Accomplishments
Publications
Book Chapters:
J. D. B. Bradley, R. Wang, H. C. Frankis, D. B. Bonneville, K. Miarabbas Kiani, and H. M. Mbonde, “Silicon Nitride Integrated Optics,” in Integrated Optics Volume 1: Modeling, Material Platforms and Fabrication Techniques, Eds G. C. Righini and M. Ferrari (The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, 2021), pp. 299–349.
J. S. Price, D. J. H. Emslie, "Cyclic and Non-Cyclic Pi Complexes of Manganese", in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV, Eds. G. Parkin, K. Meyer, D. O'Hare (Elsevier, 2022), Volume 5, Ch. 5.07, pp. 378-546.
Journal Articles:
Hoffman, N. A.; Emslie, D. J. H. E. Synthesis, characterization, volatility, and thermal stability of fluorinated copper(II) aminoalkoxide complexes as potential vapour deposition precursors. Can. J. Chem. 2024, 102, 620. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2024-0006 (Awarded the Front Cover of the journal issue)
González-Martínez, E.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Shrinking devices: shape-memory polymer fabrication of micro-and nanostructured electrodes. ChemPhysChem. 2024, 425, e202300535. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202300535 (featured on Cover and Cover Profile)
González-Martínez, E.; González-Martínez, D. A.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Bioelectrochemical sensing using benchtop fabricated nanoroughened microstructured electrodes. Advanced Sensor Research 2024, 3, 2300210. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300210
González-Martínez, E.; Beganovic, N. E.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Bench-top fabricated nano-roughened microstructured electrodes for electrochemical and surface enhanced Raman scattering sensing. Small Methods 2024, 8, 2301215. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301215
Khatami, Z.; Wolz, L.; Wojcik, J.; Mascher, P. A comprehensive calibration of integrated magnetron sputtering and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition for rare-earth doped thin films. J. Mater. Res. 2024, 39, 150. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01207-2
Mbonde, H. M.; Singh, N.; Segat Frare, B. L.; Sinobad, M.; Torab Ahmadi, P.; Hashemi, B.; Bonneville, D. B.; Mascher, P.; Kärntner, F. X.; Bradley, J. D. B. Octave-spanning supercontinuum generation in a thin Si3N4 waveguide coated with highly nonlinear TeO2. Optics Letters 2024, 49, 2725. https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2022.FW7E.3
Kneller, J.; Flannigan, L.; Xu, C.-Q. Design considerations for continuous wave intracavity backwards optical parametric oscillators. Photonics 2024, 11, 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11040318
Kneller, J.; Rizi, S. S.; Flannigan, L.; Xu, C.-Q. The effects of thermalization on the performance of passively Q-switched IC-OPOs. Front. Phys. 2024, 12, 1428671. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2024.1428671
Pereira, T. L. E.; Serrano-Sevillano, J.; Diaz Moreno, B.; Reid, J.; Carlier, D.; Goward, G. R. A combined 7Li NMR, density functional theory and operando synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction to investigate a structural evolution of cathode material LiFeV2O7. Faraday Discuss. 2024, Advanced Article. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4FD00077C
Qu, J.; Sadighi, Z.; Yuan, H.; Zuin, L.; Goward, G. R.; Botton, G. Effective recovery of the air-exposed Ni-rich lithium transition metal oxide cathodes with a coating-stabilized surface. J. Power Sources 2024, 614, 234983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234983
González-Martínez, E.; Saem, S.; Beganovic, N. E.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Electrochemical nano-roughening of gold microstructured electrodes for the enhanced detection of copper and glucose. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202218080. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202218080
González-Martínez, E.; Rekas, A.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Simple and inexpensive fabrication of high surface area paper-based gold electrodes for electrochemical and surface enhanced Raman scattering sensing. Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 55183. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c15224
Horvath, C.; Westwood-Bachman, J. N.; Setzer, K.; McKinlay, A.; Naraine, C. M.; Mbonde, H. M.; Segat Frare, B. L.; Torab Ahmadi, P.; Mascher, P.; Bradley, J. D. B.; Aktary, M. Prototyping of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits for visible and near-infrared applications. Proc. SPIE 12424, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII 2023, 1242404. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647576
