updatedl 04/2010

Name:

 

Karen Gambaryan

Title:

Associate Professor, Candidate of Phys.-Math. Sci.

Telephone/Fax:

 374 10 588372;  +374 10 555590

E-mail:

kgambaryan@ysu.am ;

karen_gambaryan@yahoo.com

Graduated:

Radiophysics Department of the YSU (1976-1981). Department of Social Sciences of the YSU (English Language, Physicist-Interpreter) (1979-1981).

Post Graduate:

Post Graduate of the Semiconductors Physics and Microelectronics Chair of YSU (1981-1984). Semiconductors and Dielectrics Physics

Candidate:

Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics (National Academy of Sciences of RA), 1988.

Application of liquid-phase electroepitaxy for InAs-InP graded-gap structures growth

Main Research Interests:

 

Physics of Semiconductors and Semiconductor Devices; Semiconductor Materials and Devices Science and Technology; III-V Binary and Multicomponent Alloys, Thin Films Epitaxy, Nanotechnology, Nanoelectronics.  

Subsidiary Research Interests:

Microwave and Infrared Devices, Solar and Thermal Energy Converters

Teaching Courses:

Semiconductors Materials Science and Technology; Thin Films Growth Technology; Materials and Elements for Electronic Techniques.

Participation to the

International Scientific

Projects:

Senior Scientific Researcher at:

1. International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Grant-Project # A-321.

2. International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Grant-Project # A-1232.

3. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) Grant-Project IPP-CRDF-ARP-2-010831-YE-04.

4. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) Grant Project IPP-CRDF-ARE-2-010838-YE-05.

Scientific Activity

and International

Employment:

1. The International Workshop on Materials Science and Physics of Non-Conventional Energy Sources.-18 September-6 October, 1995, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

2. The World Renewable Energy Network International Seminar in Britain "Advancing Technology for Industralization and Sustainable Development", 4-11 September, 1999, Brighton, UK (Oral Presentation).

3. The World Renewable Energy Congress-VI, 1-7 July, 2000, Brighton, UK (Poster Presentation).

4. The International School on Crystal Growth of Materials for Energy Production and Energy-Saving Application.-ICTP, Trieste, Italy , 4-10 March 2001 (Oral Presentation).

5. The Institute of Crystal Growth (IKZ), Berlin, Germany -Guest Scientist (April-June 2002).

6. The Institute of Physics, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, May 2002 (Oral Presentation).

7. The Institute of Material Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen- Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany, June 2002 (Oral Presentation).

8. Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany- Guest Scientist (November-December 2004).

9. The International Workshop on Science and Technology for Non-Conventional Energy Sources-"Physics for Renewable Energy".-ICTP, Trieste, Italy, 17-29 October 2005 (Oral Presentation).

10. The Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ), Berlin, Germany-Guest Scientist (December 2007-January 2008).

11. Collaborative Conference on Interacting Nanostructures (CCIN-09), November 9-13, San Diego, CA, USA. (Oral Presentation).

 

Member of the World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) Council, Member of the International Steering Committee of the World Renewable Energy Congresses (WREC) since 1998.

 

Honors:

Profiled in the Marquis "Who's Who in the World",- 27th and 28th editions of Who's Who in the World, which profiles the most accomplished men and women in the world for 2010 and 2011.

Visited Firms:

1. "AIXTRON", Aachen, Germany

2. "THERMOMAX", Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

3. "INEA", Trieste, Italy

 

Main Publications (in chronological order):

1. K.M.Gambaryan, V.A.Gevorkyan, L.V.Golubev, S.V.Novikov, Yu.V.Shmartsev. Analysis of impurity distribution during equilibrium liquid phase electroepitqxy. -Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 29 (10), p. 1179, 1984. (Zh. Tech. Fiz., 54, pp. 2011-2015, 1984).

2. V.M.Aroutiounian, V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. The method of liquid phase electroepitaxy.-USSR Patent, N 1297521, 1985.

