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Michael J. Burns

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General topics

BIOLOGY/BIOTECHNOLOGY

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS & SYSTEMS

ELECTRONIC DEVICES & SENSORS (includes superconducting devices, CMOS & superconducting hybrids, optical & terahertz devices and solar cells)

LASERS & LASER RELATED

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (basic, non-device related)

PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS

PH.D. THESIS

BIOLOGY/BIOTECHNOLOGY

Peter J. Melcher, N. Michele Holbrook, Michael J. Burns, Maciej A. Zwieniecki, Alexander R. Cobb,  Timothy J. Brodribb, Brendan Choat, and Lawren Sack, "Field Measurements of stem xylem hydraulic conductivity",  (to be published)

Jeffrey R. Naughton, Binod Rizal, Michael J. Burns, Jee Yeom, Shannon Heyse, Michelle Archibald, Stephen Shepard, Gregory McMahon, Thomas C. Chiles, Michael J. Naughton, "Nanoscale neuroelectronic interface based on open-ended nanocoax arrays", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57, A1.00008 (2012)*

Binod Rizal, Michelle Archibald, Gregory McMahon, Natasha Erdman, Stephen Shepard, Michael J. Burns, Thomas C. Chiles, Michael J. Naughton, "Surface Functionalized Nanocoax Biosensors", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57, D24.00008 (2012)*

G. Angeles, B. Bond, J.S. Boyer, T. Brodribb, J.R. Brooks, M.J. Burns, J. Cavender-Bares, M. Clearwater, H. Cochard, J. Comstock, S.D. Davis, J-C Domec, L. Donovan, F. Ewers, B. Gartner, U. Hacke, T. Hinckley, N.M. Holbrook, H.G. Jones, K. Kavanagh, B. Law, J. Lopez-Portillo, C. Lovisolo, T. Martin, J. Martinez-Vilalta, S. Mayr, F.C. Meinzer, P. Melcher, M. Mencuccini, S. Mulkey, A. Nardini, H.S. Neufeld, J. Passioura, W.T. Pockman, R.B. Pratt, S. Rambal, H. Richter, L. Sack, S. Salleo, A. Schubert, P. Schulte, J.P. Sparks, J. Sperry, R. Teskey, M. Tyree, "The Cohesion-Tension Theory", New Phytologist 163: 451–452 (2004) Supplementary Material Here and Here

N. Michele Holbrook, Eric T. Ahrens, Michael J. Burns and Maciej A. Zwieniecki "In-vivo observation of cavitation and embolism repair using magnetic resonance imaging", Plant Physiology 126, 27 (2001)   To view the MRI movie that accompanies this article, please click here.

N. Michele Holbrook, Michael J. Burns, and Christopher B. Field, "Negative Xylem Pressures in Plants: A Test of the Balancing Pressure Technique", Science 270, 1193 (1995)

N. Michele Holbrook, Michael J. Burns, and T.R. Sinclair, "Frequency and Time-Domain Dielectric Measurements of Stem Water Content in the Arborescent Palm, Sabal palmetto", Journal of Experimental Botany 43, 111 (1992)

 

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS & SYSTEMS

Xinyu Liu, Fan Ye, Michael J. Burns, Michael J. Naughton, "Simulations of enhanced absorption in composite embedded, insulated metal nanopatterns for ultrathin film photovoltaics", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57, Z18.00006 (2012)*

Fan Ye, Michael J. Burns, Michael J. Naughton, "Embedded insulated metallic nanopatterns for enhanced optical absorption and photovoltaics", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57, Z18.00007 (2012)*

Binod Rizal, Stephen Shepard, Michael J. Burns, Thomas C. Chiles and Michael J. Naughton, "Hollow Vertical Metallic Nanocylinders via NIL”, 2011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2011, Boston Massachusetts USA, Talk FF7.17*

Fan Ye, Michael Burns, Stephen Shepard and Michael J. Naughton, "Embedded Nanoscale Metamaterial for Enhanced Optical Absorption in Ultrathin Silicon”, 2011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2011, Boston Massachusetts USA, Talk CC13.11*

Fan Ye, Michael J. Burns, Michael J. Naughton,"Embedded metallic nanopattern for enhanced optical absorbtion", Proc. SPIE 8111, 811103 (2011); doi:10.1117/12.892618

M. J. Burns, M.W. Meisel, and Huali Li, "Linear and Nonlinear Behavior in the High-Field Insulating State of Degenerately-Doped n-type Germanium," Phys. Rev. B44, 1341 (1991)

