Publications

S. Sivaramakrishnan, P. Mardilovich, A. Mason, A. Roelofs, T. Schmitz-Kempen, and S. Tiedke, “Electrode size dependence of piezoelectric response of lead zirconate titanate thin films measured by double beam laser interferometry,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 103, p. 132904 (4 pp.), 2013.

C.-C. Huang, A.D. Mason, J.F. Conley, Jr., C. Heist, M.T. Koesdjojo, V.T. Remcho, T. Afentakis, “Impact of Parylene-A Encapsulation on ZnO Nanobridge Sensors and Sensitivity Enhancement via Continuous Ultraviolet Illumination,” Journal of Electronic Materials, vol. 41, pp. 873-880, 2012.

A.D. Mason, C.-C. Huang, S. Kondo, M. T. Koesdjojo, Y.H. Tennico, V.T. Remcho, J. F. Conley, Jr., “Synthesis, functionalization, and environmental stabilization of ZnO nanobridge transducers for gas and liquid-phase sensing,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 155, pp. 245-252, 2011.

A.D. Mason, B.H. Piekarski, “Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanobridge-based Sensor Platform and Functionalization for Explosive Sensing,” Army Research Laboratory Technical Report, Adelphi, MD, ARL-TR-5462, February 2011.

S. Kilpatrick, A. Mason, “Nanoscale Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting,” Army Research Laboratory Technical Report, Adelphi, MD, ARL-TR-5229, June 2010.

Conference Proceedings
A. D. Mason, C.-C. Huang, M. T. Koesdjojo, N. D. Stephon, V. T. Remcho, J. F. Conley, Jr., “Functionalization and Environmental Stabilization of ZnO Nanobridge Sensors Fabricated using Carbonized Photoresist,” in Semiconductor Nanowires — Growth, Size-Dependent Properties, and Applications (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1350E, Warrendale, PA, 2011), 1350-EE11-06.

A. D. Mason, T. F. Roberts, J. F. Conley, D. T. Price, D. D. J. Allman, M. S. McGuire, “Investigation of growth parameter influence on hydrothermally grown ZnO nanowires using a research grade microwave,” Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2009. ISDRS ’09.

A. Mason, T. Waggoner, S. Smith, J. F. Conley, Jr., B. Gibbons, “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanowires on Kevlar using ALD and Sputtered ZnO Seed Layers,” in Semiconductor Nanowires — Growth, Size-Dependent Properties, and Applications, edited by Ali Javey (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1178E, Warrendale, PA, 2009), 1178-AA06-38.

Conference Presentations
A. D. Mason, J. Walenza-Slabe, and B. J. Gibbons, “Chemical solution deposition and characterization of (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3-(Bi0.5K0.5)TiO3-Bi(Zn0.5Ti0.5)O3 thin films,” presented at 2016 International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, Darmstadt, Germany, August 2016. (O)

J. Walenza-Slabe, J. Mendez, A. D. Mason, V. Ngo, and B. J. Gibbons, “Piezoelectric Fatigue and Leakage Current Characteristics of Bi(Na,K)TiO3-Based Thin Films,” presented at the 17th US-Japan Seminar on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Ceramics, Matsumoto, Japan, November 2015.

J. Walenza-Slabe, J. Mendez, A. D. Mason, T. Ansell, N. Kumar, S. Frey, V. Ngo and B. J. Gibbons, “Macroscopic and microscopic piezoelectric properties and leakage current characteristics of Bi(Na,K)TiO3-based thin films”, presented at Electronic Materials and Applications, Orlando, FL, January 2015.

A. D. Mason, D. R. Kearney, B. J. Gibbons, “Pulsed Laser Deposition of Epitaxial PZT Thin Films on Flexible Substrates”, presented at ISAF-PFM, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2013.

S. Sivaramakrishnan, P. Mardilovich, A. Mason, A. Roelofs, S. Tiedke, and T. Schmitz-Kempen, “DBLI Measurements and Modeling of Large Signal Effective Piezoelectric Coefficient (d33,f,ls),” presented at the 3rd International PiezoMEMS Workshop, Washington DC, April 2013.

P. Mardilovich, J. Abbott, T. Cruz-Uribe, S. Sivaramakrishnan, J. Chen, W. Stickle, A. Mason, E. Nikkel, and K. Faase, “Nano-Engineered Piezoceramic Actuator for MEMS Devices,” Hewlett-Packard Tech Con, May 2013.

J. Walenza‐Slabe, A. D. Mason, and B. J. Gibbons, “Characterization of Pb(ZrxTi1‐x)O3 Thin Films on Copper Foils by RF Magnetron Sputtering,” presented at the Electronic Materials and Applications, Orlando, FL, January 2012.

A. D. Mason, C.-C. Huang, M. T. Koesdjojo, N. D. Stephon, V. Remcho, and J.F. Conley, Jr., “Functionalization and Environmental Stabilization of ZnO Nanobridge Sensors Fabricated using Carbonized Photoresist,” presented at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2011. (O)

A. Mason, C.-C. Huang, S. Kondo, M. Koesdjojo, V. Remcho, and J. F. Conley, Jr., “Protection of ZnO Nanowires for Liquid-Phase Sensing,” presented at the Electronic Materials Conference, South Bend, IN, June 2010.

I. Jewell, C.-C. Huang, S. Smith, A. Mason, A. Jander, and J.F. Conley, Jr., “Reduction of GO for Spin-Transport Based Devices,” presented at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2010.

A. Mason, C.-C. Huang, B. Pelatt, J.F. Conley Jr., “Directed Growth of ZnO Nanobridge Sensors using Carbonized Photoresist ,” presented at the APS Physics March Meeting, Portland, OR, March 2010. (O)

A. D. Mason, T. F. Roberts, J. F. Conley, Jr., D. T. Price, D. D. J. Allman, and M. S. McGuire, “Investigation of Growth Parameter Influence on Hydrothermally Grown ZnO Nanowires Using a Research Grade Microwave,” presented at the International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), College Park, MD, December 2009.

A. Mason, T. Waggoner, S. Smith, J. F. Conley, Jr., B. Gibbons, D. Price, D. Allman, “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanowires on Kevlar using ALD and Sputtered ZnO Seed Layers,” presented at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2009.