Segat Frare, B. L.; Bonneville, D. B.; Mbonde, H. M.; Torab Ahmadi, P.; Hashemi, B.; Frankis, H. C.; Mascher, P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Erbium-doped tellurium oxide distributed Bragg reflector lasers on silicon nitride chips. Proc. SPIE 12424, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII 2023, 124240. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650693
Bhattacharyya, P.; Ahammou, B.; Azmi, F.; Kleiman, R.; Mascher, P. Design and fabrication of color-generating nitride based thin-film optical filters for photovoltaic applications. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2023, 41, 033409. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002357
Ahammou, B.; Bhattacharyya, P.; Levallois, C.; Azmi, F.; Landesman, J.-P.; Mascher, P. Mechanical and optical properties of amorphous silicon nitride-based films prepared by electron cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2023, 41, 053113. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002896
Segat Frare, B. L.; Torab Ahmadi, P.; Hashemi, B.; Bonneville, D. B.; Mbonde, H. M.; Frankis, H. C.; Knights, A. P.; Mascher, P.; Bradley, J. D. B. On-chip hybrid erbium-doped tellurium oxide-silicon nitride distributed Bragg reflector lasers. Appl. Phys. B 2023, 129, 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-023-08099-4
Namin, R. S.; Mascher, P.; Chibante, F.; Khatami, Z. Optical and structural properties of europium-doped silicon oxide fabricated using integrated sputtering and chemical vapour deposition. ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 2023, 12, 106002. https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/acfc65
Cui, M; Bazak, J. D.; Jarvis, V.; Mozharivskyj, Y.; Goward, G. R. Accurate measurements of Li+ dynamics in pressure-treated solid electrolytes by powder X-ray diffraction and 7Li magnetic resonance diffusometry. J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 24498. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05927
Horvath, C.; Westwood-Bachman, J. N.; Setzer, K; McKinlay, A.; Naraine, C. M.; Mbonde, H. M.; Segat Frare, B. L.; Torab Ahmadi, P.; Mascher, P.; Bradley, J. D. B.; Aktary, J. Prototyping of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits for visible and near-infrared applications. Proc. SPIE 12424, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII 2023, 1242404. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647576
Segat Frare, B. L; Bonneville, D. B.; Mbonde, H. M.; Torab Ahmadi, P.; Hashemi, B.; Frankis, H. C.; Mascher, P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Erbium-doped tellurium oxide distributed Bragg reflector lasers on silicon nitride chips. Proc. SPIE 12424, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII 2023, 124240E. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650693
Abdelal, A.; Khatami, Z.; Mascher, P. A Comparative Study of a:SiCN:H Thin Films Fabricated with Acetylene and Methane. ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 2023, 12, 013002. https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/aca9fb
Bhattacharyya, P.; Ahammou, B.; Azmi, F.; Kleiman, R.; Mascher, P. Design and Fabrication of Color-generating Nitride based Thin-Film Optical Filters for Photovoltaic Applications. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2023, 41, 033409. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002357
Kneller, J.; Liam Flannigan, L.; Xu, C.-Q. Theoretical study of diode pumped intracavity backward optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate. Appl. Phys. B 2023, 129, 99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-023-08045-4
Sadighi, Z.; Price, J. S.; Qu, J.; Emslie, D. J. H.; Botton, G. A.; Goward, G. R. Atomic Layer Deposition ZnO-Enhanced Negative Electrode for Lithium-Ion Battery: Understanding of Conversion/Alloying Reaction via 7Li Solid State NMR Spectroscopy. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2023, 170 (1), 010512. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acaf3e
Al Hareri, M; Emslie, D. J. H. Synthesis, Structures, and Thermal Stability of Dialkyl and Bis(amido) Zirconium(IV) Acen Complexes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26, e202200594. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202200594
Ahmadi, A.; Jamie M. Foster, J. M.; Protas, B. Data-driven optimal closures for mean-cluster models: Beyond the classical pair approximation. Phys. Rev. E 2022, 106, 025313. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.106.025313
Ding, X.; Shen, E.; Zhu, Y.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Stretchable thin film inductors for wireless sensing in wearable electronic devices. Flexible and Printable Electronics 2022, 7, 035017. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-8585/ac8c50
