Presentations/Publications

 

Recent Presentations:

231th National meeting of the ACS, Atlanta, GA, 26 March 2006 "Influence of dendrimer interlayers on the texture and tribology of Ta ultrathin films" Abstract accepted (Presentation)

227th National meeting of the ACS, Anaheim, CA, 28 March 2004 "Surface Modification by Thin Films for Tribology" Presentation

Troy State University, Troy, AL, 05 August 2004, "Kinetic Influences on the Growth Mode of Ulthrathin Dendrimer-Metal Nanocomposites" Invited Presentation

225th National meeting of the ACS, New Orleans, LA, 24 March 2003 "Physical and Mechanical Characterization of Dendrimer-Metal Nanocomposites" Presentation

Center for Materials for Information Technology, The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, March 2002 "Surface Modification by Thin Films for Tribology" Presentation

MRSEC Fall Research Review, The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, November 2001 "Kinetic Energy Influences on the Growth Mode of Metal Overlayers on Dendrimer Mediated Substrates" Poster

MRSEC Fall Research Review, The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, November 2002 "Physical and Mechanical Properties of Dendrimer-Metal Nanocomposites" Poster

MRSEC Fall Research Review, The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, November 2003 "Unique Physical and Mechanical Properties of Au and Cu Metal Overlayers grown on Dendrimer Mediated Substrates" Poster

NOBCChE 30th Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 13-18 April 2003 "UA’s NOBCChE Chapter Representative"

Research Experience:

The focus of my dissertation primarily consists of characterizations of thin solid films modified by PAMAM poly(amidoamine) dendrimer monolayers. Through my research, I have gained knowledge and experience relating to instrumentation used in surface characterization. I have research experience with the following instrumentation: X-ray Reflectivity, X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscope, Secondary Electron Microscope, NanoIndenter II Mechanical Properties Microprobe (wear measurements), Hysitron TriboScope (nanohardness measurements) and Four Point Probe Method (conductivity measurements)

Publications:

  • A. Rar, M. Curry, J. A. Barnard, and S.C. Street "Thin metal films deposited on dendrimer monolayers" Tribology Lett. 12 87-94 (2002).

  • F. T. Xu, M. Curry, P. P. Ye, J. A. Barnard, and S. C. Street "Molecular interlayers and mechanism of abrasive wear of ultrathin metal films" Tribology Lett. 12 189-193 (2002).
  • F. T. Xu, M. Curry, F. Huang, P. P. Ye, A. Rar, J. A. Barnard, and S. C. Street "Nanoscratch behavior of Sputtered metal films on PAMAM dendrimer monolayers" Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 710 DD14.4.1-DD14.4.6 (2002).
  • M. Curry, D. Arrington, F. T. Xu, J. A. Barnard, and S. C. Street "Kinetic energy influences on the growth mode of metal over-layers on dendrimer mediated substrates" J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A. 21 234-240 (2002).
  • D. Arrington, M. Curry, and S. C. Street "Patterned thin films of polyamidoamine dendrimers formed Using Microcontact Printing" Langmuir 18 7788-7791 (2002).
  • J. Zhang, M. Curry, and S. C. Street "The nanomechanical effect of dendrimer interlayers underneath Cu ultrathin films" Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 734 B.9.51.1-B.9.51.6 (2003).
  • X. Li, M. Curry, G. Wei, J. Zhang, S. C. Street, and M. L. Weaver "Nanotribological studies of the dendrimer-mediated metallic thin films" Surface and Coating Technology 177 504-511 (2004)
  • X. Li, F. Huang, M. Curry, S. C. Street, and M. L. Weaver "Nanoindentation response of dendrimer-mediated soft metallic ultrathin films" Proceeding of TMS (The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society) conference, Charlotte, NC, March 14-18, 2004
  • X. Li, F. Huang, M. Curry, S. C. Street, and M. L. Weaver "Improved adhesion of Au thin films to SiOx/Si substrates by dendrimer mediation" Thin Solid Films 473 164-168 (2005).
  • M. Curry "Physical, Mechancial, and Tribological Characterization of Dendrimer Metal Nanocomposites" Ph. D. Dissertation, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2004.
  • X. Li, F. Huang, M. Curry, S. C. Street, and M. L. Weaver "Nanoscratch behavior of dendrimer-mediated Ti thin films" accepted to Tribology Letters
  • M. Curry, J. Zhang, X. Li, M. L. Weaver, and S. C. Street "Structural characterizations of dendrimer-mediated Metallic Ti and Al thin film nanocomposites" submitted to Thin Solid Films
  • M. Curry, X. Li, F. Huang, M. L. Weaver, and S. C. Street "A tribological study of kinetically influenced ultrathin Au and Cu metal overlayers grown on dendrimer mediated Si" submitted to Tribology Letters
  • M. Curry, X. Li, F. Huang, M. L. Weaver, and S. C. Street "Grain size effects on the plastic deformation of nanocrystalline metallic Au and Cu films grown on dendrimer mediated Si" in preparation
  • M. Curry, S. Shuler, and S. C. Street "Dendrimer assisted nano transfer printing (nTP) of metallic overlayers" in preparation
  • M. Curry, S. Shuler, F. Huang, X. Li, M. L. Weaver, and S. C. Street "Effects of polymer mediation on the crystallographic structure of Ta-based films" in preparation
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