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A.F. Isakovic, PhD CV and Contributions, Jun 2015

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ABDEL F. ISAKOVIC Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research office +971 2 4018128 Abu Dhabi, UAE, P.O. Box 127788 cell +971 502729879 [email protected], and [email protected] fax +971 2 4472442

EDUCATION

PhD, Physics (condensed matter and statistical physics), Aug 2003, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, thesis title: "Spin Transport in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures" MSc, Physics (condensed matter and statistical physics), Nov 2000, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, thesis title: "Magnetic Anisotropy of FeCo films on Vicinal GaAs and ScErAs Surfaces" BSc, Physics, Jan 1996, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, diploma work title:

“Examples of Chaos and Bifurcations in Non-linear Dynamical Systems"

EMPLOYMENT, EXPERIENCE and ACHIEVEMENTS

Associate Professor of Physics, Khalifa University – KUSTAR, Jul 2014 – present Adjunct Faculty in Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University

Running the Laboratory for Spintronics, Nanophotonics and Complex Systems Supervising 3 graduate students (two finished MSc, one finishing PhD); supervised one visiting scientist Running the Core Nanocharacterization Laboratory Facility and continuing the duties listed as Assist. Prof.

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Assistant Professor of Physics, Khalifa University – KUSTAR, Jan 2010 – Jul 2014

Principal Investigator on SRC-ATIC funded project for energy optimization of STT-MRAM memory based on magnetic tunnel junctions Principal Investigator on Khalifa University Internal Funding, KUIRF-L1 funded project on All-Optical Quantum

Random Generator based on Spin Noise Principal Investigator on SRC-ATIC funded project Minimization of Energy Losses in Nanocontacts and

Nanowires Co-Principal Investigator on ICT Fund project “Biologically Motivated Computing” Build up a new nanoscience and nanotechnology laboratory with focus on nanoelectronics and nanophotonics

and applications in biomedical engineering and nanomaterials (Spintronics, Nanophotonics and Complex Systems Laboratory, led by myself) Initiated preparation and start-up of Department of Applied Mathematics and Sciences at KU, assisted all

three Interim Chairs so far in day-to-day functioning of the Department Co-PI on three biomedical engineering research projects with KU faculty (S. Lee, J. Teo, D. L. Gater), for

protein-driven drug delivery (Lee), cell imaging (Teo) and for protein-lipid structural studies (Gater) Co-PI on materials engineering research with KU faculty (K. Liao) – graphene composites Involved in a more than a dozen KU committees and chaired two of them (Resources Committee and Shared

Facilities Committee) Developed several science elective courses (Introduction to Nanoscience, Biologically Motivated Problem

Solving) Continuing the program of X-ray nanofocusing and X-ray coherence and interference at X-ray synchrotron

laboratories (BNL-NSLS, ANL-APS) that started during second postdoctoral position Contributed to the hard X-ray phase retrieval research collaboration between University of Rochester,

Brookhaven National Lab and Argonne National Lab Started the first undergraduate research and journal club at KUSTAR

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Led six Independent Study Courses (Neural Networks and Applications, Radiation Damage to Proteins, Introduction to Spintronics, Introduction to Quantum Information, Biological Membranes, and Bioloelectronic Neuromorphic Cell Design) Lecturing calculus and algebra based general physics courses; preparing lectures, quizzes and exams;

examining the applicability of two interactive engagement teaching methods in UAE. Conducting FCI, BEMA and similar conceptual physics surveys; developing curriculum for advanced and

modern physics and engineering and applied physics courses. Set up the first General Chemistry Laboratory, Set up the advanced teaching and basic research analytical and physical chemistry lab for Biomedical

Engineering training

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nov 2006 – Dec 2009, Brookhaven National Lab, NSLS

Successfully performed studies and experiments of the feasibility of X-ray nanofocusing (30 nm spot size is currently world’s second best result with refractive optics, and third best overall result in smallness of the nanofocus) Successfully measured the degree of partial X-ray coherence using an X-ray refractive prism methods to

induce the interference of X-rays, after fabricating X-ray optics prisms; Developed novel and improved the existing methods of nanofabricating and testing Si- and diamond-based

kinoform refractive optics; developed deep anisotropic etching processes for silicon (100-200 microns) and diamond (10-20 microns). Critically contributed to the development of high resolution (0.1 meV and better) hard X-ray Fabry-Perot

resonators (ongoing effort at several synchrotron facilities worldwide, including BNL – NSLS-II). Characterization of the spatial chemical variations in high-Tc materials using X-ray microfluorescence mid- and far-IR spectroscopy of magnetically doped quasi-2D materials; suggested a presence of a SDW phase

in Mn0.01NbSe2, and spectroscopically (mid- and far IR) measured amplitude modes of CDW order parameter in far-IR for K0.3MoO3 Trained undergraduate and grad students and junior postdocs in experimental methods

Lecturer, Spring 2006 and Fall 2006, Cornell University, Physics Department

Lecturer for calculus–based General Physics, replaced lead professor as needed, supervised first year TAs, led recitation and laboratory sessions, prepared exams, recitation and homework problems, office hours

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sept 2003 – Nov 2006, Cornell University, LASSP

Completed microdiffraction characterization and analysis of quasi-1D CDW compound NbSe3 for the purpose of finding the shear modulus and plastic properties of electronic crystals; used diffractometers and XRF tools, and X-ray reflectivity and GISAXS measurements Co-developed a low temperature RF/microwave setup for use in studies of coherence properties Used surface probe microscopies (AFM, MFM, STM) on SDW and CDW materials Co-developed fabrication procedure for end contacts to highly anisotropic conductors Studied lifetime of organic optoelectronic semiconductor devices using transport and spectroscopy Experienced in crystal growth of quasi-1D and quasi-2D materials by vapor transport technique Supervised 2 undergraduate students in research and independent study and co-supervised 1 graduate

