Research Publications

Über Halbleiter sollte man nicht arbeiten, das ist eine Schweinerei; wer weiss ob es überhaupt Halbleiter gibt.
W. Pauli, 1931

    1991

  1. Ground state of the large-U Hubbard model in the large-N limit for triangular and honeycomb lattices.
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Philosophical Magazine Letters 64, 153-156 (1991).

  2. Coherent state path integral, operator ordering and regularization: A simple example.
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Canadian Journal of Physics 69, 1221-1224 (1991).

  3. Observation of above-barrier quasi-bound states in asymmetric single quantum wells by piezomodulated reflectivity.
    D. Dossa, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, C. Parks, R. G. Alonso, A. K. Ramdas, and M. R. Melloch
    Applied Physics Letters 59, 2706-2708 (1991).

    1993

  4. Barrier localization effects in the Al(x)Ga(1-x)As-Al(y)Ga(1-y)As superlattices.
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, H. Luo, and J. K. Furdyna
    Physical Review B 47, 6585-6589 (1993).

  5. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Tight-binding representation of the optical matrix elements: Theory and applications.
    Physical Review B 47, 15 500-15 508 (1993).

  6. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Band-to-band lasing in type-II GaAs-AlAs superlattices.
    Superlattices and Microstructures 14, 49-52 (1993).

    1994

  7. P. Etchegoin, A. Fainstein, P. Santos, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and M. Cardona
    Linear terms in k in the macroscopic optical properties of zincblende type materials: Theory and experiment.
    Solid State Communications 92, 505-510 (1994).

  8. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan,
    Calculations of second-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities in III-V and II-VI semiconductor heterostructures.
    Physical Review B 50, 14 421-14 434 (1994).

    1995

  9. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Calculations of the intersubband optical properties of quantum wells, wires and dots.
    Semiconductor Science and Technology 10, 416-421 (1995).

  10. Z. Yu, M. A. Mattson, T. H. Myers, K. A. Harris, R. W. Yanka, L. M. Mohnkern, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, R. G. Benz II, B. K. Wagner, and C. J. Summers
    Reflectance and Photoreflectance for In-Situ Monitoring of the Molecular beam epitaxial growth of CdTe and Hg-based materials.
    Journal of Electronic Materials 24, 685-690 (1995).

  11. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Can normal incidence absorption be realized with n-doped (001)-grown direct-gap quantum wells?
    Journal of Applied Physics 78, 295-298 (1995).

  12. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, A. Fainstein, P. Santos, P. Etchegoin, and M. Cardona
    Comment on ``Observation of time-nonreversible optical interaction with zinc-blende semiconductors.''
    Physical Review B 52, 2201-2202 (1995).

  13. M. Willatzen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, P. V. Santos, M. Cardona, D. Munzar, and N. E. Christensen
    Theoretical study of band-edge states in Sn(1)Ge(n) strained-layer superlattices.
    Physical Review B 52, 5070-5081 (1995).

    1996

  14. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, M. Cardona, and N. E. Christensen
    Terms linear in k in the band structure of wurtzite-type semiconductors
    Physical Review B 53, 10703-10714 (1996).

  15. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, M. Cardona, and L. R. Ram-Mohan,
    Comment on "Multiband coupling effects on electron quantum well intersubband transitions"
    Journal of Applied Physics 80, 600-602 (1996).

  16. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, P. V. Santos, M. Cardona, D. Munzar, and N. E. Christensen
    Investigation of inversion-asymmetry effects on the band structure of Sn1Gen superlattices.
    Solid State Electronics 40, 191-196 (1996).

    1997

  17. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, and R. A. Soref
    Electronic and optical properties of (001)-grown Si/ZnS heterostructures.
    Applied Physics Letters 70, 1837-1839 (1997).

  18. L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    In-plane birefringence of (001)-grown asymmetric quantum wells.
    Applied Physics Letters 70, 2446-2448 (1997).

