, “Effect of photonic band gap crystals on dipole antennas”, Electromagnetics 19, no. 3, 291 (1999). (special issue, invited paper)

51.    “M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, K.M. Ho, and C. M. Soukoulis”, Theoretical investigation of off-plane propagation of electromagnetic waves in two-dimensional photonic crystals, Phys. Rev. B  58, 6791 (1998).

52.   W. Leung, G, Tuttle, M.M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, C.M. Soukoulis, and K.M. Ho, “High-Q defects in metallic photonic band gap crystals”, Journal of Applied Physics 84,  4091 (1998).

53.   R. Biswas, Y.-P. Li, and B.C. Pan, “Enhanced stability of deuterium in silicon,” Applied Physics Letters. 72, 3500 (1998).

54.   S. Lin, J.G. Fleming, D.L. Hetherington, B.K. Smith (Sandia), R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, M.M. Sigalas, W. Zubrzycki, S.R. Kurtz, and J. Bur, “A Three-dimensional photonic crystal operating at infrared wavelengths”, letters to Nature 394, 251 (1998) (7-16-98)..

55.   M.M. Sigalas, C.M. Soukoulis, R. Biswas, and K.M. Ho, “Theoretical investigation of Defects in Photonic band gap crystals in the presence of dielectric losses”, Phys. Rev. B. 57, 3815 (1998).

56.   R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, G. Subramania, and K.M. Ho,“Photonic band gaps in colloidal systems”, Phys. Rev. B 57, 3701 (1998).

57.   R. Biswas and B.C. Pan, “Microscopic nature of Staebler-Wronski defect formation in amophous silicon”, Applied Physics Letters. 72, 371 (1998).

58.   R. Biswas, Q. Li, B.C. Pan, Y. Yoon, “Mechanism for hydrogen diffusion in amorphous silicon”, Phys. Rev. B. 57, 2253 (1998).

59.   R. Biswas, M.M. Sigalas, C.M. Soukoulis, and K.M. Ho,“Photonic band structure”, Chapter IV, page 143, in Topics in Computational Materials Science, e.d. C. Y. Fong (World Scientific, Singapore and River Edge N.J., 1998). Book chapter

60.   M.M. Sigalas, C.M. Soukoulis, R. Biswas, and K.M. Ho, “Effect of magnetic permeability on photonic band gaps”, Phys.  Rev. B 56, 959 (1997).

61.   R. Biswas, Q. Li, Y. Yoon, and H. M. Branz, “Dangling bond levels and structure relaxation in amorphous hydrogenated silicon”, Phys.  Rev. B 56, 9197 (1997).

62.   W. Leung, R. Biswas, S..D. Cheng, M. M. Sigalas,  S. McCalmont, G. Tuttle, and K.M. Ho, “Slot Antennas on photonic band gap crystals”, IEEE- Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 45, 1569 (1997). (Letter section)..

63.   M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, Q. Li, D. Crouch, W. Leung, R. Jacobs-Woodbury, B. Lough, S. Nielsen, S. McCalmont, G. Tuttle, K.-M. Ho, “Dipole antennas on Photonic band gap crystals- experiment and simulation”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 15, 153 (1997).

64.   M. M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, and K.- M. Ho, “Theoretical Study of dipole antennas on photonic band gap materials”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 13, 205 (1996).

65.   Q. Li and R. Biswas, “Bond-length disorder and metastability in a-Si:H”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 2261 (1996).

66.   R. Biswas, S.D. Cheng, E. Ozbay, S. McCalmont, W. Leung, G. Tuttle, and K.M. Ho, “Optimized Dipole antennas on photonic band gap crystals”, NATO Advanced Study Institute 315, p. 377  (Kluwer, 1995).

67.   R. Biswas, C.T. Chan, M. Sigalas, C.M. Soukoulis, and K.M. Ho, “Photonic Band Gap Materials”,  NATO Advanced Study Institute 315, p. 23 (Kluwer, 1995).

