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
EPV 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, " Mg
composition dependent strain analysis in nonpolar a-plane MgxZn1−xO
films", Appl. Phys. Lett. 93,
151907 (2008) [Abstract]
- 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) [Abstract]
- 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) [Abstract]
- J. Zhu, H. Chen, G. Saraf,
Z.
Duan, S. T. Hsu and Y. Lu, “ZnO TFT devices
built on glass substrates”, Journal of Electronic Materials
37, 1237
(2007) [Abstract]
- 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) [Abstract]
- 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 36, 446 (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”, Journal of Electronic
Materials (2007) [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”, 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 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. 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) 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, 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, 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. 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. 53 (4), 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
(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 110 (13),
6506 (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, 34 (6), 754 (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. 52 (7), 1161 (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
