Publications

Selected Publications

1) Fude Liu, C.-S. Jiang, H. Guthrey, S. Johnston, M.J. Romero, B.P. Gorman,
and M.M. Al-Jassim, Grain boundaries and their behaviors in upgraded
metallurgical-grade silicon for photovoltaics (submitted) (2010).
2) Fude Liu, M.J. Romero, M.M. Al-Jassim, and D.L. Young, Melt crystallizing
amorphous-silicon thin films on glass by 110 GHz millimeter-wave (to be
submitted) (2010).
3) Fude Liu, M.M. Al-Jassim, and D.L. Young, Ultra-high material-quality silicon
pillars on glass, Proc. of The 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,
Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2010.
4) Fude Liu, K.M. Jones, Y. Xu, W. Nemeth, J. Lohr, J. Nielson, M.J. Romero,
M.M. Al-Jassim, and D.L.Young, Ultra-high crystalline-quality silicon pillars formed
by millimeter-wave annealing of amorphous silicon on glass, Advanced Materials
21, 3002 (2009). Featured by the journal cover; selected for Advances In Advance
by the journal.
5) Fude Liu, M.J. Romero, K.M. Jones, M.M. Al-Jassim, O. Kunz, J. Wong, and
A.G. Aberle, Solid phase crystallization of evaporated silicon thin film on glass for
photovoltaics: A combined SEM and TEM study, Proc. of SPIE 7409, 740906 (2009).
6) Fude Liu, M.J. Romero, K.M. Jones, R.C. Reedy, M.M. Al-Jassim, O. Kunz, J.
Wong, and A.G. Aberle, Characterization of evaporated solid-phase crystallized
silicon thin-film solar cells on glass, Proc. of The 34th IEEE Photovoltaic
Specialists Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 2009.
7) M.J. Romero, Fude Liu, O. Kunz, J. Wong, C.-S. Jiang, M.M. Al-Jassim, and
A.G. Aberle, Imaging electron transport across grain boundaries in an integrated
electron and atomic force microscopy platform: Application to polycrystalline
silicon solar cells, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1153, 1153-A15-03 (2009).
8) C.-S. Jiang, C.W. Teplin, H.R. Moutinho, M.J. Romero, Fude Liu, and M.M.
Al-Jassim, Carrier depletion and grain misorientations on individual grain
boundaries of polycrystalline Si thin films, Proc. of The 34th IEEE Photovoltaic
Specialists Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 2009.
9) D.L. Young, H.M. Branz, Fude Liu, R. Reedy, B. To, and Q. Wang, Electron
transport and band structure in phosphorus-doped polycrystalline silicon films,
Journal of Applied Physics 105, 033715 (2009).
10) Fude Liu, R. Collazo, S. Mita, Z. Sitar, S.J. Pennycook, and G. Duscher,
Direct observation of inversion domain boundaries of GaN on c-sapphire at
sub-angstrom resolution, Advanced Materials 20, 2162 (2008).
11) Fude Liu, R. Collazo, S. Mita, Z. Sitar, and G. Duscher, Three-dimensional
geometry of AlN nano-pits: A new template for quantum dots?, Advanced
Materials 20, 134 (2008).
12) T. Zheleva, A. Lelis, G. Duscher, Fude Liu, I. Levin, and M. Das, Transition
layers at the SiO2/SiC interface, Applied Physics Letters 93, 022108 (2008).
Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 18 (4), July 28,
2008.
13) Fude Liu, M.J. Romero, K.M. Jones, A.G. Norman, M.M. Al-Jassim, D. Inns,
and A.G. Aberle, Intragrain defects in polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells on
glass by aluminum-induced crystallization and subsequent epitaxy, Thin Solid Films
516, 6409 (2008).
14) U. Lee, T. Zheleva, A. Lelis, G. Duscher, Fude Liu, M. Das, and J. Scofield,
Analytical and structural investigations of the metal-enhanced oxidation of
SiC-MOS structures, ECS Transactions 13 (3), 99 (2008).
15) Fude Liu, R. Collazo, S. Mita, Z. Sitar, G. Duscher, and S.J. Pennycook, The
mechanism for polarity inversion of GaN via a thin AlN layer: direct experimental
evidence, Applied Physics Letters 91, 203115 (2007).
16) Fude Liu and G. Duscher, Thermal annealing effect on the interface structure
of high- LaScO3 on silicon, Applied Physics Letters 91, 152906 (2007).
17) Fude Liu and G. Duscher, Chemical composition changes across the interface
of amorphous LaScO3 on Si (001), Applied Physics Letters 91, 152901 (2007).
18) S. Yarmolenko, S. Neralla, D. Kumar, J. Sankar, Fude Liu, and G. Duscher,
Role of Fe and Ni Nanoparticles on Mechanical Properties of Alumina Thin Films
deposited by Laser Ablation, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 890, 0890-Y08-38.1
(2006). Also, in Surface Engineering for Manufacturing Applications by eds. S.J.
Bull, W.J. Meng, P.R. Chalker, S.C. Chen, and R. Maboudian, Materials Research
Society, 2006.
19) Fude Liu, F. Cosandey, X. Zhou, and B.H. Kear, Nanophase Decomposition in
Plasma Sprayed ZrO2(Y2O3)/Al2O3 Coatings, Proc. of the 105th Annual Meeting &
Exposition of The American Ceramic Society, Nashville, TN, April 2003. Also, in
Ceramic Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology II by eds. M.R. Guire, M.Z. Hu, Y.
Gogotsi, and S.W. Lu, Wiley-American Ceramic Society, 2004.
20) Fude Liu, S. Chen, and E. Chen, A new kind of Al2O3 supporter for inorganic
membranes, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 17 (S1), S147 (2001).