Thin Films and Reaction Kinetics I

Presentations

• Epitaxial growth of Cr₂MnO₄/β-Ga₂O₃p-n heterojunctions for power electronics

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Publication: Epitaxial Cr2MnO4 p-n heterojunction to (𝟐̅𝟎𝟏) β-Ga2O3 deposited via off-axis magnetron sputtering (submitted manuscript)
  Band alignment of Cr2MnO4 on (2¯ 01) and (001) β-Ga2O3, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 43, 043402 (2025)

  Presenters

  • Babajide Akintunde

    • University of Alabama

  Authors

  • Babajide Akintunde

    • University of Alabama

  • Naomi Derksen

    • Lipscomb University
    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

  • Ashik Imran

    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

  • James C Gallagher

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Marko J Tadjer

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Audrey Rose Gutierrez

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Merlin J Hall

    • Western Michigan University

  • Jared T Orent

    • Western Michigan University

  • Gaurab Rimal

    • Western Michigan University

  • Asghar Kayani

    • Western Michigan University

  • Daniel Pennachio

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Koushik Dey

    • University of Alabama

  • Xin Wang

    • University of Alabama

  • Katie R Gann

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory,

  • Karl D Hobart

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Michael A Mastro

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Adam J Hauser

    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

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• Temperature-Dependent Crystallinity and Growth Transition in Al/Zr Multilayer Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Publication: Annamuradov, B.; Khuzhakulov, Z.; Khenner, M.; Terzic, J.; Gurgew, D.; Er, A.O. Substrate Temperature-Induced Crystalline Phase Evolution and Surface Morphology in Zirconium Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Ablation. Coatings 2025, 15, 1198. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15101198

  Presenters

  • Berdimyrat Annamuradov

    • Western Kentucky University

  Authors

  • Berdimyrat Annamuradov

    • Western Kentucky University

  • Zikrulloh Khuzhakulov

    • Western Kentucky University

  • Jasminka Terzic

    • Western Kentucky University

  • Mikhail Khenner

    • Western Kentucky University

  • Danielle Gurgew

    • Universities Space Research Association, NASA Marshall Space Center

  • Ali Oguz Er

    • Western Kentucky University

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• Achieving high B:Si 2D surface concentrations for tunnelling devices

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Abigail W Berg

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Abigail W Berg

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Evan M Anderson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Deanna M Campbell

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia National Labs

  • Shashank Misra

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Annealing Environment Controlled Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Heteroepitaxial ITO/YSZ Thin Films

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Smridhi Chawla

    • Boston University

  Authors

  • Smridhi Chawla

    • Boston University

  • Riccardo Franchi

    • Boston University

  • Tornike Shubitidze

    • Boston University

  • Peyton Brown

    • Boston University

  • Wesley Britton

    • Physical Sciences Inc.

  • David Woolf

    • Physical Sciences Inc.

  • Evan Simmons

    • Physical Sciences Inc.

  • Luca Dal Negro

    • Boston University

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• Epitaxial Growth and Magnetic Ordering of Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator  MnBi₂Te₄

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Swosti Choudhury

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  Authors

  • Swosti Choudhury

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Becker Sharif

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Arthur P Ramirez

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Ryan E Baumbach

    • UC Santa Cruz

  • David Lederman

    • University of California, Santa Cruz
    • University of California Santa Cruz

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• Epitaxial Growth of Topological Superconductor β-Bi₂Pd by MBE and Magnetron Sputtering

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Kwanchun Wong

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Physical Society of Hong Kong

  Authors

  • Kwanchun Wong

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Physical Society of Hong Kong

  • Pengcheng WANG

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Kai Ham Yu

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Xiaoying Xu

    • Johns Hopkins University
    • Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area

  • Yufan Li

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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• Abstract Withdrawn

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  March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM

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• Complex Oxide Thin Films for Memristive Applications

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Sampath Gamage

    • Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, UNCG

  Authors

  • Sampath Gamage

    • Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, UNCG

  • Yohannes Abate

    • University of Georgia

  • Shyam Aravamudhan

    • Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, NC A&T State University

  • Masud H Chowdhury

    • Joint School of Nanoscience, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • M. Atikur Rahman

    • Joint School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University

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• Exploring the thin film growth of Fe3Sn2 and Fe5Sn3 binary films using magnetron co-sputtering

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Lance Griswold

    • Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  Authors

  • Lance Griswold

    • Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  • Hailey M Potts

    • Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  • Dipanjan Mazumdar

    • Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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• Effect of Co Vacancies on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Co₂TiSn Heusler Alloy Thin Films

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Ashik Imran

    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

  Authors

  • Ashik Imran

    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

  • Babajide Akintunde

    • University of Alabama

  • Naomi Derksen

    • Lipscomb University
    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

  • MD Fahim Khan

    • University of Alabama

  • Adam J Hauser

    • University of Alabama
    • The University of Alabama

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• Abstract Withdrawn

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  March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM

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• MBE Stabilization of Metastable FeO on 4H-SiC: Pathways to Wüstite Phase Formation 

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Publication: F. Kimbugwe, M. Baan, A. Fonseca Montenegro, R. C. Myers, T. J. Grassman, arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.02531 (2025); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.02531.

  Presenters

  • Roberto Correa Myers

    • Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Faisal Kimbugwe

    • Ohio State University

  • Alexandra Fonseca

    • Ohio State University
    • The Ohio State University

  • Roberto Correa Myers

    • Ohio State University

  • Tyler J Grassman

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering,The Ohio State University
    • The Ohio State University
    • Ohio State University

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• Thermally desorbed InN capping layers for nitride surface science

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Mellie Lemon

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  Authors

  • Mellie Lemon

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Anthony Rice

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

  • Amitayush Thakur

    • Argonne National Laboratory

  • Jessica L McChesney

    • Argonne National Laboratory

  • Brooks B Tellekamp

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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• Computationally-Guided, Combinatorial Synthesis of New, Stable Ternary Nitrides

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Julia Martin

    • National Renewable Energy Lab

  Authors

  • Julia Martin

    • National Renewable Energy Lab

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• Abstract Withdrawn

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  March 19, 2026, 6:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:30 PM

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