Gaurav
Saraf
Fax: +1 (732)
445-2820
Email: gsaraf@gmail.com
I graduated with a Ph.D. from Prof. Yicheng Lu's ZnO
research group. I am currently employed as a Scientist at EPV Solar,
Inc. in New Jersey.
Employment
History
Staff
Scientist
Energy
Photovoltaic Solar, Incorporated
04/2008
– Present
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648
Research
Assistant
Electrical & Computer
Engineering
10/2003 – 04/2008
Piscataway,
New Jersey 08854
External
Researcher/ Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent
Technologies
11/2003 – 12/2007
Consultant
Murray Hill,
New Jersey 07974
Research
Assistant Ceramics & Materials
Engineering
09/2001 – 09/2003
Piscataway, New Jersey
08854
Academic Degrees
Journal Publications:
- G.
Saraf, O. Dulub, U. Diebold, T.
Siegrist and Y. Lu,
“Effect of r-sapphire substrate miscut on
properties of a-plane ZnO films”, to be published in Appl.
Phys. Lett., 2008
- G. Saraf, T.
Siegrist and Y. Lu, “In-plane
anisotropic strain in a-ZnO films grown on r-sapphire substrates”, Appl. Phys.
Letts. 93, 041903,
2008
- H. Chen, G. Saraf, J. Zhong, A. D.
Pasquier, and Y. Lu, “Dye-sensitized solar cells
using
ZnO nanotips and Ga-doped ZnO films”, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 23, 045004, 2008
- J. Zhu, H. Chen, G. Saraf,
Z.
Duan, S. T. Hsu and Y. Lu, “ZnO TFT devices
built on glass substrates”, accepted
in Journal of Electronic Materials,
2007
- Y.
Chen, G. Saraf, T. Siegrist, and Y. Lu,
“a-plane
MgxZn1-xO films deposited on r-sapphire and its
surface
acoustic wave characteristics”, Journal of Vacuum Science &
Technology A, 25, 857-861, 2007
- G. Saraf,
J. Zhong, O. Dulub, U. Diebold, T. Siegrist
and Y. Lu, “Surface
and Interface properties of MOCVD grown a-plane MgxZn1-xO (0 <= x
<= 0.3) films”, Journal of
Electronic Materials, Vol 36 (4), April ’2007. [Abstract]
- P. Wu, G.
Saraf, D. H.
Hill, D. A. Arena, R. A. Bartynski, F. Cosandey, J. F. Al-Sharab, L.
Wielunski, R. Gateau, J. Dvorak, A. Moodenbaugh, J. A. Raley, Y. K.
Yeo, and Y. Lu, “Magnetic
Properties of Fe Implanted ZnO Nanotips”, accepted to be
published in
Journal of Electronic Materials (special issue)’2007. [Abstract]
- Y. Chen, G.
Saraf, T. Siegrist, and Y. Lu,“Hybrid deposited piezoelectric a-plane MgxZn1-xO film”, submitted to Journal of
Vacuum Science and Tech., 2006. [Abstract]
- J. Zhong, G.
Saraf, H. Chen, Y. Lu, Hock M. Ng, T.
Siegrist, A. Parekh, E. A. Armour, “Structural
and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanotips Grown on GaN Using Metalorganic
Chemical Vapor Deposition”, accepted to be published in Journal
Electronic Materials ‘2006. [Abstract]
- G. Saraf,
Y. Chen, T. Siegrist, L. S. Wielunski and
Y. Lu, “Hybrid
deposition of a-plane piezoelectric MgxZn1-xO films on R-sapphire
substrates using RF sputtering and MOCVD”, Journal Electronic
Materials, Vol. 35 (6), 2006. [Abstract]
- P. Wu, G.
Saraf, D. H. Hill, R. A. Bartynski, T.
Siegrist, M. Y. Ryu, J. A. Raley, Y. K. Yeo and Y. Lu, “Ferromagnetism in Fe-implanted a-plane
ZnO Films”, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 89, (012508), 2006. [Abstract]
- D. H. Hill, D. A. Arena,
R. A. Bartynski, P. Wu, G.
Saraf, Y. Lu, L. Wielunski, R. Gateau, J.
Dvorak, A. Moodenbaugh, and Yung Kee Yeo, “Room temperature ferromagnetism in Mn Ion
implanted epitaxial ZnO films”, Phys. Stat. Sol. (a), Vol. 1–8,
2006. [Abstract]
- J. Zhu, G.
Saraf, J. Zhong, H. F. Sheng,
B. V. Yakshinskiy and Y. Lu, “SiCl4-based
Reactive Ion
Etching of MgxZn1-xO and ZnO”, Journal Electronic
Materials, Vol. 35 (6),
2006. [Abstract]
- H. Chen, J. Zhong, G. Saraf, S. T. Hsu, Y. Ono
and Y.
Lu, “Interface Properties of ZnO Nanotips
Grown on Si Substrates”, Journal Electronic Materials, Vol. 35
(6), 2006. [Abstract]
- J. Zhu, Y. Chen, G. Saraf, N. W. Emanetoglu,
and Y.
Lu, ''Voltage
tunable SAW phase shifter using semiconducting/piezoelectric ZnO
dual-layers grown on r-Al2O3",
Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 89, (103513),
2006. [Abstract]
- Z. Zhang, N. Emanetoglu, G. Saraf, Y. Chen, P. Wu,
J.
