Smith, Richard, Dr

Dr Richard Smith

PhD, BSc (Hons)

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Senior Lecturer in GaN Materials and Devices

Centre for GaN Materials and Devices

richard.smith@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5179

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Dr Richard Smith
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Profile

I graduated with a BSc in Physics from the University of 91ֱ�� in 2009 and continued in 91ֱ�� to gain my PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering developing novel III-nitride/organic hybrid LEDs.

I joined the department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering as a postdoctoral research fellow to strengthen the growing III-nitride activity within the university and was appointed to my current position as lecturer in GaN materials and Devices in 2015.

My research is focused on fabricating and characterizing novel semiconductor materials and devices for future optoelectronics such as LEDs, lasers, sensors and displays.

In particular, I have a strong interest in developing new additive manufacturing fabrication techniques, allowing the manufacture of new types of semiconductor devices, or devices in new application areas.

By utilising these additive manufacturing techniques it is possible to combine different semiconductor materials such as III-nitrides, organic semiconductors and colloidal semiconductor quantum dots into novel devices, combining the strengths and mitigating the weaknesses of each individual material.

I am currently working on utilising transfer printing processes to fabricate hybrid LEDs and lasers that exploit strong coupling effects in optical microcavities to enable higher efficiency light emitting optoelectronic devices emitting across the full visible spectrum.

I am also investigating employing non-standard epitaxy processes such as sputtering to grow III-nitride semiconductor materials such as AlN, AlInN and BN.

Qualifications

PhD (EEE), University of 91ֱ�� 2014
BSc(Hons) (Physics), University of 91ֱ�� 2009

Research interests

GaN Photonics - LEDs, Lasers, Photonic circuits
Additive manufacturing processes in semiconductor device fabrication
Transfer printing of semiconductor devices
Hybrid organic/inorganic optoelectronics
Non-radiative energy transfer processes in hybrid GaN/organic interfaces
Optical characterisation of III-nitride materials and devices

Publications

Journal articles

Haggar JIH, Cai Y, Ghataora SS, Smith RM, Bai J & Wang T (2020) . ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2(8), 2363-2368.
Poyiatzis N, Bai J, Smith RM, Athanasiou M, Ghataora S & Wang T (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10(1).
Trager-Cowan C, Alasmari A, Avis W, Bruckbauer J, Edwards PR, Ferenczi G, Hourahine B, Kotzai A, Kraeusel S, Kusch G , Martin RW et al (2020) . Semiconductor Science and Technology.
Zhang Y, Smith RM, Jiu L, Bai J & Wang T (2019) . Scientific Reports, 9(1).
Trager-Cowan C, Alasmari A, Avis W, Bruckbauer J, Edwards PR, Hourahine B, Kraeusel S, Kusch G, Johnston R, Naresh-Kumar G , Martin RW et al (2019) . Photonics Research, 7(11), B73-B82.
Naresh-Kumar G, Thomson D, Zhang Y, Bai J, Jiu L, Yu X, Gong YP, Smith RM, Wang T & Trager-Cowan C (2018) . Journal of Applied Physics, 124(6).
Ghataora S, Smith RM, Athanasiou M & Wang T (2018) . ACS Photonics, 5(2), 642-647.
Athanasiou M, Smith RM, Pugh J, Gong Y, Cryan MJ & Wang T (2017) . Scientific Reports, 7(1).
Coulon P-M, Pugh JR, Athanasiou M, Kusch G, Le Boulbar ED, Sarua A, Smith R, Martin RW, Wang T, Cryan M , Allsopp DWE et al (2017) . Optics Express, 25(23), 28246-28246.
Athanasiou M, Smith RM, Ghataora S & Wang T (2017) . Scientific Reports, 7.
Zhang Y, Bai J, Hou Y, Yu X, Gong Y, Smith RM & Wang T (2016) . Applied Physics Letters, 109(24).
Hou Y, Syed ZA, Smith R, Athanasiou M, Gong Y, Yu X, Bai J & Wang T (2016) . Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49(26), 265601-265601.
Hou Y, Bai J, Smith R & Wang T (2016) . Nanotechnology, 27(20).
Zhang Y, Bai J, Hou Y, Smith RM, Yu X, Gong Y & Wang T (2016) . AIP Advances, 6(2).
Zhang Y, Smith RM, Hou Y, Xu B, Gong Y, Bai J & Wang T (2016) . Applied Physics Letters, 108(3), 031108-031108.
Athanasiou M, Smith RM, Hou Y, Zhang Y, Gong Y & Wang T (2015) . Applied Physics Letters, 107(14), 141110-141110.
Smith RM, Athanasiou M, Bai J, Liu B & Wang T (2015) . Applied Physics Letters, 107(12), 121108-121108.
Liu B, Smith R, Athanasiou M, Yu X, Bai J & Wang T (2014) . Applied Physics Letters, 105(26), 261103-261103.
Athanasiou M, Smith R, Liu B & Wang T (2014) . Scientific Reports, 4.
Smith RM, Liu B, Bai J & Wang T (2014) . Applied Physics Letters, 105(17), 171111-171111.
Kim T, Liu B, Smith R, Athanasiou M, Gong Y & Wang T (2014) . Applied Physics Letters, 104(16), 161108-161108.
Liu B, Smith R, Bai J, Gong Y & Wang T (2013) . Applied Physics Letters, 103(10), 101108-101108.
Smith R, Liu B, Bai J & Wang T (2013) . Nano Letters, 13(7), 3042-3047.
Athanasiou M, Kim TK, Liu B, Smith R & Wang T (2013) . Applied Physics Letters, 102(19), 191108-191108.
Renwick PJ, Tang H, Wang Q, Smith R & Wang T (2011) . Physica Status Solidi. C: Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 8(7-8), 2176-2178.

Conference proceedings papers

Trager-Cowan C, Alasmari A, Avis W, Bruckbauer J, Edwards PR, Hourahine B, Kraeusel S, Kusch G, Jablon BM, Johnston R , Martin RW et al (2020) . IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 891. Trondheim, Norway, 19 May 2019 - 23 May 2019.

Teaching activities

Lecturer in GaN materials and devices
Module leader EEE6395 – compound semiconductor device manufacture
Contributing lecturer EEE6216 – Energy Efficient Semiconductors

Professional activities and memberships

Admissions tutor – MSc Semiconductor photonics and electronics
Department Laser Safety Officer

Research students: Dr Rick Smith is currently supervising 9 students, within the field of Semiconductor Materials & Devices.

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Dr Richard Smith

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