M.J. Burns, M.W. Meisel and Hauli Li, "Nonlinear Transport and Magnetic Tuning of the Metal-Insulator Transition in Degenerately Doped n-Type Ge". Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 36, 973 (1991).*

M. J. Burns, "Thermoelectric Power During Magnetic-Field-Induced Localizaton in Degenerately-Doped n-type Ge," Phys. Rev. B40, 5473 (1989)

M. J. Burns, "Thermoelectric Power and Magnetic Tuning of the Metal-Insulator Transition in n-type Ge," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, 488 (1989).*

M. J. Burns, "Magnetic-Field-Induced Metal-Insulator Transitions in Degenerately Doped n-type Ge", Quantum Fluids and Solids - 1989, ed. by G.G. Ihas and Y. Takano, AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS no.194, (American Institute of Physics, New York, 1989), pp 405-406.

M.L. Muge, R.J. Hanrahan, A.K. Gupta, D.J. Burnsed, Z. Milosevich, H.A. Laitinen, P.M. Achey, F.E.Dunnam, H.A. Van Rinsvelt, Y. Takano, M.J. Burns, S.E. Nagler, A.E.S. Green, and J.W. Nelson, "The Importance of Gas Measurements in 'Cold Fusion' Experiments", Workshop on Cold Fusion Phenomena, May 23-25, 1989, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

P. F. Hopkins, M. J. Burns, A. J. Rimberg, G. A. Thomas, and R. M. Westervelt, "Magnetic-Field-Induced Localization in Degenerately Doped n-type Ge," Phys. Rev. B39, 12708 (1989).

P. F. Hopkins, M. J. Burns, and R. M. Westervelt, "Magnetic-Field-Induced Metal-Insulator Transition in Degenerately Doped n-type Ge," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 33, 386 (1988).*

R. M. Westervelt, M. J. Burns, P. F. Hopkins, and A. J. Rimberg, "Magnetic-Field-Induced Metal-Insulator Transition in Degenerately-Doped n-Type Ge," Anderson Localization, ed. by T. Ando and H. Fukuyama, (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987), pp 33-39.

G. A. Thomas, M. J. Burns, P. Hopkins, and R. M. Westervelt, "The Metal-Insulator Transition Induced by Magnetic Field," Phil. Mag. B56, 687 (1987).

M. J. Burns, P. F. Hopkins, R. M. Westervelt, and G. A. Thomas, "Electronic Transport in Degenerately Doped Germanium in Strong Magnetic Fields," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 32, 815 (1987).*

M. J. Burns, B. I. Halperin, P. F. Hopkins, G. A. Thomas, R. M. Westervelt, and E. F. Haller, "Anomalous Anisotropic Transport in Stressed Degenerately-Doped Ge in Strong Magnetic Fields," 18th Intl. Conf. on Physics of Semiconductors, August, 1986, Stockholm, Sweden, (North Holland Publ., 1986)*

M. J. Burns, A. Behrooz, X. Pan, P. M. Chaikin, P. Bancel, and P. Heiney, "Transport Measurements on Icosahedrally Packed Crystals," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31, 268 (1986).*

M. J. Burns and P. M. Chaikin, "Interaction Effects and Thermoelectric Power in Low Temperature Hopping," J. Phys. C18, L743 (1985).

Mu-Yong Choi, M. J. Burns, P. M. Chaikin, R. L. Greene, and E. M. Engler, "Magnetothermopower of Tetramethyltetrathiofulvalenium Phosphorus Hexaflouride (TMTSF)2PF6," Phys. Rev. B31, 3576 (1985).

M. J. Burns, J. R. Lince, R. S. Williams, and P. M. Chaikin, "Electron Localization and Superconductivity in Very Thin Ag Films Epitaxially Grown on Ge (001)," Sol. State Commun. 51, 865 (1984).

M. J. Burns, P. M. Chaikin, J. R. Lince, J. G. Nelson, and R. S. Williams, "Electron Localization in Very Thin Ag Films Epitaxially Grown on Ge (001)," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, 387 (1984).*

M. J. Burns and P. M. Chaikin, "Thermoelectric Power of Two Dimensional Pd and Pd-Au Films," Phys. Rev. B27, 5924 (1983).

E. Ahron-Shalom, F. Wudl, S. H. Bertz, W. M. Walsh, Jr., L. W. Rupp, Jr., P. M. Chaikin, M. J. Burns, K. Andres, and H. Schwenk, "Tetrakis (Deuteriomethyl) Tetraselenafulvalene," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 86, 35 (1982).