68.   S.D. Cheng, R. Biswas, E. Ozbay, S. McCalmont, G. Tuttle, and K.M. Ho, “Optimized Dipole antennas on photonic band gap crystals”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 3399 (1995).

69.   E. Ozbay, G. Tuttle, M. Sigalas, R. Biswas, S. McCalmont, C.M. Soukoulis, and K.M. Ho, “Laser Micromachined millimeter wave photonic band gap structures”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 1969 (1995).

70.   Q. Li and R. Biswas, “Hydrogen Rebonding and defect formation in a-Si:H”, Phys. Rev B 52, 10705 (1995).

71.   R. Biswas, I. Kwon,  C.M. Soukoulis, and Q. Li, “Simulations of defect formation processes in hydrogenated amorphous silicon”, Solid State Phenomena, 44-46, 723 (1995).

72.   R. Biswas, K. Roos, and M. Tringides, "Low Temperature growth on Si(111) substrates," Phys. Rev. B 50, 10932 (1994).

73.   E. Ozbay, E. Michel, G. Tuttle, R. Biswas, K.M. Ho, J. Bostak, and D.M. Bloom, "Terahertz spectroscopy of three-dimensional photonic band gap crystals," Optics Letters 19, 1155  (1994).

74.   E. Ozbay, G. Tuttle, R. Biswas, K.M. Ho, J. Bostak, and D.M. Bloom, "Double-Etch Geometry for millimeter-wave photonic band gap crystals," Appl. Phys. Lett. 65, 1617 (1994).

75.   Q. Li, and R. Biswas, "Transferable tight-binding models of Si-H systems," Phys. Rev. B.. 50, 18090 (1994).

76.   K.M. Ho, C.T. Chan, C.M. Soukoulis, R. Biswas and M. Sigalas, "Photonic Band Gaps in Three dimensions: new layer-by-layer periodic structures" Solid State Comm. 89, 413 (1994).

77.   E. Ozbay, A. Abeyta, G. Tuttle, M. Tringides, R. Biswas, C.T. Chan, C.M. Soukoulis, K.M. Ho, "Measurement of Three-dimensional photonic band gap in new crystal structure made of dielectric rods",  Phys. Rev. B 50, 1945 (1994).

78.   E. Ozbay, G. Tuttle, R. Biswas, M. Sigalas, and K.M. Ho, "Micromachined millimeter wave photonic band gap crystals," Appl. Phys. Lett.  64, 2059 (1994).

79.   I. Kwon, R. Biswas, C. Z. Wang, C. M. Soukoulis, and K. M. Ho, "Transferable tight-binding models for silicon,"  Phys. Rev. B. 49, 7243  (1994).

80.   A. D. Zdetsis, R. Biswas, " A parallel molecular dynamics strategy for PVM," NATO Adv. Study Institute on Statics and Dynamics of Alloy Phase Transformations  ed. P. Turchi and A. Gonis (Plenum 1993).

81.   R. Biswas, "Simulations of H deposition processes in a-Si:H film growth," J. of Appl. Physics 73, 3295 (1993).

82.   I. Kwon, R. Biswas, and C. M. Soukoulis, "Molecular dynamics simulations of the Staebler-Wronski effect in hydrogenated amorphous silicon," Phys. Rev. B. 45, 3332 (1992).

83.   R. Biswas, I. Kwon, and C. M. Soukoulis, "Mechanism of the Staebler-Wronski effect in a-Si:H," Phys. Rev. B 44, 3403 (1991) (Rapid Communications).

84.   Y. H. Lee, R. Biswas, C. M. Soukoulis, C. Z. Wang, C. T. Chan, and K.M. Ho, "Molecular dynamics simulation of the thermal conductivity of amorphous silicon," Phys. Rev. B 43, 6573 (1991). 

