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Michael Snure Postdoctoral Research Associate
Salt Lake City, UT 84012 Tel: 801-581-4142 (L) Fax: 801-581-4816 E-mail: snure@eng.utah.edu |
Professional Preparation:
BS (2004) Physics University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Ph.D (2009) University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Research Interest:
• Processing and characterization of oxide semiconductors
thin films and heterostructures for transparent conductors and dilute magnetic
semiconductor applications.
• Synthesis of ZnO nanostructures by low temperature
solution techniques.
Publications:
• Michael Snure, Dhananjay Kumar, and Ashutosh Tiwari, “Progress in ZnO-based diluted magnetic semiconductors” JOM 61, 72 (2009).
• Michael Snure, Dhananjay Kumar, and Ashutosh Tiwari, “Ferromagnetism in Ni-doped ZnO films: Extrinsic or Intrinsic?” Applied Physics Letters 94, 012510 (2009).
• Michael Snure and Ashutosh Tiwari, “Band-gap engineering of Zn1-xGaxO nanopowders: Synthesis, structural and optical characterizations
” Journal of Applied Physics 104, 073707 (2008).
• Ashutosh Tiwari and Michael Snure "Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nano-Plant-Like Electrodes
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
8, 3981 (2008).
• Michael Sygnatowicz, Michael Snure and Ashutosh Tiwari " Proton conducting BaZr0.8Y0.2O(3-x) thin films by puled laser
deposition technique" Journal of Crystal Growth
310, 3590 (2008).
• Ashutosh Tiwari, Michael Snure, Dhananjay Kumar, and Jeremiah T. Abiade
“Ferromagnetism in Cu-doped ZnO films: Role of charge carriers?” Applied Physics Letters 92, 062509 (2008).
• Michael Snure and Ashutosh Tiwari, “CuBO2: A p-type
transparent oxide” Applied Physics Letters 91, 092123 (2007).
• Michael Snure and Ashutosh Tiwari, “Structural,
electrical, and optical characterizations of epitaxial Zn1−xGaxO films grown
on sapphire (0001) substrate” Journal of Applied Physics 101, 124912 (2007).
• Michael Snure and Ashutosh Tiwari, "Synthesis, Characterization,
and Green Luminescence in ZnO Nanocages" Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
7, 481-485 (2007).
Patents:
• Low temperature solution technique for synthesis of exotic ZnO nanostructure: US Patent Application # 11/695,393 (April 2, 2007) [with A. Tiwari]
• Copper delafossite Transparent p-type semiconductor: methods of manufacture and applications:
US Provisional Patent Application # 61/203,336 (December19, 2008) [with A. Tiwari, K. K. Singh and N. Krishna]
Talks and Presentations:
• “Synthesis and characterization of CuBO2: A new p-type transparent conducting oxide” MRS spring meeting 2008.
• “ZnO nanoplant-like electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells” MRS Fall meeting 2007.
• “High Quality ZnO and CuMO2 (M=group III) based transparent conducting
oxides deposited by pulsed laser deposition” ICCG summer meeting 2007.
• “Low Temperature Solution Based Synthesis of Exotic
ZnO Nanostructures” TMS spring Meeting 2007
• “Electrical and Optical Properties of Ga Doped ZnO
Thin Films Grown Using PLD” TMS spring meeting 2007.
• “Simulation of extensive Air Showers Generated by Heavy
Nuclei (Z>26) Cosmic rays” APS Four Corners Meeting October 24-27 2003.
• “The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array
System” APS Four Corners Meeting October 4-7 2002.