    1998

  19. R. A. Soref, L. Friedman, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, and G. Sun
    Progress toward silicon-based intersubband lasers.
    J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B 16, 1525-1528 (1998).

  20. L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Study of the Si/ZnS multilayer system for optoelectronic applications.
    Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 486, 367-371 (1998).

  21. L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Optical properties of materials using the empirical tight-binding method.
    Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 491, 377-382 (1998).

    2000

  22. L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    The normal-incidence absorption controversy for n-doped semiconductor quantum wells
    Recent Research Developments in Applied Physics 3, 1 (Sep 2000).

    2001

  23. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Rinaldo
    Study of the fractional-dimensional model of impurity levels in semiconductors
    J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 62 (3), 627-633 (2001).

    2002

  24. D. Helmholz, W.-K. Ge, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    GaAs/AlAs superlattices and the tight-binding method
    Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 231 (2), 457-461 (2002).

  25. D. Helmholz and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Warping in the valence band of Si
    Phys. Rev. B 65, 233204-233207 (2002).

  26. L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Discontinuities in the quantum-well problem
    Superlattices and Microstructures 31, 269-276 (2002).

  27. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Confined states in lens-shaped quantum dots
    J. Phys. Condensed Matter 14, 13667-13678 (2002).

  28. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, S. Karazhanov, and W. A. Harrison
    Coulomb correlations in semiconductors
    Phys. Rev. B 66, 235211 (2002).

    2003

  29. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Confined states in parabolic cylinder quantum dots
    Physica E 16, 286-296 (2003).

  30. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, C. Galeriu, and M. Willatzen
    Comment on ``Confined states in two-dimensional flat elliptic quantum dots and elliptic quantum wires"
    Physica E 18, 547-549 (2003).

  31. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Angular confinement, non-integral quantum numbers, and controllable degeneracies
    Euro. Phys. Lett. 62, 299-305 (2003).

  32. R. Melnik, M. Willatzen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon and C. Galeriu
    Finite element analysis of nanowire superlattice structures
    Proc. ICCSA Montreal, eds: V. Kumar, M. Gavrilova, C. Tan and P. L'Ecuyer, Part II, 755-763 (Springer, 2003).

  33. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Quantum dot and acoustic enclosure problems in lens-shaped structures
    Proc. ICCSA Montreal, eds: V. Kumar, M. Gavrilova, C. Tan and P. L'Ecuyer, Part II, 735-744 (Springer, 2003).

  34. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, C. Galeriu, and M. Willatzen
    Comment on ``Confined states in two-dimensional flat elliptic quantum dots and elliptic quantum wires"
    Physica E 18, 547-549 (2003).

  35. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Electron states in modulated nanowires
    J. Appl. Phys. 93, 9997-10000 (2003).
    Virtual J. Nano. Sci. Tech. 7 (2003).

  36. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Intersubband optics in parabolic quantum dots
    IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 39, 1424-1429 (2003).

    2004

  37. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Acoustic cavity modes in lens-shaped structures
    J. Acoustical Soc. Am. 115, 84-90 (2004).

  38. C. Galeriu, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, R. Melnik and M. Willatzen
    Modeling a nanowire superlattice using the finite difference method in cylindrical polar coordinates
    Comp. Phys. Commun. 157, 147-159 (2004).

  39. L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    On triaxial ellipsoidal quantum dots
    J. Phys. Cond. Matter 16, 1087-1093 (2004).

  40. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, B. Lassen, R. Melnik and M. Willatzen
    Influence of aspect ratio on the lowest states of quantum rods
    Nano Letters 4, 289-292 (2004).

  41. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Helmholtz equation in parabolic rotational coordinates: Applications to wave problems in quantum mechanics and acoustics
    Mathematics and Computers in Simulations 65, 337-349 (2004).

