Professor Ian W Boyd - BSc PhD CEng FIEE FInstP
Director, Professor of Materials Science
Brunel University
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Professor Ian W Boyd was appointed to the position of Director of the ETC in October 2011. Prior to that he was a cofounder and Director of Nanoelectronics at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) where he also headed the Materials & Devices group as Professor of Electronic Materials in the department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at University College London (UCL), before becoming the inaugural Director of the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN) in 2009. He comes to the ETC with 30 years of experience in lasers, nanotechnology and materials science.
Professor Boyd obtained first class BSc (1979) and PhD (1982) degrees at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh where he received the Watt Medal for distinction and class prize for best student. Subsequent to working in Medical Physics and as a Microelectronics Device Engineer, he became a research scientist at the University of North Texas, prior to obtaining tenure at UCL. He has contributed significantly to research at international level in several fields, having presented more than 50 invited papers, written and/or edited 8 books, and published more than 300 papers in major scientific journals. He has served on numerous advisory committees, and as a consultant world-wide, as president of the European Materials Research Society (EMRS) in Strasbourg where he is currently a member of the executive board and co-chaired the 2010 international conference. He also served as a member of the board of Directors of the Materials Research Society (MRS) from 2008-2011 and is currently a fellow of both the Institute of Physics (IoP) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Professor Boyd holds Honorary Professorial Chairs on several continents and was recipient of the Senior Yarwood medal for pioneering contributions to thin film growth by the British Vacuum Society in 2005.
Publications
Journal Papers
(2011) Gardener, JA., Liaw, I., Aeppli, G., Boyd, IW., Fiddy, S., Hyett, G., Jones, TS., Lauzurica, S., Palgrave, RG., Parkin, IP., Sankar, G., Sikora, M., Stoneham, AM., Thornton, G. and Heutz, S., Oxide nanoparticle thin films created using molecular templates, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115 (27) : 13151- 13157
(2010) Gardener, JA., Liaw, I., Aeppli, G., Boyd, IW., Chater, RJ., Jones, TS., McPhail, DS., Sankar, G., Stoneham, AM., Sikora, M., Thornton, G. and Heutz, S., A novel route for the inclusion of metal dopants in silicon., Nanotechnology 21 (2) : 025304- Download publication
(2009) Dou, X., Li, G., Lei, H., Huang, X., Li, L. and Boyd, IW., Template epitaxial growth of thermoelectric Bi/BiSb superlattice nanowires by charge-controlled pulse electrodeposition, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 156 (9) : K149- K154
(2008) He, G., Zhang, LD., Meng, GW., Li, GH., Fei, GT., Wang, XJ., Zhang, JP., Liu, M., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Composition dependence of electronic structure and optical properties of Hf1-x Six Oy gate dielectrics, Journal of Applied Physics 104 (10)
(2007) Kalli, K., Dobb, HL., Webb, DJ., Carroll, K., Komodromos, M., Themistos, C., Peng, GD., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Electrically tunable Bragg gratings in single-mode polymer optical fiber, Optics Letters 32 (3) : 214- 216
(2007) Liu, M., Zhu, LQ., He, G., Wang, ZM., Wu, JX., Zhang, J-Y., Liaw, I., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Hf1-xSixOy dielectric films deposited by UV-photo-induced chemical vapour deposition (UV-CVD), Applied Surface Science 253 (19) : 7869- 7873
