Celeste Melamed

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• Combinatorial Synthesis of Cation-Disordered Manganese Tin Nitride MnSnN2 Thin Films with Magnetic and Semiconducting Properties CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS Rom, C. L., Smaha, R. W., Melamed, C. L., Schnepf, R., Heinselman, K. N., Mangum, J. S., Lee, S., Lany, S., Schelhas, L. T., Greenaway, A. L., Neilson, J., Bauers, S. R., Tamboli, A. C., Andrew, J. S. 2023

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03826

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• Mechanical regulation of lithium intrusion probability in garnet solid electrolytes NATURE ENERGY McConohy, G., Xu, X., Cui, T., Barks, E., Wang, S., Kaeli, E., Melamed, C., Gu, X., Chueh, W. C. 2023

  View details for DOI 10.1038/s41560-022-01186-4

  View details for Web of Science ID 000921785600002

• Short-Range Order Tunes Optical Properties in Long-Range Disordered ZnSnN2-ZnO Alloy CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS Melamed, C. L., Miller, M. K., Cordell, J., Pucurimay, L., Livingood, A., Schnepf, R. R., Pan, J., Heinselman, K. N., Vila, F. D., Mis, A., Nordlund, D., Levy-Wendt, B., Lany, S., Toberer, E. S., Christensen, S. T., Tamboli, A. C. 2022; 34 (9): 3910-3919

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03938

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• Surface conversion of single-crystal Bi2Se3 to beta-In2Se3 JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH McMahon, W. E., Melamed, C. L., Zhang, H., Blackburn, J. L., Dippo, P., Tamboli, A. C., Toberer, E. S., Norman, A. G. 2021; 573

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2021.126306

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• Ternary Nitride Materials: Fundamentals and Emerging Device Applications ANNUAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, VOL 51, 2021 Greenaway, A. L., Melamed, C. L., Tellekamp, M., Woods-Robinson, R., Toberer, E. S., Neilson, J. R., Tamboli, A. C., Clarke, D. R. 2021; 51: 591-618

  View details for DOI 10.1146/annurev-matsci-080819-012444

  View details for Web of Science ID 000684015200023

• Combinatorial investigation of structural and optical properties of cation-disordered ZnGeN2 JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C Melamed, C. L., Pan, J., Mis, A., Heinselman, K., Schnepf, R. R., Woods-Robinson, R., Cordell, J. J., Lany, S., Toberer, E. S., Tamboli, A. C. 2020; 8 (26): 8736-8746

  View details for DOI 10.1039/d0tc01675f

  View details for Web of Science ID 000548739700034

• Utilizing Site Disorder in the Development of New Energy-Relevant Semiconductors ACS ENERGY LETTERS Schnepf, R. R., Cordell, J. J., Tellekamp, M., Melamed, C. L., Greenaway, A. L., Mis, A., Brennecka, G. L., Christensen, S., Tucker, G. J., Toberer, E. S., Lany, S., Tamboli, A. C. 2020; 5 (6): 2027-2041

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00576

  View details for Web of Science ID 000541766000038

• Combinatorial Synthesis of Magnesium Tin Nitride Semiconductors JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Greenaway, A. L., Loutris, A. L., Heinselman, K. N., Melamed, C. L., Schnepf, R. R., Tellekamp, M., Woods-Robinson, R., Sherbondy, R., Bardgett, D., Bauers, S., Zakutayev, A., Christensen, S. T., Lany, S., Tamboli, A. C. 2020; 142 (18): 8421-8430

  Abstract

  Nitride materials feature strong chemical bonding character that leads to unique crystal structures, but many ternary nitride chemical spaces remain experimentally unexplored. The search for previously undiscovered ternary nitrides is also an opportunity to explore unique materials properties, such as transitions between cation-ordered and -disordered structures, as well as to identify candidate materials for optoelectronic applications. Here, we present a comprehensive experimental study of MgSnN2, an emerging II-IV-N2 compound, for the first time mapping phase composition and crystal structure, and examining its optoelectronic properties computationally and experimentally. We demonstrate combinatorial cosputtering of cation-disordered, wurtzite-type MgSnN2 across a range of cation compositions and temperatures, as well as the unexpected formation of a secondary, rocksalt-type phase of MgSnN2 at Mg-rich compositions and low temperatures. A computational structure search shows that the rocksalt-type phase is substantially metastable (>70 meV/atom) compared to the wurtzite-type ground state. Spectroscopic ellipsometry reveals optical absorption onsets around 2 eV, consistent with band gap tuning via cation disorder. Finally, we demonstrate epitaxial growth of a mixed wurtzite-rocksalt MgSnN2 on GaN, highlighting an opportunity for polymorphic control via epitaxy. Collectively, these findings lay the groundwork for further exploration of MgSnN2 as a model ternary nitride, with controlled polymorphism, and for device applications, enabled by control of optoelectronic properties via cation ordering.

  View details for DOI 10.1021/jacs.0c02092

  View details for Web of Science ID 000535173500042

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• Using resonant energy X-ray diffraction to extract chemical order parameters in ternary semiconductors JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C Schnepf, R. R., Levy-Wendt, B. L., Tellekamp, M., Ortiz, B. R., Melamed, C. L., Schelhas, L. T., Stone, K. H., Toney, M. F., Toberer, E. S., Tamboli, A. C. 2020; 8 (13): 4350–56

  View details for DOI 10.1039/c9tc06699c

  View details for Web of Science ID 000526890100036

• Growth of GaAs on single-crystal layered-2D Bi2Se3 JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH McMahon, W. E., Melamed, C. L., Tamboli, A. E., Toberer, E. S., Norman, A. G. 2020; 534