Naraine, C.; Westwood-Bachman, J.; Horvath, C.; Aktary, M.; Knights, A.; Schmid, J.; Cheben, P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Subwavelength grating metamaterial waveguides and ring resonators on a silicon nitride platform. Laser & Photonics Reviews 2022, 17(2), 2200216. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202200216
Azmi, F.; Gao, Y.; Khatami, Z; Mascher, P. Tunable Emission from Eu:SiOxNy Thin Films Prepared by Integrated Magnetron Sputtering and Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2022, 40, 043402. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001761
Ahammou, B.; Abdelal, A.; Landesman, J.-P.; Christophe Levallois, C.; Mascher, P. Strain engineering in III-V photonic components through structuration of SiNx films. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 2022, 40, 012202. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001352
Yu, Y.-D.; Price, J. P.; Romero, P. E.; Emslie, D. J. H. Homoleptic 1-Norbornyl Complexes of Group 4 and Manganese: Synthesis, Structures, Volatility and Thermal Stability. Can. J. Chem. 2022, 100, 704. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0103
Al Hareri, M; Emslie, D. J. H. Room-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Elemental Antimony. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34 (5), 2400. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c04411
Miarabbas Kiani, K.; Bonneville, D. B.; Knights, A. P.; Bradley, J. D. B. High-Q TeO2-Si Hybrid Microring Resonators. Applied Sciences 2022, 12 (3), 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031363
Miarabbas Kiani, K.; Frankis, H. C.; Naraine, C. M.; Bonneville, D. B.; Knights, A. P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Lasing in a Hybrid Rare-Earth Silicon Microdisk. Laser & Photonics Reviews 2022, 16 (1), 2100348. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202270005
Al-Salih, H.; Cui, M; Yim, C.-H.; Sadighi, Z.; Yan, S.; Karkar, Z.; Goward, G. R.; Baranova, E. A.; Abu-Lebdeh, Y. A Ceramic Rich Quaternary Composite Solid-State Electrolyte for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2022, 169, 080510. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac86a6
Ahmadi, A.; Foster, J. M.; Protas, B. Data-Driven Optimal Closures for Mean-Cluster Models: Beyond the Classical Pair Approximation. Physical Review E 2022 (in press).
Ding, X; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Efficient Multi-Material Structured Thin Film Transfer to Elastomers for Stretchable Electronic Devices. Micromachines 2022, 13, 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020334
Bonneville, D. B.; Miller, J. W.; Smyth, C.; Mascher, P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Low-Temperature and Low-Pressure Silicon Nitride Deposition by ECR-PECVD for Optical Waveguides. Applied Sciences 2021, 11 (5), 2110. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052110
Price, J.; Emslie, D. J. H. Reactions of manganese silyl dihydride complexes with CO2. Polyhedron 2021, 206, 115326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2021.115326
Abdelal, A.; Khatami, Z.; Mascher, P. Influence of Different Carbon Precursors on Optical and Electrical Properties of Silicon Carbonitride Thin Films. ECS Transactions 2020, 97 (2), 59. https://doi.org/10.1149/09702.0059ecst
Khatami, Z.; Bleczewski, L.; Neville, J. J.; Mascher, P. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Silicon Carbide Thin Films Improved by Nitrogen for All-Silicon Solar Cells. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 2020, 9 (8) 083002. https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/abb2b1
Price, J. S.; DeJordy, D. M.; Emslie, D. J. H.; Britten, J. F. Reactions of [(dmpe)2MnH(C2H4)]: Synthesis and Characterization of Manganese(I) Borohydride and Hydride Complexes. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49 (29), 9983–9994. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT01726D.
Naraine, C. M.; Miller, J. W.; Frankis, H. C.; Hagan, D. E.; Mascher, P.; Schmid, J. H.; Cheben, P.; Knights, A. P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Subwavelength Grating Metamaterial Waveguides Functionalized with Tellurium Oxide Cladding. Opt. Express 2020, 28 (12), 18538–18547. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.393729.
Al-Salih, H.; Huang, A.; Yim, C.-H.; Freytag, A. I.; Goward, G. R.; Baranova, E.; Abu-Lebdeh, Y. A Polymer-Rich Quaternary Composite Solid Electrolyte for Lithium Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2020, 167 (7), 070557. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab7fb8.
Or, T.; Miettunen, K.; Cranston, E. D.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M.; Vapaavuori, J. Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels as Electrolyte Scaffolds for Glass and Plastic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2 (8), 5635–5642. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b00795.
