Technical Publications




Graduate Research

Doctoral Dissertation:
Stephen J. Bauman, "Optimizing the Plasmonic Enhancement of Light in Metallic Nanogap Structures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy" Doctoral Dissertation, Microelectronics-Photonics, University of Arkansas. (2018) [PDF]


Master Thesis:
Stephen J. Bauman, "Fabrication of Sub-10 nm Metallic Structures via Nanomasking Technique for Plasmonic Enhancement Applications" Masters Thesis, Microelectronics-Photonics, University of Arkansas. (2015) [PDF]



Publications

Journal Articles:

S. J. Bauman, A. A. Darweesh, M. Furr, M. Magee, C. Argyropoulos, J. B. Herzog, "Tunable SERS Enhancement via Sub-nanometer Gap Metasurfaces", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14(13), 15541–15548 (2022). [PDF]

D. T. Debu, F. Tork Ladani, D. French, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Hyperbolic plasmon-phonon dispersion on group velocity reversal and tunable spontaneous emission in graphene-ferroelectric substrate", npj 2D Materials and Applications 3, 30 (2019). [PDF]

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, D. T. Debu, M. Magee, M. H. Furr, J. B. Herzog, "Effect of incidence and sidewall taper angles on plasmonic metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector enhancements", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 36(7), 1915-1920 (2019). [PDF]

N. J. Greybush, K. Charipar, J. A. Geldmeier, S. J. Bauman, P. Johns, J. Naciri, N. Charipar, K. Park, R. Vaia, J. Fontana, "Dynamic Plasmonic Pixels", ACS Nano 13(4), 3875-3883 (2019). [PDF] [Supplemental Info]

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, D. T. Debu, J. B. Herzog, "The Role of Rayleigh-Wood Anomalies and Surface Plasmons in Optical Enhancement for Nano-Gratings", Nanomaterials 8(10), 809 (2018). [PDF]

C. M. Klenke, Z. T. Brawley, S. J. Bauman, A. A. Darweesh, D. T. Debu, J. B. Herzog, "Dataset for SERS Plasmonic Array: Width, Spacing, and Thin Film Oxide Thickness Optimization", Data 3(3), 37 (2018). [PDF]

Z. T. Brawley, S. J. Bauman, A. A. Darweesh, D. T. Debu, F. Tork Ladani, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonic Au Array SERS Substrate with Optimized Thin Film Oxide Substrate Layer", Materials 11(6), 942 (2018). [PDF]

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, D. French, A. Nusir, O. Manasreh, J. B. Herzog, "Current Density Contribution to Plasmonic Enhancement Effects in Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors", Journal of Lightwave Technology 36(12), 2430 (2018). [PDF]

D. T. Debu, S. J. Bauman, D. French, Hugh O. H. Churchill, J. B. Herzog, "Tuning Infrared Plasmon Resonance of Black Phosphorene Nanoribbon with a Dielectric Interface", Scientific Reports 8(1), 3224 (2018). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, A. A. Darweesh, D. T. Debu, J. B. Herzog, "Fabrication and Analysis of Metallic Nanoslit Structures: Advancements in the Nanomasking Method", JM3 17(1), 013501 (2018). [PDF]

A. I. Nusir, S. J. Bauman, M. Marie, J. B. Herzog, M. O. Manasreh, "Silicon nanowires to enhance the performance of self-powered near-infrared photodetectors with asymmetrical Schottky contacts", Applied Physics Letters 111, 171103 (2017). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, Z. T. Brawley, A. A. Darweesh, J. B. Herzog, "Substrate Oxide Layer Thickness Optimization for a Dual-Width Plasmonic Grating for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Biosensor Applications", Sensors 17(7), 1530 (2017). [PDF]

Z. T. Brawley, S. J. Bauman, G. P. Abbey, A. A. Darweesh, A. I. Nusir, O. Manasreh, J. B. Herzog, "Modeling and optimization of Au-GaAs plasmonic nanoslit array structures for enhanced near-infrared photodetector applications", Journal of Nanophotonics 11(1), 016017 (2017). [PDF]

M. Sarollahi, S. J. Bauman, J. Mishler, J. B. Herzog, "Calculation of reflectivity spectra for semi-infinite two-dimensional photonic crystals", Journal of Nanophotonics, 10(4), 046012 (2016). [PDF]

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Improved optical enhancement using double-width plasmonic gratings with nanogaps", Photonics Research, Vol 4, 173-180 (2016). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, E. C. Novak, D. T. Debu, D. Natelson, J. B. Herzog, "Fabrication of sub-lithography-limited structures via Nanomasking technique for plasmonic enhancement applications", IEEE Trans Nanotechnol 14 5 (2015). [PDF]



Proceedings Articles:

O. Olorunsola, D. T. Debu, D. A. French, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Localized surface plasmons on periodic monolayer black phosphorene nanoribbons tuned in the infrared region with a dielectric substrate", Proc. SPIE 10722 2R (2018). [PDF]

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Impact of Tapered Nano-Slits Grating on The Optical Enhancement of Photo-Sensing Devices", CLEO: Applications and Technology, AF3M. 4 (2018). [PDF]

D. T. Debu, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Periodic Black Phosphorene Nanoribbons Infrared Edge Plasmon Enhanced Absorbance", Frontiers in Optics, FM4A 3 (2017). [PDF]

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, Z. Brawley, J. B. Herzog, "Dual-width Plasmonic Nanogap Gratings electrodes for GaAs Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors Enhancement", Frontiers in Optics, FM4A 3 (2017). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, Q. Yan, M. Benamara, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonic nanogap structures studied via cathodoluminescence imaging", Proc. SPIE 10346 07, (2017). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, A. A. Darweesh, D. A. French, J. B. Herzog, "Optical Study of Dual-width Plasmonic Nanogap Gratings for Biosensor Applications", Laser Science, JTh2A. 123 (2016).