3. V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, V.A.Gevorkyan. Electroliquid epitaxy: a new approach to controlling the composition of epitaxial layers of solid solution of III-V compounds.-Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 31 (11), p. 1287, 1986. (Zh. Tech. Fiz., 56, pp. 2145-2151, 1986).

4. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan, T.S.Argunova, I.L.Shulpina. Dislocation structure and current-voltage characteristics of n-InAs/p-InAsP diode heterostructures, grown by liquid phase electroepitaxy.-Zh. Tech. Phys. Lett. 13 (18), pp. 1134-1139, 1987.

5. V.M.Aroutiounian, V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. The method of III-V compounds semiconductor structures growth from liquid phase.-USSR Patent, N 1575586, 1990.

6. V.M.Aroutiounian, V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. Application pf new approach for liquid phase electroepitaxial growth of graded-gap InSbAs layers.-Defect engineering in semiconductor growth processing and device technology. Materials Research Society, Spring 1992 Symposium, San-Francisco, CA, USA, April 27-May 1, 1992.

7. V.M.Aroutiounian, V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. P-n junction formation in InSbAsBi ternary and quaternary alloys by liquid phase electroepitaxy.-Defect engineering in semiconductor growth processing and device technology. Materials Research Society, Spring 1992 Symposium, San-Francisco, CA, USA, April 27-May 1, 1992.

8. K.M.Gambaryan, V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian. The growth of InSbAs(Bi) infrared photosensor structures by liquid phase electroepitzxy. EUROSENSOR VI, Donostia, San-Sebastian, Spain, 5-7 October, 1992.

9. V.M.Aroutiounian, V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. Liquid phase electroepitaxy of graded-gap n-InAs/p-InAsP photodiodeds.-Materials Research Society, 1992 Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November 30-December 4, 1992.

10. V.M.Aroutiounian,V.A.Gevorkyan,K.M.Gambaryan. The application of new approach of liquid phase electroepitaxy for InSbAsBi layers and diode heterostructures growth.-Journal of Contemporary Physics, v. 29, N 3, pp. 31-37, 1994.

11. V.M.Aroutiounian, V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. InSbAsBi as a new material for infrared detectors.-International Conference on Application of Critical Technologies for the Needs of Society (Joined Greece- Armenian International Conference), Yerevan, Armenia, 14-17 September, p. 46, 1995. (Oral Presentation).

12. K.M.Gambaryan, V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian. The growth of graded-gap III-V ternary compound photovoltaic structures by new version of liquid phase electroepitaxy.-Renewable Energy. Energy Efficiency, Policy and the Environment, part III, pp.1701-1704, 1998.

13. K.M.Gambaryan. The application of "liquid-sources" version of liquid phase electroepitaxy for Thermo-PV structures and III-V multicomponent layers and crystals growth.-World Renewable Energy Network International Seminar in Britain, September 4-11, 1999, Brighton, United Kingdom. (Oral Presentation).

14. K.M.Gambaryan, V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian. The InAs1-xPx (Bi) / InAs thermo-PV and InSb1-x Asx (Bi) / InSb PV-structures growth by liquid-sources version of liquid-phase electroepitaxy.-World Renewable Energy Congress-VI, 1-7 July, 2000, Brighton, United Kingdom, part III, p.p. 1990 - 1992, 2000. (Poster Presentation).

15. K.M.Gambaryan, V.A.Gevorkyan. Liquid Phase Electroepitaxy as a Technique for the Growth of III-V Compounds Epitaxial Films and Device Heterostructures.-The International School on Crystal Growth of Materials for Energy Production and Energy-Saving Application, March 4-10, 2001, ICTP, Trieste, Italy. (Oral Presentation).

16. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan. The Growth of Narrow Band-Gap III-V Compounds Thermo-PV Structures by Liquid Phase Electroepitaxy.-"Semiconductor Microelectronics", Proceedings of the Third National Conference, 10-12 September 2001, Sevan, Armenia, p. 234.