(MSc) student; trained them in low temperature transport and noise measurements and in data analysis


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Research Assistant 1999 to 2003, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Successfully demonstrated the feasibility of spin transport across the ferromagnet-semiconductor interface using spin LEDs and spin photovoltaics with one of the leading results in efficiency at the time (2003) Transport (DC and AC), magnetic (SQUID, MFM, VSM and MOKE) and optical measurements (infrared MCD,

electroluminescence, photoluminescence, electroabsorption, magnetoabsorption) on quantum well III-V ferromagnet-semiconductor (FM-SC) heterostructures Successfully performed measurements of magnetic anisotropy of bilayered ferromagnet-semiconductor

(FM-SC) heterostructures, demonstrating the role of substrate symmetry in controlling nanomagnetism. Numerical modeling of transport and magnetic properties of FM-SC heterostructures Developed microfabrication recipes for spin-sensitive devices Trained undergraduate and grad students in experimental and numerical methods

Teaching Assistant 1998 to 1999, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Taught calculus-based undergraduate physics to engineering and science majors, prepared course materials, including quizzes, homework sets and performed grading, received intense training in Collaborative Groups Problem Solving teaching technique

Teaching Assistant 1996 to 1998, The University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Created problem sets in a variety of junior and senior level physics and math courses, taught classes and performed grading for Physics and Mathematics majors (note: full time job)

Data Base Assist., Interpreter, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mar-Nov,1996

worked for the Director of Regional Stabilization, as the in-field simultaneous translator for NATO-led inspection teams that supervised the conduct of Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

worked as assistant to the Director of Election Supervision, as a member of the four-member logistics support team for ~3000 foreign electoral supervisors.

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE RESEARCH SKILLS

Synchrotron based science and techniques: user and contributor in X-ray microdiffraction, infrared reflectivity, X-ray fluorescence; training in XAFS and XMCD. Nanoscale Physics: nanofocusing of hard X-ray beams, e-beam lithography, SEM and AFM probes,

mesoscopic transport and noise probes. Optics: LEDs and photovoltaic devices, photocurrent measurements, electroluminescence,

photoluminescence, electroabsorption, reflectivity and ellipsometry characterization, mid- and deep IR spectroscopy, and Kerr and Faraday effect (KFE especially in magnetic films). Micro- and Nanofabrication with total nanofabrication facility experience of ~ 9000 hours: optical and e-

beam lithography, thin film deposition (e-beam evaporators, PECVD, sputtering), thin film etching (RIE and ICP RIE, wet chemical etch) Transport: magnetotransport, both AC and DC experimental setups, density waves transport,

superconductors, photovoltaics, noise correlations and coherence in transport measurements. Magnetism: SQUID, MOKE and VSM measurements Numerical procedures with applications to condensed matter and nanomaterials physics.


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GRANT AND FACILITY PROPOSALS WRITING (status and grade indicated where applicable)

“Biologically Inspired Self Organizing Services”, UAE ICT Fund, $790k, 15% co-PI contribution (PI is Dr. Fabrice Saffre, transferred to Dr. Dymitr Ruta of British Telecom and KU EBTIC)

“Minimization of Energy Losses in MTJ-based STT-MRAM Memory Switches via Split Fields and Nanotextured Interfaces”, Semiconductor Research Corporation Contract 2012-VJ-2335, $205k, September 2012 – August 2014, Principal Investigator

“All Optical Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Spin Noise in Semiconductor Heterostructure”, Khalifa University Level 1 grant (KUIRF-L1), $54k, February 2012 – December 2012, Principal Investigator

“Minimization of Contact Energy Losses with End and Side Contacts for Nanowires and Quasi-1D/2D Materials”, Semiconductor Research Cooperation Contract 2011-KJ-2190, $280k, October 2011 – July 2014, Principal Investigator

“IR and Raman Spectroscopy of Graphene Oxide for Composite Materials in Aerospace Industry”, BNL-NSLS, 12 days of BNL-NSLS beamtime won, 2012-2013

“IR Spectroscopy of H2O2 for Zein-Protein Drug Delivery System”, 6 days of BNL-NSLS beamtime won, 2012-2013

“Residual Stress and electric-field controlled plasticity of quasi-1D electronic crystals”, BNL-NSLS, Spring 2011 – Summer 2012, 7 days of BNL-NSLS beamtime won

“UV spectroscopy of 229-Th nucleus”, 10 days of BNL-NSLS beamtime won BNL-NSLS Spring 2011.

“Combined Teaching and Research Analytical/Physical Chemistry Laboratory at Khalifa University”, PI-faculty in charge of development, approved, $380k, Fall 2010-Spring 2011.

“Ultradeep, highly anisotropic etching of Si for MEMS-like control of X-ray Fabry-Perot interferometer” (BNL CFN user proposal No. 319) – PI, grade 1.3 (1 being the highest on scale 1 to 3).

“Advancements in Diamond Nanofabrication for High Performance Hard X-ray Focusing Optics” (BNL CFN proposal, No. 318) PI; status: granted – grade 1 (1 being the highest on scale 1 to 3).

“Fabry-Perot Interferometer and hard X-ray photoemission” (one of three co-PIs, principal PI is Dr. E. Vescovo) – awarded BNL LDRD (2008 – 2010) - $215k.

