Austin Minnich
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics; EAS Division Deputy Chair; Undergraduate Option Representative for Engineering and Applied Science
Research interests: Electronic and quantum materials, thin films, plasma and atomic layer processing, microwave low-noise amplifiers, superconducting electronics
Overview
Professor Minnich's research focuses on the growth and processing of thin-film electronic and quantum materials and their applications in microwave devices used in radio astronomy, quantum information science, and other applications. Current topics include ultralow damage thin-film processing techniques like atomic layer etching, epitaxial growth of thin films, and realization of low noise transistor amplifiers at frequencies above 100 GHz.
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- Chen, Ivy I.;Solgaard, Jennifer et al. (2024) Isotropic atomic layer etching of MgO-doped lithium niobate using sequential exposures of H₂ and SF₆/Ar plasmasJournal of Vacuum Science & Technology A
- Hatanpää, Benjamin;Minnich, Austin J. (2024) Valleytronics and negative differential resistance in cubic boron nitride: A first-principles studyPhysical Review Materials
- Gabritchidze, Bekari;Chen, Justin H. et al. (2024) Experimental Investigation of Drain Noise in High Electron Mobility Transistors: Thermal and Hot Electron NoiseIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Hatanpää, Benjamin;Minnich, Austin J. (2024) Hot electron diffusion, microwave noise, and piezoresistivity in Si from first principlesPhysical Review B
- Naik, Nachiket R.;Gabritchidze, Bekari et al. (2024) Investigation of cryogenic current–voltage anomalies in SiGe HBTs: Role of base–emitter junction inhomogeneitiesJournal of Applied Physics
- Gabritchidze, Bekari;Cleary, Kieran et al. (2024) Towards Ultralow-Noise Cryogenic InP High Electron Mobility Transistors: Investigation of Physical Origins of Microwave Noise
- Catherall, David S.;Minnich, Austin J. (2023) Hot-hole transport and noise phenomena in silicon at cryogenic temperatures from first principlesPhysical Review B
- Hossain, Azmain A.;Wang, Haozhe et al. (2023) Isotropic plasma-thermal atomic layer etching of superconducting titanium nitride films using sequential exposures of molecular oxygen and SF₆/H₂ plasmaJournal of Vacuum Science & Technology A
- Esho, Iretomiwa;Minnich, Austin J. (2023) Charge transport in BAs and the role of two-phonon scatteringPhysical Review B
- Koh, Jin Ming;Sun, Shi-Ning et al. (2023) Measurement-induced entanglement phase transition on a superconducting quantum processor with mid-circuit readoutNature Physics
Related Courses
2023-24
APh/MS/ME 105 abc – States of Matter
APh/Ph 138 ab – Quantum Hardware and Techniques
2022-23
APh/MS 105 abc – States of Matter
ME 11 abc – Thermal Science
Ae/ME 118 – Classical Thermodynamics
ME 90 abc – Senior Thesis, Experimental
2021-22
APh/MS 105 abc – States of Matter
APh/Ph 138 ab – Quantum Hardware and Techniques
AM 201 – Advanced Topics in Applied Mechanics
CE 201 – Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering