Dr. Tatiana Allen, UC Foundation Associate Professor of Physics, published a
scholarly paper entitled “Amorphous-Microcrystalline Silicon Films Obtained
Using Hydrogen Dilution in a DC Saddle-Field Glow-Discharge” in the
Materials Research Society journal.

Dr. Allen’s paper is based on the presentation “Progress in Semiconductor
Materials II – Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications,” given last
December at the Material Research Society Symposium.  Dr. Allen’s
collaborators on the research program include Drs. Milostnaya, Yeghikyan,
Gaspari, Kherani, Kosteski, and Zukotynski, all members of the Material
Research Society.  The paper focuses on Dr. Allen’s research into the
structure of Amorphous-Microcrystalline Silicon Films and her conclusion
that the local electric field at the substrate surface plays a key role in
obtaining microcrystallinity.  Grant awards from the National Science
Foundation, the Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award, and the
UC Foundation at UTC supported Dr. Allen’s research.

Congratulations to Dr. Allen!  The publication of her paper in this journal
demonstrates the importance of her work to the Materials Research Society,
and her inclusion brings recognition to the Department of Physics, Geology
and Astronomy at UTC.