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D-Index
34
Citations
4415
World Ranking
5854
National Ranking
1978

Overview

Reza Abdolvand is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research is concentrated within subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work primarily covers topics including:

  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • ZnO Doping and Properties
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

Reza Abdolvand has published in several respected venues with repeated contributions particularly in:

  • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • 2022 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS)
  • Infrared Physics & Technology

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on microelectromechanical systems, acoustic wave technologies, and temperature sensor innovations. Notable papers include:

  • "Acoustoelectric Non-Reciprocity in Lithium Niobate-on-Silicon Delay Lines," 2020, IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • "Thickness-Lamé Thin-Film Piezoelectric-on-Silicon Resonators," 2020, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
  • "Micromachined Heterostructured Lamb Mode Waveguides for Acoustoelectric Signal Processing," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • "A Wide-Dynamic Range (-40 °C to 180 °C) Active Wireless MEMS Temperature Sensor With 7m °C Sensitivity," 2023, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Near-Carrier Phase Noise Suppression at Turnover Temperature in a Thin-Film Piezoelectric-on-Silicon Oscillator," 2020, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Frequent collaborators in Reza Abdolvand's research include Justin Phelps, Hakhamanesh Mansoorzare, Parvin Akhkandi, Ashwin Kumar Saikumar, and Kalpathy B. Sundaram.

Best Publications

  • Thin-film piezoelectric-on-silicon resonators for high-frequency reference oscillator applications

    R. Abdolvand;H. Lavasani;G. Ho;F. Ayazi

  • High-Q single crystal silicon HARPSS capacitive beam resonators with self-aligned sub-100-nm transduction gaps

    S. Pourkamali;A. Hashimura;R. Abdolvand;G.K. Ho

  • Micromachined Resonators: A Review

    Reza Abdolvand;Behraad Bahreyni;Joshua E.-Y. Lee;Frederic Nabki

  • Piezoelectric-on-Silicon Lateral Bulk Acoustic Wave Micromechanical Resonators

    G.K. Ho;R. Abdolvand;A. Sivapurapu;S. Humad

  • Piezo electric on seminconductor on- insulator resonator

    Farrokh Ayazi;Gianluca Piazza;Reza Abdolvand;Gavin Kar-Fai Ho

  • An advanced reactive ion etching process for very high aspect-ratio sub-micron wide trenches in silicon

    Reza Abdolvand;Farrokh Ayazi

  • In-plane acoustic reflectors for reducing effective anchor loss in lateral?extensional MEMS resonators

    B P Harrington;R Abdolvand

  • Sub-Micro-Gravity In-Plane Accelerometers With Reduced Capacitive Gaps and Extra Seismic Mass

    R. Abdolvand;B.V. Amini;F. Ayazi

  • A 4.5-mW Closed-Loop $\Delta\Sigma$ Micro-Gravity CMOS SOI Accelerometer

    B.V. Amini;R. Abdolvand;F. Ayazi

  • Voltage-tunable piezoelectrically-transduced single-crystal silicon micromechanical resonators

    Gianluca Piazza;Reza Abdolvand;Gavin K. Ho;Farrokh Ayazi

  • Quality factor in trench-refilled polysilicon beam resonators

    R. Abdolvand;H. Johari;G.K. Ho;A. Erbil

  • High frequency micromechanical piezo-on-silicon block resonators

    S. Humad;R. Abdolvand;G.K. Ho;G. Piazza

  • A 76 dB $\Omega $ 1.7 GHz 0.18 $\mu$ m CMOS Tunable TIA Using Broadband Current Pre-Amplifier for High Frequency Lateral MEMS Oscillators

    H M Lavasani;Wanling Pan;B Harrington;R Abdolvand

  • Methods of forming oxide masks with submicron openings and microstructures formed thereby

    Farrokh Ayazi;Reza Abdolvand;Siavash P. Anaraki

  • Piezo-on-diamond resonators and resonator systems

    Farrokh Ayazi;Reza Abdolvand

  • Turnover Temperature Point in Extensional-Mode Highly Doped Silicon Microresonators

    M. Shahmohammadi;B. P. Harrington;R. Abdolvand

  • Capacitive microaccelerometers and fabrication methods

    Farrokh Ayazi;Babak Vakili Amini;Reza Abdolvand

  • A 4.5-mW Closed-Loop Micro-Gravity CMOS SOI Accelerometer

    Babak Vakili Amini;Reza Abdolvand;Farrokh Ayazi

  • Toward ultimate performance in GHZ MEMS resonators: Low impedance and high Q

    B.P. Harrington;M. Shahmohammadi;R. Abdolvand

  • High-order composite bulk acoustic resonators

    G.K. Ho;R. Abdolvand;F. Ayazi

  • High-Q Single Crystal Silicon HARPSS Capacitive Beam Resonators With Self-Aligned Sub-100-nm

    Siavash Pourkamali;Akinori Hashimura;Reza Abdolvand;Gavin K. Ho

Frequent Co-Authors

Farrokh Ayazi
Farrokh Ayazi Georgia Institute of Technology
Gianluca Piazza
Gianluca Piazza Carnegie Mellon University
James E. Butler
James E. Butler Euclid TechLabs, LLC
Rao Tummala
Rao Tummala Georgia Institute of Technology
John Papapolymerou
John Papapolymerou Michigan State University

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