• Graduate students

Shih-Hsin Chang (Ph. D)
Punnapob Punnakitikashem (MS)
Chien-Wen Huang (MS)
Xin Wang (MS, co-advised with Dr. Jin)
Rishi Wadhwa (MS)

Research Activities

Research at MNL involves the fabrication, characterization and applications of novel magnetic nanostructures, including multilayer films, nanorods,  nanodisks and nanotubes. The current projects include:

• Large area simple nanopattern generation tools -  sphere lithography, anodic alumina, and polystyrene colloidal crystal
• Magnetic DNA microarray using magnetic nanodisk labels.
• High moment magnetic nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging contrast enhancement and hyperthermia treatment
• Multilayer magnetic nanosize tubes for magnetic data storage technology.

Selected Publications

Hung, Y.,  Z. Liu, N. Shah, Y. Hao, and P. C. Searson,  Finite Size Effects in Ordered Macroporous Electrodes Fabricated by Electrodeposition into Colloidal Crystal Templates,  Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007. 11 (8). p.3308-3313.

Hao, Y., Q. F. Zhu, C. L. Chien, and P. C. Searson, Fabrication and Magnetic Properties of Ordered Macroporous Nickel Structures. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2007. 154(2). p. 65-69.

L. Sun, Y. Hao, C. L. Chien, and P.C. Searson, Tuning the properties of magnetic nanowires. IBM Journal of Research and Development, 2005. 49(1). p. 79-102.

Hao, Y., C.A. Ross, and H.I. Smith, Thermal stability of the magnetization of 150 nm × 230 nm Ni19Fe81 elements. Journal of Applied Physics, 2003. 93(10): p. 7909-7911.

Castano, F.J., Y. Hao, S. Haratani, C.A. Ross, B. Vogeli, H.I. Smith, C. Sanchez-Hanke, C.C. Kao, X. Zhu, and P. Grutter, Magnetic force microscopy and x-ray scattering study of 70 ´ 550 nm2 pseudo-spin-valve nanomagnets. Journal of Applied Physics, 2003. 93(10): p. 7927-7929.