Dr Robert Airey
BSc, MSc, PhD
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Associate
Research Associate responsible for device processing, within the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council National Epitaxy Facility.
+44 114 222 5820
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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
George Porter Building
Wheeldon Street
Sheffield
S3 7HQ
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B.Sc., 1988, Physical Electronics, University of Bradford. M.Sc., 1989, Medical Electronics, University of London. Ph.D., 1995, Physics, University of Cranfield for the thesis "Second-Harmonic generation in Langmuir-Blodgett films." Medical Physicist, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. 1989-1991, Research into the effect prostate removal has on bladder control. Teaching Company Associate, University of Lancaster and Oxley Developments. 1995-1997, Development of microstructures using deep X-ray lithography. Research Assistant, Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield. 1997-1998, Fabrication and chracterisation of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs). Research Associate, Department of Physics, University of Sheffield and the Medical Physics department at the Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield. 1998-2000, Development of CVD diamond as a radiation detector for use in radiotherapy.
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Journal articles
- . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27(27).
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 115(16).
- . Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 46(26), 264007-264007.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 101(25).
- . Nanoscale Res Lett, 7(1), 592-592.
- . Physica B Condensed Matter, 407(15), 2960-2963.
- . Thin Solid Films, 520(7), 3064-3070.
- . Semiconductor Science and Technology, 27(1).
- . Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 50(4S), 04DG10-04DG10.
- Characterisation of defects in p-GaN by admittance spectroscopy. Physica B: Condensed Matter.
- Characterization of defects in Mg doped GaN epitaxial layers using conductance measurements. Thin Solid Films.
- Demonstration of Photon Coupling in Dual Multiple-Quantum-Well Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 99(23).
- . Applied Physics Letters , 99(5).
- . Optical and Quantum Electronics, 42(9-10), 619-629.
- . JPN J APPL PHYS, 50(4).
- . IEEE J SEL TOP QUANT, 17(5), 1334-1342.
- Toward 1550-nm GaAs-Based Lasers Using InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Bilayers. IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics.
- . NANOSCALE RES LETT, 6.
- . Electronics Letters, 47(1), 44-46.
- . Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 245, 012083-012083.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 96(5).
- . PHYS REV B, 81(3).
- . IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 21(14), 966-968.
- . Journal of Electronic Materials, 38(5), 635-639.
- . Phys Rev Lett, 101(22), 226807.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 92(14).
- . J PHYS D APPL PHYS, 41(9).
- . J PHYS D APPL PHYS, 41(9).
- . J APPL PHYS, 102(11).
- . 2007 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1-2.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 91(14).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 91(14).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 91(5).
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 101(9).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 90(15).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 90(2).
- . Journal of Crystal Growth, 298, 754-757.
- Very low-threshold-current-density 1.34-μm GaInNAs/GaAs quantum well lasers with a quaternary-barrier structure. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- Very low-threshold-current-density 1.34-μm GaInNAs/GaAs quantum well lasers with a quaternary-barrier structure. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- Very low-threshold-current-density 1.34-μm GaInNAs/GaAs quantum well lasers with a quaternary-barrier structure. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- InGaAs-AlAsSb quantum cascade lasers: Towards 3 μm emission. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 100(6).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 89(8).
- . Electronics Letters, 42(16), 923-924.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 88(13).
- . Applied Physics Letters, 88(5).
- Ingaas-alassb quantum cascade lasers emitting at 4.4 μm. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- . J APPL PHYS, 98(8).
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 97(12).
- . Applied Physics Letters, 86(10).
- Ingaas-alassb quantum cascade lasers emitting at 4.4 μm. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 85(18), 3992-3994.
- InGaAs-AlAsSb quantum cascade structures emitting at 3.1 mu m. ELECTRON LETT, 40(14), 874-875.
- . Journal of Applied Physics, 95(12), 7584-7587.
- . Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 21(2-4), 892-896.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 84(9), 1447-1449.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 83(26), 5377-5379.
- . J APPL PHYS, 94(4), 2631-2637.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 82(24), 4221-4223.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 82(20), 3409-3411.
- Tuneable optoelectronic bandpass filtering using a simple self-pulsating two-section laser. OPT EXPRESS, 11(2), 151-157.
- . Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 75(1-2), 299-305.
- Electrical characteristics of AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator semiconductor heterostructure field-effect transistors on sapphire substrates. J ELECTRON MATER, 32(5), 350-354.
- . IEEE T ELECTRON DEV, 49(12), 2349-2351.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 38(24), 1539-1541.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 81(8), 1378-1380.
- . Thin Solid Films, 412(1-2), 122-128.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 80(20), 3769-3771.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 80(20), 3769-3771.
- Comparison of different surface passivation dielectrics in AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors. J PHYS D APPL PHYS, 35(7), 595-598.
- . Electronics Letters, 38(2), 75-77.
- . Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 14(1-2), 132-135.
- . Electronics Letters, 37(21), 1292-1293.
- . Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 460(1), 20-26.
- . Diamond and Related Materials, 9(3-6), 965-969.
- . Physical Review B, 88(24).
- . New Journal of Physics, 15(8), 083027-083027.
- . Physical Review B, 75(15).
- . Physical Review B, 75(11).
- . Physical Review B, 75(11).
- . Physical Review B, 74(19).
- . Physical Review B, 72(24).
- . Physical Review Letters, 93(14).
- . Physical Review Letters, 91(24).
- . Physical Review Letters, 91(12).
Conference proceedings
- . 2019 24th Microoptics Conference (MOC) (pp 306-307), 17 November 2019 - 20 November 2019.
- . 2013 Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference (pp 1-3), 27 April 2013 - 30 April 2013.
- . Extended Abstracts of the 2011 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, 27 September 2011 - 30 September 2011.
- . 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp 000118-000118), 19 June 2011 - 24 June 2011.
- . IET Optoelectronics, Vol. 5(3) (pp 100-104)
- . Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7953
- . 2010 Photonics Global Conference (pp 1-4), 14 December 2010 - 16 December 2010.
- . 22nd IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference (pp 69-70), 26 September 2010 - 30 September 2010.
- . Extended Abstracts of the 2010 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, 21 September 2010 - 24 September 2010.
- . PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Vol. 247(7) (pp 1761-1763)
- . JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, Vol. 311(10) (pp 2857-2859)
- . 2008 33rd IEEE Photovolatic Specialists Conference (pp 1-5), 11 May 2008 - 16 May 2008.
- . 2008 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp 1-5), 11 May 2008 - 16 May 2008.
- . Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 40(5) (pp 1200-1201)
- Short-wavelength quantum cascade lasers - art. no. 69090V. NOVEL IN-PLANE SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS VII, Vol. 6909 (pp V9090-V9090)
- . AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 893 (pp 551-552)
- . AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 893 (pp 651-652)
- . 2007 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) (pp 1-2), 6 May 2007 - 11 May 2007.
- InGaAs-AlAsSb Quantum Cascade Lasers: Towards 3 mu m Emission. 2007 CONFERENCE ON LASERS & ELECTRO-OPTICS/QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER SCIENCE CONFERENCE (CLEO/QELS 2007), VOLS 1-5 (pp 492-493)
- Short wavelength InGaAs-AlAsSb-InP quantum cascade lasers. 2007 IEEE LEOS ANNUAL MEETING CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 705-706)
- . physica status solidi c, Vol. 4(7) (pp 2634-2637)
- . Physica Status Solidi C - Current Topics in Solid State Physics, Vol 4, No 1, Vol. 4(1) (pp 120-124)
- . JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, Vol. 18(7) (pp 689-694)
- . Optical Methods in the Life Sciences, Vol. 6386 (pp U86-U93)
- . SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 6184 (pp 61840D-61840D)
- . 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conference (pp 861-864), 7 May 2006 - 12 May 2006.
- . High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics (pp 143-148)
- InGaAs-AlAsSb quantum cascade lasers emitting at 4.4 mu m. 2005 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics (CLEO), Vols 1-3 (pp 248-250)
- InGaAs-AlAsSb-InP quantum cascade lasers: Performance and prospects. 2005 International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (pp 76-77)
- . Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 87(1-4) (pp 169-179)
- . Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 40(6) (pp 1445-1449)
- . International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 18(27n29) (pp 3597-3602)
- . PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 23(3-4) (pp 309-314)
- . Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 21(2-4) (pp 863-866)
- Influence of dual-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition Si3N4 passivation on the electrical characteristics of AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, Vol. 33(5) (pp 400-407)
- Effect of barrier composition and well number on the dark current of quantum well solar cells. Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Vol. C (pp 2706-2709)
- The effect of intervalley scattering on the performance of GaAs-AlAs quantum cascade lasers. Institute of Physics Conference Series, Vol. 171 (pp 117-123)
- Recent results on quantum well solar cells. Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Vol. A (pp 606-611)
- The potential for strain-balanced quantum well solar cells in terrestrial concentrator applications. Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Vol. C (pp 2718-2721)
- . Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 13(2-4) (pp 835-839)
- The effect of dielectric stress on the electrical characteristics of AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors (HFETs). EDMO 2002: 10TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRON DEVICES FOR MICROWAVE AND OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS (pp 130-135)
- . SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 2278 (pp 126-133)
- . SPIE Proceedings, Vol. 2198 (pp 829-835)
- . Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. (pp 587-590)
- . Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. (pp 1035-1038)
- . International Conference on Molecular Bean Epitaxy (pp 239-240)
Preprints
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- Professional activities and memberships
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- Chemical Vapour Deposition Epitaxy - Characterisation of CVD diamond using the thermally stimulated current technique. The development of an in-shoe sensor to measure the shear forces exerted on the foot whilst walking, with the aim to predict and identify areas on the sole of the foot that are likely to ulcerate.
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