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Robert S. Averback
Donald W. Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Office 1007 F. Seitz Materials Research Laboratory
Telephone 217-333-4302 Fax 217-333-2736
Mail Address Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
H. Zhu and R. S. Averback, "Sintering processes of two nanoparticles: a study by molecular-dynamics simulations," Phil. Mag. Lett. 73, no.1, (1996): 27-33.
T. Klassen, U. Herr and R. S. Averback, "Ball Milling of Immiscible Cu-Ag Alloy," Acta Materialia, 45 (1997): 2921.
C. G. Zimmermann, M. Yeadon, K. Nordlund, J. M. Gibson, R. S. Averback, U. Herr and K. Samwer, "Burrowing of Co Nanopartidcles on Clean Cu and Ag Surfaces," Physical Rev. Lett. 83, no. 6 (1999): 1163-66.
L. Wei, Y. S. Lee, R. S. Averback, C. P. Flynn, "Antistructure and Point Defect Response in the Recovery of Ion-irradiated Cu/sub 3/Au," Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, no. 26 (2000): 6046-49.
X. Hu, D. G. Cahill, R. S. Averback, "Nanoscale Pattern Formation in Pt Thin Films Due to Ion Beam-induced Dewetting," Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, no. 22, 29 (2000): 3215-17.
S. G. Mayr, R. S. Averback, "Surface Smoothing of Rough Amorphous Films by Irradiation-induced Viscous Flow," Phys. Rev. Lett. 87 (2001): 6106.
P. Partyka, Y. Zhong, K. Nordlund, R. S. Averback, I. M. Robinson, P. Ehrhart, "Grazing Incidence Diffuse X-ray Scattering Investigation of the Properties of Irradiation-induced Point Defects in Silicon," Phys. Rev. B 64, (2001): 5207.
Y. Ashkenazy, R. S. Averback, K. Albe, "Nanocluster Rotation on Pt Surfaces: Twist Boundaries," Phys. Rev. B 64 (2001): 5409.
S. G. Mayr and R. S. Averback, "Surface smoothing of rough amorphous films by irradiation-induced viscous flow," Phys. Rev. Lett. 87 (2001): 6106.
K. Nordlund and R. S. Averback, "Self-interstitial atoms at high temperatures in dense metals," Defect Diffus Forum 188 (2001): 59.
X. Y. Hu, D. G. Cahill, and R. S. Averback, "Burrowing of Pt nanoparticles into SiO 2 during ion-beam irradiation," Journal of Applied Physics 92, no. 7 (2002): 3995-4000.
K. Albe, K. Nordlund, and R. S. Averback, "Modeling the metal-semiconductor interaction: Analytical bond-order potential for platinum-carbon," Physical Review B 65 (2002): 195124.
X. Y. Hu, D. G. Cahill, R. S. Averback, and R. C. Birtcher, "In situ transmission electron microscopy study of irradiation induced dewetting of ultrathin Pt films," Journal of Applied Physics 93 (2003): 165-169.
J. Kim , D. G. Cahill, and R. S. Averback, "Surface morphology of Ge(111) during etching by keV ions," Physical Review B 67 (2003): 045404.
S. G. Mayr, Y. Ashkenazy, K. Albe, and R. S. Averback, "Mechanisms of radiation-induced viscous flow: Role of point defects," Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 (2003): 055505.
R. A. Enrique, K. Nordlund, R. S. Averback, and P. Bellon, "Simulations of dynamical stabilization of Ag-Cu nanocomposites by ion beam processing," J. Appl. Phys. 93 (2003): 2917.
S. G. Mayr and R. S. Averback, "Effect of ion bombardment on stress in thin films," Phys. Rev. B. 68 (2003): 214105.
S. K. Ghosh, I. K. Robinson and R. S. Averback, "Defect formation in Si(111)7X7 surfaces due to 200 eV Ar+ ion bombardment," Phys. Rev. B. 68 (2003): 165342.
J.C. Kim, D. G. Cahill, R. S. Averback, "Formation and annihilation of nanocavities during keV ion irradiation of Ge," Phys, Rev. B 68 (2003): 094109.
Y. Zhong, Y. Ashkenazy, K. Albe, R. S. Averback, "Ion beam smoothening of metal surfaces," J. Appl. Phys. 94 (2003): 4432-4439.
P. Bellon and R. S. Averback, "Preface to viewpoint set on materials under driving forces," Scripta Mater 49 (2003): 921-925.
S. G. Mayr, K. Samwer, R. S. Averback, "Surface kinetics during growth and ion irradiation of glassy metal films," Scripta Mater 49 (2003): 961-967.
S. G. Mayr and R. S. Averback, "Evolution of morphology in nanocrystalline thin films during ion irradiation," Phys. Rev. B. 68 (2003): 075419.
Y. Sun, M. B. Salamon, K. Garnier, R .S. Averback, "Memory effects in an interacting magnetic nanoparticle system," Phys. Rev. Lett. 91 (2003) 167206.
Y. Sun, M. B. Salamon, K. Garnier, and R. S. Averback, Glassy vortex dynamics induced by a random array of magnetic particles above a superconductor," Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 (2004): 097002.
S. Flege, H. Hahn, and R. S. Averback, "Thermal and radiation-enhanced diffusion in the bulk metallic glass Ni 23Zr 62Al 15," Phys. Rev. B 69 (2004): 014303.
M.A. Okuniewski, Y. Ashkenazy, B. Heuser, and R.S. Averback, "Molecular dynamics simulations of void and helium bubble stability in amorphous silicon during heavy-ion bombardment," J. Appl. Phys. 96 (2004): 4181.
Y. Zhong, C. Bailat, R.S. Averback, and I.K. Robinson, "Damage accumulation in Si during high-dose self-ion implantation," J. Appl. Phys. 96 (2004): 1328.
P. Krasnochtchekov, K. Albe, and R.S. Averback, "Simulations of inert gas condensation processes," Zeitschrift fur Metralkunde 94 (2003): 1098.
P. Bhattacharya, P. Bellon, R.S. Averback, and S.J.Hales, "TiAl powders synthesized by high-energy ball milling: effects of milling parameters on yield and contamination," J. Alloys and Compounds 368 (2004): 187.
Y. Sun. M.B. Salamon, K.Garnier, and R.S. Averback. "Comment on Memory effects in magnetic nanoparticle system," Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004): 139703.
Pavel Krasnochtchekov and R.S. Averback, "Molecular dynamics simulations of cluster nucleation during inert gas condensation," J. Phys. Chem (2005) (in press).
Y. Ashkenazy and R.S. Averback, "Shock induced amorphization as the onset of spall." Appl. Phys. Letts (2005) (in press).