Journal Publications (2008 – Present):
(Note: Names in boldface are current on-site MRC personnel)
J. Shinar and R. Shinar. An Overview of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and their Applications. Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology, edited by Z.V. Vardeny (Elsevier, 2010) Ch. 18 (In Press).
K.S. Nalwa, Y. Cai, A.L. Thoeming, J. Shinar, R. Shinar and S. Chaudhary. Polythiophene-fullerene Based Photodetectors: Tuning of Spectral Response and Application in Photoluminescence Based Bio-chemical Sensors. (Advanced Materials 2010).
K.S. Nalwa, J.M. Park, K.M. Ho and S. Chaudhary. On Realizing Higher Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells on a Textured Substrate Platform. (Submitted).
J.M. Park, K.S. Nalwa, W. Leung, K. Constant, S. Chaudhary and K.M. Ho. Metallic Nanoribbons: Fabrication, Structural Characterization and Thin Film Mesh Realization. Nanotechnology 21, 215301 (2010).
K. Miller, K.S. Nalwa, A. Bergerud, N. Neihart and S. Chaudhary. Memristive Behavior in Thin Anodic Titania. IEEE Electron Device Letters 31 (7), 737-739 (2010).
K.S. Nalwa and S. Chaudhary. Design of Light-trapping Microscale-textured Surfaces for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. Optics Express 8 (5), 5168-5178 (2010).
R Biswas, J. Bhattacharya, B. Lewis, N. Chakravarty, and V. Dalal. Enhanced Nano-crystalline Silicon Solar cell with a Photonic Crystal Back Reflector. Submitted to Solar Energy Materials and Solar cells (2010).
R. Shinar, J. Shinar and V.L. Dalal. Integrated Thin Film Sensors and Methods. US 7,718,130 (May 18, 2010).
R. Biswas and D. Zhou. Simulation and Modeling of Photonic and Plasmonic Crystal Back Reflectors for Efficient Light Trapping. Phys. Status Solidi A 207, No. 3, 667 (2010).
S. Pattnaik, R. Biswas, J. Jin, D. Slafer and V. Dalal. Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells on Plastic-based Substrates. IEEE PVSC (2010).
S. Vengasandra, Y. Cai, D. Grewell, J. Shinar and R. Shinar. Polypropylene CD-organic Light Emitting Diode Biosensing Platform. Lab Chip 10(8), 1051-1056 (2010); DOI:10.1039/B923689A.
Y. Cai, A. Smith, J. Shinar and R. Shinar. Data Analysis and Aging in Phosphorescent Oxygen-Based Sensors. Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 146, 14 – 22 (2010). (http://www.sciencedirect.com/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2010.02.028).
Z. Gan, R. Liu, R. Shinar and J. Shinar. Transient Electroluminescence Dynamics in Small Molecular Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 1 (2010).
B. Curtin, R. Biswas and V. Dalal. Photonic Crystal Based Back Reflectors for Light Management and Enhanced Absorption in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 231102 (2009).
D. Stiehler, A. Barsic, R. Biswas, G. Tuttle and K.M. Ho. A Planar Four-port Channel Drop Filter in the 3-D Woodpile Photonic Crystal. Optics Express 17, 6128-6133 (2009).
R. Biswas, W. Zhao, I. Puscasu and E. Johnson. Angular Variation of Absorption and Thermal Emission from Photonic Crystals. J Opt Soc. of America B 26, Iss. 9, pp. 1808–1817 (2009).
R. Shinar, Y. Cai and J. Shinar. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes in Chemical and Biological Sensors. Organic Electronics: Materials, Processing, Devices and Applications, edited by F. So (CRC Press, 2009), Ch. 16, p. 529-550.
R. Shinar, Y. Cai and J. Shinar. Progress and Challenges in Organic Light-Emitting Diode-Based Chemical and Biological Sensors. In Organic Electronics in Sensors and Biotechnology, edited by R. Shinar and J. Shinar (McGraw-Hill, 2009), Chap. 5, p. 165-191.
S. Chaudhary, A.M. Muller, W. Huang, R.O. Al-Kaysi, C.J. Bardeen, C.S. Ozkan and M. Ozkan. Effects of Solvent and Annealing on Photophysical Properties of Polythiophene Photovoltaic Cells. Advanced Science Letters 2 (1), 14-20 (2009).
D. Ghosh, R. Shinar, V. Dalal, Z. Zhou and J. Shinar. Amorphous and Nanocrystalline p-i-n Si and Si,Ge Photodetectors for Structurally Integrated O2 Sensors. J. Non Cryst. Solids 354 (19-25), 2606-2609 (2008).
D. Zhou and R. Biswas. Photonic Crystal Enhanced Light-trapping in Thin Film Solar Cells. J. Applied Physics 103, 093102 (2008).
J. Shinar and R. Shinar. Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) and structurally integrated OLED-based chemical and biological sensors: An overview. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41(13), 133001 (2008), invited.
M. Sigalas and R. Biswas. Slot Defect in Three-dimensional Photonic Crystals. Phys. Rev. B 78, 033101 (2008).
R. Biswas, C. Christensen, J. Muehlmeier, G. Tuttle and K.M. Ho. Waveguide Bends and Circuits in Three-dimensional Photonic Crystals. Photonics and Nanostructures 6, 208 (2008).
R. Biswas, D. Zhou, I Puscasu, E Johnson, A. Taylor and W. Zhao. Sharp Thermal Emission and Absorption from Conformally Coated Metallic Photonic Crystal with Triangular Lattice. Applied Physics Letters 93, 063307 (2008). Virtual J of Nanoscale Science & Technology 18 (September 2008).