“Nanostructures and energy generation efficiency: Nanodots and nanorods”, PI, BNL LDRD aimed at renewable energy research, not awarded

Among co-authors of the white paper :”Future of condensed matter research at NSLS-II”

“Element-sensitive X-ray fluorescence and infrared spectroscopy for renewable energy nanostructures”, submitted to Petroleum Research Fund of ACS, as a pre-proposal, PI.

“Time-resolved reflectivity of magnetically doped NbSe2 in magnetic fields and at low temperatures”, PI at U4-IR and U12-IR NSLS beamlines, grade 2.1 on 1-5 scale.

“Electric-field controlled stress and strain in mesoscopic wires of quasi-1D materials”, PI at X13B

“Local spatial variations in chemistry of strongly correlated compounds by XRF”, co-PI, X26

“Interplay of structural and magnetic properties of magnetically doped quasi-2D NbSe2”, PI at X21

Assisted postdoc supervisor (Prof. R. E. Thorne) in writing NSF renewal, 2003, grant awarded, $320k

Doctoral dissertation proposal “Spin transport in ferromagnet-semiconductor heterostructures” (dissertation grant awarded and transferred to 3M Fellowship in 2002/2003), approx. $27k for a year


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TEACHING AND TRAINING SKILLS

Most recent teaching experience: Assoc. Prof. of Physics, Khalifa University – KUSTAR; extended report on teaching duties available upon request, including students’ feedback reports.

Cornell University, lecturer (Spring & Fall 2006); NOTE: students’ reviews available upon request.

Also taught at University of Minnesota (1998-99) and University of Sarajevo (1996 – 98).

Instructor for talented high school students preparing for International Physics Olympiads (1996-98). COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS

Trained in a variety of programming languages, including C++, FORTRAN; some experience in Java Experienced in programming in LabVIEW™ environment. Developed a variety of numerical procedures oriented towards research problem solving using symbolic languages including Mathematica® and MATLAB™. Experienced in using a variety of packages oriented towards computer control of experimental setups, including EPICS (X-rays), WINSPEC and OPUS (IR and UV optics), Kelvinox (cryogenics), AutoCAD, and various SEM and FIB frameworks (NPGS); self-trained in SHADOW AWARDS, HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Khalifa University Faculty Appreciation Award “General Chemistry Course and Lab Development”

Khalifa University Faculty Appreciation Award “For contributions to IEEE-GCC 2011”

Best paper Award at IEEE GCC Conference, February 2011

BNL-NSLS Research Highlights http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/newsroom/science/2009/07-395.htm

BNL, NSLS-CFN Users’ Meeting, X-ray optics Poster Award, May 2009.

BNL, NSLS-CFN Users’ Meeting, Condensed Matter Physics Poster Award, May 2008.

APS Argonne Nat’l Lab, Research Highlights for work on microdiffraction on electronic crystals, 2007.

World University Service Austria, Brain Gain Program Lecturer at Univ. of Sarajevo, June 2006.

The 3M Corporation Science and Engineering Fellow, 2002.

The University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2002 (transferred to 3M Fellowship)

SpinTech I fellowship for 1st International School on Spin Transport & Quantum Computation, Maui, HI, May 2001.

Visiting scientist at the University of Padua, Italy, February-March 1998.

Visiting scientist/engineer at CERN (European Center for Nuclear/Particle Research), Jan/Feb 1997.

First Award on the University of Sarajevo Mathematics Competition and (jointly) Bosnian Relief Fund Fellowship, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995 (as undergraduate student)

Soros Open Society Fund Fellowship, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994 (as undergraduate student)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND SERVICE to the PROFESSION

Referee for journals of Optical Society of America (OSA) – Optics Express, Optics Letters;

Referee for AIP journals – Applied Physics Letters and others

Referee for IUCr journals (Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Journal of Applied Crystallography)

Referee for APS journals

External evaluator for two national funding agencies

Referee for Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Referee for ASEE journals and conferences

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Referee for IEEE journals and conferences

Organizer and co-Chair of a “Special Session on Quantum Hardware and Software” at IEEE-GCC, Feb 2011

Organized and conducted Tutorial on “Nanofabrication of X-ray Nanofocusing Optics with Applications in Nanomaterials, Nanoelectronics and Biomedical Engineering”, at IEEE-GCC, Feb 2011

Secretary of User Executive Committee at National Synchrotron Light Source (appointed, 2007, 1 yr).

Representative of postdocs and graduate students at NSLS UEC (elected, 2007, 1 year)

Member of American Physical Society (APS) (1999 – present).

Member of Materials Research Society (MRS) (2000 – present).

Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2002 – pres.).

Member of IEEE (2002 – present).

Member of AAPT (2012 – present).

Member of ASEE (2013 – present).

Vice-President of Bosnian Physical Society (1997-1998).

Country leader (for Bosnia and Herzegovina) at International Physics Olympiads (1996 - 1998).

