PUBLICATIONS

Publications (Submitted or Under Review):

 

 C. Hsu, K. Ting, Y. Zhang, O. Velasco, C. Shen, K.S. Lee, M.C. Murphy, A.Z. Stieg, X. Zhang, B. Wu, Z. Zheng and C. Soo. “Surface physicochemical properties and osteoinductivity of silver nanoparticle/poly(\(\(\(\(\(\(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid)-coated metal materials” Submitted: Acta Biomaterialia (2015).

 

H.O. Sillin, R.C. Aguilera, A.Z. Stieg* and J.K Gimzewski. “Short- and long-term memory demonstrated in atomic switch networks using a reinforcement learning scheme” Submitted: IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (2015).

 

Y. Wang, J.A. Torres, A.Z. Stieg, S. Jiang, M.T. Yeung, Y. Rubin, S. Chaudhuri, X. Duan and R.B. Kaner. "Graphene-assisted solution growth of vertically-oriented organic semiconducting single crystals" Submitted: ACS Nano  (2015).

 

X. Zhu, T. Kawaharamura, A.Z. Stieg, C. Biswas, L. Li, Z. Ma, M. Zurbuchen, Q. Pei and K. Wang. "Atmospheric and Aqueous Deposition of Polycrystalline Metal Oxides Using Mist-CVD for Highly Efficient Inverted Polymer Solar Cells" Submitted: Nano Letters (2015)

 

Publications (Published or In Press):

Nanoarchitectonics

 

19. E.J. Sandouk, J.K. Gimzewski and A.Z. Stieg. “Multistate Resistive Switching in Silver Nanoparticle Films” In Press: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (2015).

 

18. J. Qi, Y.-W. Lan, A.Z. Stieg, J.-H. Chen, Y.-L. Zhong, L.-J. Li, C.-D. Chen, Y. Zhang and K.L. Wang. ““Piezoelectric effect in CVD-grown atomic-monolayer triangular MoS2 piezotronics” Nature Communications 6, 7430 (2015) DOI:10.1038/ncomms8430.  

 

17. Q. Chen, H. Zhou, Y. Fang, A.Z. Stieg, T.-B. Song, H.-H. Wang, X. Xu,  Y. Liu, S. Lu, P. Sun, J. You and Y. Yang. “The optoelectronic role of chlorine in CH3NH3PbI3-xClx based perovskite solar cells” Nature Communications 6, 7269 (2015) DOI:10.1038/ncomms8269. 

 

16. R. Tanoue, R. Higuchi, K. Ikebe, S. Uemura, N. Kimizuka, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski and M. Kunitake “Thermodynamic Self-Assembly of Two-Dimensional pi-Conjugated Metal–Porphyrin Covalent Organic Frameworks by “On-Site” Equilibrium Polymerization” Journal of Nanoscale Science and Nanotechnology 14 (4), 2211-2216 (2014), DOI:10.1166/jnn.2014.8540, arXiv:1311.0233.

 

15. R. Tanoue, R. Higuchi, K. Ikebe, S. Uemura, N. Kimizuka, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski and M. Kunitake. "Positional Selectivity of Reversible Azomethine Condensation Reactions at Solid/Liquid Interfaces Leading to Supramolecular Formation" Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (2013), DOI:10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.11.022.

 

14. G. Pawin, A.Z. Stieg, C. Skibo, M. Grisolia, R. Schlittler, V. Langlais, Y. Tateyama, C. Joachim and J.K. Gimzewski. “Amplification of Conformational Effects via Tert-butyl Groups: Hexa-tert-butyl-decacyclene on Cu(100) at Room Temperature” Langmuir,  29 (24), 7309–7317 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/la304634n.

 

13. A.P.Z Clark, C. Shi, B.C. Ng, J.N. Wilking, A.L. Ayzner, A.Z. Stieg, B.J. Schwartz, T.G. Mason, Y. Rubin and S.H. Tolbert. “Self-Assembling Semiconducting Polymers – Rods and Gels from Electronic Materials” ACS Nano  7 (2), 962–977 (2013).

 

12. R. Tanoue, R. Higuchi, K. Ikebe, S. Uemura, N. Kimizuka, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski and M. Kunitake. "In situ STM Investigation of Aromatic Poly(\(\(\(\(\(\(azomethine) Arrays Constructed by “On-site” Equilibrium Polymerization" Langmuir,  28 (39), 13844 (2012).

 

11. Y. Wang, J. Liu, H.D. Tran, M. Mecklenburg, A.Z. Stieg, X.N. Guan, B.C. Regan, D.C. Martin, and R.B. Kaner “Morphological and dimensional control via hierarchical assembly of doped oligoaniline single crystals” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (22), 9251 (2012).

 

10. J.M. D’Arcy, H.D. Tran, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski and R.B. Kaner. "Aligned carbon nanotube, graphene and graphite oxide thin films via substrate-directed rapid interfacial deposition" Nanoscale,  4, 3075-3082 (2012) DOI:10.1039/C2NR00010E.

 

9. R. Tanoue, N. Enoki, Y. Miyasato, R. Higuchi, S. Uemura, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski and M. Kunitake. "Thermodynamically Controlled Self-Assembly of Covalent Nanoarchitectures in Aqueous Solution" ACS Nano, 5(5), 3923-3929 (2011).

