Prof. Richard R. Mu

Tennessee State University, USA

Professor of Physics

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1992 Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Molecular Science and Condensed Matter Physics

1987 M.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Condensed Matter Physics

1982 B.S., Northeast Normal University at Changchun, China

Publications (selected)

1. Huang, J., Rui, G., Yan, Y., et al. (2025). Fluorine-free strongly dipolar polymers exhibit tunable ferroelectricity. Science, 389(6755), 69-72.
2. Cook, A. L., Haycook, C. P., Locke, A. K., et al. (2021). Optimization of electron beam-deposited silver nanoparticles on zinc oxide for maximally surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Nanoscale Advances, 3(2), 407-417.
3. Marvinney, C. E., Shen, X., McBride, J. R., et al. (2018). Effect of Material Structure on Photoluminescence of ZnO/MgO Core-Shell Nanowires. ChemNanoMat, 4(3), 291-300.
4. Cook, A. L., Carson, C. S., Marvinney, C. E., et al. (2017). Sensing trace levels of molecular species in solution via zinc oxide nanoprobe Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 48(8), 1116-1121.
5. Hachtel, J. A., Marvinney, C., Mouti, A., et al. (2016). Probing plasmons in three dimensions by combining complementary spectroscopies in a scanning transmission electron microscope. Nanotechnology, 27(15), Article 155202.
6. Yang, L., Ho, J., Allahyarov, E., et al. (2015). Semicrystalline Structure Dielectric Property Relationship and Electrical Conduction in a Biaxially Oriented Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Film under High Electric Fields and High Temperatures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7(36), 19894-19905.
7. Pelligra, C. I., Huang, S., Singer, J. P., et al. (2014). Scalable High-fidelity Growth of Semiconductor Nanorod Arrays with Controlled Geometry for Photovoltaic Devices Using Block Copolymers. Small, 10(21), 4304-4309.
8. Mayo, D. C., Marvinney, C. E., Bililign, E. S., et al. (2014). Surface-plasmon mediated photoluminescence from Ag-coated ZnO/MgO core-shell nanowires. Thin Solid Films, 553, 132-137.
9. Tseng, J., Tang, S., Zhou, Z., et al. (2014). Interfacial polarization and layer thickness effect on electrical insulation in multilayered polysulfone/poly(vinylidene fluoride) films. Polymer, 55(1), 8-14.
10. Jones, J., Zhu, L., Tolk, N., et al. (2013). Investigation of ferroelectric properties and structural relaxation dynamics of polyvinylidene fluoride thin film via second harmonic generation. Applied Physics Letters, 103(7), Article 072901.
11. Lawrie, B. J., Mu, R., & Haglund, R. F. (2013). Plasmonic Control of Near-Interface Exciton Dynamics in Defect-Rich ZnO Thin Films. Plasmonics, 8(2), 693-697.
12. Mayo, D. C., Paul, O., Airuoyo, I. J., et al. (2013). Resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation of TiO2 nanoparticle films. Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing, 110(4), 923-928.
13. Pan, Z., Sekar, G., Akrobetu, R., et al. (2012). Visible to near-infrared down-conversion luminescence in Tb3+ and Yb3+ co-doped lithium-lanthanum-aluminosilicate oxyfluoride glass and glass-ceramics. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358(15), 1814-1817.
14. Pan, Z., Ueda, A., Xu, H., et al. (2012). Photoluminescence of Er-doped ZnO nanoparticle films via direct and indirect excitation. Journal of Nanophotonics, 6, Article 063508.
15. Lawrie, B. J., Mu, R., & Haglund, R. F. (2012). Selective Purcell enhancement of defect emission in ZnO thin films. Optics Letters, 37(9), 1538-1540.
16. Liu, C., Xu, H., Ma, J., et al. (2011). Electrically pumped near-ultraviolet lasing from ZnO/MgO core/shell nanowires. Applied Physics Letters, 99(6), Article 063115.
17. Piasecki, P., Piasecki, A., Pan, Z., et al. (2010). Formation of Ag nanoparticles and enhancement of Tb3+ luminescence in Tb and Ag co-doped lithium-lanthanum-aluminosilicate glass. Journal of Nanophotonics, 4, Article 043522.
18. Haglund, R. F., Lawrie, B. J., & Mu, R. (2010). Coupling of photoluminescent centers in ZnO to localized and propagating surface plasmons. Thin Solid Films, 518(16), 4637-4643.
19. Pan, Z., Ueda, A., Aga, R., et al. (2010). Spectroscopic studies of Er3+ doped Ge-Ga-S glass containing silver nanoparticles. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356(23-24), 1097-1101.
20. Lawrie, B. J., Haglund, R. F., & Mu, R. (2009). Enhancement of ZnO photoluminescence by localized and propagating surface plasmons. Optics Express, 17(4), 2565-2572.

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