COMMITTEES, FACULTY SERVICE

The Chair of the Ad-Hoc Faculty Committee for Shared Facilities/Capital Equipment; the committee currently pursues purchasing five major equipment pieces in close collaboration with the KU Leadership/Dept. Chairs Committee Applied Science faculty representative on the KU Academic Council – elected (Spring 2014 – Spring 2016) Organized transition training for newly arriving faculty members in August 2011 and August 2012, with focus on Chemistry courses and labs A member of Dean-appointed KUSTAR Ad-Hoc Curriculum Innovation Committee in charge of math and science curriculum upgrades, and in charge of Innovation and Entrepreneurship course A member of Chemistry Curriculum, Chem Lab and Chemistry hiring Committees at Khalifa Univ. A member of Khalifa Univ. President’s Distinguished Speaker Series Committee, 2011-2012, and 2012- 2013 Chair of the Resources Committee for Abu Dhabi campus @ KUSTAR (2010 - 2011) Serving on ENEC Fellowship (B.Sc. students) and on M.Sc. KUSTAR interview panels (2010, 2011) NSLS Director-appointed member of Science Committee at NSLS (BNL) for improvement of postdoctoral and graduate student professional work conditions (2008-2009)

Secretary of User Executive Committee at National Synchrotron Light Source (elected 2007, 1 yr)

Informal advisor to Summer REU program at Cornell, 2005-2006

OUTREACH AND SCIENCE POPULARIZATION

Gave a popular lecture on “Future of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Energy and Health Care”, Najah Education and Career Fair, Oct 2013.

Involved in popularizing science and technology through writing of popular articles; sample articles from “The Ithaca Journal” on two-photon microscopy and on fuels for future interstellar flights (copies online at: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/ ) and from “BiH-START” on

“Nanotechnology for computers of the future” and on “100 yrs of relativity”, all available upon request. (www.startbih.info)

Organized facility tours for general public and school children at BNL, see for example http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/newsroom/news/2008/05-Sons_Daughters.htm

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC REFERENCES

http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/

http://www.startbih.info/

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Available upon request from a number of institutions and highly ranked individuals at North American and European institutions

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS by Abdel F. Isakovic

(1) PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEW JOURNALS and REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. A. F. Isakovic, “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Courses for Engineering Students in the MENA Region for

Enhancement of Sustainability Literacy”, Proceedings of 2014 International Conference of Interactive

Collaborative Learning (ICL), World Engineering Education Forum, pp 1058, Dubai, Dec 03–06, (2014).

2. G. W. Hitt, A. F. Isakovic, O. Fawwaz, et al., “Secondary Implementation of Interactive Engagement Teaching

Techniques in a Gulf Arab Context”, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 10, 020123 (2014).

3. A. Belkadi, K. Evans-Lutterodt, I. H. Farhat, S. Bazuhair, and A. F. Isakovic, “Stress-Strain Study of Contact

Geometries to Intermetallic Nanowires”, Proceedings of the 2014 Contact Mechanics International Symposium,

Abu Dhabi, Feb 03 – 05, (2014).

4. A. F. Isakovic, S. S. Ling, S. Boularaoui, S. Timraz, M. Kara, “Multi-purpose Advanced Teaching and Basic

Research Analytical and Physical Chemistry Laboratory at Khalifa University’s Biomedical Engineering

Department”, Proceedings of 2013 ASEE Conference and International Forum, Atlanta, GA, USA, paper ID:

8362 (2013).

5. Y. Li, R. Umer, A. Isakovic, Y.A. Sammad, L. Zheng, K. Liao, “Synergistic Toughening of Epoxy with Carbon

Nanotubes and Graphene Oxide for Improved Long Term Performance”, Royal Society of Chemistry Advances

3(23), 8849 (2013).

6. A. F. Isakovic and G. W. Hitt, “Voltage Dependent Spin Tunneling and Spin Relaxation in Spin-LEDs”,

Proceedings of IEEE GCC 19-22 February 2011, Dubai, UAE (Best paper Award).

7. G. W. Hitt and A. F. Isakovic, “The Potential of Electron-Nuclear Spin Interactions for Quantum Information

Processing”, Proceedings of IEEE GCC 19-22 February 2011, Dubai, UAE (2011).

8. A. F. Isakovic, S. Sulejmanovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, T. Mihac, “Structural, Transport, and Magnetic

Characterization of NiZr Metallic Glasses with Varied Ni/Zr Composition”, Proc. Mat. Res. Soc. 1300, U07-09

(2010).

9. Y. Z. Finfrock, E. A. Stern, Y. Yacoby, R. W. Alkire, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. F..Isakovic, A. Stein, J. J. Kas, A.

Joachimiak, “Spatial Dependence and Mitigation of Radiation Damage by Line-Focus Microbeam”, Acta

Cryst. D 66, 1287 (2010).

10. M. Guizar-Sicarios, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. F. Isakovic, A. R. Sandy, S. Narayanan, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, “Hard

X-ray Field Retrieval Using a Movable Structure”, Optics Express 18, 18374 (2010).

11. A. F. Isakovic, A. Stein, A. R. Sandy, S. Narayanan, J. B. Warren, and K. Evans-Lutterodt, “A Bi-Prism

Interferometer for Hard X-ray Photons”, J. Synchrotron Rad 17, 451 (2010).

12. A. R. Sandy, S. Narayanan, M. Sprung, J-D. Su, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. F. Isakovic, A. Stein, “Kinoform Optics

Applied to X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy”, J. Synchrotron Rad. 17, 314 (2010).

13. A. F. Isakovic, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, S. Narayanan, M. Sprung, A. R. Sandy, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “Diamond

Kinoform Hard X-ray Refractive Lenses: Design, Nanofabrication and Testing”, J. Synchr. Rad 16, 8 (2009).


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14. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, J. B. Warren, A. Stein, A. R. Sandy, S. Narayanan, “Nanofabrication of High

Resolution and Nanofocusing X-ray Optics Based on Silicon and Diamond: Obstacles and Progress”, Proc.

Mat. Res. Soc. 1145, MM04-39 (2008).

15. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, D. Elliott, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, “Cyclic Crogenic SF6/O2 Plasma Etching

of Silicon for Highly Anisotropic Features at Hundred Microns Scale for X-ray Optics”,

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 26(5), 1182 (2008).

16. A. F. Isakovic, K. Cicak, R. E. Thorne, “End Contacts to Quasi-1D Conductors: Fabrication, Characterization,

and Control of Transport Properties”, Phys. Rev B 77, 115141 (2008).

17. A. F. Isakovic, R. Smith, K. Evans-Lutterodt, R. E. Thorne, G. L. Carr, “Temperature Dependent Reflectivity

and Anisotropic Magnetization Reversal in Magnetically Doped Quasi-2D Charge Density Wave Alloys

A0.01NbSe2”, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 07D306 (2008).

18. J. Smedley, I. Ben-Zvi, A. Burrill, X. Chang, R. Grover, A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, T. Rao, and Q. Wu,

“Diamond Amplified Photocathodes”, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1039, P09-02 (2007).

19. A. F. Isakovic, “A Numerical Study of the Phase Space of Modulated Exponentially Coupled Harmonic

Oscillators”, CHAOS 17, 041109(2007).

20. Maxim P. Nikiforov, Abdel F. Isakovic, Dawn Bonnell, “Structure and Charge Density Waves of K0.3MoO3

(blue bronze) (201bar) Surfaces by Variable Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy”, Phys. Rev. B 76,

033104 (2007).

21. A. F. Isakovic, P. G. Evans, Z. Cai, B. Lai, J. Kmetko, K. Cicak, R. E. Thorne, “Shear Modulus and Plasticity of

a Driven Charge Density Wave”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 046401 (2006).

22. A. F. Isakovic, P. G. Evans, Z. Cai, B. Lai, J. Kmetko, K. Cicak, R. E. Thorne, “Transverse Correlation Effects

and Plastic Properties in the CDW Conductor Studied by X-ray Microbeam Diffraction”, J. Phys IV 131, pp

139 (2005).

23. J. Strand, X. Lou, C. Adelmann, B.D. Schultz, A. F. Isakovic, C. J. Palmstrøm, P. A. Crowell, “Electron Spin

Dynamics and Hypefine Interactions in Fe/Al0.1Ga0.9As/GaAs Spin Injection Heterostructures”, Phys. Rev. B

72, 155308 (2005).

24. C. Adelmann, D. M. Carr, P. A. Crowell, J. W. Dong, X. Y. Dong, J. L. Hilton, A. F. Isakovic, J. Lu, S.

McKernan, B. D. Schultz, T. C. Shih, J. Strand, J. Q. Xie, Y. Xin, C. J. Palmstrøm, “Growth and

Characterization of Ferromagnetic Metal/Compound Semiconductor Heterostructures for Spintronic

Applications”, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Ed. by K. N. Bhat and A. DasGupta, Narosa Publishing House,

New Delhi, India (2004).

25. J. Strand, B.D. Schultz, A. F. Isakovic, C. J. Palmstrøm, P. A. Crowell, “Dynamical Nuclear Polarization by

Electrical Spin Injection in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 036602

(2003).

26. J. Strand, A. F. Isakovic, X. Lou, P. A. Crowell, B. D. Schultz, C. J. Palmstrøm, “Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3335 (2003).

27. A. F. Isakovic, D. M. Carr, J. Strand, B. D. Schultz, C. J. Palmstrøm, and P. A. Crowell, “Optically Pumped

Transport in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Schottky Diodes”, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 7261 (2002) (invited).

28. A. F. Isakovic, D. M. Carr, J. Strand, B. D. Schultz, C. J. Palmstrom, and P. A. Crowell, “Optical Pumping in

Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures: Magneto-optics and Spin Transport”, Phys. Rev. B 64,

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29. A. F. Isakovic, J. Berezovsky, P. A. Crowell, L. C. Chen, D. M. Carr, B. D. Schultz, and C. J. Palmstrøm,

“Control of Magnetic Anisotropy in Fe1-xCox Films on Vicinal GaAs and Sc1-yEryAs Surfaces”, J. Appl. Phys.

89, 6674 (2001).

30. L. C. Chen, J. W. Dong, B. D. Schultz, C. J. Palmstrøm, J. Berezovsky, A. Isakovic, P. A. Crowell, and N. Tabat,

“Epitaxial Ferromagnetic Metal/GaAs (001) Heterostructures”, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B 18, 2057 (2000).

31. Abdel Isakovic, “On Changes and Improvements in the System of Physics Competitions in Bosnia and

Herzegovina – a Possibly Useful Model for Others”, Physics Competitions, 1, 32, (1999).

(2) PATENTS: FILINGS AND PREPARATIONS

1. A. F. Isakovic, “Nano X-ray Fluorescence (nanoXRF) and Nano-Extended Fine Absorption Spectroscopy (nanoEXAFS) with

Cross-Aligned X-ray Refractive Lenses” presented to the KU Intellectual Property Develop. Committee in July 2011

2. A. F. Isakovic, J. B. Warren, K. Evans-Lutterodt and Aaron Stein, ”Cyclic SF6/O2 ICP reactive ion etch of Si for ultradeep, anisotropy demanding applications” – prepared for the Office of Intellectual

Property at Brookhaven National Laboratory (2008).

3. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Stein and J. B. Warren, ”Diamond etching with pulsed O2/Ar plasma” – prepared for the Office of Intellectual Property at Brookhaven National Laboratory (2008).

