Publications


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L. E. Harrell, T. P. Bigioni, R. L. Whetten, D. K. Guthrie, W. G. Cullen, and P. N. First: Scanning tunneling microscopy of passivated Au nanocrystals immobilized on Au(111) surfaces, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B (in press).

30.
(Invited) D. K. Guthrie, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, E. N. Glytsis, and R. E. Leibenguth: Measurement of quasibound states in semiconductor heterostructures using ballistic electron emission spectroscopy, Microelec. J. 30, 975 (1999).

29.
D. K. Guthrie, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, and E. N. Glytsis: Ballistic-electron-emission-spectroscopy detection of monolayer thickness fluctuations in a semiconductor heterostructure, Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 283 (1999).

28.
T. P. Bigioni, L. E. Harrell, D. K. Guthrie, W. G. Cullen, R. L. Whetten, and P. N. First: Imaging and tunneling spectroscopy of gold nanocrystals and nanocrystal arrays, European Physical Journal D 6, 355 (1999).

27.
W. G. Cullen and P. N. First: Island shapes and intermixing for submonolayer nickel on Au(111), Surf. Sci. 420/1, 53 (1999).

26.
L. E. Harrell and P. N. First: An ultrahigh vacuum cryogenic scanning tunneling microscope with tip and sample exchange, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 70, 125 (1999).

25.
D. K. Guthrie, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, E. N. Glytsis,and R. E. Leibenguth: Measurement of the zero-bias electron transmittance as a function of energy for half- and quarter-electron-wavelength semiconductor quantum-interference filters, Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 374 (1998).

24.
D. K. Guthrie, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, E. N. Glytsis,and R. E. Leibenguth: Electron-wave interference effects in a Ga1-xAlxAs single-barrier structure measured by ballistic electron emission spectroscopy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 2292 (1997).

23.
T. G. Schaaff, M. N. Shafigullin, J. T. Khoury, I. Vezmar, R. L. Whetten, W. G. Cullen, P. N. First, C.Gutiérrez- Wing, J. Ascensio, and M. J. Yacamán: Isolation of smaller nanocrystal-Au molecules: robust quantum effects in optical spectra, J. Phys. Chem. B 101, 7885 (1997).

22.
R. S. Ingram, M. J. Hostetler, R. W. Murray, T. G. Schaaf, J. T. Khoury, R. L. Whetten, T. P. Bigioni, D. K. Guthrie, and P. N. First: 28 kDa alkanethiolate-protected Au clusters give analogous solution electrochemistry and STM Coulomb staircases, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119, 9279 (1997).

21.
P. N. First, J. A. Bonetti, D. K. Guthrie, L. E. Harrell, and S. S. P. Parkin: Ballistic Electron Emission Spectroscopy of Magnetic Multilayers (abstract), J. Appl. Phys. 81, 5533 (1997).

20.
D. K. Guthrie, L. E. Harrell, G. N. Henderson, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, E. N. Glytsis, and R. E. Leibenguth: Ballistic Electron Emission Spectroscopy of Au/Si and Au/GaAs Interfaces: Low-Temperature Measurements and Ballistic Models, Phys. Rev. B 54, 16972 (1996).

19.
P. E. Quesenberry and P. N. First: Statistics of 3D Island Growth for a Reactive Interface: Ni/GaAs(110), Phys. Rev. B, 54 8218 (1996).

18.
(Invited) L. A. Bottomley, J. A. Coury, and P. N. First: Scanning Probe Microscopy, Anal. Chem. 68, 185R (1996).

17.
P. E. Quesenberry and P. N. First: Scaling of Cluster Size Distributions in the Growth of Ni on GaAs(110), Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 399, 59 (1996).

16.
G. N. Henderson, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, E. N. Glytsis, B. J. Rice, P. L. Dantzscher, D. K. Guthrie, L. E. Harrell, and J. S. Cave: A Low-Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 66, 91, (1995).

15.
G. N. Henderson, P. N. First, T. K. Gaylord, and E. N. Glytsis: Quantum Transmittance from Low-Temperature Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy of Au/Si(100) Interfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 2999 (1993).

14.
T. K. Gaylord, G. N. Henderson, E. N. Glytsis, D. W. Wilson, P. N. First, and D. B. Walker: Semiconductor Ballistic Electron Reflection, Refraction, Interference, and Diffraction Effects: Modeling and Quantum Device Applications, Integrated Photonics Research 10, 178 (1992).

13.
B. S. Kwak, P. N. First, A. Erbil, B. J. Wilkens, J. D. Budai, M. F. Chisolm, and L. A. Boatner: Study of Epitaxial Platinum Thin Films Grown by MOCVD, Journal of Applied Physics 72, 3735 (1992).

12.
J. A. Stroscio, D. T. Pierce, R. A. Dragoset, and P. N. First: Microscopic Aspects of the Growth of Metastable fcc Iron on the Au(111) Surface, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 10, 1981 (1992).

11.
G. N. Henderson, T. K. Gaylord, E. N. Glytsis, P. N. First, and W. J. Kaiser: Ballistic Electron Emission Testing of Semiconductor Heterostructures, Solid State Communications 80, 591 (1991).

10.
P. N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio, D. T. Pierce, R. A. Dragoset, and R. J. Celotta: A System for the Study of Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Imaging with the STM, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 9, 531 (1991).

9.
P. N. First and C. P. Flynn: Vacuum Ultraviolet Emission from Rare Gas Impurities in Alkali Metals, Phys. Rev. B. 42, 10990 (1990).

8.
Joseph A. Stroscio, P. N. First, R. A. Dragoset, L. J. Whitman, D. T. Pierce, and R. J. Celotta: Dispersion of Evanescent Band Gap States in Fe Clusters on GaAs(110), J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 8, 284 (1990).

7.
P. N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio, R. A. Dragoset, D. T. Pierce, and R. J. Celotta: Metallicity and Gap States in Tunneling to Fe Clusters on GaAs(110), Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1416 (1989).

6.
R. A. Dragoset, P. N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio, D. T. Pierce, and R. J. Celotta: Characterization of Epitaxial Fe on GaAs(110) by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 151, 193 (1989).

5.
P. N. First, R. A. Dragoset, Joseph A. Stroscio, R. J. Celotta, and R. M. Feenstra: Structure of Cs on GaAs(110) as Determined by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 7, 2868 (1989).

4.
R. L. Fink, P. N. First, and C. P. Flynn: Outer-Core Emission Spectra of Heavy Alkali Metals, Phys. Rev. B 38, 5839 (1988).

3.
P. N. First: VUV Emission from the Heavy Alkali Metals and Rare Gas Impurities in Alkali Metals, Ph. D. Thesis, University of Illinois, January, 1988. Advisor: C. P. Flynn.

2.
P. N. First, R. L. Fink, and C. P. Flynn: Emission Spectra and Core-Hole Lifetimes from Anomalous X-Ray Edges in Alloys, Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 952 (1988).

1.
P. N. First, R. L. Fink, and C. P. Flynn: Outer-Core Emission Spectra of the Heavy Alkali Metals, J. Phys. F 17, L29 (1987).