Applied Science

Assistant Professor, Applied Science
Office: ETAS 452D
Phone: (501) 569-8045
Fax: (501) 569-8020
Email: txkarabacak@ualr.edu
Web Site URL: http://www.ualr.edu/txkarabacak

Education

• BS, Physics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1996)
• MS, Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, NY (1999)
• PhD, Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, NY (2003)

Teaching and Research Interests

• Thin films
• Micro/Nano-Fabrication
• Material Science and Characterization
• Nanostructure and thin film growth
• Properties and applications of 3D nanostructures by oblique angle deposition
• Dynamics of thin film and nanostructure growth

Most Recent Publications

• “Arbitrarily shaped Si nanostructures by glancing angle ion beam sputter deposition”, C. Patzig, A. Miessler, T. Karabacak, and B. Rauschenbach, Phys. Stat. Sol. B, in print (2010).
• “Bridging the Nano and Macro Worlds: Shadowing and Reemission”, M. Yuksel, T. Karabacak, and H. Guclu, Fountain Magazine, in print (2010) [peer-reviewed].
• “Hydrophobic metallic nanorods with Teflon nanopatches”, W. J. Khudhayer, R. Sharma, and T. Karabacak, Nanotechnology, 20, 275302 (2009).
• “Network behavior in thin film growth dynamics”, T. Karabacak, H. Guclu, M. Yuksel, Phys. Rev. B, 79, 195418 (2009); featured in the online cover page of Physical Review B.
• “Size control of Cu nanorods through oxygen-mediated growth and low-temperature sintering”, P.-I. Wang, T. C. Parker, T. Karabacak, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Nanotechnology, 20, 085605 (2009).
• “Low temperature wafer bonding by copper nanorod array”, P.-I. Wang, S. H. Lee, T. C. Parker, M. D. Frey, T. Karabacak, J.-Q. Lu, and T.-M. Lu, Electrochem. and Solid State Lett., 12, H138-H141 (2009). “Influence of   nanotips on the hydrophilicity of metallic nanorod surfaces”, D.-X. Ye, T.-M. Lu, and T. Karabacak,  Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 256102 (2008).
• “Competitive growth mechanisms of aluminum nitride thin films deposited by off-normal reactive magnetron sputtering”, D. Deniz, T. Karabacak, J. M. E. Harper, J. of Appl. Phys., 103, 083553 (2008).
• “Size control of Cu nanorods through oxygen-mediated growth and low-temperature sintering”, P.-I. Wang, T. C. Parker, T. Karabacak, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Thin Solid Films, submitted.
• “Preferred Orientation in Ru Nanocolumns Induced by Residual Oxygen”, J. P. Singh, T. Karabacak, P. Morrow, S. Pimanpang, T. M. Lu, and G. C. Wang, J. of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 7, 2192 (2007).
• “Power-law scaling during shadowing growth of nanocolumns by oblique angle deposition”, F. Tang, T. Karabacak, L. Li, M. Pelliccione, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 25, 160 (2007).
• “Mound formation in surface growth under shadowing”, M. Pelliccione, T. Karabacak, C. Gaire, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Phys. Rev. B, 74, 125420 (2006).
• “Enhanced photo-emission from nanostructured surface topologies”, R. Teki, T. Karabacak, T.-M. Lu, and N. Koratkar, Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 193116 (2006).
• “Water electrolysis activated by Ru nanorod array electrodes”, S. Kim, N. Koratkar, T. Karabacak, T.-M. Lu, Appl. Phys. Lett., 88, 263106 (2006).
• “Breakdown of Dynamic Scaling in Surface Growth under Shadowing”, M. Pelliccione, T. Karabacak, and T.-M. Lu, Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 146105 (2006).
• “Low temperature melting of copper nanorod arrays”, T. Karabacak, J. S. DeLuca, D. Ye, P.-I. Wang, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, J. Appl. Phys., 99, 064304 (2006).
• “Texture of Ru columns grown by oblique angle sputter deposition”, P. Morrow, F. Tang, T. Karabacak, P.-I. Wang, D.-X. Ye, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 24, 205 (2006).
• “Dielectric barriers, pore sealing, and metallization”, J. S. Juneja, P.-I. Wang, T. Karabacak, and T.-M. Lu, Thin Solid Films, 504, 239 (2006).
• “Formation of body-centered cubic tantalum on low-k dielectrics at low temperatures”, J. J. Senkevich, T. Karabacak, D.-L. Bae and T. S. Cale, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 24, 534 (2006).
• “Phase transformation of single crystal b-tungsten nanorods at elevated temperatures”, T. Karabacak, P.-I. Wang, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Thin Solid Films, 493, 293 (2005).
• “Texture evolution during shadowing growth of isolated Ru columns”, F. Tang, T. Karabacak, P. Morrow, C. Gaire, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Phys. Rev. B, 72, 165402 (2005).
• “Atomic layer deposition of Pd on TaN for Cu electroless plating”, Y.-S. Kim, G. A. Ten Eyck, D.-X. Ye, C. Jezewski, T. Karabacak, H.-S Shin, J. J. Senkevich, and T.-M. Lu, J. Electrochem. Soc., 152, C376 (2005).
• “Physical properties of nanostructures grown by oblique angle deposition”, J.P. Singh, T. Karabacak, D.-X. Ye, D.-L. Liu, C. Picu, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 23, 2114 (2005).
• “AFM, SEM and in situ RHEED study of Cu texture evolution on amorphous carbon by oblique angle vapor deposition”, F. Tang, C. Gaire, D.-X. Ye, T. Karabacak, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, Phys. Rev. B, 72, 035430 (2005).
• “Uniform Si nano-structures grown by oblique angle deposition with substrate swing rotation”, D.-X. Ye, T. Karabacak, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Nanotechnology, 16, 1717 (2005).
• “Enhanced step coverage by oblique angle physical vapor deposition”, T. Karabacak and T.-M. Lu, J. Appl. Phys., 97, 124504 (2005).
• “Stress reduction in sputter deposited films using nanostructured compliant layers by high working-gas pressures”, T. Karabacak, J.J. Senkevich, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 23, 986 (2005).
• “Plasma- assisted atomic layer deposition of palladium”, G. A. Ten Eyck, J. J. Senkevich, F. Tang, D. Liu, S. Pimanpang, T. Karabacak, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Chem. Vap. Deposition 11, 60 (2005).