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Selected Publications

J.G. Van Dijken, M.D. Fleischauer and M.J. Brett, "Solvent effects on ZnPc thin films and their role in fabrication of nanostructured organic solar cells", Organic Electronics, 12(12), 2111-2119 (2011).

M.T. Taschuk, K.D. Harris, D.P. Smetaniuk and M.J. Brett, "Decoupling sensor morphology and material: atomic layer deposition onto nanocolumn scaffolds", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, (Available online, 2011).

S.R. Jim, A.J. Oko, M.T. Taschuk and M.J. Brett, "Morphological modification of nanostructured Ultrathin-Layer Chromatography stationary phases", Journal of Chromatography A, 1218(40), 7203-7210 (2011).

N.G. Wakefield, J.B. Sorge, M.T. Taschuk, L.W. Bezuidenhout, M.J. Brett and J.C. Sit, "Modification of the principal refractive indices in biaxial metal oxide films", Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 28(9), 1830–1840 (2011).

M.M. Hawkeye and M.J. Brett, "Optimized colorimetric photonic-crystal humidity sensor fabricated using Glancing Angle Deposition", Advanced Functional Materials, 21(19), 3652–3658 (2011). Featured on Wiley's Materials Views.

B.S. Pujari, S. Gusarov, M.J. Brett and A. Kovalenko, "Single-side-hydrogenated graphene: Density functional theory predictions", Physical Review B, 84(4), 041402(R)/1-4 (2011).

M. Thomas, B.J. Worfolk, D.A. Rider, M.T. Taschuk, J.M. Buriak and M.J. Brett, "C_60 fullerene nanocolumns-polythiophene heterojunctions for inverted organic photovoltaic cells", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 3(6), 1887-1894 (2011).

K.M. Krause, M. Thommes and M.J. Brett, "Pore analysis of obliquely deposited nanostructures by krypton gas adsorption at 87 K", Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 143(1), 166-173 (2011).

L.W. Bezuidenhout, N. Nazemifard, A.B. Jemere, D.J. Harrison and M.J. Brett, "Microchannels filled with diverse micro- and nanostructures fabricated by glancing angle deposition", Lab on a Chip, 11(9), 1671-1678 (2011).

R.T. Tucker, M.D. Fleischauer, R.M. Shewchuk, A.E. Schoeller and M.J. Brett, "Phase formation and morphology control of niobium oxide nanopillars", Materials Science and Engineering B, 176(8), 626-632 (2011).

D.A. Rider, R.T. Tucker, B.J. Worfolk, K.M. Krause, A. Lalany, M.J. Brett, J.M. Buriak and K.D. Harris, "Indium tin oxide nanopillar electrodes in polymer/fullerene solar cells", Nanotechnology, 22(8), 085706/1-9 (2011).

J.M. LaForge, M.T. Taschuk and M.J. Brett, "Glancing angle deposition of crystalline zinc oxide nanorods", Thin Solid Films, 519(11), 3530-3537 (2011).

D.P. Smetaniuk, M.T. Taschuk and M.J. Brett, "Photocatalytic titanium dioxide nanostructures for self-regenerating relative humidity sensors", IEEE Sensors, 11(8), 1713 - 1719 (2011).

C. Renault, K.D. Harris, M.J. Brett, V. Balland and B. Limoges, "Time-resolved UV-visible spectroelectrochemistry using transparent 3D-mesoporous nanocrystalline ITO electrodes", Chemical Communications, 47, 1863-1865 (2011).

A.J. Oko, S.R. Jim, M.T. Taschuk and M.J. Brett, "Analyte migration in anisotropic nanostructured ultrathin-layer chromatography media", Journal of Chromatography A: Planar Chromatography Special Issue, 1218(19), 2661-2667 (2011).

M.R. Kupsta, M.T. Taschuk, M.J. Brett and J.C. Sit, "Overcoming cap layer cracking for glancing-angle deposited films", Thin Solid Films, 519(6), 1923-1929 (2011).

J.G. Van Dijken, M.D. Fleischauer and M.J. Brett, "Controlled nanostructuring of CuPc thin films via glancing angle deposition for idealized organic photovoltaic architectures", Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(4), 1013-1019 (2011).

J.B. Sorge and M.J. Brett, "Film morphology modification in ion-assisted Glancing Angle Deposition", Thin Solid Films, 519(4), 1356-1360 (2010).

