Journals
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- Z. Huang, R.-Gyu Lee, E. Cuniberto, J. Song, J. Lee, A. Alharbi, K. Kisslinger, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, Y.-Hoon Kim†, and D. Shahrjerdi†, “ Characterizing Defects Inside Hexagonal Boron Nitride Using Random Telegraph Signals in van der Waals 2D Transistors,” ACS nano, 18, (2024) Cover article.
- A. J. Wright*, H. Hassan Nasralla*, R. Deshmukh, M. Jamalzadeh, M. Hannigan, A. Patera, Y. Li , M. M.-Perez, N. Parashar, Z. Huang, T. Udumulla, W. Chen, D. De Forni, M. Weck, G. M. de Peppo, E. Riedo†, and D. Shahrjerdi†, “Nanoscale-localized multiplexed biological activation of field effect transistors for biosensing applications,” Nanoscale, 16, (2024) Cover article.
- M. Manzo-Perez*, M. Jamalzadeh*, Z. Huang, X. Tong, K. Kisslinger, D. Nykypanchuk, and D. Shahrjerdi, “Effects of residual oxygen on superconducting niobium films,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 125, (2024).
- R. Deshmukh*, A. J. Wright*, M. Jamalzadeh, H. Hassan Nasralla, E. Riedo†, and D. Shahrjerdi†, “Mitigation of electronic crosstalk interference in graphene transistor biosensors,” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 42, (2024) Cover article.
- D. Shakya, T. S. Rappaport, D. Shahrjerdi, M. E. Knox, S. Nie, A. Madanayake, Z. Popovic, and H. Wang. “Exploring Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Circuits and Systems With a Novel Multiuser Measurement Facility: Multiuser Terahertz Measurement Facility (THz Lab),” IEEE Microwave Magazine, 25, (2024).
- Z. Huang, and D. Shahrjerdi, “Advances in Engineering Toolkits for Construction of Ultralow Disordered Van der Waals Heterostructures,” Advanced Functional Materials, 34, (2024).
- M. Jamalzadeh*, E. Cuniberto*, and D. Shahrjerdi, “A Framework for Benchmarking Emerging FSCV Neurochemical Sensors,” ,Advanced Physics Research, 3, (2024).
- M. Jamalzadeh*, E. Cuniberto*, Z. Huang, R. M. Feeley, J. C. Patel, M. E. Rice, J. Uichanco, and D. Shahrjerdi, “Toward robust quantification of dopamine and serotonin in mixtures using nano-graphitic carbon sensors,” Analyst, 149, (2024).
- Z. Huang, B.H. Elfeky, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, J. Shabani, and D. Shahrjerdi, “Observation of half-integer Shapiro steps in graphene Josephson junctions,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 122, (2023) Cover article.
- E. Cuniberto, Z. Huang, M. D. Ward, and D. Shahrjerdi, “Unraveling the complex electrochemistry of serotonin using engineered graphitic sensors,” Analyst, 148, (2023).
- Z. Huang, N. Lotfizadeh, B. H. Elfeky, K. Kisslinger, E. Cuniberto, P. Yu, M. Hatefipour, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, J. Shabani, and D. Shahrjerdi, “The study of contact properties in edge-contacted graphene–aluminum Josephson junctions,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 121, 243503 (2022).
- Z. Huang, E. Cuniberto, S. Park, K. Kisslinger, Q. Wu, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, K. G. Yager, D. Shahrjerdi, “Mechanisms of interface cleaning in heterostructures made from polymer‐contaminated graphene,” Small, 18, 2201248 (2022).
- Z. Cheng, C-S. Pang, P. Wang, S. T. Le, Y. Wu, D. Shahrjerdi, I. Radu, M. C. Lemme, L-M. Peng, X. Duan, Z. Chen, J. Appenzeller, S. J. Koester, E. Pop, A. D. Franklin, C. A. Richter, “How to report and benchmark emerging field-effect transistors,” Nature Electronics, 5, 416-423 (2022).
- X. Liu*, Z. Huang*, X. Zheng, D. Shahrjerdi†, E. Riedo†, “Nanofabrication of graphene field-effect transistors by thermal scanning probe lithography,” APL Materials, 9, 011107 (2021).
- E. Cuniberto, A. Alharbi, Z. Huang, T. Wu, R. Kiani, D. Shahrjerdi, “Anomalous sensitivity enhancement of nano-graphitic electrochemical micro-sensors with reducing the operating voltage,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 177, 112966 (2021).