  42. M. Willatzen, R. Melnik, L. C. Lew Yan Voon and C. Galeriu
    Quantum confinement phenomena in nanowire superlattice structures
    Mathematics and Computers in Simulations 65, 385-397 (2004).

  43. O. W. Reese, L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Surface optical phonons in triaxial ellipsoidal quantum dots
    Phys. Rev. B 70, 075401 (2004).
    Virtual J. Nano. Sci. Tech. 8 (2004).

  44. B. Lassen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, R. Melnik and M. Willatzen
    Exact envelope-function theory versus symmetrized Hamiltonian for quantum wires: A comparison
    Solid State Commun. 132, 141 (2004).

  45. Q. Xiong, G. Chen, J. D. Accord, X. Liu, J. J. Zengel, H. Gutierrez, J. M. Redwing, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, B. Lassen and P. C. Eklund
    Optical properties of rectangular cross-sectional ZnS nanowires
    Nano Letters 4, 1663 (2004).

  46. Q. Xiong, J. Wang, P. C. Eklund, O. Reese, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Raman scattering from surface phonons in rectangular cross-sectional w-ZnS nanowires
    Nano Letters 4, 1991 (2004).

  47. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, B. Lassen, R. Melnik and M. Willatzen
    Prediction of barrier localization in modulated nanowires
    J. Appl. Phys. 96, 4660 (2004).
    Virtual J. Nano. Sci. Tech. 8 (2004).

  48. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Eigenmodes of triaxial ellipsoidal acoustical cavities with mixed boundary conditions
    J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116, 3279 (2004).

    2005

  49. J. Gravesen, M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Schrödinger problems for surfaces of revolution --- the finite cylinder as a test example
    J. Math. Phys. 46, 012107 (2005).

  50. S. Karazhanov and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    First-principles study of band parameters of III-V and II-VI zinc-blende compounds
    Sov. Phys. Semiconductors 39, 177 (2005).

  51. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Theory of acoustic eigenmodes in parabolic cylindrical enclosures
    J. Sound Vib. 286, 251 (2005).

  52. J. Gravesen, M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    A quantum-mechanical particle confined to surfaces of revolution --- truncated cone and elliptic torus as case studies
    Physica Scripta 72, 105-111 (2005).

  53. O. W. Reese, L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
    Interface optical phonons in triaxial ellipsoidal quantum dots
    Proc. 27th Int. Conf. Proc. Semi., AIP Cof. Proc. 772, 659 (2005).

  54. M. Willatzen, B. Lassen, R. Melnik and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Influence of aspect ratio on the lowest valence states of quantum states
    Proc. 27th Int. Conf. Proc. Semi., AIP Cof. Proc. 772, 871 (2005).

  55. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, B. Lassen, R. Melnik and M. Willatzen
    Barrier localization in the valence band of modulated nanowires
    Proc. 27th Int. Conf. Proc. Semi., AIP Cof. Proc. 772, 873 (2005).

  56. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, C. Galeriu, B. Lassen, M. Willatzen and R. Melnik
    Electronic structure of wurtzite quantum dots with cylindrical symmetry
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 041906 (2005).

  57. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Numerical implementation of the ellipsoidal wave equation and application to ellipsoidal quantum dots
    Comp. Phys. Commun. 171, 1-18 (2005).

  58. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Flow acoustics in periodic structures
    Ultrasonics 43, 756-763 (2005).

  59. R. Melnik, B. Lassen, L. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen and C. Galeriu
    Nonlinear strain models in the analysis of quantum dot molecules
    Nonlinear Analysis 63, e2165-e2176 (2005).

  60. B. Lassen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, R. Melnik, and M. Willatzen
    A general treatment of deformation effects in Hamiltonians for inhomogeneous crystalline materials
    J. Math. Phys. 46, 112102 (2005).

    2006

  61. A. Zhang, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and M. Willatzen
    Dynamics of a nanowire superlattice in an ac electric field
    Phys. Rev. B 73, 045316 (2006).