17. V.A. Gevorkyan, V.M. Aroutiounian, K.M. Gambaryan. The Growth by Liquid-Phase Electroepitaxy of Thermo-Photovoltaic Structures Based on Low Band-Gap InAs1-xPx Compounds.-World Renewable Energy Congress-VII, 29 June-5 July 2002, Cologne , Germany , part III, 2002 (Electronic Version).

18. V.A. Gevorkyan, K.M. Gambaryan, M.S.Kazaryan, K.J.Toutyan, M.W.Wanlas. Liquid-Phase Electroepitaxial Growth of Low Band-Gap p-InAsPSb/n-InAs and p-InAsP/n-InAs Diode Heterostructures for Thermo-Photovoltaic Application.-In: "Semiconductor Microelectronics"; Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference, Tsakhcadzor , Armenia , May 29-31, 2003, pp. 156-159.

19. V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, M.S.Kazaryan, K.J.Touryan, M.W.Wanlass. Liquid-Phase Electroepitaxial Growth of Low Band-Gap p-InAsPSb/n-InAs and p-InAsP/n-InAs Diode Heterostructures for Thermo-Photovoltaic Application.-Thin Solid Films, Volumes 451-452, 22 March 2004, p.p. 124-127.

20. V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, K.J.Touryan, M.W.Wanlass. Liquid-Phase Electroepitaxial Growth of Low Band - Gap p-InAsPSb/n-InAs Heterostructures for Thermo - Photovoltaic Application.-World Renewable Energy Congress-VIII, August 28-September 3, 2004, Denver, Colorado, USA (Electronic Version).

21. V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan. Liquid-Phase Epitaxial and Electroepitaxial Growth of InAsPSb/InAs Diode Heterostructures for Mid-Infrared Application.-6th International Conference on Mid-Infrared Optoelectronics Materials and Devices (MIOMD-VI), Book of Abstracts, p.p. 102-103, June 28-July 2, 2004, St. Petersburg, Russia.

22. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan, A.H.Arakelyan, M.S.Kazaryan, T.Boeck, P.-M.Wilde. The Epitaxial Growth of Low Band-Gap InAs Based Diode Heterostructures For Thermo-Photovoltaic Application. "ENERGY FOR FUTURE"; The Second Renewable Energy Conference, 27-28 June 2005, Yerevan, Armenia; Book of Abstracts, p. 39; Conference Proceedings, p.p. 111-114.

23. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan, A.H.Arakelyan, M.S.Kazaryan, H.S.Chilingaryan, T.Boeck, P.-M.Wilde. Low Band-Gap InAsPSb / InAs Diode Heterostructures for Thermo-Photovoltaic Application.-The Fifth International Conference on Semiconductor Micro-and Nano-Electronics, Aghveran, Armenia, 16-18 September 2005, p.p. 206-209.

24. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan, A.H.Arakelyan, M.S.Kazaryan, T.Boeck, P.-M.Wilde. The Epitaxial Growth of Low Band-Gap InAs Based Diode Heterostructures For Thermo-Photovoltaic Application.-International Scientific Journal for Alternative Energy and Ecology, ISJAEE, No. 2(34), 2006, p.p. 47-50.

25. V.A. Gevorkyan, V.M. Aroutiounian, K.M. Gambaryan, A.H. Arakelyan, I.A. Andreev, L.V. Golubev and Yu.P. Yakovlev. The Growth of Low Band-Gap InAsSbP Based Diode Heterostructures for Thermo-Photovoltaic Application.-In: Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity. Proceedings of 7th World TPV Conference, 28-27 September 2006, El Escorial, Madrid, Spain (Oral Presentation), p.p. TPV 4.4.

26. V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, A.H.Arakelyan, I.A.Andreev, L.V.Golubev and Yu.P.Yakovlev. Thermophotovoltaic Converters on Indium Arsenide-based Compounds. - Solid-State Electronics, v. 52, No. 3, 2007, p.p 339-344 (Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoy Fiziki (Russia), v. 77, No. 3, 2007, p.p. 49-54).