- Z. Huang*, A. Alharbi*, W. Mayer, E. Cuniberto, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, J. Shabani, D. Shahrjerdi, “Versatile construction of van der Waals heterostructures using a dual-function polymeric film,” Nature Communications, 11, 3029 (2020).
- E. Cuniberto*, A. Alharbi*, T. Wu, Z. Huang, K. Sardashti, K-D. You, K. Kisslinger, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, R. Kiani, D. Shahrjerdi, “Nano-engineering the material structure of preferentially oriented nano-graphitic carbon for making high-performance electrochemical micro-sensors,” Scientific Reports, 10, 9444 (2020).
- X. Zheng, A. Calò, T. Cao, X. Liu, Z. Huang, P. M. Das, M. Drndic, E. Albisetti, F. Lavini, V. Narang, W. P. King, J. W. Harrold, M. Vittadello, C. Aruta, D. Shahrjerdi†, E. Riedo†, “Spatial defects nanoengineering for bipolar conductivity in MoS2,” Nature Communications, 11, 3463 (2020).
- K-D. You, E. Cuniberto, S-C. Hsu, B. Wu, Z. Huang, X. Pei, D. Shahrjerdi, “An Electrochemical Biochip for Measuring Low Concentrations of Analytes with Adjustable Temporal Resolutions,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 14, pp. 903-917 (2020).
- A. Manickam, K-D. You, N. Wood, L. Pei, Y. Liu, R. Singh, N. Gamini, M. W. McDermott, D. Shahrjerdi, R. G. Kuimelis, A. Hassibi, “A CMOS Electrochemical Biochip With 32×32 Three-Electrode Voltammetry Pixels,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 54, pp. 2980-2990 (2019).
- R. Li, X. Zhang, L. Miao, L. Stewart, E. Kotta, D. Qian, K. Kaznatcheev, J. T Sadowski, E. Vescovo, A. Alharbi, T. Wu, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, D. Shahrjerdi, L. A. Wray, “Second derivative analysis and alternative data filters for multi-dimensional spectroscopies- A Fourier-space perspective,” Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 238, 146852 (2019).
- X. Zheng, A. Calo, E. Albisetti, X. Liu, A. Alharbi, G. Arefe, X. Liu, M. Spieser, W. Yoo, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, C. Aruta, B. S. Lee, M. Lipson, J. Hone, D. Shahrjerdi, E. Riedo, “Patterning metal contacts on monolayer MoS2 with vanishing Schottky barriers using thermal nanolithography,” Nature Electronics, 2, pp. 17–25 (2019).
- T. Wu*, A. Alharbi*, R. Kiani, D. Shahrjerdi, “Quantitative Principles for Precise Engineering of Sensitivity in Graphene Electrochemical Sensors,” Advanced Materials, 31, 1805752 (2019) Cover Article.
- A. Alharbi, Z. Huang, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe D. Shahrjerdi, “Effect of Substrate Coupling on the Performance and Variability of Monolayer MoS2 Transistors,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., 40, pp. 135-138 (2019) Editors’ Pick.
- T. Wu, A. Alharbi, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, D. Shahrjerdi, “Low-frequency noise in irradiated graphene FETs,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 113, 193502 (2018) Editor’s Pick.
- A. Alharbi, D. Shahrjerdi, “Analyzing the Effect of High-k DielectricMediated Doping on Contact Resistance in Top-Gated Monolayer MoS2 Transistors,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 65, pp. 4048-4092 (2018) Invited contribution to the special issue on 2D Materials.
- B. Nasri, T. Wu, A. Alharbi, K-D. You, M. Gupta, S. P Sebastian, R. Kiani, D. Shahrjerdi, “Hybrid CMOS-Graphene Sensor Array for Subsecond Dopamine Detection,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 11, pp. 1192-1203 (2017) Invited contribution to the special issue on ISSCC.
- A. Alharbi, D. Armstrong, S. Alharbi, D. Shahrjerdi, “Physically Unclonable Cryptographic Primitives by Chemical Vapor Deposition of Layered MoS2,” ACS Nano, 11, pp. 12772-12779 (2017) Research highlight in Nature Nanotechnology.
- Y. Cao, A. J. Robson, A. Alharbi, J. Roberts, C. S. Woodhead, Y. J. Noori, R. Bernardo-Gavito, D. Shahrjerdi, U. Roedig, V. I Fal’ko, R. J. Young, “Optical identification using imperfections in 2D materials,” 2D Materials, 4, 045021 (2017).
