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Journals

• R. Zhong, A. Kulovits, J.M.K. Wiezorek and J.P. Leonard, "Four-zone solidification microstructure formed by laser melting of copper thin films", Appl. Surf. Sci. 256, 105 (2009).
• S.J. Chung, J.P. Leonard, I. Nettleship, J.K. Lee, Y. Soong, D.V. Martello and M.K. Chyu, "Characterization of ZnO nanoparticle suspension in water-- Effectiveness of ultrasonic dispersion", Powder Techonolgy 194, 75 (2009).
• A. Kulovits, R. Zhong, J.M.K. Wiezorek and J.P. Leonard, "Electron microscopy of geometrically confined copper thin films after rapid solidification", Thin Solid Films 517, 3629 (2009).
• J.P. Leonard, S.J. Chung, I. Nettleship, Y. Soong, D.V. Martello and M.K. Chyu, "Stability of Zinc Oxide Nanofluids Prepared with Aggregated Nanocrystalline Powders", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 8, 6361 (2008).
• R.W. Jackson, J.P. Leonard, F.S. Pettit, G.H. Meier “The effect of minor elements on the growth of NiO”, Solid State Ionics 179, 2111, (2008).
• R.W. Jackson, J.P. Leonard, L. Niewolak, W.J. Quadakkers, F.S. Pettit, G.H. Meier, “The Effect of Copper and Ceria Additions on the High Temperature Oxidation of Nickel”, Materials Science Forum 595-598, 1057 (2008).
• C.A. Brayfield, K.G. Marra, J.P. Leonard, X.T. Cui and J.C. Gerlach, "Excimer laser channel creation in polyethersulfone hollow fibers for compartmentalized in vitro neuronal cell culture scaffolds", Acta Biomaterialia 4, 244 (2008).
• A.K. Kulovits, J.P. Leonard, J.M.K. Wiezorek, “Microstructure of pulsed laser deposited FePd thin films on amorphous and crystalline substrates”, Intermetallics 15, 1606 (2007).
• B. Shin, J.P. Leonard, J.W. McCamy, M.J. Aziz, “On the phase shift of reflection high energy electron diffraction intensity oscillations during Ge(001) homoepitaxy by molecular beam epitaxy”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A 25, 221 (2007).
• J.P. Leonard, "Determination of the absolute fluence profile in pulsed laser processing using melt-induced phase changes in an amorphous silicon thin film", Review of Scientific Instruments 77, 53101 (2006).
• B. Shin, J.P. Leonard, J.W. McCamy and M.J. Aziz, "Comparison of morphology evolution of Ge(001) homoepitaxial films grown by pulsed laser deposition and molecular-beam epitaxy", Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 181916 (2005).
• J.E. Kline and J.P. Leonard, "Rapid lateral solidification of pure Cu and Au thin films encapsulated in SiO2", Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 201902 (2005).
• J.E. Kline and J.P. Leonard, "Suppression of dewetting phenomena during excimer laser melting of thin metal films on SiO2", Thin Solid Films 488, 306 (2005).
• J.P. Leonard, M.J. Aziz, T.J. Renk, M.O. Thompson, “Solute diffusion in liquid nickel measured by pulsed ion beam melting”, Metal. Mater. Trans. A, 35, 2803, (2004).
• J.P. Leonard, James S. Im, "Stochastic modeling of solid nucleation in supercooled liquids", Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3454 (2001)
• J.S. Im, M.A. Crowder, R.S. Sposili, J.P. Leonard, H.J. Kim, J.H. Yoon, V.V. Gupta, H.J. Song, H.S. Cho, "Controlled Super-Lateral Growth of Si Films for Microstructural Manipulation and Optimization", Physica Status Solidi 166, 603, (1998)

Proceedings

• R. Zhong, A. Kulovits, J.M.K. Wiezorek, J.P. Leonard, Excimer Laser Induced Melting and Resolidification of Copper and Silver Thin Films, SPIE Photonics West (2008).
• A. Kulovits, R. Zhong, J.P. Leonard, J.M.K. Wiezorek, EBSD analysis of the texture evolution of rapidly solidified Cu thin films, ICOTOM Conference, Pittsburgh PA, (2007).
• R. Zhong, J.M.K. Wiezorek, J.P. Leonard, “Laser-Induced Microstructural Modification in Polycrystalline Cu and Ag Films Encapsulated in SiO2”,  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 0990-B09-07 (2007).
• A.K. Kulovits, J.P. Leonard, J.M.K. Wiezorek, “Influence of processing parameters on microstructure in pulsed laser deposited Au thin films”, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 979E, HH11-20 (2006).
• A.K. Kulovits, J.P. Leonard, J.M.K. Wiezorek, “Microstructural Evolution during Post Deposition Annealing of Pulsed Laser Deposited Fe100-xPdx thin films”, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 980, II03-08 (2006).
• R. Zhong, J.M.K. Wiezorek and J.P. Leonard, "Microstructural investigation of excimer laser-crystallized metallic thin films", IMID/IDMC Digest No. 49-1, 1739 (2006).
• J.E. Kline and J.P. Leonard, "Laser lateral crystallization of thin Au and Cu films on SiO2", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 875, 207 (2005).
• J.E. Kline and J.P. Leonard, "Suppression of dewetting in pulsed laser melting of thin metallic films on SiO2", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 854E, U11.6.1 (2005).
• J.P. Leonard, B. Shin, J.W. McCamy, M.J. Aziz, "Comparison of Growth Morphology in Ge (001) Homoepitaxy Using Pulsed Laser Deposition and MBE ", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 749, (2003).
• J.P. Leonard, D.B. Kim, A.B. Limanov, James S. Im, "3D numerical modelling of laser crystallization processes in silicon thin films", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 580, 233 (2000)
• J.P. Leonard, M.A. Bessette, V.V. Gupta, James S. Im, "The effect of film thickness and laser-pulse duration variation in excimer-laser induced crystallization in thin Si films", Mat. Res. Soc. Proc., 452, 947 (1996)

Other

• J.P. Leonard, "Nucleation Rate Measurement in the Si-SiO2 Thin Film System", Ph.D. Thesis, (2000)