Publications

2015

  • In-situ x-ray studies of compositional control during synthesis of LaGaO3 by radio frequency-magnetron sputtering, Matthew J. Highland, Dillon D. Fong, Guangxu Ju, Carol Thompson, Peter M. Baldo, Paul H. Fuoss, and Jeffrey A. Eastman, Applied Physics Letters 107 (2015) 081606.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4929753

2014

  • Real-time x-ray studies of crystal growth modes during metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy of GaN on c- and m-plane single crystals, E. Perret, M. J. Highland, G. B. Stephenson, S. K. Streiffer, P. Zapol, P. H. Fuoss, A. Munkholm and Carol Thompson, Applied Physics Letters 105 (2014) 051602.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4892349
  • Interfacial Charge and Strain Effects on the Ferroelectric Behavior of Epitaxial (001) PbTiO3 Films on (110) DyScO3 Substrates, M. J. Highland, D. D. Fong, G. B. Stephenson, T. T. Fister, P. H. Fuoss, S. K. Streiffer, Carol Thompson, M.-I. Richard, and J. A. Eastman, Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014) 132901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4892349

2013

  • Imaging local polarization in ferroelectric thin films by coherent x-ray Bragg projection ptychography, S. O. Hruszkewycz, M. J. Highland, M. V. Holt, Dongjin Kim, C. M. Folkman, Carol Thompson, A. Tripathi, G. B. Stephenson, Seungbum Hong, and P. H. Fuoss, Physical Review Letters 110 (2013) 177601.

2012

  • Antifog coating for bronchoscope lens, R. L. Leonard, A. Y. Terekhov, Carol Thompson, R. A. Erck, and J. A. Johnson, Surface Engineering 28 (2012) 468.
  • Protective coatings for enhanced performance in biomedical applications, R. L. Leonard, S. A. Hasan, A. Y. Terekhov, Carol Thompson, R. A. Erck, J. H. Dickerson, and J. A. Johnson, Surface Engineering 28 (2012) 473.

2011

  • Equilibrium polarization of ultrathin PbTiO3 with surface compensation controlled by oxygen partial pressure. M. J. Highland, T. T. Fister, D. D. Fong, P. H. Fuoss, Carol Thompson, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, and G. B. Stephenson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 (2011) 187602.

2010

  • Polarization switching without domain formation at the intrinsic coercive field in ultrathin ferroelectric PbTiO3,
    M. J. Highland, T. T. Fister, M.-I. Richard, D. D. Fong, P. H. Fuoss, Carol Thompson, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, and G. B. Stephenson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105 (2010) 167601. selected for a Synopsis highlight in "Physics" http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.167601, and also chosen for "Editor's selection" by PRL.
  • In-situ synchrotron x-ray studies of strain and composition evolution during metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of InGaN, M.-I. Richard, M. J. Highland, T. T. Fister, A. Munkholm, J. Mei, S. K. Streiffer, Carol Thompson, P. H. Fuoss, and G. B. Stephenson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96 (2010) 051911.

2009

  • Ferroelectricity in ultrathin BaTiO3 .films: probing the size effect by ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy, D. A. Tenne, P. Turner, J. D. Schmidt, M. Biegalski, Y. L. Li, L. Q. Chen, A. Soukiassian, S. Trolier-McKinstry, D. G. Schlom, X. X. Xi, D. D. Fong, P. H. Fuoss, J. A. Eastman, G. B. Stephenson, C. Thompson, and S. K. Streiffer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 177601.

  • Reversible Chemical Switching of a Ferroelectric Film, R. V. Wang, D. D. Fong, F. Jiang, M. J. Highland, P. H. Fuoss, Carol Thompson, A. M. Kolpak, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, A. M. Rappe, and G. B. Stephenson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 047601. selected for a Viewpoint editorial in "Physics" http://physics.aps.org/viewpoint-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.047601, and also chosen for "Editor's selection by PRL.

2008

  • Imaging and alignment of nanoscale 180o stripe domains in ferroelectric thin films, Carol Thompson, D. D. Fong, R. -V. Wang, F. Jiang, S. K. Streiffer, K. Latifi, J. A. Eastman, P. H. Fuoss, and G. B. Stephenson,Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 (2008) 182901.

  • Spontaneous Oscillations and Waves during Chemical Vapor Deposition of InN, F. Jiang, A. Munkholm, R.-V. Wang, S. K. Streiffer, Carol Thompson, P. H. Fuoss, K. Latifi, K. R. Elder, and G. B. Stephenson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (2008) 086102.