(2006) Durand, C., Valĺe, C., Dubourdieu, C., Kahn, M., Derivaz, M., Blonkowski, S., Jalabert, D., Hollinger, P., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Electrical property improvements of yttrium oxide-based metal-insulator-metal capacitors, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 24 (3) : 459- 466
(2005) Li, Y., Cai, W., Duan, G., Sun, F., Cao, B., Lu, F., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Large-area In 2O 3 ordered pore arrays and their photoluminescence properties, Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing 81 (2) : 269- 273
(2005) Sun, F., Cai, W., Li, Y., Duan, G., Nichols, WT., Liang, C., Koshizaki, N., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Laser morphological manipulation of gold nanoparticles periodically arranged on solid supports, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 81 (6) : 765- 768
(2004) Fang, Q., Zhang, J-Y., Wang, Z., Modreanu, M., O'Sullivan, BJ., Hurley, PK., Leedham, TL., Hywel, D., Audier, MA., Jimenez, C., Senateur, J-P. and Boyd, IW., Interface of ultrathin HfO2 films deposited by UV-photo-CVD, Thin Solid Films 453-454 203- 207
(2003) Fang, Q., Meier, M., Yu, JJ., Wang, ZM., Zhang, J-Y., Wu, JX., Kenyon, A., Hoffmann, P. and Boyd, IW., FTIR and XPS investigation of Er-doped SiO2-TiO2 films, Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology 105 (1-3) : 209- 213
(2003) Yu, JJ., Fang, Q., Zhang, J-Y., Wang, ZM. and Boyd, IW., Hafnium oxide layers derived by photo-assisted sol-gel processing, Applied Surface Science 208-209 (1) : 676- 681
(2003) Fang, Q., Zhang, J-Y., Wang, ZM., Wu, JX., O'Sullivan, BJ., Hurley, PK., Leedham, TL., Davies, H., Audier, MA., Jimenez, C., Senateur, J-P. and Boyd, IW., Investigation of TiO2-doped HfO2 thin films deposited by photo-CVD, Thin Solid Films 428 (1-2) : 263- 268
(2003) Boyd, IW., Glasow, P., Grimmeiss, HG., Habermeier, H-U. and Siffert, P., The next twenty years, Nature Materials 2 (9) : 563- 565
(2002) Kaliwoh, N., Zhang, J-Y. and Boyd, IW., Characterisation of TiO2 deposited by photo-induced chemical vapour deposition, Applied Surface Science 186 (1-4) : 241- 245
(2002) Zhang, J-Y., Windall, G. and Boyd, IW., UV curing of optical fibre coatings using excimer lamps, Applied Surface Science 186 (1-4) : 568- 572
(2001) Boyd, IW. and Zhang, J-Y., Photo-induced growth of dielectrics with excimer lamps, Solid-State Electronics 45 (8) : 1413- 1431
(2000) Zhang, JY. and Boyd, IW., Ultrathin high-quality tantalum pentoxide films grown by photoinduced chemical vapor deposition, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 77 (22) : 3574- 3576
(2000) Kogelschatz, U., Esrom, H., Zhang, J-Y. and Boyd, IW., High-intensity sources of incoherent UV and VUV excimer radiation for low-temperature materials processing, Applied Surface Science 168 (1-4) : 29- 36
(1999) Shimizu-Iwayama, T., Hole, DE. and Boyd, IW., Mechanism of photoluminescence of Si nanocrystals in SiO2 fabricated by ion implantation: the role of interactions of nanocrystals and oxygen, JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER 11 (34) : 6595- 6604
(1999) Craciun, V., Boyd, IW., Hutton, B. and Williams, D., Characteristics of dielectric layers grown on Ge by low temperature vacuum ultraviolet-assisted oxidation, Applied Physics Letters 75 (9) : 1261- 1263
(1999) Zhang, J-Y., Fang, Q. and Boyd, IW., Growth of tantalum pentoxide film by pulsed laser deposition, Applied Surface Science 138-139 (1-4) : 320- 324
(1998) Zhang, JY., Lim, B., Boyd, IW. and Dusastre, V., Characteristics of high quality tantalum oxide films deposited by photoinduced chemical vapor deposition, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 73 (16) : 2299- 2301
(1998) Zhang, JY. and Boyd, IW., Efficient XeI* excimer ultraviolet sources from a dielectric barrier discharge, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 84 (3) : 1174- 1178
