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Prof. Robert Lamb

 

Robert Norman Lamb

B.Sc. Ph.D. Melb., Ph.D. Camb.
Visiting Professor

E-mail: R.Lamb@unsw.edu.au
rnlamb@unimelb.edu.au (preferred)

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Ph.D. (Chemistry) University of Melbourne (1984)
Ph.D. (Physics) University of Cambridge (1987)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Surface studies of thin films and materials using a range of surface sensitive analytical techniques including X ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), synchrotron X ray absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and wettability (contact angle). Present areas of interest: Film growth of II-VI semiconductor thin films using single source CVD and applications in simple optical devices: Electronic structure of ferroelectric interfaces: fabrication and characterisation of polymeric thin films with applications in sensor and coatings technologies: surface chemistry of oxides and minerals and wool surface chemistry.

Surface and materials science. Particular emphasis is on the fabrication of molecular thin films (polymer, semiconductor, oxides and ferroelectric) and subsequent property characterization and application. This has involved nanoscale manipulation of the material properties through substrate induced structuring, novel interface chemistry and bulk nanoparticle crosslinking. These materials have subsequently been combined into applications such as environmentally protective coatings and simple device structures in photonics.

For more details see the Surface Science and Technology Group web pages at the University of Melbourne.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • "Fabrication of zinc oxide films on non planar substrates and the use thereof", M.Koch, R.Lamb, L.Mar and P.Timbrell, US Patent No. 6,921,552 (2005)
  • "Cathodoluminescence of Zinc Sulfide Films Grown by Single Source Chemical Vapor Deposition", E Lee, N H Tran, J J Russell and R.Lamb, JPhys. Chem. B 108, 8355-8358 (2004)
  • "Structural order in Oxygenated Gallium Nitride Films", N.Tran, W. Holzschuh, R. Lamb, L. Lai, Y. Yang, J.Phys. Chem. B, 107, 9256-9261 (2003)
  • "Nanocrystalline order of ZnO Films grown on Optical Fibers", Lee E, Tran N H, Russell J and Lamb R, J.Appl.Physics, 92, 2996-2999 (2002)
  • "Hydrophobic coatings", R. Lamb, H. Zhang and A. Jones, US Patent No. 6,743,467 (2004)