Freytag, A. I.; Pauric, A. D.; Krachkovskiy, S. A.; Goward, G. R. In Situ Magic-Angle Spinning 7Li NMR Analysis of a Full Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Battery Using a Jelly Roll Cell Design. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (35), 13758–13761. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b06885.
Kiani, K. M.; Frankis, H. C.; Mbonde, H. M.; Mateman, R.; Leinse, A.; Knights, A. P.; Bradley, J. D. B. Thulium-Doped Tellurium Oxide Waveguide Amplifier with 7.6 DB Net Gain on a Silicon Nitride Chip. Opt. Lett. 2019, 44 (23), 5788–5791. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.005788.
Or, T.; Saem, S.; Esteve, A.; Osorio, D. A.; De France, K. J.; Vapaavuori, J.; Hoare, T.; Cerf, A.; Cranston, E. D.; Moran-Mirabal, J. M. Patterned Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogel Films with Tunable Dimensions and Morphologies as Ultra-Porous Scaffolds for Cell Culture. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2019, 2 (7), 4169–4179. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b00640.
Khatami, Z.; Nowikow, C.; Wojcik, J.; Mascher, P. Annealing of silicon carbonitride nanostructured thin films: Interdependency of hydrogen content, optical, and structural properties. Journal of Materials Science 2018, 53 (2), 1497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1576-6
Miller, J. W.; Khatami, Z.; J Wojcik, J.; Bradley, J. D. B.; P Mascher, P. Integrated ECR-PECVD and magnetron sputtering system for rare-earth-doped Si-based materials. Surface and Coatings Technology 2018, 336, 99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.08.051
Khatami, Z.; Bosco, G. B. F.; Wojcik, J.; Tessler, L. R.; Mascher, P. Influence of deposition conditions on the characteristics of luminescent silicon carbonitride thin films, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 2018, 7 (2), N7. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2.0151802jss
Presentations
2024
Invited Talk - D. J. H. Emslie, "Thermal ALD: From Reactor Design to New Precursor and Method Development," (2024) Area Selective Deposition 2024, Montreal, QC.
M. Al Hareri, "Precursor & Reactivity Design for Main Group Element Atomic Layer Deposition," (2024) Area Selective Deposition 2024, Montreal, QC.
N. Hoffman, "Fluorinated Silver Alkoxides as Precursors for Atomic Layer Deposition," (2024) Area Selective Deposition 2024, Montreal, QC.
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, "Silicon-based Thin Film Structures for Photonic and Photovolatic Applications," (2024) 48th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), Daytona Beach, FL.
F. Azmi, "Optical Properties of Europium-doped Silicon based Thin Films," (2024) Symposium on Nanoscale Luminescent Materials 8, 245th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Francisco, CA.
Invited Talk - F. Azmi, Z. Khatami, P. Mascher, "Rare-Earth Luminescence in Silicon-Based Thin Film Structures," (2024) Symposium on Nanoscale Luminescent Materials 8, 245th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Francisco, CA. (Thomas D. Callinan Award Talk)
Poster - P. Torab Ahmadi, "Low-Loss and Low-Temperature Al2O3 Thin Films for Integrated Photonics Deposited by Plasma-Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputtering," (2024) 10th International Symposium on Functional Coatings and Surface Engineering (FCSE-2024), Montreal, QC.
P. Bhattacharyya, "Design and Fabrication of Multiple-Color-Generating Thin-Film Optical Filters for Photovoltaic Applications," (2024) 10th International Symposium on Functional Coatings and Surface Engineering (FCSE-2024), Montreal, QC.
Invited Talk - J. D. B. Bradley, B. L. Segat Frare, B. Hashemi, P. Torab Amadi, M. A. Méndez-Rosales, N. Majidian Taleghani, C. M. Naraine, K. Miarabbas Kiani, H. C. Frankis, D. B. Bonneville, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, P. R. Selvaganapathy, P. Mascher, and A. P. Knights, "Prospects and design considerations for hybrid glass-silicon waveguides," (2024) Photonics West, Silicon Photonics Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Invited Talk - J. D. B. Bradley et al., "Hybrid glass devices for silicon photonic integrated circuits," (2024) Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, France.
Invited Talk - J. Schmid et al., "Recent advances in integrated photonics with subwavelength and resonant metamaterials," (2024) Photonics North, Vancouver, BC.