- T. Wu, A. Alharbi, K-D. You, K. Kisslinger, E. A. Stach, D. Shahrjerdi, “Experimental Study of the Detection Limit in Dual-Gate Biosensors Using Ultrathin Silicon Transistors,” ACS Nano, 11, pp. 7142-7147 (2017).
- C-C. Hsieh, Y. F. Chang, Y. Jeon, A. Roy, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K. Banerjee, “Short-Term Relaxation in HfOx/CeOx Resistive Random Access Memory With Selector,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., 38, pp. 871-874 (2017).
- A. Alharbi, P. Zahl, D. Shahrjerdi, “Material and device properties of superacidtreated monolayer molybdenum disulfide,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 110, 033503 (2017) Research highlight by Department of Energy.
- C-C. Hsieh, Y-F. Chang, Y-C. Chen, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K Banerjee, “Highly Non-linear and Reliable Amorphous Silicon Based Back-to-Back Schottky Diode as Selector Device for Large Scale RRAM Arrays,” ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 6, pp. 143-147 (2017).
- A. Alharbi, D. Shahrjerdi, “Electronic properties of monolayer tungsten disulfide grown by chemical vapor deposition,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 109, 193502 (2016) Featured on: NSF News webpage, DOE news webpage, IEEE Spectrum.
- C-C. Hsieh, A. Roy, Y. Chang, A. Bhatti, D. Shahrjerdi, S. Banerjee, “A sub-1-volt analog metal oxide memristivebased synaptic device with large conductance change for energy-efficient spike-based computing systems,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 109, 223501 (2016) Editor’s Pick.
- A. Alharbi, D. Shahrjerdi, “Energy band engineering of flexible gallium arsenide through substrate cracking with pre-tensioned films,” Physica Status Solidi RRL, 10, pp. 627-631 (2016).
- D. Shahrjerdi, S. W. Bedell, A. Khakifirooz, K. Cheng, “Mechanically flexible nanoscale silicon integrated circuits powered by photovoltaic energy harvesters,” Solid-State Electronics, 117, pp. 117-122 (2016).
Research at IBM T. J. Watson
- D. Shahrjerdi, A. D. Franklin, S. Oida, J. A. Ott, G. Tulevski, W. Haensch, “High-Performance Air-Stable n-Type Carbon Nanotube Transistors with Erbium Contacts,” ACS Nano, 7, pp. 8303–8308 (2013).
- D. Shahrjerdi, S. W. Bedell, “Extremely bendable nanoscale ultra-thin body silicon integrated circuit on plastic,” Nano Lett., 13, pp. 315–320 (2013).
- D. Shahrjerdi, S. W. Bedell, C. Bayram, K. Fogel, C. C. Lubguban, P. Lauro, J. A. Ott, M. Hopstaken, M. Gaynes, D. K. Sadana, “Ultra-light high-efficiency flexible tandem InGaP:(In)GaAs solar cells,” Advanced Energy Materials, 3, pp. 566-571 (2013) Cover Article.
- M. E. Ramon, T. Akyol, D. Shahrjerdi, C. D. Young, J. Cheng, L. F. Register, S. K. Banerjee, “Fast and slow transient charging in various III-V field-effect transistors with atomic-layer-deposited-Al2O3 gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 102, 022104 (2013).
- B. Hekmatshoar, D. Shahrjerdi, M. Hopstaken, K. Fogel, D. K. Sadana, “High-efficiency heterojunction solar cells on crystalline germanium substrates,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 032102 (2012).
- B. Hekmatshoar, D. Shahrjerdi, M. Hopstaken, J. A. Ott, D. K. Sadana, “Characterization of Thin Epitaxial Emitters for High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 103906 (2012).
- D. Shahrjerdi, S. W. Bedell, C. Ebert, C. Bayram, B. Hekmatshoar, K. Fogel, P. Laura, M. Gaynes, T. Gokmen, J. Ott, D. K. Sadana, “High-efficiency thin-film InGaP:InGaAs:Ge tandem solar cells enabled by controlled spalling technology,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 100, 053911 (2012).
- A. D. Franklin, G. S. Tulevski, S-J. Han, D. Shahrjerdi, Q. Cao, H-Y. Chen, H-S. P. Wong, W. Haensch “Variability in carbon nanotube transistors—Improving gate control,” ACS Nano, 6, 1109 (2012).
- D. Shahrjerdi, B. Hekmatshoar, S. W. Bedell, D. K. Sadana, “Low-temperature epitaxy of compressively strained silicon directly on silicon substrates,” J. Electronic Materials, 41, 494 (2012). Best paper award.