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.125457

  View details for Web of Science ID 000513818500010

• Heteroepitaxial Integration of ZnGeN2 on GaN Buffers Using Molecular Beam Epitaxy CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN Tellekamp, M., Melamed, C. L., Norman, A. G., Tamboli, A. 2020; 20 (3): 1868-1875

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01578

  View details for Web of Science ID 000518701900055

• Combinatorial Tuning of Structural and Optoelectronic Properties in CuXZn1-XS MATTER Woods-Robinson, R., Han, Y., Mangum, J. S., Melamed, C. L., Gorman, B. P., Mehta, A., Persson, K. A., Zakutayev, A. 2019; 1 (4): 862-880

  View details for DOI 10.1016/j.matt.2019.06019

  View details for Web of Science ID 000519847300012

• Ternary nitride semiconductors in the rocksalt crystal structure PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Bauers, S. R., Holder, A., Sun, W., Melamed, C. L., Woods-Robinson, R., Mangum, J., Perkins, J., Tumas, W., Gorman, B., Tamboli, A., Ceder, G., Lany, S., Zakutayev, A. 2019; 116 (30): 14829-14834

  Abstract

  Inorganic nitrides with wurtzite crystal structures are well-known semiconductors used in optical and electronic devices. In contrast, rocksalt-structured nitrides are known for their superconducting and refractory properties. Breaking this dichotomy, here we report ternary nitride semiconductors with rocksalt crystal structures, remarkable electronic properties, and the general chemical formula Mgx TM 1-xN (TM = Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb). Our experiments show that these materials form over a broad metal composition range, and that Mg-rich compositions are nondegenerate semiconductors with visible-range optical absorption onsets (1.8 to 2.1 eV) and up to 100 cm2 V-1⋅s-1 electron mobility for MgZrN2 grown on MgO substrates. Complementary ab initio calculations reveal that these materials have disorder-tunable optical absorption, large dielectric constants, and electronic bandgaps that are relatively insensitive to disorder. These ternary Mgx TM 1-xN semiconductors are also structurally compatible both with binary TMN superconductors and main-group nitride semiconductors along certain crystallographic orientations. Overall, these results highlight Mgx TM 1-xN as a class of materials combining the semiconducting properties of main-group wurtzite nitrides and rocksalt structure of superconducting transition-metal nitrides.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1904926116

  View details for Web of Science ID 000476715500015

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• COMBIgor: Data-Analysis Package for Combinatorial Materials Science ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE Talley, K. R., Bauers, S. R., Melamed, C. L., Papac, M. C., Heinselman, K. N., Khan, I., Roberts, D. M., Jacobson, V., Mis, A., Brennecka, G. L., Perkins, J. D., Zakutayev, A. 2019; 21 (7): 537-547

  Abstract

  Combinatorial experiments involve synthesis of sample libraries with lateral composition gradients requiring spatially resolved characterization of structure and properties. Because of the maturation of combinatorial methods and their successful application in many fields, the modern combinatorial laboratory produces diverse and complex data sets requiring advanced analysis and visualization techniques. In order to utilize these large data sets to uncover new knowledge, the combinatorial scientist must engage in data science. For data science tasks, most laboratories adopt common-purpose data management and visualization software. However, processing and cross-correlating data from various measurement tools is no small task for such generic programs. Here we describe COMBIgor, a purpose-built open-source software package written in the commercial Igor Pro environment and designed to offer a systematic approach to loading, storing, processing, and visualizing combinatorial data. It includes (1) methods for loading and storing data sets from combinatorial libraries, (2) routines for streamlined data processing, and (3) data-analysis and -visualization features to construct figures. Most importantly, COMBIgor is designed to be easily customized by a laboratory, group, or individual in order to integrate additional instruments and data-processing algorithms. Utilizing the capabilities of COMBIgor can significantly reduce the burden of data management on the combinatorial scientist.

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acscombsci.9b00077

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• Blue-green emission from epitaxial yet cation-disordered ZnGeN2-xOx PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS Melamed, C. L., Tellekamp, M., Mangum, J. S., Perkins, J. D., Dippo, P., Toberer, E. S., Tamboli, A. C. 2019; 3 (5)

  View details for DOI 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.051602

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• Exciton photoluminescence and benign defect complex formation in zinc tin nitride MATERIALS HORIZONS Fioretti, A. N., Pan, J., Ortiz, B. R., Melamed, C. L., Dippo, P. C., Schelhas, L. T., Perkins, J. D., Kuciauskas, D., Lany, S., Zakutayev, A., Toberer, E. S., Tamboli, A. C. 2018; 5 (5)

  View details for DOI 10.1039/c8mh00415c

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• Band Edge Positions and Their Impact on the Simulated Device Performance of ZnSnN2-Based Solar Cells IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS Arca, E., Fioretti, A., Lany, S., Tamboli, A. C., Teeter, G., Melamed, C., Pan, J., Wood, K. N., Toberer, E., Zakutayev, A. 2018; 8 (1): 110-117

  View details for DOI 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2766522

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• Large Area Atomically Flat Surfaces via Exfoliation of Bulk Bi2Se3 Single Crystals CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS Melamed, C. L., Ortiz, B. R., Gorai, P., Martinez, A. D., McMahon, W. E., Miller, E. M., Stevanovic, V., Tamboli, A. C., Norman, A. G., Toberer, E. S. 2017; 29 (19): 8472-8477

  View details for DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03198

  View details for Web of Science ID 000412965800048

• Combinatorial insights into doping control and transport properties of zinc tin nitride JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C Fioretti, A. N., Zakutayev, A., Moutinho, H., Melamed, C., Perkins, J. D., Norman, A. G., Al-Jassim, M., Toberer, E. S., Tamboli, A. C. 2015; 3 (42): 11017-11028

  View details for DOI 10.1039/c5tc02663f

  View details for Web of Science ID 000363663100010