2007

  • In situ x-ray studies of metal organic chemical vapor deposition of PbZrxTi1-xO3, R.-V. Wang, F. Jiang, D. D. Fong, G. B. Stephenson, P. H. Fuoss, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, K. Latifi, and Carol Thompson, Thin Solid Films 515 (2007) 5593.

2006

  • Real time x-ray observation of lattice pulling during growth of epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 films, R.-V. Wang, G. B. Stephenson, D. D. Fong, F. Jiang, P. H. Fuoss, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, K. Latifi, and Carol Thompson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 221914.

  • Indium adsorption on GaN under metal-organic chemical vapor deposition conditions, F. Jiang, R.-V. Wang, A. Munkholm, S. K. Streiffer, G. B. Stephenson, P.H. Fuoss, K. Latifi, and Carol Thompson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 161915.

  • In situ synchrotron x-ray studies of ferroelectric thin films, D. D. Fong and Carol Thompson, Annual Review of Materials Research 36 (2006) 431-465.

  • Stabilization of monodomain polarization in ultrathin PbTiO3 films, D. D. Fong, A. K. Kolpak, J. A. Eastman, S. K. Streiffer, P. H. Fuoss, G. B. Stephenson, Carol Thompson, D. M. Kim, K. J. Choi, C. B. Eom, I. Grinberg, A. M. Rappe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006) 127601.

2005

  • Direct structure determination in ultrathin ferroelectric films, D. D. Fong, C. Cionca, Y. Yacoby, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, P. H. Fuoss, S. K. Streiffer, C. Thompson, R. Clarke, R. Pindak, E. A. Stern,Phys. Rev. B 71 (2005)144112.

  • In situ x-ray analysis of materials growth and processing, P. H. Fuoss, R. -V. Wang, J. A. Eastman, D. D. Fong, G. B. Stephenson, S. K. Streiffer, Carol Thompson, F. Jiang, G. -W. Zhou, L. E. Rehn, P. M. Baldo and L.J . Thompson, Journal of Taiwan Vacuum Society 18 (2005) 69.

  • In situ synchrotron x-ray studies of ferroelectric thin films, D. D. Fong, J. A. Eastman, G. B. Stephenson, P. H. Fuoss, S. K. Streiffer, Carol Thompson, and O. Auciello, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 12 (2005) 163.

  • In situ synchrotron x-ray studies of the processing and physics of ferroelectric thin films, G. B. Stephenson, S. K. Streiffer, D. D. Fong, M. V. Ramana Murty, O. Auciello, P. H. Fuoss, J. A. Eastman, A. Munkholm, and Carol Thompson, Polar Oxides: Properties, Characterization, and Imaging, edited by R. Waser, U. Böttger, and S. Tiedke, VCH-Wiley, Ch 8, (2005) 151-160.

  • In-Situ X-Ray Scattering Studies of Electroded Epitaxial PbTiO3 Thin Films, S.K. Streiffer, G.B. Stephenson, D.D. Fong, P.H. Fuoss, J.A. Eastman, R.-V. Wang, F. Jiang, K. Latifi, and Carol Thompson, Proceedings of the 12th US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics, held Annapolis, MD, Nov. 6- 9, 2005, (2005).

2004

  • Ferroelectricity in ultrathin perovskite films, D. D. Fong, G. B. Stephenson, S. K. Streiffer, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, P. H. Fuoss, Carol Thompson, Science 304 (2004) 1650.

  • In situ synchrotron x-ray studies of PbTiO3 thin films, D. D. Fong, Carol Thompson, S. K. Streiffer, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, P. H. Fuoss, and G. B. Stephenson, Annalen dur Physik 13 (2004) 27.

  • Beyond High-K: Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films and Nanostructures, S. K. Streiffer, G. B. Stephenson, D. D. Fong, J. A. Eastman, Carol Thompson, M. Zurbuchen, M. Biegalski, O. Auciello, P. H. Fuoss, D. M. Kim, K. J. Choi, C. B. Eom, Proc. of International Workshop on Dielectric Thin Films, Tokyo, Japan, May 26-28 (2004).

2003

  • In situ studies of PbTiO3 thin films, S. K. Streiffer, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, Carol Thompson, D. D. Fong, O. Auciello, and P. H. Fuoss, Proc. of the 11th US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric & Piezoelectric Ceramics, Sapporo, Japan, Sept. 9-12, 2003, (2003) 171.

  • In situ x-ray studies of vapor phase epitaxy of PbTiO3, G. B. Stephenson, D. D. Fong, M. V. Ramana Murty, S. K. Streiffer, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, P. H. Fuoss, A. Munkholm, M. E. M. Aanerud, and Carol Thompson, Physica B 336 (2003) 81.