  62. H. Ramirez, A. Camacho, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Electron dynamics in coupled quantum dots
    Nanotechnology 17, 1286-1291 (2006).

  63. G. Guzman-Verri, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, and J. Gravesen
    Electronic structure of helically coiled carbon nanotubes
    Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 901E, 0901-Ra11-28-Rb11-28.1 (2006).

  64. M. Willatzen, B. Lassen, R. Melnik, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Dynamic coupling of piezoelectric effects, spontaneous polarization, and strain in lattice-mismatched semiconductor quantum-well heterostructures
    J. Appl. Phys. 100, 024302 (2006).

  65. N. Radulovic, M. Willatzen, R. Melnik, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Influence of the metal contact size on the electron dynamics and transport inside the semiconductor heterostructure nanowire
    J. Comput. Theor. Nano. 3 (4), 551-559 (2006).

  66. L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, B. Lassen and R. Melnik
    Physics-based models of dynamic response of piezoceramics.
    Proceedings International Symposium on Advanced Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices (MS& T '06, Cincinnati, Oct 2006). Invited Paper.

  67. H. Ramirez, A. Camacho, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    DC electric field effects on the electron dynamics in double rectangular quantum dots
    Brazilian J. Phys. 36, 869 (2006)

  68. B. Lassen, M. Willatzen, R. Melnik, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Electronic properties of free-standing InP and InAs nanowires.
    J. Mat. Res. 21, 2927-2935 (2006).

  69. M. Willatzen and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Flow-acoustic properties of elliptic-cylinder waveguides and enclosures
    J. Physics 52, 1-13 (2006).

  70. M. Willatzen, B. Lassen, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Nonlinearities and piezoelectric fields in AlN/GaN wurtzite heterostructures
    J. Appl. Phys. 100, 124309 (2006).

    2007

  71. Qihua Xiong, R. Gupta, J. Wang, G. D. Mahan, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and P. C. Eklund
    Surface optical phonons in cylindrical and rectangular cross-sectional semiconducting nanowires
    Solid State Phenomena 121-123, 955-966 (2007).

  72. H. Y. Ramirez, A. Camacho, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Effects of coupling on electron-phonon scattering in double quantum dots
    phys. stat. sol. (c) 4, 433-435 (2007).

  73. H. Y. Ramirez, A. Camacho, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Coupling relaxation and coherent emission in semiconductor double quantum dots
    Proc. 28th Int. Conf. Phys. Semi., AIP Conf. Proc 893, 393-394 (2007).

  74. B. Lassen, M. Willatzen, R. Melnik and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Spurious solutions and boundary conditions in k.p theory
    Proc. 28th Int. Conf. Phys. Semi., AIP Conf. Proc 893, 993-994 (2007).

  75. H. Ramirez, A. Camacho, and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Influence of shape and electric field on electron relaxation and coherent response in quantum-dot molecules
    J. Phys. Cond. Matter 19, 346216 (2007)

  76. G.G. Guzmán-Verri and L.C. Lew Yan Voon
    Electronic structure of silicon-based nanostructures
    Phys. Rev. B 76, 075131 (2007).

  77. Static and dynamic effects due to electrostriction in GaN/AlN
    M. Willatzen and L.C. Lew Yan Voon
    J. Phys. Cond. Matter 19, 506202 (2007).

    2008

  78. Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires
    L.C. Lew Yan Voon, Y. Zhang, B. Lassen, M. Willatzen, Q. Xiong, and P.C. Eklund
    Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 8, 1 (2008). Invited review paper

    Other Publications

    1. National Center for Case Study in Teaching Website at SUNY Buffalo [http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcases/case.htm] (March 2000).
      A fridge in space: A case study in thermodynamics.

    Books

    1. Electronic and Optical Properties of Semiconductors: A Study Based On the Empirical Tight-Binding Model
      Dissertation.com (1997)
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