Invited Talk - J. D. B. Bradley et al., "Hybrid tellurite glass-silicon devices for photonic integrated circuits," (2024) Photonics North, Vancouver, BC.
Poster - Z. Liu, A. Cheng, K.J. Sanders, A. Espinoza, S. Gourley, B. Adams, D.C. Higgins, G.R. Goward, "Probing the Electrochemistry of the Electrode in Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries via In-situ 1H NMR," (2024) Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition 2024, Winnipeg, MB.
Poster - E.G. Magee, Z. Sadighi, K.J. Sanders, G.R. Goward, "Operando 7Li Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Integrated with an In-Situ Electrochemical setup to study Lithium Metal Deposition on the Anode of Lithium-ion Batteries," (2024) Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition 2024, Winnipeg, MB.
Poster - A. Quadiri, K.J. Sanders, Z. Sadighi, G.R. Goward, "A Quantitative Study by 7Li Operando NMR on Composite Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries," (2024) Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition 2024, Winnipeg, MB.
2023
N. Hoffman, "From Design to Deposition: Precursor Synthesis and the Development of New Processes for Atomic Layer Deposition," (2023) 2023 McMaster University Graduate Research Symposium, Hamilton, ON.
M. Al Hareri, "Precursor & Reactivity Design for Main Group Element Atomic Layer Deposition," (2023) 54th Inorganic Discussion Weekend, Windsor, ON.
Contributed Talk - P. Mascher, presented on behalf of F. Azmi, "Optical and Mechanical Properties of Europium-Doped Silicon Oxynitride Thin Films," (2023) 20th Canadian Semiconductor Science and Technology Conference (CSSTC), Montreal, QC.
Seminar - H. M. Mbonde, B. L. Segat Frare, T. Wildi, P. Torab Ahmadi, B. Hashemi, D. B. Bonneville, T. Herr, and J. D. B. Bradley, "Measured anomalous dispersion, Kerr comb, and lasing in hybrid TeO2-coated Si3N4 waveguides," (2023) 23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Bucharest, Romania.
B. Hashemi et al. "Silicon Nitride Photonics," (2023) SiEPIC Passive Silicon Photonics Workshop, Online.
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, "Silicon-based Thin Film Structures for Photonic and Photovoltaic Applications," (2023) 12th International Symposium on Plasma Nanoscience (iPlasmaNano-XII), Guadeloupe, France.
T. L. E. Pereira, K.J. Sanders, J. S. Sevillano, J. F. Britten, D. Carlier, G.R. Goward, "Studies of structural changes in LiFeV2O7 by Solid-State NMR and DFT calculations," (2023) Alpine Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Solids 2023, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France.
T. L. E. Pereira, K.J. Sanders, J. S. Sevillano, J. F. Britten, D. Carlier, G.R. Goward, "Studies of lithium-ion dynamics and structural changes in LiFeV2O7 by Solid-state NMR," (2023) The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy 2023, Ottawa, ON.
Poster - E.G. Magee, A. Quadiri, Z. Sadighi, K.J. Sanders, G.R. Goward, "Operando 7Li Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Integrated with a Novel setup to study Lithium Metal Deposition on Anode," (2023) MOOT 2023, Hamilton, ON.
J. Kneller, L. Flannigan, C.-Q. Xu, "Theoretical Analysis of Intracavity Backwards OPO Based on Orientation Patterned Semiconductors," (2023) 25th Photonics North 2023, Montreal, QC.
Contributed Talk - B. Segat Frare, P. Mascher, "Erbium-doped tellurium oxide distributed Bragg reflector lasers on silicon nitride chips," (2023) SPIE OPTO, San Francisco, CA.
Contributed Talk - C. Horvath, P. Mascher, "Prototyping of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits for visible and near-infrared applications,"(2023) SPIE OPTO, San Francisco, CA.
B. Segat Frare, P. Torab Ahmadi, B. Hashemi, H. Frankis, P. Mascher, "Integrated Distributed Bragg Reflector Lasers in Silicon Nitride Waveguides Coated with Erbium-doped Tellurite,"(2023) 25th Photonics North 2023, Montreal, QC.
