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  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing variable energy positron beams for studying solid surfaces and interfaces

Overview

Kelvin G. Lynn is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and subfields such as electronic, optical and magnetic materials, renewable energy, sustainability, and geochemistry and petrology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics including Ga2O3 and related materials, ZnO doping and properties, advanced photocatalysis techniques, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, quantum dots synthesis and properties, and electronic and structural properties of oxides.

Lynn has published several papers in notable venues, including:

  • Gallium vacancy formation in oxygen annealed β-Ga2O3, 2021, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Compensation of Shallow Donors by Gallium Vacancies in Monoclinic β-Ga2O3, 2021, Physical Review Applied
  • Impact of dopant-induced band tails on optical spectra, charge carrier transport, and dynamics in single-crystal CdTe, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Defect states and their electric field-enhanced electron thermal emission in heavily Zr-doped β-Ga2O3 crystals, 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • CdTe synthesis and crystal growth using the high-pressure Bridgman technique, 2020, Journal of Crystal Growth

Frequent publication venues for Lynn include:

  • Journal of Crystal Growth
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Scientific Reports

Lynn collaborates often with a set of co-authors, including:

  • John S. McCloy
  • Santosh K. Swain
  • Muad Saleh
  • Jani Jesenovec
  • Marc H. Weber

The scientist has received recognition in the form of fellowships from major organizations. They are a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2001, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), awarded in 1988 with a citation for developing variable energy positron beams for studying solid surfaces and interfaces.

Best Publications

  • Interaction of positron beams with surfaces, thin films, and interfaces

    Peter J. Schultz;K. G. Lynn

  • CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltage breaking the 1 V barrier

    James M. Burst;Joel N. Duenow;David S. Albin;Eric Colegrove

  • Characterization of defects in Si and SiO2−Si using positrons

    P. Asoka‐Kumar;K. G. Lynn;D. O. Welch

  • Nature of native defects in ZnO.

    F. A. Selim;M. H. Weber;D. Solodovnikov;K. G. Lynn

  • Positron-annihilation momentum profiles in aluminum: Core contribution and the independent-particle model

    K. G. Lynn;J. R. MacDonald;R. A. Boie;L. C. Feldman

  • Infrared spectroscopy of hydrogen in ZnO

    M. D. McCluskey;S. J. Jokela;K. K. Zhuravlev;P. J. Simpson

  • Defect identification using the core-electron contribution in Doppler-broadening spectroscopy of positron-annihilation radiation.

    S. Szpala;P. Asoka-Kumar;B. Nielsen;J. P. Peng

  • Improved slow-positron yield using a single crystal tungsten moderator

    A. Vehanen;K. G. Lynn;P. J. Schultz;Morten Mostgaard Eldrup

  • Measurement of positron reemission from thin single-crystal W(100) films

    D. M. Chen;K. G. Lynn;R. Pareja;Bent Nielsen

  • Stability of vacancies during solute clustering in Al-Cu-based alloys

    A. Somoza;M. P. Petkov;K. G. Lynn;A. Dupasquier

  • Measurement of the Positron Surface-State Lifetime for Al

    K. G. Lynn;W. E. Frieze;Peter J. Schultz

  • Slow positrons in metal single crystals. I. Positronium formation at Ag(100), Ag(111), and Cu(111) surfaces

    K. G. Lynn;D. O. Welch

  • Development and use of a thin‐film transmission positron moderator

    K. G. Lynn;B. Nielsen;J. H. Quateman

  • Slow positrons in single-crystal samples of Al and Al- Al x O y

    K. G. Lynn;H. Lutz

  • Physico-chemical characterization of nanofiltration membranes.

    Katleen Boussu;Jérémie De Baerdemaeker;Jérémie De Baerdemaeker;Charles Dauwe;Marc Weber

  • Effect of different preparation conditions on light emission from silicon implanted SiO2 layers

    G. Ghislotti;B. Nielsen;P. Asoka‐Kumar;K. G. Lynn

  • Superfast timing performance from ZnO scintillators

    P.J. Simpson;P.J. Simpson;R. Tjossem;A.W. Hunt;K.G. Lynn

  • Detection of current‐induced vacancies in thin aluminum–copper lines using positrons

    P. Asoka‐Kumar;K. O’Brien;K. G. Lynn;P. J. Simpson

  • Defects and impurities at the Si/Si(100) interface studied with monoenergetic positrons.

    Peter J. Schultz;E. Tandberg;K. G. Lynn;Bent Nielsen

  • Trapping properties of cadmium vacancies in Cd 1 − x Zn x Te

    Cs. Szeles;Y. Y. Shan;K. G. Lynn;A. R. Moodenbaugh

  • Study of defect levels in CdTe using thermoelectric effect spectroscopy

    Raji Soundararajan;Kelvin G. Lynn;Salah Awadallah;Csaba Szeles

  • Ohmic contact formation mechanism of nonalloyed Pd contacts to p-type GaN observed by positron annihilation spectroscopy

    Jong-Lam Lee;Marc Weber;Jong Kyu Kim;Jae Won Lee

  • Incident wavelength and polarization dependence of spectral shifts in β-Ga 2 O 3 UV photoluminescence

    Yunshan Wang;Peter T. Dickens;Joel B. Varley;Xiaojuan Ni

  • Identification of defects in Y3Al5O12 crystals by positron annihilation spectroscopy

    F. A. Selim;D. Solodovnikov;M. H. Weber;K. G. Lynn

  • Compensation and hydrogen passivation of magnesium acceptors in β-Ga2O3

    Jacob R. Ritter;Jesse Huso;Jesse Huso;Peter T. Dickens;Joel B. Varley

  • Calculation of the Doppler broadening of the electron-positron annihilation radiation in defect-free bulk materials

    V.J. Ghosh;M. Alatalo;P. Asoka-Kumar;B. Nielsen

  • Positronium formation and diffusion in crystalline and amorphous ice using a variable-energy positron beam

    M. Eldrup;A. Vehanen;Peter J. Schultz;K. G. Lynn

  • Corrigendum: CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltage breaking the 1 V barrier

    J. M. Burst;J. N. Duenow;D. S. Albin;E. Colegrove

Frequent Co-Authors

Jene Andrew Golovchenko
Jene Andrew Golovchenko Harvard University
Darius Kuciauskas
Darius Kuciauskas National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wyatt K. Metzger
Wyatt K. Metzger National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Gary W. Rubloff
Gary W. Rubloff University of Maryland, College Park
Sriram Krishnamoorthy
Sriram Krishnamoorthy University of California, Santa Barbara
Matthew O. Reese
Matthew O. Reese National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Arnold Burger
Arnold Burger Fisk University
Su-Huai Wei
Su-Huai Wei Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
Miguel A. Contreras
Miguel A. Contreras American Chemet Corporation
Carlo Enrico Bottani
Carlo Enrico Bottani Polytechnic University of Milan

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