Curriculum Vitae
Yagyadeva Sharma
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor
Center for High Technology Materials(ECE Dept), University of New Mexico,
1313, Goddard Street SE, MSC04 2710 Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone:(505)-272-7946, Fax :( 505)-272-7801
Education: ====================================================
• Post Doctoral Fellow: Department of Electronic Engineering Osaka University, Osaka Japan
• Ph.D in Electronics Devices: Department of Electronics Science University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, January 2003.
Dissertation topic: “Characterization and study of AgSbTe as an optical memory material and its thin films”
• Master of Philosophy in Material Science: Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, (India) 1993
• Master of Science: Department of Physics C.C.S.University,India 1992
Research Interests: =========================================
• Plasmonics based Nanostructures, Infrared Sensors, Semiconductor physics,
• Mid/long (MWIR/LWEIP) infrared detection using self-organized quantum dots (QDs) and novel antimonide based materials grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE).
• GaAs based MWIR/LWIR Infrared Quantum dot infrared Detectors(QDIP) Focal plane arrays
• GaSb-based type II heterostructures for MWIR & LWIR infrared focal plane arrays(FPA)
• New novel heterostructures design strained-layer superlattice (InAs/GaSb) nBn/pbn designs.
• Infrared Detector characterization techniques: radiometric, figure of merits single pixel as well as focal plane arrays
• Fundamental materials and microelectronics processing characterization techniques.
Professional Skills: ==================================
• Nano/Microfabrication Fabrication techniques: Electron Beam Lithography, Optical Lithography, Lift-off technique, Chemical etching and Reactive ion etching (RIE) and Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etcher, Electron beam Evaporation Thermal Evaporation, Plasma CVD , Spin Coating, quick coater and RF or DC Sputtering and FC150 Flip chip bonder,
• Material and Optical Characterization: Rapid & scan FTIR spectroscopy, Dektak thickness measurement, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Thermal Annealing, Differential Scanning Calorimetery (DSC) including high temperature DTA, UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy and Photoluminescence (PL measurements).
• Math packages: Matlab, MathCAD, Mathematica,
• Basic computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Frontpage), Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat), Labview
Professional Experience: =====================================
Research Assistant Professor: July/2009 to date
Center for High Technology Materials (ECE Dept),
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Responsibilities:
• Extensive molecular beam epitaxial growth of nanoscale InGaAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dot structures, for infrared sensors
• Fabrication of the state of the art GaSb & GaAs based detectors in the class 100 & 1000 clean room equipped with the facilities for metallization with optical lithography, dry & wet etching, wire bonding, substrate thinning.
• Processing for the GaAs based Super lattice Focal plane arrays.
• Detector Characterization using rapid & scan FTIR spectroscopy.
• Research paper writing, mentoring graduate students and assisting in proposal writing
Research Scientist I: May/2008 to July/2009
Center for High Technology Materials
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Responsibilities:
• Extensive molecular beam epitaxial growth of nanoscale InGaAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dot structures, InAs/InGaSb Type II strain layer superlattices and for mid infrared lasers and sensors
• Fabrication of the state of the art GaSb & GaAs based detectors in the class 100 & 1000 clean room equipped with the facilities for metallization with optical lithography, dry & wet etching, wire bonding, substrate thinning.
• Processing for the GaSb & GaAs based Super lattice Focal plane arrays.
• Detector Characterization using rapid & scan FTIR spectroscopy.
• Research paper writing, mentoring graduate students and assisting in proposal writing
Post Doctoral Researcher: March/2006 to May/2008 Center for High Technology Materials
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