I am interested in the physical properties of one-dimensional nanostructures, be it interactions with their surface or their electronic transport properties. I also dabble in biophysics with the help of talented biologists.
Selected Publications
McIlroy, D.N., Zhang, D., Kranov, Y., Norton, M. Grant. 2001. Nanosprings, Applied Physics Letters 79, 1540.
Zhang, D., Alkhateeb, A., Han, H., Mahmood, H., McIlroy, David N., and Norton, M.G., 2003. Silicon Carbide Nanosprings, Nano Letters 3, 983.
Wang, L., Major, D.*, Paga, P., Zhang, D., Norton, M.G., and McIlroy, D.N., 2006, High Yield Synthesis and Lithography of Silica-Based Nanospring Mats, Nanotechnology 17, S298.
Y.P. Timalsina, D. Oriero, T. Cantrell, T. Prakash, J. Branen, D.E. Aston, K. Noren, J.J. Nagler, S. Rastogi, D.N. McIlroy, and G. Corti, “Characterization of a vertically aligned silica nanospring-based sensor by alternating current impedance spectroscopy,”
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 20, 095005, (2010).
M. F. Beaux II, N. J. Bridges, M. DeHart, T. E. Bitterwolf, and D. N. McIlroy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of the surface chemistry of silica nanowires,
Applied Surface Science, vol. 257, no. 13, pp. 5766-5771 ( 2011).
Research Projects
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Title: Improving the Safety and Shelf Life of Agricultural Commodities Agency: USDA
Status: Current
- Title: Functionalized Nanosprings for Exposive Detection
Agency: ONR
Status: Current
- Title: Nanospring coatings for the promotion of bone growth on prosthesis
Agency: Idaho-HERC
Status: Current
Awards and Honors
- Dyess Faculty Fellow, COS (2011-2014)