 

27. V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, I.A.Andreev, L.V.Golubev and Yu.P.Yakovlev. Indium Arsenide Based Diode Heterostructures for Thermo-Photovoltaic Application. - In: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Mid-Infrared Optoelectronics (MIOMD-8): Materials and Devices, 14-16 May 2007, Bad Ischl, Austria, p.p. 158-159. (Poster Presentation).

 

28. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan, M.S.Kazaryan. The Growth and Investigations of Indium Arsenide Based Diode Heterostructures for Mid-Infrared Application.- In: Proc. of The Sixth International Conference on Semiconductor Micro- and Nano-Electronics, Tsakhcadzor, Armenia, 16-18 September 2007, p.p. 123-126.

 

29. K.M.Gambaryan. The Technological Methods for Semiconductors Epitaxial Films Growth. - Yerevan, 2008, 45 p.p., (Course / Manual).

 

30. V.A.Gevorkyan, V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, I.A.Andreev, L.V.Golubev and Yu.P.Yakovlev. InAsSbP/InAs Heterostructures for Thermo-Photovoltaic Converters: Fabrication and Properties. - Technical Physics Letters, V. 34, No. 1, 2008, p.p. 69-71. (Pis'ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoy Fiziki (Russia), V. 34, No. 2, 2008, p.p. 55-61.).

 

31. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian, T.Boeck, M.Schulze. The Growth of InAs-Based Diode Heterostructures with Quantum Dots as a New Material for Thermophotovoltaic Application. -World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC-X), Glasgow, UK, 2008, p.p. 1223-1228. (Editor A. Sayigh (c) 2008 WREC).

 

32. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian, T.Boeck, M.Schulze, P.G.Soukiassian. The Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Self-Assembled InAsSbP-based Strain Induced Islands on InAs Substrates and Their Evolution from Pyramids to Quantum Dots. -Armenian Journal of Physics, 2008, Volume 1, No. 1, p.p. 28-37.

 

33. V.A.Gevorkyan, K.M.Gambaryan, M.S.Kazaryan. The Growth and Investigations of Indium Arsenide Based Diode Heterostructures for Mid-Infrared Application. - Armenian Journal of Physics, 2008, Volume 1, No. 1, p.p. 112-117.

 

34. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian, T.Boeck, M.Schulze, P.G.Soukiassian. Strain-Induced InAsSbP Islands and Quantum Dots Grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy on InAs(100) Substrate. - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics ("Fast Track Communication"), Volume 41, Number 16, 162004 (5pp), 21 August 2008.

 

35. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian, A.K.Simonyan, T.Boeck. Shape Transition of Strain-Induced InAsSbP Islands at Liquid-Phase Epitaxy on InAs(100) Substrate: From Pyramid to Semiglobe. - Armenian Journal of Physics, 2008, Volume 1, No. 3, p.p. 208-218.

 

36. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian, T.Boeck, M.Schulze. The growth of InAs-based diode heterostructures with quantum dots as a new material for thermophotovoltaic application. - Physica Status Solidi C, v. 6, No. 6, p.p. 1456-1459, 2009. (The 35th International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS-2008), "Europa -Park", Rust, Freiburg, Germany, 21-24 September, 2008).

 

37. K.M.Gambaryan. Overview of InAs-based III-V Compound and Si/Ge Semiconductor Epitaxial Strain-Induced Islands and Quantum Dots Grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy. - Armenian Journal of Physics, 2008. Volume 1, No. 4, p.p. 247-267.

 

38. K.M.Gambaryan. Cooperative nucleation of strain-induced InAsSbP quantum dots and pits on InAs(100) substrate by liquid phase epitaxy. - In: "Semiconductor micro- and nanoelectronics", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, Tsakhcadzor, Armenia, July 3-5, 2009, p.p. 176-179.