(3) BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS

Abdel F. Isakovic, “Spin Transport in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures: Spintronics with Schottky Contact Spin LEDs and Photodiodes: Materials, Spin Diodes, Experiments and Models”, Lambert Academic Publishing, April 2010, ISBN 978-3838354484.

(4) MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION, ON ONGOING PROJECTS

A. F. Isakovic and G. L. Carr, “Far infrared magnetospectroscopy of the creep sliding state of K0.3MoO3” A. F. Isakovic and G. L. Carr, “An isosbestic point in the far infrared magnetospectroscopy of magnetically doped NbSe2” A. F. Isakovic, A. Belkadi et al., “Colored noise correlations in quasi-1D conductors and coherent electronic

transport” A. F. Isakovic et al., “Control of the threshold electric field and phase slip process for sliding of density waves” A. Stein, A. F. Isakovic, J. B. Warren, S. Narayanan, M. Sprung, A. R. Sandy, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “Focusing Kinoform Hard X-ray Optics in Higher Order” A. Stein, A. F. Isakovic, J. B. Warren, S. Narayanan, M. Sprung, A. R. Sandy, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “30 nm Focus with Kinoform Refractive Optics for Hard X-ray Photons”

(5) INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

1. A. F. Isakovic et al., “Biologically Motivated Computational Toolbox for Minimal Energy Electronic Systems”, International Conference on Mesoscopic Physics, Boston, MA, Jun 22 – 24, 2015


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2. A. F. Isakovic, “Role of Modern Science, Nanotechnology and Instrumentation in Healtcare”, a series of webinars for joint University of Beijing – Universitas Parata Harapan MSc program for Healthcare Management program.

3. A. F. Isakovic, “Nanoengineering of Interfacial Geometry for Minimal Energy Electronic Systems” – seminar at American University of Sharjah, March 25th, 2015.

4. A. F. Isakovic, “Minimization of Contact Energy Losses Through End Contacts to NiSi Nanowires”, GRC-SRC e-

Workshop, January 30th 2015.

5. A. F. Isakovic, “Energy Loss Minimization for Magnetic Tunnel Junction in STT-MRAM Memory Switches via Split Fields and Nanotextured Interfaces”, Annual PI Meeting of SRC Novel Memory and Devices Thrust, University of California at Santa Barbara, April 3rd 2014.

6. A. F. Isakovic, “Minimization of Contact Energy Losses Through End Contacts to NiSi Nanowires”, Annual Review of Internconnects and Back-End Processes, GRC-SRC, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Jun 18, 2013.

7. A. F. Isakovic, “Energy Loss Minimization for Magnetic Tunnel Junction in STT-MRAM Memory Switches via Split Fields and Nanotextured Interfaces”, ATIC-SRC Annual Review and Kick-off, Abu Dhabi, Oct 21st 2012

8. A. F. Isakovic and A. Belkadi, “Minimization of Contact Energy Losses Through End Contacts to Quasi-1D and

Quasi-2D Materials”, ATIC-SRC Annual Review and Kick-off, Abu Dhabi, Oct 21st 2012

9. A. F. Isakovic, “Minimization of Contact Energy Losses Through End Contacts to Quasi-1D and Quasi-2D Materials”, Annual Review of Interconnects and Back End Processes GRC-SRC, Stanford University, June 19th 2012

10. A. F. Isakovic, “Efficiency of Spin Diodes”, IEEE-GCC Dubai, Feb 2011 11. A. F. Isakovic, “Perspectives for Nanofocusing X-ray Optics Based on Diamond, and Perspectives of Using

Nanofabricated Diamond in Bioengineering ”, I-Tech, Velika Gorica, Slovenia, Jan 5th 2010. 12. A. F. Isakovic, “Nanofocusing and Coherence Measurements of Synchrotron Hard X-ray Photons”, Diamond

Light Source, Oxford, England, Nov 25th 2009.

13. Abdel F. Isakovic, “Progress in Modern X-ray Optics for Materials Science and Medical Applications”, invited seminar at Physics Department, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dec 9th, 2009.

14. A. F. Isakovic, “Review of the Progress in Kinoform Refractive Optics: Design and Testing of X-ray Lenses and X-ray Prisms”, Brookhaven National Lab, NSLS seminar, Upton, NY, Nov 18th 2009.

15. A. F. Isakovic, “Nanofabrication of X-ray Optics for nano-XRD and nano-XRF, and Nanocharacterization of Electronic Crystals”, City College, City University of New York, interview talk, Sep 17th 2009.

16. A. F. Isakovic, “Nanofocusing, High Resolution X-ray Optics Elements with Applications in Materials Science, X-

ray Photonics, Sustainable Energy and Life sciences”, SUNY-Buffalo, Department of Physics seminar and colloquium, March 3rd, 2009.

17. A. F. Isakovic, “Challenges and Progress in Materials Physics and Nanopatterning for Hard X-ray Refractive

Optics”, NSLS-II seminar, Aug 19th, 2008, Upton, NY.


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18. A. F. Isakovic, “Design and nanofabrication of Silicon and Diamond Kinoform Nanofocusing Optics for Hard X-rays”, University of Wisconsin, Materials Science and Engineering Dept. Seminar, Madison, WI, July 11th, 2008.

19. Abdel F. Isakovic, “The future of functional nanodevices – transport and spectroscopy in nanotechnology era”,

College of William and Mary, Department of Applied Science Special Seminar, Williamsburg, VA, Feb 7th 2008. 20. K. Evans-Lutterodt and A. F. Isakovic, “Focusing hard X-rays using Si and diamond kinoform lenses”, joint

presentation at Carnegie Institute of Washington, Geophysical Lab, Washington, DC, Dec 4th, 2007.