N.J. Gerein, M.D. Fleischauer and M.J. Brett, "Effect of TiO2 film porosity and thermal processing on TiO2-P3HT hybrid materials and photovoltaic device performance", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94(12), 2343-2350 (2010).

K.M. Krause, D.W. Vick, M. Malac and M.J. Brett, "Taking a little off the top: nanorod array morphology and growth studied by focused ion beam tomography", Langmuir, 26(22), 17558–17567 (2010).

D.A. Rider, B.J. Worfolk, K.D. Harris, A. Lalany, K. Shahbazi, M.D. Fleischauer, M.J. Brett and J.M. Buriak, "Stable inverted polymer/fullerene solar cells using a cationic polythiophene-modified PEDOT:PSS cathodic interface", Advanced Functional Materials,20(15), 2404–2415 (2010).

J.D. Krabbe and M.J. Brett, "Photonic crystal reflectance switching by dye electrophoresis", Appl. Phys. Lett., 97(4), 041117/1-3 (2010).

M.M. Hawkeye, R. Joseph, J.C. Sit and M.J. Brett, "Coupled defects in one-dimensional photonic crystal films fabricated with glancing angle deposition", Opt. Express, 18(12), 13220-13226 (2010).

S.R. Jim, M.T. Taschuk, G.E. Morlock, L.W. Bezuidenhout,W. Schwack and M.J. Brett, "Engineered anisotropic microstructures for ultrathin-layer chromatography",Analytical Chemistry, 82(12), 5349–5356 (2010).

G.E. Morlock, C. Oellig, L.W. Bezuidenhout, M.J. Brett and W. Schwack, "Miniaturized planar chromatography using office peripherals", Analytical Chemistry, 82(7), 2940–2946 (2010).

K.M. Krause, M.T. Taschuk, K.D. Harris, D.A. Rider, N.G. Wakefield, J.C. Sit, J.M. Buriak, M. Thommes and M.J. Brett, "Surface area characterization of obliquely deposited metal oxide nanostructured thin films",Langmuir, 26(6), 4368–4376 (2010).

S.A. McClure, B.J. Worfolk, D.A. Rider, R.T. Tucker, J.A.M. Fordyce, M.D. Fleischauer, K.D. Harris, M.J. Brett and J.M. Buriak, "Electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly of CdSe nanorod/polymer nanocomposite thin films", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2(1), 219–229 (2010).

M.R. Kupsta, M.T. Taschuk, M.J. Brett, J.C. Sit, "Reactive ion etching of columnar nanostructured TiO2 thin films for modified relative humidity sensor response time", IEEE Sensors Journal, 9(12), 1979-1986 (2009).

M.T. Taschuk, K.M. Krause, J.J.Steele, M.A. Summers and M.J. Brett, "Growth scaling of metal oxide columnar thin films deposited by glancing angle depositions', J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A., 27(5), 2106-2111 (2009).

J.J. Steele, M.T. Taschuk and M.J. Brett, "Response time of nanostructured relative humidity sensors", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 140(2), 610-615 (2009).

M.A. Summers, K. Tabunshchyk, A. Kovalenko and M.J. Brett, "Fabrication of 2D-3D photonic crystal hetero-structures by glancing angle deposition", Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications, 7(2), 76-84 (2009).

Z.F. Huang, K.D. Harris and M.J. Brett, "Morphology control of nanotube arrays", Advanced Material 21(29), 2983–2987 (2009).

D.A. Rider, K.D. Harris, D. Wang, J. Bruce, M.D. Fleischauer, R.T. Tucker, M.J. Brett and J.M. Buriak, "Thienyl-silane modified indium tin oxide for an improved anodic interface in polymer/fullerene solar cells", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 1(2), 279-288 (2008).

M.D. Fleischauer, J. Li and M.J. Brett, "Columnar thin films for 3D microbatteries", J. The Electrochemical Society, 156, A33-A36 (2008).

K.M. Krause and M.J. Brett, "Spatially graded nanostructured chiral films as tunable circular polarizers", Advanced Functional Materials 18, 3111-3118 (2008).

V. Leontyev, N.G. Wakefield, K. Tabunshchyk, J.C. Sit, M.J. Brett and A. Kovalenko, "Selective transmittance of linearly polarized light in thin films rationally designed by FDTD and FDFD theory and fabricated by glancing angle deposition", J. Appl. Phys. 104, 104302/1-9 (2008).