R. Biswas, Y. Han, P. Sherman and A. Chandra. Diffusion Limited Agglomeration and Defect Generation during Chemical Mechanical Planarization. J. of the Electrochemical Society 155, (8) D534-537 (2008).
R. Shinar and J. Shinar. Structurally Integrated Photoluminescent Chemical and Biological Sensors: An Organic Light-Emitting Device (OLED)-Based Platform. In Organic Semiconductors in Sensor Applications, edited by Dan Bernards, Roisin Owens, and George G. Malliaras (Springer Verlag, NY, 2008), Chap. 3, p. 61- 96.
S. Vengasandra, Y. Cai, R. Shinar, J. Shinar and D. Grewell. Polypropylene Bio-CD: A Novel Photoluminescence Based Estimation of Glucose Concentration with Ultrasonic Technology as an Enabler. Peer reviewed for the Annual Technical Conference-Society of Plastics Engineers, 66th 508-512 (2008).
Y. Cai, R. Shinar, Z. Zhou and J. Shinar. Multianalyte Sensor Array Based on an Organic Light Emitting Device Platform. Sensors and Actuators B 134, 727-735 (2008).
Conference Proceedings (2008 – Present):
A. Smith, R. Shinar and <b?\>J. Shinar. Advances Toward Commercialization of a New Generation of (O)LED-based Pxygen and Bioanalyte Monitors. (Invited), in Organic Semiconductors in Sensors and Bioelectronics III, edited by Ruth Shinar, and Joannis Kymissis, Proc. of SPIE vol. in press, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2010).
R. Biswas, B. Curtin and V. Dalal. Photonic Crystal Back Reflectors for Enhanced Absorption in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells. Materials Research Society 1245-A07-21 (2010).
B. Curtin, R. Biswas and V. Dalal. Fabrication of Photonic Crystal based Back Reflectors for Light Management and Enhanced Absorption in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1153, 141 (2009). 1153-A07-15.
I. Puscasu, E. Johnson, W. Schaich and R. Biswas. Sharp infrared emitting devices. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1162 1162-J02-04 (2009).
K.S. Nalwa and S. Chaudhary. Design of Three-Dimensional Textured Organic Solar Cell. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1168, 1168-P05-17 (2009).
K.S. Nalwa, Y. Cai, A.L. Thoeming, R. Shinar, J. Shinar and S. Chaudhary. Polymer-based Photodetectors for Structurally Integrated Photoluminescence Based Oxygen Sensors. In Organic Semiconductors in Sensors and Bioelectronics II, edited by Ruth Shinar and George G. Malliaras, Proc. of SPIE vol. 7418, Article 7418 0F (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2009).
R. Biswas, D. Zhou, B. Curtin, N. Chakravarty and V. Dalal. Surface Plasmon Enhancement of Optical Absorption in Thin Film a-Si:H Solar Cells. 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference pages 000557 – 000560 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411623 (2009).
R. Biswas, W. Zhao, I. Puscasu, A. Greenwald and E. Johnson. Investigation of Photon Redistribution in High Temperature Photonic Crystal Structures. Materials Research Society Sypmosium Proceedings 1162 1162-J02-07 (2009).
R. Biswas, D. Zhou, I. Puscasu, E. Johnson. A. Taylor and W. Zhao. Sharp Absorption and High temperature emission from simple metallic photonic crystals. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1162 1162-J02-05 (2009).
R. Biswas, D. Zhou and L. Garcia. Simulation of Plasmonic Crystal Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Absorption. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 1153, 29 (2009). A1153-A03-02.
R. Liu, Z. Gan, Y. Cai, A. Smith, J. Shinar and R. Shinar. Transient Emission in OLEDs: Implications for Sensing Applications. In Organic Semiconductors in Sensors and Bioelectronics II, edited by Ruth Shinar, and George G. Malliaras, Proc. of SPIE vol. 7418, Article 7418 0D (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2009).
T. Xiao, M. Cai, Y. Chen, R. Shinar and J. Shinar. Fabrication and Properties of Small-molecular/polymer Hybrid Phosphorescent OLEDs Based on Poly(N-vinyl carbazole) (PVK). In Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices XIII, edited by Franky So and Chihaya Adachi, SPIE Conf. Proc. 7415, 741521-1 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2009).
Y. Cai, R. Shinar and J. Shinar. Organic Light Emitting Diode-Based Biosensing Platform with ZnO Nanoparticles for Enzyme Immobilization. In Organic Semiconductors in Sensors and Bioelectronics II, edited by Ruth Shinar and George G. Malliaras, Proc. of SPIE vol. 7418, Article 7418 0R (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2009).
D. Zhou and R. Biswas. Harvesting Photons in Thin Film Solar Cells with Photonic Crystals. Materials Research Society Symposium KK 1101E, KK08-02 (2008).
R. Biswas and D. Zhou. Improved Photon Absorption in a-Si:H Solar Cells using Photonic Crystal Architectures. Materials Research Society Symposium A MRS 1066, A14-04 (2008).
S. Vengasandra, Y. Cai, D. Grewell, J. Shinar and R. Shinar. OLED-Polypropylene Bio-CD Sensor. In Organic Field-Effect Transistors Vii and Organic Semiconductors in Sensors and Bioelectronics, edited by Zhenan Bao, Iain McCulloch, Ruth Shinar and George G. Malliaras, Proc. of SPIE vol. 7054 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2008) Article 70541H