21. A. F. Isakovic, “Microdiffraction, End Contacts and other probes of quasi-1D CDW compounds”, invited talk at National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, Sept 6th, 2006.

22. A. F. Isakovic, “End contacts and noise correlations in quasi-1D density wave compound NbSe3”, invited talk at

Dartmouth College, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hanover, NH, Aug 9th, 2006.

23. Abdel F. Isakovic, World University Service – Austria and Brain Gain Program at the University of Sarajevo, Department of Physics, a series of lectures about low-dimensional systems and heterostructures in condensed matter physics – June 1st – June 8th, 2006.

24. Abdel F. Isakovic, “Novel Probes of Charge Density Wave Dynamics and Transport: Microdiffraction, End

Contacts, and Noise Correlations”, Department of Physics and Astronomy Special Seminar, The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY May 2006.

25. Abdel F. Isakovic, “Novel Probes of Charge Density Wave Dynamics and Transport: Microdiffraction and End

Contacts”, Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Rochester, NY, February 8th 2006.

26. A. F. Isakovic, P. G. Evans, J. Kmetko, K. Cicak, Z. Cai, B. Lai, R. E. Thorne, “Transverse Correlation Effects and

Plastic Properties in the CDW Conductor NbSe3 studied by X-ray Microbeam Diffraction”, ECRYS-2005, August 20-27, 2005, Cargese, Corsica, France.

27. Abdel F. Isakovic, “Spin Transport in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures”, job interview talk at

Cornell University, Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics, June 2003.

28. Abdel Isakovic, “Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures and Their Applications”, Sarajevo Physics Summer School, June 2002, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

(6) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS by A. F. Isakovic (only listed if presenting author or a PI/supervisor on a project)

1. Ilyas A. H. Farhat, E. Gale, A. F. Isakovic, “Minimizing Energy Cost of Operating Magnetic Tunnel Junction”, APS March Meeting 2015, San Antonio, TX, D28.00001, 2015.

2. Amina B. Belkadi, E. Gale, A. F. Isakovic, “Characterization of NiSi Nanowires as Field Emitters and Limitations of Foweler-Nordheim Model at the Nanoscale”, APS March Meeting 2015, San Antonio, TX, F13.00010, 2015.

3. A. F. Isakovic and A. Belkadi, “End and Side Contacts to NiSi Nanowires”, APS March Meeting 2013, Baltimore, MD, B20.00006, 2013.

4. A. Belkadi and A. F. Isakovic, “Spin Noise Spectroscopy and Design Constraints on Spintronics Devices”, APS March Meeting 2013, Baltimore, MD, H1.00094, 2013.


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5. S. S. Ling, F. Saffre, D. L. Gater, M. Kadadha, A. F. Isakovic, “Computer Based, Jeopardy ™ like Game in General

Chemistry for Engineering Majors”, APS March Meeting 2013, Baltimore, MD, C38.00005, 2013.

6. S. Boularaoui, K. Evans-Lutterodt, S. Lee, A. F.Isakovic, “Optimization of Radiation Damage to Proteins using X-ray Nanofocusing Optics”, APS March Meeting 2013, Baltimore, MD, F46.00005, 2013.

7. A. F. Isakovic, G. W. Hitt, O. Fawaz, S. Ostrowska, “Challenges and Opportunities in Incorporating PER-based Science Instruction in Gulf Arab Environment”, AAPT Summer meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 1st – 4th, 2012

8. A. F. Isakovic, A. Belkadi, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “Extrinsic Control of Collective Transport in Quasi-1D Materials with End-Contacts Geometry”, March Meeting of American Physical Society, Boston, MA, USA, Feb 26th – Mar 2nd, 2012

9. A. Belkadi and A. F. Isakovic, “Noise Correlations in Quasi-1D Conductors with Different Contact Geometries”,

March Meeting of American Physical Society, Boston, MA, USA, Feb 26th – Mar 2nd, 2012 10. K. P. Simon, A. Belkadi, and A. F. Isakovic, “Exploring the Limits of Spin Transport Efficiency for Spin Ejection in Spin

Photodiodes”, March Meeting of American Physical Society, Boston, MA, USA, Feb 26th – Mar 2nd, 2012 11. A. F. Isakovic and G. W. Hitt, “Voltage Dependent Spin Tunneling and Spin Relaxation in Spin-LEDs”, Proceedings of

IEEE GCC 19-22 February 2011, Dubai, UAE.

12. A. F. Isakovic, T. Mihac, S. Sulejmanovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “Transport, Magnetic and X-ray Characterization of Amorphous NiZr Alloys”, MRS Fall Meeting 2010, Boston, MA.

13. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, D. P. Siddons, J. B. Warren, A. Stein, S. Narayanan, A. R. Sandy, M. Metzler, “Virtual Young’s Double Slit Experiment for Hard X-ray Photons”, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Portland, OR, March 2010. (replacement by KEL due to the travel conflict).

14. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, D. P. Siddons, J. B. Warren, A. Stein, A. R. Sandy, S. Narayanan, “Diamond kinoform

refractive lenses: status of fabrication and testing and future perspectives”, 10th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Melbourne, Australia, Sep 27th to Oct 2nd 2009.

15. A. F. Isakovic, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, S. Narayanan, A. R. Sandy, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “Diamond is forever: X-ray nanofocusing optics based on diamond”, BNL’s NSLS-CFN Users’ meeting, May 18-20th, Upton, NY 2009.