- S. W. Bedell, D. Shahrjerdi, B. Hekmatshoar, K. Fogel, P. Lauro, N. Sosa, D. K. Sadana, “Kerf-Less removal of Si, Ge and III-V layers by controlled spalling,” IEEE J. of Photovoltaics, 2, 141 (2012).
- D. Shahrjerdi, B. Hekmatshoar, D. K. Sadana, “Low-temperature a-Si:H/GaAs heterojunction solar cells,” IEEE J. Photovoltaics, vol. 1, 104 (2011).
Research at UT Austin
- D. Shahrjerdi, J. Nah, T. Akyol, E. Tutuc, and S. K. Banerjee, “Hall mobility measurements in enhancement-mode GaAs field-effect transistors with Al2O3 gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 97, 213506 (2010).
- J. Nah, E. –S. Liu, K. M. Varahramyan, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K. Banerjee, and E. Tutuc, “Scaling properties of Ge-SixGe1-x core-shell nanowire field-effect transistors,” IEEE Trans. Electron Device, 57, 491 (2010).
- D. I. Garcia-Gutierrez, D. Shahrjerdi, V. Kaushik, S. K. Banerjee, “Physical and electrical characterizations of metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors fabricated on GaAs substrates with different surface chemical treatments and Al2O3 gate dielectric,” J. Vacuum Sci. Tech. B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, 27, p. 2390 (2009).
- J. Nah, E. –S. Liu, D. Shahrjerdi, K. M. Varahramyan, S. K. Banerjee, E. Tutuc, “Realization of dual-gated Ge-SixGe1-x core-shell nanowire field-effect transistors with highly doped source and drain,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 063117 (2009).
- S. Kim, J. Nah, I. Jo, D. Shahrjerdi, L. Colombo, Z. Yao, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Realization of high-mobility dual-gated graphene field-effect transistors with Al2O3 gate dielectrics,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 062107 (2009).
- F. Ferdousi, J. Sarkar, S. Tang, D. Shahrjerdi, T. Akyol, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Protein-assembled nanocrystal-based vertical flash memory devices with Al2O3 integration,” J. Electronic Materials, 38, pp. 438-442 (2009).
- D. Shahrjerdi, N. Nuntawong, G. Balakrishnan, D. I. Garcia-Gutierrez, A. Khoshakhlagh, E. Tutuc, D. Huffaker, J. C. Lee, S. K. Banerjee, “Fabrication and characterization of metal-oxide-semiconductor GaAs capacitors on Ge/Si1-xGex/Si substrates with Al2O3 gate dielectric,” J. Vacuum Science Technology B, 26, pp. 1182-1186 (2008).
- D. Shahrjerdi, T. Rotter, G. Balakrishnan, D. Huffaker, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Fabrication of self-aligned enhancement-mode In0.53Ga0.47As MOSFETs with TaN/HfO2/AlN gate stack,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., 29, pp. 557-560 (2008).
- D. Shahrjerdi, D. I. Garcia-Gutierrez, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Chemical and physical interface studies of the atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3 on GaAs,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 223501 (2008).
- H. Zhao, D. Shahrjerdi, F. Zhu, H-S. Kim, I. OK, M. Zhang, J. H. Yum, S. K. Banerjee, J. C. Lee, “Inversion-type InP MOSFETs with EOT of 21Å using atomic layer deposited Al2O3 gate dielectric,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 11, 233 (2008).
- D. Shahrjerdi, T. Akyol, M. Ramon, D. I. Garcia-Gutierrez, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Self-aligned inversion-type enhancement-mode GaAs metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors with Al2O3 gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 203505 (2008).
- H. Zhao, D. Shahrjerdi, F. Zhu, H-S. Kim, I. OK, M. Zhang, J. H. Yum, S. K. Banerjee, J. C. Lee, “Inversion-type indium phosphide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors with equivalent oxide thickness of 12Å using stacked HfAlOx/HfO2 gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 253506 (2008).
- H. Zhao, D. Shahrjerdi, F. Zhu, M. Zhang, H-S. Kim, I. OK, J. H. Yum, S. Park, S. K. Banerjee, J. C. Lee, “Gate-first inversion-type InP metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors with atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3 gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 233508 (2008).
- H. Liu, W. Winkenwerder, Y. Liu, D. Ferrer, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K. Stanley, J. G. Ekerdt, S. K. Banerjee, “Core-shell Ge-Si nanocrystal floating gate for nonvolatile memory applications,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, 55, pp. 3610-3614 (2008).