F. Wudl, E. Aharon-Shalom, D. Nalewajek, J. V. Waszczak, W. M. Walsh, Jr., L. W. Rupp, Jr., P. M. Chaikin, R. Lacoe, M. J. Burns, T. O. Poehler, M. A. Beno, and J. M. Williams, "Ditetramethyltetraselenafulvalenium Florsulfate: The Effect of a Dipolar Anion on the Solid State Physical Properties of the (TMTSF)2X Phase," J. Chem. Phys. 76, 5497 (1982).

M. J. Burns and P. M. Chaikin, "Thermoelectric Power of Thin High Resistivity Films," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 27, 161 (1982).*

M. J. Burns, P. M. Chaikin, R. L. Greene, and E. M. Engler, "Magnetothermopower of (TMTSF)2PF6," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 27, 151 (1982).*

M. J. Burns, W. C. McGinnis, R. W. Simon, G. Deutscher, and P. M. Chaikin, "Minimum Metallic Conductivity and Thermopower in Thin Palladium Films," Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 1620 (1981).

W. C. McGinnis, M. J. Burns, G. Deutscher, G. Gruner, and P. M. Chaikin, "Transport Studies of Thin Palladium Films," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 26, 420 (1981).*

W. C. McGinnis, M. J. Burns, R. W. Simon, G. Deutscher, and P. M. Chaikin, "Magnetoresistance of Thin Palladium Films," Physica 107 B+C, 5 (1981).

 

ELECTRONIC DEVICES & SENSORS (includes superconducting devices, CMOS & superconducting hybrids, optical & terahertz devices and solar cells)
Note: Lilliputian Systems did not allow publishing on fuel cell research.

T. Kirkpatrick, C. Andronache, M.J. Burns, M.J. Naughton, "Device analysis of vertically aligned single-core nanocoaxial solar cells", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57, A33.00013 (2012)*

Timothy Kirkpatrick, Michael Burns and Michael J. Naughton, "Device Analysis of Planar and Vertical Nanocoaxial Solar Cells”, 2011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2011, Boston Massachusetts USA, Talk J7.50*

Michael J. Naughton and Michael J. Burns, "Separating Optical and Electronic Pathways with the Nanocoax Photovoltaic Architecture", 2011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov 28 – Dec 2, 201,  Boston Massachusetts USA, Talk J3.2*

Fan Ye, M.J. Burns, G. McMahon, S. Shepard , M. J. Naughton," Self-Assembled Al Nanopipes and Al-Al2O3-Pt Nanocoaxes via ALD”, AVS Topical Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2011), Cambridge MA, June 26-29, 2011*

Patrick Jamieson, Binod Rizal, Svet Simidjiyski, Huaizhou Zhao, Dong Cai, Mark Hasenauer, Michelle Archibald, Stephen Shepard, Gregory McMahon, Michael J. Burns, Thomas C. Chiles, and Michael J. Naughton, "Capacitance response of porous and cavitized nanocoax arrays to various gases", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.  56, Q21.00008 (2011)*

Jeffery R. Naughton, Binod Rizal, Michael J. Burns, Gregory McMahon, Stephan Shepard, Michael J. Naughton, "Nanoscale open-ended coaxial line proximity sensor array for spatio-temporal impedance imaging", will Am. Phys. Soc.  56, D20.00008 (2011)*  

Michael J. Naughton, Michael J. Burns#, Zhifeng Ren, Kris Kempa, "Scalability of Nanocoax PV Architecture", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.  56, B36.00007 (2011)*

Fan Ye, Gregory McMahon, Kyle Marra, Michael J. Burns#, Kryzsztof Kempa, Michael J. Naughton, "A Novel Nanoscale Coaxial Optical Microscope by Converging Array of Subwavelength Waveguides", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.  56, H32.00011 (2011)*

M.J. Naughton, K. Kempa, Z.F. Ren, Y. Gao, J. Rybczynski, N. Argenti, W. Gao, Y. Wang, Y. Peng, J.R. Naughton, G. McMahon, T. Paudel, Y.C. Lan, M.J. Burns, A. Shepard, M. Clary, C. Ballif, F-J. Haug, T. Söderström, O. Cubero, and C. Eminian, "Efficient nanocoax-based solar cells", Phys. Status Solidi RRL 4, No. 7, 181–183 (2010) / DOI 10.1002/pssr.201004154 