2002

  • Observation of nanoscale 180° stripe domains in ferroelectric PbTiO3 thin films, S. K. Streiffer, J. A. Eastman, D. D. Fong, Carol Thompson, A. Munkholm, M. V. Ramana Murty, O. Auciello, G. R. Bai, and G. B. Stephenson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 (2002) 067601.

  • In situ x-ray scattering study of PbTiO3 chemical vapor deposition, M. V. Ramana Murty, S. K. Streiffer, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastmen, Carol Thompson, G. -R. Bai, A. Munkholm, O. Auciello, Appl. Phys. Lett. 18 (2002) 108.

  • Antiferrodistortive reconstruction of the PbTiO3 surface, A. Munkholm, S. K. Streiffer, M. V. Ramana Murty, J. A. Eastman, Carol Thompson, O. Auciello, L. Thompson, J. F. Moore, and G. B. Stephenson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, (2002) 016101.

2001

  • Magnetic domain formation in perforated permalloy films, U. Welp, V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov, G. W. Crabtree, Carol Thompson, V. Metlushko, and B. Ilic , Appl. Phys. Lett. 79 (2001) 1315.

  • X-ray scattering evidence for the structural nature of fatigue in epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 films, Carol Thompson, A. Munkholm, S. K. Streiffer, G. B. Stephenson, K. Ghosh, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, G. -R. Bai, M. K. Lee, and C. B. Eom, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78 (2001) 3511 .

  • Investigations of chemical vapor deposition of GaN using synchrotron radiation , Carol Thompson, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, A. Munkholm, O. Auciello, M. V. Ramana Murty, P. Fini, S. P. DenBaars, J. S. Speck, Journal of the Electrochemical Soc. 148 (2001) C390.

2000

  • Step bunching on the vicinal GaN(0001) surface , M. V. R. Murty, P. Fini, G. B. Stephenson, Carol Thompson, J. A. Eastman, A. Munkholm, O. Auciello, R. Jothilingam, S. P. DenBaars, and J. S. Speck,Phys. Rev. B: Rapid Communications 62 (2000) R10661.

  • In-situ studies of the effect of silicon on GaN growth modes , A. Munkholm, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, M. V. R. Murty, Carol Thompson, P. Fini, J. S. Speck, and S. P. DenBaars, Journal of Crystal Growth 221 [1-4] (2000) 98.

  • Layer-by-layer growth of GaN induced by silicon , A. Munkholm, Carol Thompson, M. V. R. Murty, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, G. B. Stephenson, P. Fini, S. P. DenBaars, J. S. Speck, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77 (2000) 1626.

  • Epitaxial Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3O3-PbTiO3 thin films synthesized by metal organic chemical vapor deposition , G. R. Bai, S. K. Streiffer, O. Auciello, P. K. Baumann, K. Ghosh, S. Stemmer, A. Munkholm, Carol Thompson, R. A. Rao, and C. B. Eom, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76 (3106) 2000.

  • In Situ, Real-Time Measurement of Wing Tilt During Lateral Epitaxial Overgrowth of GaN, P. Fini, A. Munkholm, Carol Thompson, G.B. Stephenson, J.A. Eastman, M.V. Ramana Murty, O. Auciello, L. Zhao, S.P. DenBaars, and J.S. Speck, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76 (2000) 3893.

  • Transition Between the 1x1 and sqrt(3)x 2sqrt(3)R30o Surface Structures of GaN in the Vapor-Phase Environment, A. Munkholm, Carol Thompson, G.B. Stephenson, J.A. Eastman, O. Auciello, P. Fini, J.S. Speck, and S.P. DenBaars, Physica B 283 (2000) 217.

  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Properties of MOCVD Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Epitaxial Thin Films, P. K. Baumann, G. R. Bai, S. K. Streiffer, O. Auciello, K. Ghosh, S. Stemmer, A. Munkholm, C. Thompson, D. J. Kim, J. P. Maria, A. I. Kingon, Ferroelectric Thin Films VIII, MRS Symp. Proc. 596 (2000).

1999

  • Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 thin films synthesized by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, S.K. Streiffer, G. R. Bai, S. Stemmer, O. Auciello, P.K. Baumann, K. Ghosh, A. Munkholm, Carol Thompson, R.A. Rao, and C.-B. Eom, Proceedings of the 9th U.S.-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics, Nov. 2-5 1999, Okinawa, Japan, pp. 223-227.