B. Hashemi, F. Segat Frare, P. Torab Ahmadi, H. Frankis, H. Mbonde, P. Mascher, J. Bradley, "Spiral Integrated Optical Amplifiers on Silicon Nitride Waveguides Coated with Erbium-doped Tellurium Dioxide," (2023) 25th Photonics North 2023, Montreal, QC.
B. Segat Frare, D. Bonneville, H. Mbonde, P. Torab Ahmadi, B. Hashemi, H. Frankis, J. Bradley, "Erbium-doped tellurium oxide distributed Bragg reflector lasers on silicon nitride chips," (2023) Proc. SPIE. Photonics West, San Francisco, CA.
P. Torab Ahmadi, P. Mascher, J. Bradley, M. Aktary, "Prototyping of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits for visible and near-infrared applications," (2023) Proc. SPIE. Photonics West, San Francisco, CA.
Poster - C. Naraine, B. Hashemi, N. Hoffman, J. Price, A. Knights, D. Emslie, J. Schmid, P. Cheben, J. Bradley, "Silicon nitride subwavelength grating metamaterial waveguides functionalized with atomic layer deposited Al2O3 cladding," (2023) 25th Photonics North 2023, Montreal, QC.
Poster - P. Torab Ahmadi, Y. Gao, B. Segat Frare, B. Hashemi, K. Miarabbas Kiani, H. Frankis, A. Knights, P. Mascher, J. Bradley, "Investigation of varying micro disk cavity design for hybrid rare-earth-doped TeO2 coated Si on-chip lasers,"(2023) 25th Photonics North 2023, Montreal, QC.
J. Bradley, H. Mbonde, B. Segar Frare, et al., "Active, passive, and nonlinear integrated photonics in tellurite-coated silicon nitride," (2023) Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), special session on rare earth doped integrated gain and devices, San Jose, CA.
Poster - N. Hoffman, D. J. H. Emslie, "Fluorinated amino-alkoxides as potential precursors for low-temperature thermal atomic layer deposition of copper metal," (2023) 53rd Inorganic Discussion Weekend, St. Catharines, ON.
N. Hoffman, D. J. H. Emslie, "Fluorinated copper-containing molecules as precursors for low-temperature atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ultra-thin metal films," (2023) Science Graduate Research Symposium, Hamilton, ON.
2023 ORF-RE Mini Symposium Talks:
Nick Hoffman, David J. H. Emslie.
Cameron Naraine, Jon D. B. Bradley.
Yahya Albkuri, David J. H. Emslie.
Zoya Sadighi, Gillian R. Goward.
Josh Kneller, Chang-qing Xu.
Majeda Al Hareri, David J. H. Emslie.
2022
J. Bradley, K. Miarabbas Kiani, H. Frankis, C. Naraine, D. Bonneville, H. Mbonde, A. Knights, "Recent progress on rare earth amplifiers and lasers directly on silicon," (2022) Europhoton Conference Digest. EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference on Solid-State and Fiber Coherent Light Sources, Hannover, Germany.
H. Mbonde, K. Miarabbas Kiani, C. Naraine, D. Bonneville, B. Segat Frare, H. Frankis, A. Knights, J. Bradley, "Light sources and nonlinear optics via tellurite glass on silicon nitride platform," (2022) FEMTOCHIP Workshop, Hamburg, Germany.
H. Mbonde, N. Singh, B. Segat Frare, M. Sinobad, P. Torab Ahmadi, B. Hashemi , D. Bonneville, F. Kärtner, J. Bradley, "Octave-spanning supercontinuum generation in a thin Si3N4 waveguide coated with highly nonlinear TeO2," (2022) Optica Technical Digest. Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2022, Rochester, NY.
F. Azmi, (Student Award) P. Mascher, "Comparison of Optical Properties in Europium-Doped Silicon Nitride and Silicon Carbonitride Thin Films," (2022) Symposium on Plasma and Thermal Processes for Materials Modification, Synthesis, and Processing 4, 242nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Atlanta, GA.
F. Azmi, P. Mascher, "Comparison of Compositional, Optical and Mechanical Properties of SiCN Thin Films Prepared by ECR-PECVD with Different Hydrocarbon Precursors," (2022) Symposium on Plasma and Thermal Processes for Materials Modification, Synthesis, and Processing 4, 242nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Atlanta, GA.