A.W. Kleinsasser, J.B. Barner, M.J. Burns, B. Karasik, and W.R. McGrath, "Fabrication of Terahertz Yba2Cu3O7-d Hot-Electron Bolometric Mixers", IEEE Trans. Appl. Superconductivity 9, 4197 (1999)

M.J. Burns, A.W. Kleinsasser, B. Karasik, M. Gaidis, and W.R. McGrath , "Fabrication of High-Tc Hot-Electron Bolometric Mixers for Submillimeter Heterodyne Applications", Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium of Space Terahertz Technology, Cambridge, MA, March 25-27, 1997

M.J. Burns, A.W. Kleinsasser, K.A. Delin, R.P. Vasquez, B. Karasik, W.R. McGrath, and M. Gaidis, "Fabrication of High-Tc Hot-Electron Bolometric Mixers for Terahertz Applications", IEEE Trans. Appl. Superconductivity 7, 3564 (1997) 

B. Karasik, W.R. McGrath, M. Gaidis, M.J. Burns, K. Delin, A. Kleinsasser, R. Vasquez , "Modeling and Optimization of a High-Tc Hot-Electron Superconducting Mixer for Terahertz Applications", Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium of Space Terahertz Technology, Charlottesville, VA, March 12-14, 1996, pp565-583

M.J. Burns and A.W. Kleinsasser "Fabrication of High-Tc Hot-Electron Bolometric Mixers for Terahertz Applications", Structure and Evolution of the Universe Workshop, University of Maryland, December 2-3, 1996*

B. Karasik, M. Gaidis , W.R. McGrath, M.J. Burns, A.W. Kleinsasser, and R.P. Vasquez, "High-Tc Hot-Electron Bolometric Mixers for Submillimeter Heterodyne Applications", Structure and Evolution of the Universe Workshop, University of Maryland, December 2-3, 1996*

Michael J. Burns, "Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices Made From High-Temperature Superconductors", 19th Australian New Zealand Institute of Physics (ANZIP) Condensed Matter Physics Meeting, February 7-10, 1995, Wagga wagga NSW Australia (ISBN 0-643-05678-5)*

L.P. Lee, M. Teepe, V. Vinetskiy, R. Cantor, and M.J. Burns, "77 K dc SQUID for Practical Applications", European Conference on Applied Superconductivity 1995, Edinburgh Scotland, July 1995*

P.R. de la Houssaye, M.J. Burns, W.S. Ruby, S.D. Russell, S.R. Clayton, G.A. Garcia, and L.P. Lee, "Demonstration of Monolithic Co-fabrication of Y1Ba2Cu3O7-d and CMOS Devices on the Same Sapphire Substrate", 51st Device Research Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, June 21-23, 1993, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 40, 2139 (1993) (get figures here)

 M.J. Burns, L.P. Lee, W.S. Ruby, B.F. Cole, M.E. Johansson, J.K. Truman, S.M. Garrison, A. Barfknecht, and R.W. Simon, "High-Temperature Superconducting Multi-chip Modules", Workshop on Superconductive Electronics, October 3-7 1993, Ogunquit Maine*

L.P. Lee, A. Barknecht, M. Burns, K. Char, B. Cole, M.E. Johansson, W. Ruby, "Design of Hetroepitaxial Multilayer Structures for High Tc Superconductor Integrated Circuits" The 3rd UIMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials -93, Japan 1993*

P.R. de la Houssaye, M.J. Burns, W.S. Ruby, S.D. Russell, S.R. Clayton, G.A. Garcia, and L.P. Lee, "Demonstration of Sapphire as a Common Substrate for Monolithic Co-fabrication of Y1Ba2Cu3O7-d and SOS CMOS Devices", 1993 IEEE International Silicon-on-Insulator Conference, October 1993, Palm Springs CA U.S.A.*

M.J. Burns, P.R. de la Houssaye, S.D. Russell, G.A. Garcia , S.R. Clayton, W.S. Ruby and L.P. Lee, "Demonstration of Y1Ba2Cu3O7-d and Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device Fabrication on the Same Sapphire Substrate", Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 1282 (1993)

M.J. Burns, K. Char, B.F. Cole, W.S. Ruby, and S.A. Sachtjen, "Multichip Module using Multilayer YBa2Cu3O7-d Interconnects", Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 1435 (1993)

