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Robert R. Mallik

Professor of Physics and Chemistry;
Chair, Department of Physics
Condensed Matter Experiment

Phone: (330) 972 - 7145 
E-Mail: rrm@physics.uakron.edu

 Dr. Robert R. Mallik

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  • B.S., Joint Honours in Physics and Mathematics - Leicester Polytechnic, England - 1981
  • Ph.D., Applied Physics - Leicester Polytechnic, England - 1985
  • Post Doctoral Researcher - University of Akron - 1985 - 1986
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, England,1986 - 1988. Surface physics, electron tunnelling, scanning probe microscopy
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Research:

Surface Science: 
Research in my group, which is part of the surface physics group in Akron, involves monolayer growth on crystalline and amorphous substrates in air, high- and ultra-high vacuum. We have several commercial instruments for the preparation and analysis of samples. Work is currently focused on the investigation of the composition and growth mechanisms of inorganic monolayers on amorphous ultra-thin films of silicon, germanium, and their oxides using spectroscopic and topological analysis. Commercial instruments for spectroscopy in our lab include a Mattson Cygnus X-100 FTIR bench which we have modified to accommodate multiple reflection-absorption capability for surface analysis, while other in-house built instruments such as state-of-the-art Inelastic Electron Tunnelling Spectrometers are also widely used. Topological analysis is performed primarily using a Digital Instruments Nanoscope II equipped with Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) heads; an RHK Technology UHV-STM is currently being incorporated in our custom designed UHV system which will also house other surface analytical techniques such as Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy, Reverse-View LEEDS, and others. Watch this space for future developments! Why not take a look at other faculty members doing surface science here, for example experimentalists Peter Henriksen, and Rex Ramsier, and theoretician Harry Chu. 
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Recent Publications:

    "Investigation of Thermally Grown Copper Oxides with Inelastic Electron Tunnelling Spectroscopy", R.D. Ramsier, R.R. Mallik, and P.N. Henriksen, J. Appl. Phys. 66(9), 4539 (1989). 

    "Inelastic Electron Tunnelling Spectroscopic Studies of Alkoxysilanes Adsorbed on Alumina", P.N. Henriksen, R.R. Mallik, and R.D. Ramsier, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. 5(4), 321 (1991). 

    "Inelastic Electron Tunnelling Spectroscopy of Amorphous SiOx Barriers", R.R. Mallik, W.J. Kulnis, Jr., and T. Butler, Jr., J. Appl. Phys. 70(7), 3703 (1991). 

    "Characterization of Ultrathin Sputtered SiO Films on Alumina by Inelastic Electron Tunnelling Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy", R. R. Mallik, T. Butler, Jr., W. J. Kulnis, Jr., T. S. Confer, and P. N. Henriksen, J. Vac. Sci. technol. A 10(4), 2412 (1992). 

    "Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of Ultrathin Sputtered Amorphous Silica Films on Gold", R. R. Mallik, W. J. Kulnis, Jr., T. Butler, Jr., and B. DeVier, J. Appl. Phys. 73(5), 2347 (1993). 

    "An Easily Realized Inelastic Electron Tunnelling Spectrometer", Y. Wang, R.R. Mallik, and P.N. Henriksen, Rev. Sci. Instruments. 64(4), 890 (1993). 

    "Crystallographic Structure and Defects in Epitaxial Bismuth Films grown on Mica", J.Jing, H. Wang, R.R. Mallik, P.N. Henriksen, and H.T. Chu, J. Crystal Growth 130, 571 (1993). 

    "Production and Separation of C60 and C70 as an Undergraduate Experiment", D.S. Bradley, J.L. Massey, R.R. Mallik, and P.N. Henriksen, American Journal of Physics 62(1), 85 (1994). 

    "Comparison of the Vibrational Spectra of Pyruvic Acid on Alumina using Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy", S. Devdas, R.R. Mallik, R. Coast, and P.N. Henriksen, Surface Science 326, 327 (1995).

    "Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy of Trigethoxysilane on Germania, a Model Study for Silane-Glass Adhesion", R.R Mallik, S. Anabtawi, B. Moore, and T.A. Hartman, Surface Science 380, 124-130 (1997).

    "Electronic Signal regulator for Constant Resolution Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy", T.R. Seman, and R.R. Mallik, Rev. Sci. Instruments 70 (6), 2808, (1999)

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