Zhong, Y. Lu, J. Chen, O. Mirochnitchenko, and M. Inouye, “DNA
Immobilization and SAW Response in ZnO Nanotips Grown on LiNbO3
Substrates”, IEEE Trans. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Freq.
Cont,
Vol. 53 (4), pp. 786, 2006. [Abstract]
- E. Galoppini, J. Rochford, H. Chen,G.
Saraf, Y. Lu, A. Hagfeldt and G. Boschloo, "Fast
Electron Transport in Metal Organic Vapor Deposition Grown
Dye-sensitized ZnO
Nanorod Solar Cells", J.
Phys. Chem. B, 110
(33), 16159
-16161, 2006. [Abstract]
- O. Taratula, E. Galoppini, D. Wang, D. Chu, Z. Zhang,
H. Chen, G. Saraf,
and Y. Lu, “Binding
Studies of Molecular Linkers to
ZnO and MgZnO Nanotip Films”, J. Phys. Chem. B, Vol. 110 (13),
pp. 6506 – 6515, 2006. [Abstract]
- H. Sheng, G.
Saraf, N. W. Emanetoglu, D. Hill, Y. Lu, “Al Ohmic Contacts to HCl Treated MgxZn1-xO”,
TMS & IEEE Journal of
Electronic Materials, Vol. 34 (6), pp. 754 – 757, 2005. [Abstract]
- Y. Chen, N. W. Emanetoglu, G. Saraf, P. Wu, and Y. Lu, “Analysis
of SAW properties in ZnO/AlxGa1-xN/c-Al2O3
Structures”, IEEE Trans. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Freq.
Cont., Vol. 52 (7), pp. 1161 -
1169, 2005. [Abstract]
- H. Chen, J. Zhong, G. Saraf, Z. Zhang, L. A.
Fetter,
C. S. Pai and Yicheng Lu, "Properties of ZnO nanotips selectively
grown by MOCVD", Proc. SPIE, Vol. 5592 (164), 2005. [Abstract]
- Y. Song, M. Chan, C. Burman, H. Chen, G. Saraf, J.
Zhong, and Y. Lu, “Novel ZnO Nanotips: Potential
Nanomaterials for New Generation of Radiation Detectors”, Med.
Phys. Vol. 32 (2006), 2005. [Abstract]
- P. Wu, G.
Saraf, H. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. Lu,
R. Bartynski, M. Ryu, Y. K. Yeo, “Ion-beam induced
sharpening of ZnO nanotips”, Appl. Phys. Lett.,
Vol. 85 (7), 2004. [Abstract]
- J. Zhong, S. Muthukumar, G. Saraf, Y. Chen, Y. Lu, “ZnO
nanotips Grown on Silicon Substrates by Metal-Organic Chemical-Vapor
Deposition”, TMS & IEEE Journal of Electronic Materials,
Vol. 33 (6), pp. 654 - 657, 2004. [Abstract]
- H. Wu, N. W. Emanetoglu, Y. Chen, G. Saraf, P. Wu,
and Y. Lu, “SAW
analysis on the MgxZn1-xO/SiO2/Si”,
IEEE Trans. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Freq. Cont., Vol.
2, pp.1153 - 1156, 2004. [Abstract]
Conference Proceedings:
- J. Zhong, H. Chen, G.
Saraf, H. M. Ng, C. K. Choi, J. J. Song and Y. Lu, “Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence
Properties of ZnO Nanotips Grown on p-type GaN”, Elect. Mat.
Conf.
2006, June 27-30, 2006, College Park, PA
- G. Saraf,
H. Chen, J. Zhong and Y. Lu, "MOCVD
Growth and Properties of High
Quality MgZnO Films and Nanotips", Laboratory
of Surface Modification, Rutgers University, 2005
- Y. Chen, G.
Saraf, R. H. Wittstruck, N. W.
Emanetoglu, Y. Lu, “ZnO and MgxZn1-xO
Thin Film Resonators for Mass
sensing”, Proceeding of the IEEE Frequency Control Symposium, Nov. 2005
- Y. Chen, G. Saraf,
R. H. Wittstruck, N. W. Emanetoglu, Y. Lu, “Studies on MgxZn1-xO
thin film resonator for mass sensor application”,
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International,
Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 29-31, pp.142 - 145, 2005
- J. Zhu, H. F. Sheng, G. Saraf, J. Zhong, and
Y.Lu, “SiCl4-based
Reactive Ion Etching of MgxZn1-xO and
ZnO”, 2005 II-VI
Workshop, 20-22, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005
- G. Saraf, P. Wu,
Y. Chen and Y. Lu, "Piezoelectricity
in ZnO Epitaxial
Thin Films", Laboratory of Surface Modification,
Rutgers University, 2004
- G. Saraf,
S. Muthukumar, J. Zhong, Y.
Chen, Y. Lu, “Structural characteristics of (Mg,Zn)O
films grown
on R-plane Sapphire substrates”, Laboratory
of Surface Modification, Rutgers
University, 2003.
- H.
Wu, N.W. Emanetoglu, G. Saraf,
J. Zhu, P. Wu, Y. Chen, Y. Lu, "SAW Analysis of the MgxZn1-xO/SiO2/Si
System", Proc. of IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, pp.
897-900, 2003
Patents
- G. Saraf, Y. Chen, J. Zhu,
and Y. Lu, “MOCVD-Sputtering
Hybrid Technology to Deposit Multilayer and
Multifunctional Epitaxial Films”, (Rutgers Docket
Number 07-014), US
patent filed in 2006