Contributed Poster (Poster Award) - P. Bhattacharyya, P. Mascher, "Design and Fabrication of Multiple-Color-Generating Thin-Film Optical Filters for Photovoltaic Applications," (2022) 12th Nano Ontario Annual Conference, Waterloo, ON.
Z. Sadighi, J. S. Price, J. Qu, D. J. H. Emslie, G. A. Botton, G. R. Goward, "Mechanistic understanding of ZnO conversion/alloying properties in the negative electrode for lithium-ion battery," (2022) CCCE 2022, Calgary, AB.
Poster - J. Qu, Z. Sadighi, N. Zaker, G. R. Goward, G. A. Botton, "Unravelling the microstructural and phase evolution of Ni-rich layered oxide cathode materials during initial electrochemical cycles by synchrotron-based operando XRD," (2022) CCCE 2022, Calgary, AB.
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, "Optical and Mechanical Properties of SiCN:H Thin Films for Applications in Photonic Structures,” (2022) 46th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), Daytona Beach, FL.
Horvath C, Westwood-Bachman J, Setzer K, Naraine C, Mbonde H*, Segat Frare B*, Bradley J, Aktary M. "Prototyping of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits using electron beam lithography," (2022), Proceedings of Photonics North 2022. 24th Photonics North Conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
Naraine C, Westwood-Bachman J, Horvath C, Aktary M, Knights A, Schmid J, Cheben P, Bradley
J., "Silicon nitride waveguides based on subwavelength grating metamaterials," (2022) Proceedings of Photonics North 2022. 24th Photonics North Conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
Naraine C, Westwood-Bachman J, Horvath C, Aktary M, Knights A, Schmid J, Cheben P, Bradley J., "Silicon nitride ring resonators based on sub wavelength grating metamaterials," (2022) Optica Technical Digest. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, United States (STh2H.3).
Miarabbas Kiani K, Frankis H, Knights A, Bradley J., "Low-threshold thulium-silicon microdisk lasers," (2022) Optica Technical Digest. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, United States (SF2G.5).
Miarabbas Kiani K, Frankis H*, Knights A, Bradley J., "Low-threshold pulley-coupled thulium-silicon microdisk lasers," Proceedings of Photonics North 2022 24th Photonics North Conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
Naraine C, Westwood-Bachman J, Horvath C, Aktary M, Knights A, Schmid J, Cheben P, Bradley J., "Silicon nitride ring resonators based on subwavelength grating metamaterials," (2022) Proceedings of Photonics North 2022. 24th Photonics North Conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
2021
K. Miarabbas Kiani, D. Bonneville, A. Knights, J. Bradley, “High-Q-factor tellurium oxide clad silicon mirroring resonators (third place, best student paper),” (2021) IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP), Virtual Conference.
Poster - K Miarabbas Kiani, H. Frankis, C. Naraine, D. Bonneville , A. Knights, J. Bradley, “A thulium-silicon hybrid microdisk laser (postdeadline paper),” OSA Technical Digest. Advanced Photonics, (JTh3A.2).
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, "Silicon-based Thin Film Structures for Photonic Applications," (2021) Materials Research Meeting (MRM) 2021, Symposium Plasma-Based Synthesis, Processing and Characterization of Materials for Energy and Environment, Virtual Conference.
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, "Silicon-based Nanostructured Thin Films for Photonic Applications," (2021) 11th Nano Ontario Annual Conference, Virtual Conference.
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, "The Influence of Growth and Processing Conditions on the Properties of Si-C-N:H Thin Film Structures," (2021) Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy 2020 (MCARE 2020), Virtual Conference.
Poster - A. Abdelal, P. Mascher (2021) "Investigation of Elemental and Mechanical Properties of a-SiCN:H Deposited by ECR PECVD with C2H2 and C2H5 Hydrocarbon Sources," FCSE-2021, Virtual Conference.
C. M. Naraine, J. W. Miller, H. C. Frankis, P. Mascher, A. P. Knights, J. D. B. Bradley, J. H. Schmid, and P. Cheben (2021) “Optimized design of tellurium oxide coated subwavelength grating metamaterial waveguides,” Photonics North, Virtual Conference.
Poster - Majeda Al Hareri, David J. H. Emslie (2021) "Thermal Atomic Layer Deposition of Elemental Antimony at Room Temperature: Growth and Uniformity Studies," ALDALE2021, Virtual Conference.