  • Surface Structure of GaN(0001) in the Chemical Vapor Deposition Environment, A. Munkholm, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, Carol Thompson, P. Fini, J. S. Speck, O. Auciello, P. H. Fuoss, and S. P. DenBaars, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83 (1999) 741.

  • Observation of growth modes during metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of GaN, G. B. Stephenson, J.A. Eastman, Carol Thompson, O. Auciello, L. J. Thompson, A. Munkholm, P. Fini, S.P. DenBaars, J.S. Speck, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74 (1999) 3326.

  • Real-time x-ray scattering studies of surface structure during metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of GaN, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, O. Auciello, A. Munkholm. Carol Thompson, P. H. Fuoss, P. Fini, S. P. DenBaars, and J. S. Speck, MRS Bulletin 24 [1] (1999) 21.

1998

  • Determination of the cubic to hexagonal fraction in GaN nucleation layers using grazing incidence x-ray scattering, A. Munkholm, Carol Thompson, C.M. Foster, J.A. Eastman, O. Auciello, G.B. Stephenson, P. Fini, S.P. DenBaars, J.S. Speck, Appl. Phys. Lett. 72 (1998) 2972.

1997

  • Observation of the polarization of domains in ferroelectric thin films using x-ray interference, Carol Thompson, Christopher M. Foster, Jeffrey A. Eastman, and G. Brian Stephenson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71(1997) 3516.

  • Effect of Surface Influenced Order on Thermal Expansivity of Polymer Thin Films, Carol Thompson, R.F. Saraf, and J.L. Jordan-Sweet, Langmuir 13 (1997) 7135.

1994

  • X-ray reflectivity study of the growth kinetics of vapor-deposited silver films, Carol Thompson, G. Palasantzas, Y.P. Feng, S.K. Sinha, and J. Krim, Phys. Rev. B 49 (1994) 4902.

  • Quartz crystal microbalance and synchrotron x-ray reflectivity study of water and liquid xenon adsorbed on gold and quartz, R. Chiarello, J. Krim, and Carol Thompson, Surface Science 306 (1994) 359.

  • Surface morphology characterization with x-ray scattering techniques, Carol Thompson, in Synchrotron Techniques in Interfacial Electrochemistry, editors: C.A. Melendres and T.J Tadjedine, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Volume 432, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.

1991

  • X-ray reflectivity and adsorption isotherm study of fractal scaling in vapor-deposited films, R. Chiarello, V. Panella, J. Krim, and Carol Thompson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67 (1991) 3408.

1990

  • X-ray reflectivity on perfluoropolyether polymer molecules on amorphous carbon, M.F. Toney and Carol Thompson, J. of Chem. Phys. 92 (1990) 3781.

on PhD research

  • Hendricks-Teller analysis of stacking-fault-broadened profiles in C24Rb, Carol Thompson, M.E. Misenheimer and S.C. Moss, Acta Cryst. B 44 (1988) 6.

  • X-ray determination of the substrate modulation potential for a two-dimensional Rb liquid in graphite, S.C. Moss, G. Reiter, J.L. Robertson, Carol Thompson, J.D. Fan, and K. Ohshima, Phys. Rev. Lett. 57 (1986) 3191.

  • Studies of substrate modulation effects in the liquid phase of stage 2 Rb graphite untercalation compounds, S. C. Moss, G. Reiter, Carol Thompson, J. L. Robertson, J. D. Fan, and K. Ohshima, Proceedings of the 1986 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Volume K: Graphite Intercalation Compounds (1986) 20.

  • Anomalous x-ray scattering study of disordered C24Rb, Carol Thompson, S.C. Moss, G. Reiter, and M.E. Meisenheimer, Synthetic Metals 12 (1985) 57.

  • Models for substrate-intercalant interaction and their application to a Bragg peak analysis in disordered C24Rb, S. C. Moss, G. Reiter, and Carol Thompson, Proceedings of the 1984 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Volume I: Extended Abstracts: Graphite Intercalation Compounds (1984) 140.

  • Anomalous x-ray scattering study of the disordered state in stage 2 Rb-intercalated graphite C24Rb , Carol Thompson and S. C. Moss, Proceedings of the 1984 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Volume I: Extended Abstracts: Graphite Intercalation Compounds (1984) 137.

Undergraduate

  • Magnetic and transport properties of amorphous ferromagnetic (Fe100-xMx)79P15B8 alloys obtained by splat-cooling, J. Durand, Carol Thompson, and A. Amamou, Proceedings of the Third Int'l Conference of Rapidly Quenched Metals vol 2 (1978) 109.

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