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Faculty & Staff Hong Koo Kim

Bell of PA/Bell Atlantic Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Co-Director, Petersen Institute of NanoScience and Engineering


412-624-9673
Fax: 412-624-8003
Office: BENDM 439

Education

PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, 1989

Professional Interests

Professor Kim’s research has been centered on developing new photonic and electronic devices at micro and nanoscales using various functional materials such as rare-earth doped oxides, wide bandgap semiconductors, ferroelectric films, and plasmonic nanostructured materials.  His research in nanotechnology area investigates a directed self-assembly process as an enabling technology for vertical integration at all length scales (from nano to wafer scale).  Single-domain, ordered nanochannel arrays with controlled symmetry have been developed on macroscale area of wafer surface using a directed self-organization method, and have been investigated as an interaction medium in the optical, electrical, chemical, and biological domains.  Surface-plasmon phenomena occurring in the nano-optic structures are of particular interest, since many novel properties can be derived from these and can be incorporated into an on-chip configuration for interaction with other functional materials.  Prof. Kim’s group investigates plasmonics as an enabling technology for implementing nanosystems-on-a-chip that offer multifunctionality across the heterogeneous domains.
  
Prof. Kim has been serving as the founding Co-Director of the Petersen Institute of NanoScience and Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh since 2002.  The Institute currently comprises over 50 faculty members from the Schools of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Health Sciences.  The Institute’s vision is to solve large, complex scientific and engineering challenges in nanotechnology area by facilitating interdisciplinary teams.

Prof. Kim received his BS degree in electronic engineering from Seoul National University, MS degree from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Ph.D. degree (1989) from Carnegie Mellon University in electrical and computer engineering. 

Courses

Selected Publications

“Blue-shift of surface plasmon resonance in a metal nanoslit array structure”, Y. S. Jung, J. Wuenschell, H. K. Kim, P. Kaur, and D. H. Waldeck, Optics Express, 17, 16081-16091 (2009).

“Thin alumina nanoporous membranes for similar size biomolecule separation”, H. U. Osmanbeyoglu, T. B. Hur, and H. K. Kim, Journal of Membrane Science, 343, 1-6 (2009).

“Near- to far-field imaging of phase evolution of light emanating from a metal nanoslit”, Y. S. Jung, Y. Xi, J. Wuenschell, and H. K. Kim, Optics Express, 16, 18881-18888 (2008).

“Morphology and grain structure evolution during epitaxial growth of Ag films on native-oxide-covered Si surface”, T. B. Hur, H. K. Kim, D. Perello, M. Yun, A. Kulovits, and J. Wiezorek, Journal of Applied Physics, 103, 103507(1)-103507(5) (2008).

"Excitation and propagation of surface plasmons in a metallic nanoslit structure", J. Wuenschell and H. K. Kim, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 7, 229-236 (2008).

"Near- to far-field imaging of free-space and surface-bound waves emanating from a metal nanoslit", Y. S. Jung, J. Wuenschell, T. Schmidt, and H. K. Kim, Applied Physics Letters, 92, 023104(1)-023104(3) (2008).

"Epitaxial growth of Ag films on native-oxide-covered Si substrates," T. B. Hur, H. K. Kim, and J. Blachere, Physical Review B, 75, 205306(1)-205306(5) (2007).

"Femtosecond microscopy of localized and propagating surface plasmons in silver gratings," A. Kubo, Y. S. Jung, H. K Kim, and H. Petek, Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 40, S259-S272 (2007).

"Surface plasmon dynamics in an isolated metallic nanoslit," J. Wuenschell and H. K. Kim, Optics Express, 14, 10000-10013 (2006).

"High-sensitivity surface-plasmon-resonance spectroscopy based on a metal nanoslit array," Y.S. Jung, Z. Sun, J. Wuenschell, H.K. Kim, P. Kaur, L. Wang, and D. Waldeck, Applied Physics Letters, 88, 243105(1)-243105(3) (2006).

"Blueshift of surface plasmon resonance spectra in anneal-treated silver nanoslit arrays," Y. S. Jung, Z. Sun, H. K. Kim, and J. Blachere, Applied Physics Letters, 87, 263116(1)-263116(3) (2005).

"Femtosecond imaging of surface plasmon dynamics in a nano-structured silver film," A. Kubo, K. Onda, H. Petek, Z. Sun, Y.S. Jung, and H.K. Kim, Nano Letters, 5, 1123-1127 (2005).

"Dynamic evolution of surface plasmon resonances in metallic nanoslit arrays," Z. Sun, Y.S. Jung, and H.K. Kim, Applied Physics Letters, 86, 023111(1)-023111(3) (2005).

"Refractive transmission of light and beam shaping with metallic nano-optic lenses," Z. Sun and H.K. Kim, Applied Physics Letters, 85, 642-644 (2004).

"Ultraviolet detection with ultra-thin epitaxial ZnO films treated with oxygen plasma," M. Liu and H.K. Kim, Applied Physics Letters, 84, 173-175 (2004).

"Nano-optic chip technology," H.K. Kim, Z. Sun, Y.S. Jung, and M. Liu, Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Advanced Materials for Information Technology and Applications: Organic/Inorganic Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics, pp. 21-26, 2004 (invited paper).

"Role of surface plasmons in the optical interaction in metallic gratings with narrow slits," Z. Sun, Y.S. Jung, and H.K. Kim, Applied Physics Letters, 83, 3021-3023 (2003).

"Growth of ordered, single-domain, alumina nanopore arrays with holographically patterned aluminum films," Z. Sun and H.K. Kim, Applied Physics Letters, 81, 3458-3460 (2002).

"Lead-zirconate-titanate-based metal/ferroelectric/insulator/semiconductor structure for nonvolatile memories," M. Liu, H.K. Kim, and J. Blachere, Journal of Applied Physics, 91, 5985-5996 (2002).

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