 

39. V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, N.G.Alaverdyan, A.K.Simonyan.  Nucleation mechanism of strain-induced InAsSbP quantum dots and pits at liquid phase epitaxy on InAs(100) substrate. - In: "Semiconductor micro- and nanoelectronics", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, Tsakhcadzor, Armenia, July 3-5, 2009, p.p. 164-167.

 

40. V.M.Aroutiounian, A.Z.Adamyan, E.A.Khachaturyan, K.M.Gambaryan, Z.N.Adamyan, V.M.Arakelyan. Development of program-controlled titania nanotube array formation technique. - In: "Semiconductor micro- and nanoelectronics", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, Tsakhcadzor, Armenia, July 3-5, 2009, p.p. 168-171.

 

41. P.G.Soukiassian, K.M.Gambaryan, M.Silly, H.Enriquez, F.Charra, T.Boeck, M.Schulze, V.M.Aroutiounian. Strain-Induced Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots Formation at Compound Semiconductors Surfaces (Self-organized Nano-Objects at 3C-SiC and InAs Compound Semiconductor (100) Surfaces). - The 12th International Conference on the Formation of Semiconductor Interfaces. From Semiconductors to Nanoscience and Applications with Biology (ICFSI-12). Weimar, Germany, 5-10 July, 2009, Book of Abstracts, p. 112.

 

42. P.G.Soukiassian, H.Enriquez, K.M.Gambaryan, V.Derycke, M.D’angelo, M.Silly, T.Boeck, M.Schulze, T.Schuelli, G.Renaud and V.M.Aroutiounian. Self-organized nano-objects at 3C-SiC and InAs compound semiconductor (100) surfaces. - 10th International Conference on Atomically Controlled Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures-ACSIN-10, 19-25 September 2009, Granada, Spain, p.p. XX.

 

43. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian. Interaction and cooperative nucleation of InAsSbP quantum dots and pits on InAs(100) substrate. - In Proceedings: "Collaborative Conference on Interacting Nanostructures" (CCIN-09), November 9-13, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA, "Springer", Book of Abstracts, p. 22. (Oral Presentation).

 

44. K.M. Gambaryan. Cooperative nucleation of strain-induced InAsSbP quantum dots and pits on InAs(100) substrate by liquid phase epitaxy. - Armenian Journal of Physics, 2009, v. 2, issue 4, p.p. 286-290.

 

45. V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan, N.G.Alaverdyan, A.K.Simonyan.  Nucleation mechanism of strain-induced InAsSbP quantum dots and pits at liquid phase epitaxy on InAs(100) substrate. - Armenian Journal of Physics, 2009, v. 2, issue 4, p.p. 268-273.

 

46. K.M.Gambaryan. Interaction and cooperative nucleation of InAsSbP quantum dots and pits on InAs(100) substrate. - Nanoscale Research Letters, vol. 5, issue 3, p.p. 587-591, 2010. DOI: 10.1007/s11671-009-9510-8.

 

47. V.M.Aroutiounian, K.M.Gambaryan and P.Soukiassian. Competing Nucleation Mechanisms and Growth of InAsSbP Quantum Dots and Nano-Pits on the InAs(100) Surface. - Surface Science, 2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2010.03.027.

 

48. O.Marquardt, K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian, T.Hickel and J.Neugebauer. Growth process, characterization and optoelectronic properties of InAsSbP dot-pit cooperative nanostructures. - Villa Conference on Interactions among Nanostructures, June 21-25, 2010 Santorini, G reece. (Oral Presentation).

 

49. K.M.Gambaryan, V.M.Aroutiounian and V.G.Harutyunyan. InAsSbP-based diode heterostructures and photoresistors with quantum dots for thermophotovoltaic and other mid-infrared applications. - World Renewable Energy Congress XI, WREC-2010 and Exhibition, 25-30 September 2010, Abu Dhabi, UAE.