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Research Interests

Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials; electrodeposition and patterning; applications for nanotechnology in biology and medicine.

Group Members

• Justin Galloway
• Tammer Ghaly
• Lian Guo
• David Hung
• Kwan Hyi Lee
• Janice Lin
• Brigid O'Brien
• Jeaho Park
• Bridget Wildt

Projects

• Artificial bilayer membranes
• Ordered macroporous electrodes fabricated by electrodeposition into colloidal crystal templates
• Programmed release of biomolecules and cells by electrochemical desorption of SAMs
• SAM soft lithography for micro-patterned surfaces
• Single nanoporous gold nanowire sensors

Publications

Anisotropic island growth - a new approach for thin film electrodeposition
L. Guo and P. C. Searson. Langmuir 24, 10557-105590 (2008).
DOI: 10.1021/la801707m

Characterization of antimicrobial peptide activity by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
W. K. Chang, W. C. Wimley, P. C. Searson, K. Hristova, and M. Merzlyakov. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes 1778, 2430-2436 (2008).
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.06.016

Exploiting finite size effects in a novel core/shell microstructure
Z. Liu, G. Xia, S. Kim, F. Zhu, N. Markovic, C. L. Chien, and P. C. Searson. J. Applied Physics 103, 064313 (2008).
DOI: 1063/1.2844286

FIB/TEM Characterization of the Composition and Structure of Core/Shell Cu-Ni Nanowires
Z. Liu, D. Elbert, C. L. Chien, and P. C. Searson. Nano Letters 8, 2166-2170 (2008).
DOI: 10.1021/nl080492u

Impedance Spectroscopy of Bilayer Membranes on Single Crystal Silicon
J. Lin, M. Merzlyakov, K. Hristova, and P. C. Searson. Biointerphases 3, FA33-40 (2008).
DOI: 10.1116/1.2896117

Magnetotransport properties of electrodeposited bismuth films
B. O'Brien, M. Plaza, L. Zhu, L. Perez, C. L. Chien and P. C. Searson. J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 12018-12023 (2008).
DOI: 10.1021/jp802802j

Rotation and Alignment of Anisotropic Particles on Non-Planar Interfaces
E. P. Lewandowski, J. Bernate, P. C. Searson, and K. J. Stebe. Langmuir 24, 9302-9307 (2008).
DOI: 10.1021/la801167h

Synthesis of Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots from a Non-Coordinating Solvent:  Growth Kinetics and Particle Size Distribution
J. Park, K. H. Lee, J. F. Galloway, and P. C. Searson. J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 17849–17854 (2008).
DOI: Park_CdSe_QDs_2008.pdf">DOI: 10.1021/jp803746bPark_CdSe_QDs_2008.pdf

The Mechanism of Formation of the Core/Shell Microstructure in Cu-Ni Thin Films
Z. Liu, L. Guo, C. L. Chien, and P. C. Searson. J. Electrochem. Soc. 155, D569-D574 (2008).
DOI: 10.1149/1.2946709

Deposition and characterization of Fe0.55Co0.45 nanowires
I. Shao, M. W. Chen, R. C. Cammarata, P. C. Searson, and S. M. Prokes. J. Electrochem. Soc. 154, D572-D576 (2007).
DOI: 10.1149/1.2772201

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Awards

• Visiting Professor, Nanjing Univerity, China, August 01, 1999 - August 31, 1999.
• IBM Distinguished Faculty Award, 2003.
• IBM Distinguished Faculty Award, 2004.
• Associate Director, JHU Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.
• Visiting Professor, EPFL, Switzerland, July 01, 2004 - August 02, 2004.
• Fellow, American Physical Society.