L.P. Lee, M.J. Burns, and K. Char, "Free-standing Microstructures of YBa2Cu3O7-d : a High-Temperature Superconducting Air Bridge", Appl. Phys. Lett. 61, 2707 (1992)

G.-C. Laing, K. Char, M.S. Colclough, M.J. Burns, and R.S. Withers, "Superconducting Transmission Line Resonator Driven by a HTS Biepitaxial Grain Boundary Junction", Applied Superconductivity Conference, August 1992, Chicago IL U.S.A.*

M.J.Burns and G. Zaharchuk, "Transport Measurements of Grain Boundary Flux-Flow Transistors", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 37, 563 (1992).*

M.J. Burns, M.S. Colclough, R.W. Simon and J. Clarke, "Mr. SQUID Goes to School", ISTEC Journal 5, 43 (1992) -[Japanese language version: ISTEC ジャーナル  5, 39  (1992)    ]

Qian Yongjia, Qingbao Shi, Michael J. Burns, and Mark W. Meisel, "Development of High Tc Squid Devices", Second Annual Florida Microelectronics Conference, May 10-11, 1990*

Michael J. Burns, "Method for Fabricating a Simple Low-Cost Position Sensitive Photodetector," Rev. Sci. Inst. 60, 327 (1989).

 

LASERS & LASER RELATED

Michael Burns, "Laser MicroChemical Shaping of Silicon", MURI Workshop on New Instrumentation for Nanoscale Subsurface Spectroscopy and Tomography, Lenox MA, February 26 - March 1, 2005*

D. J. Ehrlich, Richard Aucoin, Michael J. Burns, Kenneth Nill and Scott Silverman, "Real-World Applications of Laser Direct Writing", Materials Development for Direct Write Technologies, edited by D.B. Chrisey, D.R. Gamota, H. Helvajian, D.P. Taylor, (Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh , 2001)

Daniel Ehrlich, Scott Silverman, Richard Aucoin and Michael Burns, "Laser Microchemical Direct Write Systems: Applications from Inverse Stereolithogrpahy of MEMS to Flip-Chip Debug", Solid State Technology 44, 145 (2001)

 

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (basic, non-device related)

H.L. Liu, M. Quijada, D.B. Romero, D.B. Tanner, A. Zibold, G.L. Carr, H. Berger, L. Forr´o, L. Mihaly, G. Cao, Beom-Hoan O, J.T. Markert, J.P. Rice, M.J. Burns, and K.A. Delin, "Drude behavior in the far-infrared conductivity of cuprate superconductors", Ann. Phys. (Leipzig) 15, 606 (2006)

R.P.S.M. Lobo, J.D. LaVeigne, D.H. Reitze, D.B. Tanner, Z.H. Barber, P. Bosland, M.J. Burns, and G.L. Carr, "Photoinduced time-resolved electrodynamics of superconducting metals and alloys",  Phys. Rev. B72, 024510 (2005)

H.L. Liu, A. Zibold, D.B. Tanner, Y.J. Wang, M.J. Burns, K.A. Delin, M.Y. Li and M.K. Wu, "Far-infrared properties of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-d films at high magnetic fields", Sol. State Commun. 109, 7 (1999)

A. M. Behrooz, M. J. Burns, D. Levine, B. Whitehead, and P. M. Chaikin, "Superconducting Phase Boundary of Aperiodic Networks in a Magnetic Field," Phys. Rev. B35, 8396 (1987) .

P. M. Chaikin, A. Behrooz, M. J. Burns, D. Levine, D. Ou-Yang, B. Whitehead, and X. Yan, "Novel Experimental Techniques and Realizations of Quasi-Periodicity," Nonlinearity in Condensed Matter, ed. by A. R. Bishop, D. K. Campbell, P. Kumar, and S. E. Trullinger (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987), pp 130-141.

A. Behrooz, M. J. Burns, H. Deckman, D. Levine, B. Whitehead, and P. M. Chaikin, "Flux Quantization on Quasicrystalline Networks," Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 368 (1986).

A. Behrooz, M. J. Burns, P. M. Chaikin, and H. Deckman, "Flux Quantization in QuasiPeriodic and Non-Periodic Networks," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31, 339 (1986).*

PH.D. THESIS

Michael Joseph Burns, "Electron Localization and Superconductivity in Two-Dimensional Metal Film Systems", Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1984. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-01, Section: B, page: 0214.
Co-Chairmen: Prof. Paul M. Chaikin & Prof. Raymond L. Orbach
Other Committee Members: Prof. R. Stanley Williams & Prof. George Grüner



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