16. A. F. Isakovic and G. L. Carr, “Creep dynamics and glassy states of blue bronze and isosbestic features in Mn-doped

NbSe2 studied by far infrared spectroscopy”, BNL’s NSLS-CFN Users’ meeting, May 18-20th, Upton, NY 2009. 17. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, A. Sandy, S. Narayanan, “Microfabricated Si Bi-Prism Arrays

for Measurements of Beamline Coherence”, BNL’s NSLS-CFN Users’ meeting, May 18-20th, 2009. 18. A. F. Isakovic and G. L. Carr, “Far Infrared Magnetospectrocopy of Quasi-1D and-2D density wave compounds ”,

APS March Meeting 2009, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 2009. 19. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, S. Narayanan, A. R. Sandy, “X-ray Double Slit Experiment

and Other Aspects of X-ray Prism Arrays”, APS March Meeting 2009, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 2009. 20. Abdel F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, John B. Warren, Aaron Stein, Alec Sandy, Suresh Narayanan, “Obstacles and

Progress in Nanofabrication of High Resolution and Nanofocusing X-ray Optics Based on Silicon and Diamond”, Fall Meeting of MRS, Boston, MA, Dec 2008.


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21. A. F. Isakovic, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, S. Narayanan, M. Sprung, A. R. Sandy, K. Evans-Lutterodt, “Design, Nanofabrication and Testing of Novel Materials for hard X-ray Optics”, CFN and NSLS Users’ Meeting, May 2008, Upton, NY.

22. A. F. Isakovic and G. L. Carr, “Infrared Reflectivity Measurements on Layered and Chained Density Wave

Compounds”, CFN and NSLS Users’ Meeting, May 2008, Upton, NY. 23. A. F. Isakovic, A. Stein, J. B. Warren, K. Evans-Lutterodt, S. Narayanan, M. Sprung, A. Sandy, “Design,

Nanofabrication, and Testing of Silicon and Diamond Hard X-ray Optics”, March Meeting of APS, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2008.

24. A. F. Isakovic, R. Smith, K. Evans-Lutterodt, R. E. Thorne, G. L. Carr, “Temperature dependent reflectance of

magnetically doped quasi-2D NbSe2”, 52nd Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference, Tampa, FL, Nov 5-9, 2007.

25. A. F. Isakovic, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Stein, D. Elliott, J. B. Warren, “Cyclic SF6/O2 Ultradeep Cryogenic Etch of Silicon

for X-ray Optics”, NSLS User Meeting, May 2007, Upton, NY. 26. A. F. Isakovic, “Magnetic Anisotropy of Doped (Fe, Mn, Cr) NbSe2”, March Meeting of the American Physical Society,

Denver, CO, March 5-9, 2007. 27. Zachary Stum, Abdel F. Isakovic, Robert E. Thorne, “Spatio-temporal correlations in density wave conductors”, APS

March Meeting 2006, Baltimore, MD. 28. Abdel F. Isakovic, Katarina Cicak, Robert E. Thorne, “End Current Injection Contacts for Transport Studies in CDW

materials”, APS March meeting 2006, Baltimore, MD. 29. A. F. Isakovic and Kien-Man Ng, “Modeling of ferromagnet-semiconductor heterostructures in 1D for the

optimization of the spin transport efficiency”, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Modeling Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, September 2005.

30. A. F. Isakovic, P. G. Evans, J. Kmetko, K. Cicak, Z. Cai, B. Lai, R. E. Thorne, “Shear Strains Profile of a Driven CDW

Probed by X-ray Microbeam Diffraction”, APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 2005. 31. R. E. Thorne, K. Cicak, A. F. Isakovic, “Fabrication and Characterization of the End Current Injection Contacts to the

Quasi-1D Conductor NbSe3”, APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, March 2005. 32. A. F. Isakovic, Jan Kmetko, Zhonghous Cai, Barry Lai, Paul Evans, Katarina Cicak, Kevin O’Neill, Robert Thorne, “Shear

strains in a charge-density-wave measured by X-ray microbeam diffraction” , APS March Meeting, Montreal, Canada, March 22 – 26, 2004.

33. A. F. Isakovic, B. D. Schultz, J. Strand, C. J. Palmstrøm, and P. A. Crowell, “Bias Dependence of Spin Transport in

Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures”, APS March Meeting, Austin, TX, March 3 – 7, 2003. 34. A. F. Isakovic, J. Strand, P. A. Crowell, D. M. Carr, and C. J. Palmstrøm, “Spin Transport in Ferromagnet-

Semiconductor Schottky Diodes”, Spring Meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Vacuum Society, Bloomington, MN, May 6, 2002.

35. A. F. Isakovic, B. D. Schultz, J. Strand, C. J. Palmstrøm, and P. A. Crowell, “Polarization-Resolved Electroluminescence

in Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Schottky Diodes”, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, IN, March 18 – 21, 2002.


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36. A. F. Isakovic, J. Strand, P. A. Crowell, D. M. Carr, and C. J. Palmstrøm, “Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Heterostructures for Spin-Dependent Transport: Characterization and Control Measurements”, Spintronics 2001, Washington, DC, August 9 – 11, 2001 (poster presentation).

37. A. F. Isakovic, J. Berezovsky, P. A.. Crowell, L. C. Chen, D. M. Carr, B. D. Schultz, and C. J. Palmstrøm, “Control of

Magnetic Anisotropy in Fe1-xCox Films on Vicinal GaAs and Sc1-yEryAs Surfaces”, 8th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 7 – 11, 2001.

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