2021 ORF-RE Mini Symposium Talks (Virtual Conference):
Majeda Al Hareri, David J. H. Emslie.
Jocelyn Sinclair, Eric Rivard.
Nick Hoffman, David J. H. Emslie.
Jingyi Qu, Gianluigi Botton.
Zoya Sadighi, Gillian R. Goward.
Cameron Naraine, Jon D. B. Bradley.
Josh Kneller, Chang-qing Xu.
2020
A. Abdelal, “Investigation of Thin Film Properties of SiCN:H Deposited by ECR-PECVD with Acetylene and Ethane Hydrocarbon Sources” (2020) 238th ECS Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Contributed Talk - B. Ahammou, A. Abdelal, “Mechanical and Optical Properties of Amorphous SiN-based Films Prepared by ECR-PECVD and CCP PECVD,” (2020) 238th ECS Meeting, Chicago, IL.
A. Abdelal, ”On the Influence of Hydrocarbon Precursors on Elemental Composition and Structural Properties of Hydrogenated Silicon Carbonitride Thin Films,” (2020) The Electrochemical Society PRiME 2020, Virtual Conference.
Invited Talk - Yan ZB, Bazak D, Foran G, Cui M, Goward G (2020) NMR Study of Solid-State Ion Conductors, Bruker Virtual East Coast User Meeting
Contributed Talk - C. M. Naraine, J. W. Miller, H. C. Frankis, D. E. Hagan, P. Mascher, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, A. P. Knights, and J. D. B. Bradley, “Subwavelength grating metamaterial waveguides functionalized with tellurium oxide cladding,” presented at Photonics North, Virtual Conference, paper PM-3-27-2.
Contributed Poster - Al-Salih H, Yim C-H, Niketic S, Freytag AI, Goward GR, Baranova E, Abu-Lebdeh Y. (2020) A Novel Quaternary Composite Solid State Electrolyte for Li Batteries, ECS Meeting Abstract MA2020-01,330, DOI: 10.1149/MA2020-012330mtgabs
Invited Talk - De France KJ, Osorio DA, Hurley AL, Winitsky J, Grandfield K, Hoare T, Moran-Mirabal JM, Cranston ED (2020) Crosslinked cellulose nanocrystal aerogels and hydrogels with hierarchical structure for tissue engineering, 259th American Chemical Society National Meeting, PA, USA.
Contributed Poster - González Martínez E, Saem S, Beganovic N, Moran-Mirabal JM (2020) Nanoroughening: Enhancing the electroactive surface area of electrodes for electrochemical sensing, LatinXChem, Virtual Conference. [Selected top 100 poster]
2019
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, “Silicon-Based Nanostructured Thin Films for Photonics Applications,” (2019) 41st PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Rome, Italy
Invited Talk - P. Mascher, “On the Influence of Elemental Composition on the Optical and Mechanical Properties of SiCxNy Thin Films,” (2019) 43rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC), Daytona Beach, FL
Contributed Talk - Osorio DA, Or T, Levin DL, Vapaavuori J, Siefried B, Moquin P, Grandfield K, Moran-Mirabal JM, and Cranston ED*, 257th American Chemical Society National Spring Meeting in Orlando, FL, New Processing and Applications of Cross-Linked Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels: Bone Implants, Delivery Systems, and Components for Energy Storage and Production Devices.
Poster - Jocelyn Sinclair, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE) in Quebec City, N-Heterocyclic carbene stabilized germylenes for the low temperature deposition of germanium.
Contributed Talk - Ding X, Moran-Mirabal JM, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE) in Quebec City, Multi-material Structured Thin Film Transfer to Stretchable Substrates.
Contributed Talk - K. Miarabbas Kiani, H. C. Frankis, R. Mateman, A. Leinse, A. P. Knights, and J. D. B. Bradley, “Thulium-doped tellurium oxide amplifier for optical communication in the 2-µm window on a silicon nitride integrated optics platform,” Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2019), Rome, Italy.
2018
Poster - Majeda Al Hareri, IDW in Waterloo, Surface-Based Molecular Reactions for Nano-Scale Deposition of Elements.
Poster - Majeda Al Hareri, Innovation 360 NanoTEC for Smart Communities Conference in Toronto, Surface-Based Molecular Reactions for Nano-Scale Deposition of Elements. [3rd Place in the NanoCanada 2018 Best Poster Award competition]