Brian Ruzicka

Publications as a group member:

First-author publications

1. B. A. Ruzicka, R. Wang, J. Lohrman, S. Q. Ren, and H. Zhao, Exciton diffusion in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes studied by transient absorption microscopy, Physical Review B 86, 205417 (2012).

2. B. A. Ruzicka, S. Wang, J. Liu, K. P. Loh, J. Z. Wu, and H. Zhao, Spatially resolved pump-probe study of single layer graphene produced by chemical vapor deposition [invited], Optics Materials Express 2, 708 (2012).

3. B. A. Ruzicka, L. K. Werake, G. Xu, J. B. Khurgin, E. Ya. Sherman, J. Z. Wu, and H. Zhao, Second-harmonic generation induced by electric currents in GaAs, Physical Review Letters 108, 077403 (2012).

4. B. A. Ruzicka and H. Zhao, Optical studies of ballistic currents in semiconductors [invited], Journal of the Optical Society of America B 29, A43 (2012).

5. B. A. Ruzicka, N. Kumar, S. Wang, K. P. Loh, and H. Zhao, Two-probe study of hot carriers in reduced graphene oxide, Journal of Applied Physics 109, 084322 (2011).

6. B. A. Ruzicka, L. K. Werake, H. Samassekou, and H. Zhao, Ambipolar diffusion of photo-excited carriers in bulk GaAs, Applied Physics Letters 97, 262119 (2010).

7. B. A. Ruzicka, S. Wang, L. K. Werake, B. Weintrub, K. P. Loh, and H. Zhao, Hot carrier diffusion in graphene, Physical Review B 82, 195414 (2010).

8. B. A. Ruzicka, L. K. Werake, H. Zhao, S. Wang, and K. P. Loh, Femtosecond pump-probe studies of reduced graphene oxide thin films, Applied Physics Letters 96, 173106 (2010).

9. B. A. Ruzicka and H. Zhao, Power dependence of pure spin current injection by quantum interference, Physical Review B 79, 155204 (2009).

10. B. A. Ruzicka, K. Higley, L. K. Werake, and H. Zhao, All-optical generation and detection of subpicosecond ac spin-current pulses in GaAs, Physical Review B 78, 045314 (2008).

Other-author publications

11. R. Wang, B. A. Ruzicka, N. Kumar, M. Z. Bellus, H.-Y. Chiu, and H. Zhao, Ultrafast and spatially resolved studies of charge carriers in atomically thin molybdenum disulfide, Physical Review B 86, 045406 (2012).

12. A. Kirkeminde, B. A. Ruzicka, R. Wang, S. Puna, H. Zhao, and Shenqiang Ren, Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of two-dimensional FeS2 nanoplates, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 4, 1174 (2012).

13. N. Kumar, B. A. Ruzicka, N. P. Butch, P. Syers, K. Kirshenbaum, J. Paglione, and H. Zhao, Spatially resolved femtosecond pump-probe study of topological insulator Bi2Se3, Physical Review B 83, 235306 (2011).

14. E. J. Loren, B. A. Ruzicka, L. K. Werake, H. Zhao, H. M. van Driel, and A. L. Smirl, Optical injection and detection of ballistic pure spin currents in Ge, Applied Physics Letters 95, 092107 (2009).