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2002

Farangis, Baker, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Thomas J Richardson, Jonathan L Slack, Bruno K Meyer, Rupert C.C Perera, and Michael D Rubin."Structural and Electronic Properties of Magnesium-3D Transition Metal Switchable Mirrors."Fifth International Meeting on Electrochromism (2002). DOI

Richardson, Thomas J."New Electrochromic Mirror Systems."Solid State Ionics 165 (2002) 305-308.

Myers, Whittier R, Lin-Wang Wang, Thomas J Richardson, and Michael D Rubin."Calculation of Thermodynamic, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Monoclinic Mg₂NiH₄."Journal of Applied Physics 91.8 (2002) 4879-4885. DOI

Byon, Eungsun, and André Anders."Bias and Self-Bias of Magnetic Macroparticle Filters for Cathodic Arc Plasmas."Journal of Applied Physics 93 (2002) 8890-8897.

2001

Richardson, Thomas J, Jonathan L Slack, Baker Farangis, and Michael D Rubin."Mixed Metal Films with Switchable Optical Properties."Applied Physics Letters 80.8 (2001) 1349-1351. DOI

Richardson, Thomas J, Jonathan L Slack, Robert D Armitage, Robert Kostecki, Baker Farangis, and Michael D Rubin."Switchable Mirrors Based on Nickel-Magnesium Films."Applied Physics Letters 78.20 (2001) 3047-3049. DOI

2000

Richardson, Thomas J, Jonathan L Slack, and Michael D Rubin."Electrochromism in Copper Oxide Thin Films."4th International Meeting on Electrochromism (2000).

Richardson, Thomas J, and Michael D Rubin."Liquid Phase Deposition of Electrochromic Thin Films."Electrochimica Acta 46 (2000) 2119-2123.

1999

Armitage, Robert D, Michael D Rubin, Thomas J Richardson, Nada O'Brien, and Yong Chen."Solid State Gadolinium-Magnesium Hydride Optical Switch."Applied Physics Letters 75.13 (1999) 1863-1865.

Anders, André, Robert A MacGill, and Michael D Rubin."Evaluation of the Plasma Distribution of a Quasi-Linear Constricted Plasma Source."IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 27.1 (1999) 82-83.

von Rottkay, Klaus, Michael D Rubin, and Peter A Duine."Refractive Index Changes of Pd-Coated Magnesium Ianthanide Switchable Mirrors Upon Hydrogen Insertion."Journal of Applied Physics 85.1 (1999) 408-413. DOI

1998

Richardson, Thomas J, Klaus von Rottkay, Jonathan L Slack, Franck Michalak, and Michael D Rubin."Tungsten-Vanadium Oxide Sputtered Films for Electrochromic Devices."Electrochemical Society: Molecular Functions of Electroactive Thin Films 98-26 (1998).

von Rottkay, Klaus, Michael D Rubin, Franck Michalak, Robert D Armitage, Thomas J Richardson, Jonathan L Slack, and Peter A Duine."Effect of Hydrogen Insertion on the Optical Properties of PD-Coated Magnesium Lanthanides."Electrochimica Acta (1998).

Veszelei, Monica, Lisen Kullman, Claes G Granqvist, Klaus von Rottkay, and Michael D Rubin."Optical Constants of Sputter-Deposited Ti-Ce Oxide and Zr-Ce Oxide Films."Applied Optics 37.25 (1998) 5993-6001. DOI

Rubin, Michael D, Shi-Jie Wen, Thomas J Richardson, John B Kerr, Klaus von Rottkay, and Jonathan L Slack."Electrochromic lithium nickel oxide by pulsed laser deposition and sputtering."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 54.1-4 (1998) 59-66. DOI

Michalak, Franck, Klaus von Rottkay, Thomas J Richardson, Jonathan L Slack, and Michael D Rubin."Electrochromic Lithium Nickel Oxide Thin Films by RF-Sputtering from a LiNiO₂ Target."Electrochimica Acta 44 (1998) 3085-3092.

Isidorsson, Jan, Claes G Granqvist, Klaus von Rottkay, and Michael D Rubin."Ellipsometry on Sputter Deposited Tin Oxide Films: Optical Constants Versus Stoichiometry Hydrogen Content, and Amount of Electrochemically Intercalated Lithium."Applied Optics 37 (1998) 7734-7741.

1997

von Rottkay, Klaus, Thomas J Richardson, Michael D Rubin, Jonathan L Slack, and Lisen Kullman."Influence of stoichiometry on the electrochromic cerium-titanium oxide compounds."11th International Conference of Solid State Ionics (1997).

von Rottkay, Klaus, Thomas J Richardson, Michael D Rubin, and Jonathan L Slack."Effective Medium Approximation of the Optical properties of electrochromic cerium-titanium oxide compounds."SPIE Proceedings 3138 (1997) 19-Sep.

von Rottkay, Klaus, Nilgün Özer, Michael D Rubin, and Thomas J Richardson."Analysis of Binary Electrochromic Tungsten Oxides with Effective Medium Theory."Thin Solid Films 308-309 (1997) 50-55.

Leung, Michael S.H, Ralf Klockenbrink, Christian F Kisielowski, Hiroaki Fujii, Joachim Krüger, Sudhir G Subramanya, André Anders, Zuzanna Liliental-Weber, Michael D Rubin, Eicke R Weber, and Joachim Krüger."Pressure Controlled GaN MBE Growth Using a Hollow Anode Nitrogen Ion Source."Materials Research Society Proceedings 449.221 (1997). DOI

1996

Rubin, Michael D, Klaus von Rottkay, Shi-Jie Wen, Nilgün Özer, and Jonathan L Slack."Optical Indices of Lithiated Electrochromic Oxides."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 54.1-4 (1996) 49-57. DOI

von Rottkay, Klaus, Michael D Rubin, and Shi-Jie Wen."Optical Indices of Electrochromic Tungsten Oxide."Thin Solid Films 306.1 (1996) 10-16. DOI

Kisielowski, Christian F, Joachim Krüger, Sergei Ruvimov, Tadeusz Suski, Joel W Ager, Erin C Jones, Zuzanna Liliental-Weber, Michael D Rubin, Eicke R Weber, Michael D Bremser, Robert F Davis, and Joachim Krüger."Strain Related Phenomena in GaN Thin Films."Physical Review B 54.24 (1996) 17745-17753. DOI

Wen, Shi-Jie, John B Kerr, Michael D Rubin, Jonathan L Slack, and Klaus von Rottkay."Analysis of Durability in Lithium Nickel Oxide Electrochromic Materials and Devices."2nd International Meeting on Electrochromism (1996).