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, Z. T. Brawley, J. B. Herzog, "Improved optical enhancement in binary plasmonic gratings with nanogap spacing", Proc. SPIE 9927 0Z, (2016). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, A. Darweesh, J. B. Herzog, "Dual-width plasmonic gratings with sub-10 nm gaps for biosensor applications", Proc. SPIE 9927 09, (2016). [PDF]

D. A. French, S. J. Bauman, A. Darweesh, D. Debu, P. K. Ghosh, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonic resonance shift for various nanodevice geometries", Proc. SPIE 9836 2X, (2016). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, A. A. Darweesh, J. B. Herzog, "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate fabricated via nanomasking technique for biological sensor applications", Proc. SPIE 9759 1I, (2016). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, D. T. Debu, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonic structures fabricated via nanomasking sub-10 nm lithography technique", SPIE, 9556 0M, (2015). [PDF]

M. Sarollahi, J. Mishler, S. J. Bauman*, S. Barraza-Lopez, P. Millett, J. B. Herzog, "The significance of the number of periods and period size in 2D photonic crystal waveguides", SPIE, 9556 1B, (2015). [PDF]

S. J. Bauman, D. T. Debu, A. M. Hill, E. C. Novak, D. Natelson, J. B. Herzog, "Optical nanogap matrices for plasmonic enhancement applications", SPIE, 9163 1A, (2014) [PDF]




Presentations

Contributed Presentations:

S. J. Bauman, J. Clendenin, P. Cole, M. Leftwich, "Synthesis of Ultra-Long Carbon Nanotubes on Bulk Metal Catalysts via Directed Feed Gas Delivery" TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, Boston, MA (2019)

M. Furr, S. J. Bauman, D. Doyle, M. Magee, J. Fontana, J. B. Herzog, "Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) with Subnanometer-Gap Metasurfaces" MJUR - Conference of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship, Monmouth, IL (2019)

M. Magee, D. French, S. J. Bauman, M. Furr, J. B. Herzog, "Quantum Dots and Plasmonically Enhanced Photo Brightening" MJUR - Conference of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship, Monmouth, IL (2019)

M. Furr, S. J. Bauman, D. Doyle, M. Magee, J. Fontana, J. B. Herzog, "Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) with Subnanometer-Gap Metasurfaces" Scholars Showcase, University of Indianapolis, (2019)

A. A. Darweesh, S. J. Bauman, D. T. Debu, J. B. Herzog, "Investigating Rayleigh-Wood anomalies and surface plasmon resonances in optical and electrical enhancements for nano-grating structures and devices" APS March Meeting, C33.9, (2019)

D. French, M. Whitby, S. J. Bauman, D. T. Debu, A. A. Darweesh, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonic Effects on Photobrightening in Cadmium-Selenide Quantum Dots " APS March Meeting, L51.2, (2018)

S. J. Bauman, Z. T. Brawley, A. Darweesh, J. B. Herzog, "Importance of oxide layer in plasmonic structures for optical enhancement applications " APS March Meeting, K07.11, (2018)

D. French, S. J. Bauman, M. Whitby, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonically enhanced photoluminescence dependence on thickness variations and other nanostructure geometries" APS March Meeting, Y34.3, (2017)

S. J. Bauman, A. Darweesh, J. B. Herzog, "Optimization of dual-width plasmonic nanogap gratings with substrate thickness for optical enhancement applications." APS March Meeting, S34.9, (2017)

Z. T. Brawley, S. J. Bauman, G. P. Abbey, A. Darweesh, A. Nusir, O. Manasreh, J. B. Herzog, "Characteristics of Au nanowire arrays on GaAs photodetectors for optimal optical enhancement at near-infrared wavelengths" APS March Meeting, B12.10, (2017)

P. Ghosh, D. T. Debu, D. French, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Plasmonic thickness variation study of gold nanostructures in ultraviolet-visible light regime" APS March Meeting, A23.9, (2016)

D. T. Debu, P. Ghosh, D. French, S. J. Bauman, J. B. Herzog, "Effect of Ti adhesive layer on individual gold nanodisk surface plasmon resonance" APS March Meeting, F23.4, (2016)

D. French, S. Bauman, D. Debu, C. Saylor, J. B. Herzog, "Dark-field Spectroscopy of Plasmonic Nanodevices with Nanometer Scale Features" APS March Meeting, 1, 35006, (2015)

D. T. Debu, S. Bauman, C. Saylor, E. Novak, D. French, J. B. Herzog, "Investigation of nanogap localized field enhancement in gold plasmonic structures", APS March Meeting, 1, 6007, (2015)





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