(1997) Zhang, JY. and Boyd, IW., Low temperature photo-oxidation of silicon using a xenon excimer lamp, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 71 (20) : 2964- 2966
(1996) Zhang, W., Boyd, IW., Elliott, M. and HerrendenHarkerand, W., Effect of trivalent ion composition on the magnetoresistance behavior of LaxNd0.6-xSr0.40MnO3-delta films, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 69 (23) : 3599- 3601
(1996) Craciun, V., BoulmerLeborgne, C., Nicholls, EJ. and Boyd, IW., Light emission from germanium nanoparticles formed by ultraviolet assisted oxidation of silicon-germanium, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 69 (11) : 1506- 1508
(1996) Zhang, JY. and Boyd, IW., Efficient excimer ultraviolet sources from a dielectric barrier discharge in rare-gas/halogen mixtures, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 80 (2) : 633- 638
(1996) Zhang, J-Y., Esrom, H. and Boyd, IW., Decomposition mechanisms of thin palladium acetate film with excimer UV radiation, Applied Surface Science 96-98 399- 404
(1996) King, SL., Gardeniers, JGE. and Boyd, IW., Pulsed-laser deposited ZnO for device applications, Applied Surface Science 96-98 811- 818
(1995) Craciun, V., Amirhaghi, S., Craciun, D., Elders, J., Gardeniers, JGE. and Boyd, IW., Effects of laser wavelength and fluence on the growth of ZnO thin films by pulsed laser deposition, Applied Surface Science 86 (1-4) : 99- 106
(1995) Craciun, V., Elders, J., Gardeniers, JGE., Geretovsky, J. and Boyd, IW., Growth of ZnO thin films on GaAs by pulsed laser deposition, Thin Solid Films 259 (1) : 1- 4
(1994) CRACIUN, V., ELDERS, J., GARDENIERS, JGE. and BOYD, IW., CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-QUALITY ZNO THIN-FILMS DEPOSITED BY PULSED-LASER DEPOSITION, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 65 (23) : 2963- 2965
(1994) KAZOR, A., GWILLIAM, R. and BOYD, IW., GROWTH-RATE ENHANCEMENT USING OZONE DURING RAPID THERMAL-OXIDATION OF SILICON, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 65 (4) : 412- 414
(1994) Kazor, A. and Boyd, IW., Growth and modeling of cw-UV induced oxidation of silicon, Journal of Applied Physics 75 (1) : 227- 231
Conference Papers
(1994) Bergonzo, P. and Boyd, IW., PHOTO-DEPOSITION OF OXYNITRIDE AND NITRIDE FILMS USING EXCIMER LAMPS, Symposium D on Integrated Processing for Microelectronics and Optoelectronics of the 1993 E-MRS Spring Meeting, MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (25) : 345- 350
(2007) Iwayama, TS., Hama, T., Hole, DE. and Boyd, IW., Control of embedded Si nanocrystals in SiO2 by rapid thermal annealing and enhanced photo luminescence characterization, 14th International Conference on Surface Modification by Ion Beams (SMMIB 05), SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (201) : 8490- 8494
(2002) Zhang, JY., Boyd, IW., O'Sullivan, BJ., Hurley, PK., Kelly, PV. and Senateur, JP., Nanocrystalline TiO2 films studied by optical, XRD and FTIR spectroscopy, Spring Meeting of the European-Materials-Research-Society, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS (303) : 134- 138
(1997) Boyd, IW. and Zhang, JY., New large area ultraviolet lamp sources and their applications, Proceedings of the Joint International Symposium of the '96 MRS-J Conference(Symp.N) and the 3rd Ion Engineering Conference, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS (121) : 349- 356
(1993) BOYD, IW., CRACIUN, V. and KAZOR, A., VACUUM-ULTRA-VIOLET AND OZONE-INDUCED OXIDATION OF SILICON AND SILICON-GERMANIUM, 6th (5th International) MicroProcess Conference (MPC 93), JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS (32) : 6141- 6146
Books
(2003) Chrisey, DB., Boyd, IW., Dinescu, M. and Rode, AV., Advanced optical processing of materials.
