Faculty Research Interests and Selected Publications

 

John Carruthers Distinguished Professor

Phone: 503.725.8929
Email: carruthe@pdx.edu
Address: Portland State University
1719 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
Office: SB2 376


Education
Ph.D. 1967, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
M.S. 1962, Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University
B.S. 1959, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Toronto

Research Interests
Nanoelectronics and nanometrologies of materials and nanoscale objects and devices, including imaging and characterization of defects, surfaces, and interfaces relevant to integration of nanotechnologies into microscopic host systems. Nanosensors for biological and biomedical applications.

Selected Publications
R. Solanki, J. Freeouf, and J. Carruthers, "Optical emission from silicon nanowires," submitted to Applied Physics Letters, 2004.

Emerging Research Devices Working Group, SIA, John Carruthers, Bob Colwell, and Dan Hammerstrom, "Technology scaling and computer architecture implementations in semiconductors," International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, August, 2003.

"Roadmapping Processes and Project Planning: A Case Study of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors," Department of Management of Science and Technology, OGI School of Science and Engineering, 2003.

C.A. Decker, R. Solanki, J.F. Freeouf, J.R. Carruthers, and D. Evans, "Directed growth of nickel silicide nanowires," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 84, pp. 1389-1392, 2003.

"Patterning ULSI circuits," Proc. SPIE, vol. 2726, pp. 2-14, 1996.

E.S. Meieran, P.A. Flinn, and J.R. Carruthers, "Analysis technology for VLSI fabrication," Proc. IEEE, vol. 75, pp. 908-955, 1987.

John Carruthers, "Silicon defects and contamination control in MOS device processing," Electrochemical Society, vol. 83, pp. 472-473, 1983.