85.   I. Kwon, R. Biswas, and C. M. Soukoulis, "Molecular dynamics simulations of the stability of amorphous silicon," Phys. Rev. B 43, 1859 (1991) (Rapid Communications).

86.   R. Biswas, C. Z. Wang, C. T. Chan, K. M. Ho and C. M. Soukoulis, “Electronic structure of dangling and floating bonds in amorphous silicon," Electrochemical Society Journal 91-4, 463 (1990).

87.   C. Soukoulis and R. Biswas, "A theoretical investigation on structural, vibrational and electronic properties of amorphous silicon," in 2nd International Workshop on Non-Crystalline Solids, ed. J. Colmenero (World Sci. 1990).

88.   I. Kwon, R. Biswas, G. S. Grest, and C. M. Soukoulis, "Molecular dynamics simulation of amorphous and epitaxial Si growth on Si (111)," Phys. Rev. B. 41, 3678 (1990).

89.   R. Biswas, C. Z. Wang, C. T. Chan, K. M. Ho and C. M. Soukoulis, "Electronic structure of dangling and floating bonds in amorphous silicon," Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1491 (1989).

90.   R. Biswas, I. Kwon, A. M. Bouchard, C. M. Soukoulis, and G. S. Grest, "Intense Small-Wavevector Scattering from Voids in Amorphous Silicon - A Theoretical Simulation," Phys. Rev. B 39, 5101 (1989).

91.   W. A. Kamitakahara, R. Biswas, A. M. Bouchard, and F. Gompf, "Dynamics of Amorphous Semiconductors: Experiment and Computer Simulation," Physica B 156-157,  213 (1989).

92.   A. M. Bouchard, R. Biswas, W. A. Kamitakahara, C. M. Soukoulis, and G.S. Grest, "Vibrational properties of amorphous silicon-germanium alloys and superlattices," Phys. Rev. B 38, 10499 (1988).

93.   R. Biswas, G. S. Grest and C. M. Soukoulis, "Molecular dynamics  simulation of cluster and atom deposition on silicon (111)," Phys. Rev. B 38, 8154 (1988).

94.   R. Biswas, A. M. Bouchard, W. A. Kamitakahara, C. M. Soukoulis, and G. S. Grest, "Vibrational localization in amorphous silicon,"  Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 2280 (1988).

95.   R. Biswas, G. S. Grest, and C.. M. Soukoulis, "Generation of amorphous  silicon structures using molecular dynamics simulations," Phys. Rev. B 36, 7437 (1987).

96.   R. Biswas and D. R. Hamann, "New classical models for silicon structural energies," Phys. Rev.. B 36, 6434 (1987)

97.   R. Biswas, R. M. Martin, R. J. Needs and O. H. Nielsen, "Stability and electronic properties of complex structures of silicon and carbon under pressure - density functional calculations," Phys. Rev. B 35, 9559 (1987).

98.   R. Biswas and D. R. Hamann, "Bonding geometry and H vibrations of W(001)," Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 2291 (1986).

99.   R. Biswas and D. R. Hamann, "Simulated annealing of silicon clusters in Langevin molecular dynamics," Phys. Rev. B 34, 895 (1986).

100.            R. Biswas and D. R. Hamann,  "Interatomic potentials for silicon structural energies," Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 2001 (1985).

101.            R. Biswas, R. M. Martin, R. J. Needs, and O. H. Nielsen, "Complex  tetrahedral structures of silicon and carbon under pressure," Phys. Rev. B 30, 3210 (1984).

102.            R. Biswas and M. Kertesz, "Electronic structure and metallization of silicon," Phys. Rev. B 29, 1791 (1984).

103.            V. Ambegaokar and R. Biswas, "Phonon instabilities in electronically excited semiconductors," Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 285 (1983) Comment.

104.            R. Biswas and V. Ambegaokar, "Phonon spectrum of a model of electronically excited silicon," Phys. Rev. B 26, 1980 (1982).