A. Bonakdarpour, M.D. Fleischauer, M.J. Brett and J.R. Dahn, "Columnar support structures for oxygen reduction electrocatalysts prepared by glancing angle deposition", Applied Catalysts A, General, 349, 110-115 (2008).

M.T. Taschuk, J.J. Steele, A.C. van Popta and M.J. Brett, "Photocatalytic regeneration of interdigitated capacitor relative humidity sensors fabricated by glancing angle deposition", Sensors and Actuators B, 134, 666 - 671 (2008).

M.T. Taschuk, J.B. Sorge, J.J. Steele and M.J. Brett, "Ion-beam assisted glancing angle deposition for relative humidity sensors", IEEE Sens. J, 8(9), 1521 - 1522 (2008).

K.D. Harris, A.C. van Popta, J.C. Sit, D.J. Broer and M.J. Brett, "A birefringent and transparent electrical conductor", Advanced Functional Materials 18, 2147-2153 (2008).

J.J. Steele, M.T. Taschuk and M.J. Brett, "Nanostructured metal oxide thin films for humidity sensors", IEEE Sensors J, 8, 1422 - 1429 (2008).

M.J. Brett and M.M. Hawkeye, "New materials at a glance", Science 319, 1192-1193 (2008).

L.W. Bezuidenhout and M.J. Brett, "Ultrathin layer chromatography on nanostructured thin films", Journal of Chromatography A 1183, 179-185 (2008).

M.M. Hawkeye and M.J. Brett, "Glancing angle deposition: fabrication, properties, and applications of micro- and nanostructured thin films", The Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A 25, 1317-1335 (2007).

D.A. Gish, F. Nsiah, M.T. McDermott and M.J. Brett, "Localized surface plasmon resonance biosensor using silver nanostructures fabricated by glancing angle deposition", Analytical Chemistry 79, 4228-4232 (2007).

G.D. Dice, M.J. Brett, D. Wang and J.M. Buriak, "Fabrication and characterization of an electrically variable, nanospring based interferometer", Applied Physics Letters 90, 253101/1-3 (2007).

J.J. Steele, G.A. Fitzpatrick and M.J. Brett, "Capacitive humidity sensors with high-sensitivity and sub-second response times", IEEE Sensors Journal 7, 955-956 (2007).

A.L. Elias, K.D. Harris, C.W.M. Bastiaansen, D.J. Broer and M.J. Brett, "Photopatterned liquid crystalline polymers for microactuators", Journal of Materials Chemistry 16, 2903-2912 (2006).

P.C.P. Hrudey, K.L. Westra and M.J. Brett, "Highly ordered organic chiral luminescent thin films made using glancing angle deposition", Advanced Materials 18, 224-228 (2006).

J.J. Steele, A.C. van Popta, M. M. Hawkeye, J. C. Sit, and M. J. Brett, "Nanostructured gradient index optical filter for high-speed humidity sensing", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 120, 213-219 (2006).

M.O. Jensen and M.J. Brett, "Square spiral 3D photonic bandgap crystals at telecommunications frequencies", Optics Express 13, 3348-3354 (2005).

G.K. Kiema, M.O. Jensen, and M.J. Brett, "Glancing angle thin film microstructures for microfluidic applications", Chemistry of Materials 17, 4046-4048 (2005).

A.L. Elias, K.D. Harris, and M.J. Brett, "Fabrication of Helical Perforated Gold, Nickel and Polystyrene Thin Films", IEEE J. Micromechanical Systems 13, 808-813 (2004)

S.R. Kennedy and M.J. Brett, "Porous broadband antireflection coating by glancing angle deposition", Applied Optics 42(22), 4573-4579 (2003)

S.R. Kennedy, M.J. Brett, O. Toader and S. John, "Fabrication of tetragonal square spiral photonic crystals", Nano Letters 2(1), 59-62 (2002)

M.W. Seto, B. Dick and M.J. Brett, "Mechanical response of Microsprings and Microcantilevers", J. Micromechanics and Microengineering 11, 582-588 (2001).

K. Robbie, D.J. Broer and M.J. Brett, "Chiral nematic order in liquid crystals imposed by an engineered inorganic nanostructure", Nature 399, 764-766 (1999).

K. Robbie, J.C. Sit and M.J. Brett, "Advanced techniques for glancing angle deposition", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 16(3), 1115-1122 (1998).

K. Robbie and M.J. Brett, "Sculptured thin films and glancing angle deposition: Growth mechanics and applications", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A-Vacuum Surfaces and Films 15(3), 1460-1465 (1997).