- D. Shahrjerdi, D. I. Garcia-Gutierrez, T. Akyol, S. R. Bank, E. Tutuc, J. C. Lee, S. K. Banerjee, “GaAs metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors using atomic layer deposition of HfO2 gate dielectric: Fabrication and characterization,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 193503 (2007).
- D. Shahrjerdi, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Impact of surface chemical treatment on capacitance-voltage characteristics of GaAs metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors with Al2O3 gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 063501 (2007).
- J. Donnely and D. Shahrjerdi, E. Tutuc, S. K. Banerjee, “Enhanced channel mobility materials for MOSFETs on Si substrates,” ECS Trans., 11, pp. 47-60 (2007).
- M. M. Oye, D. Shahrjerdi, I. OK, J. B. Hurst, S. D. Lewis, S. Dey, D. Q. Kelly, S. Joshi, T. J. Mattord, X. Yu, M. A. Wistey, J. S. Harris, A. L. Holmes, J. C. Lee, S. K. Banerjee, “Molecular-beam epitaxy growth of device-compatible GaAs on silicon substrates with thin (80nm) Si1-xGex step-graded buffer layers for high-k III-V metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor applications,” J. Vacuum Science Technology B, 25, p. 1098 (2007).
- D. Shahrjerdi, D. I. Garcia-Gutierrez, S. K. Banerjee, “Fabrication of Ni nanocrystal flash memories using a polymeric self-assembly approach,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., 28, pp. 793-796 (2007).
- J. Sarkar, S. Tang, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K. Banerjee, “Vertical flash memory with protein-mediated assembly of nanocrystal floating gate,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 90, 103512 (2007).
- S. S. Coffee, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K. Banerjee, J. G. Ekerdt, “Selective silicon nanoparticle growth on high-density arrays of silicon nitride,” J. Crystal Growth, 308, pp. 269-277 (2007).
- J. Sarkar, S. Dey, D. Shahrjerdi, S. K. Banerjee, “Vertical Flash Memory Cell with Nanocrystal Floating Gate for Ultradense Integration and Good Retention,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., 28, pp. 449-451 (2007).
- D. Shahrjerdi, M. M. Oye, A.L. Holmes Jr., S.K. Banerjee, “Unpinned metal gate/high-k GaAs capacitors, fabrication and characterization,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 340501 (2006).
Research at Univerity of Tehran
- B. Hekmatshoar, S. Mohajerzadeh, D. Shahrjerdi, A. Afzali-Kusha, M.D. Robertson, A. Tonita, “Low-temperature copper-induced lateral growth of polycrystalline germanium assisted by external compressive stress,” J. of Appl. Phys., 97, 044901 (2005).
- D. Shahrjerdi, B. Hekmatshoar, A. Afzali-Kusha, A. Khakifirooz, “Optimization of the VT control method for low-power ultra-thin double-gate SOI logic circuitsOptimization of the VT control method for low-power ultra-thin double-gate SOI logic circuits,” Integration, the VLSI Journal, 38, pp.505-513 (2005).
- B. Hekmatshoar, S. Mohajerzadeh, D. Shahrjerdi, M. Robertson, “Thin-film tunneling transistors on flexible plastic substrates based on stress-assisted lateral growth of poly-germanium,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, pp. 1054-1057 (2004).
- D. Shahrjerdi, M. Fathipour, B. Hekmatshoar, A. Khakifirooz, “A lateral structure for low-cost fabrication of COOLMOS,” Solid-State Electronics, 48, pp. 1953-1957 (2004).
- B. Hekmatshoar, D. Shahrjerdi, S. Mohajerzadeh, A. Khakifirooz, M. Robertson, A. Tonita, J.C. Bennett, “Low temperature stress-assisted metal-induced crystallization of silicon-germanium alloys on flexible PET substrates,” J. of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 22, pp. 856-858 (2004).
- B. Sadeghi, M. Moradi, A. Moafi, S. Mohajerzadeh, B. Hekmatshoar, D. Shahrjerdi, “Fabrication of Poly-Ge-Based Thermopiles on Plastic,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 4, pp. 743-748 (2004).
- B. Hekmatshoar, D. Shahrjerdi, S. Mohajerzadeh, A. Khakifirooz, A. Goodarzi, M. Robertson, “Low-temperature crystallization of amorphous germanium on plastic, by means of externally applied compressive stress,” J. of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 21, pp. 752-755 (2003).
- D. Shahrjerdi, B. Hekmatshoar, S. Mohajerzadeh, L. Rezaee, “Low-temperature stress-induced crystallization of germanium on plastic,” Thin Solid Films, 427, pp. 330-334 (2003).