 

8. M. Xue, H. Shen, L. Li, B. Tremolet de Villers, J. Zhu, Z. Yu, A.Z. Stieg, B.J. Schwartz, Q. Pei and K.L. Wang “Charge-carrier Dynamics in Hybrid Plasmonic Organic Solar Cells with Ag Nanoparticles” Applied Physics Letters, 98, 253302 (2011).

 

7. Kabehie, S.; Xue, M.; Stieg, A. Z.; Liong, M.; Wang, K. L.; Zink, J. I. "Heteroleptic Copper Switches". Journal of the American Chemical Society 132 (45), 15987-15996 (2010).

 

6. Yokoi, N.; Inaba, H.; Terauchi, M.; Stieg, A. Z.; Sanghamitra, N. J. M.; Koshiyama, T.; Yutani, K.; Kanamaru, S.; Arisaka, F.; Hikage, T.; Suzuki, A.; Yamane, T.; Gimzewski, J. K.; Watanabe, Y.; Kitagawa, S.; Ueno, T., "Construction of Robust Bio-nanotubes using the Controlled Self-Assembly of Component Proteins of Bacteriophage T4" Small 6 (17), 1873-1879 (2010).

 

5. M. Xue, S. Kabehie, A.Z. Stieg, E. Tkatchouk, D. Benitez, W.A.  Goddard, J.I. Zink and K.L. Wang. “A Nano-Scale Molecular Rotor Device for Non-volatile High Density Memory Applications” IEEE Electron Device Letters 31(9) (2010).

 

4. S. Kabehie, M. Liong, A.Z. Stieg, M. Xue, K.L. Wang, and J.I. Zink. "Surface Immobilized Heteroleptic Copper Compounds as State Variables" Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1, 589-592 (2010).

 

3. M. Xue, S. Kabehie, A.Z. Stieg, E. Tkatchouk, D. Benitez, R.M. Stephenson, W.A.  Goddard, J.I. Zink and K.L. Wang. "Room temperature negative differential resistance of a monolayer molecular rotor device" Applied Physics Letters 95, 093503 (2009).

 

2. W. Zhang, W. R. Dichtel, A.Z. Stieg, D. Benitez, J.K. Gimzewski, J.R. Heath, and J.F. Stoddart. "Folding a polyrotaxane using secondary supramolecular interactions" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105, 6514-9 (2008).

 

1. L. Wesoloski, A.Z. Stieg, M. Kunitake, S. Dultz, J.K. Gimzewski. "Observations of Image Contrast and Dimerization of Decacyclene by Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy" Journal of Chemical Physics 127, 174703 (2007).

 

Complexity and Neuromorphic Systems

 

8. E. Demis, R.C Aguilera, H.O. Sillin, E.J. Sandouk, K. Scharnhorst, M. Aono, A.Z. Stieg and J.K Gimzewski. “Atomic Switch Networks: Nanoarchitectonic Design of a Complex System for Natural Computing” Nanotechnology 26, 204003 (2015).

 

7. A.Z. Stieg, A.V. Avizienis, H.O. Sillin, C. Martin-Olmos, M. Aono and J.K. Gimzewski. "Self-organized Atomic Switch Networks" Japanese Journal of Applied Physics  53(1S), 01AA02 (2014) DOI:10.7567/JJAP.53.01AA02.

 

6. A.Z. Stieg, A.V. Avizienis, H.O. Sillin, H-.H. Shieh, C. Martin-Olmos, R. Aguilera, E.J. Sandouk, M. Aono and J.K. Gimzewski. "Self-organization and Emergence of Dynamical Structures in Neuromorphic Atomic Switch Networks" In: Memristor Networks (2014), Eds. Adamatzky & Chua, Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-319-02629-9.

 

5. H.O. Sillin, E. Sandouk, A.V. Avizienis, M. Aono, A.Z. Stieg, and J.K. Gimzewski "Benchtop Fabrication of Memristive Atomic Switch Networks” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 14(3), 2792-2798 (2014), DOI:10.1166/jnn.2014.8636 - arXiv ID: 1304.1243.

 

4. H.O. Sillin, H-. H. Hsieh, R. Aguilera, A.V. Avizienis, M. Aono, A.Z. Stieg, and J.K. Gimzewski “Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Atomic Switch Networks for Reservoir Computing” Nanotechnology 38(24), 384004 (2013).

 

3. A.V. Avizienis, C. Martin-Olmos, J.K Gimzewski and A.Z. Stieg. “Morphological Transitions in the Electroless Deposition of Copper” Crystal Growth and Design, 13 (2), 465–469 (2013).

 

2. A.V. Avizienis, H.O. Sillin, C. Martin-Olmos, H.H. Shieh, M. Aono, A.Z. Stieg and J.K. Gimzewski. "Neuromorphic Atomic Switch Networks" PLoS One, 7(8) e42772 (2012).

 

1. A.Z. Stieg, A.A. Avizienis, H.O. Sillin, C. Martin-Olmos, M. Aono and J.K. Gimzewski "Emergent Criticality in Complex Turing B-Type Atomic Switch Networks" Advanced Materials, 242, 286-293 (2012)

Nanomedicine

 

7. S.J. Jonas, A.Z. Stieg, W. Richardson, B.Valamehr, E. Gschweng, S. Guo, J. Wohlschlegel, O. Witte, H. Wu and B. Dunn. “Cell culture media interactions with hydrophobic materials influence the suspension culture of embryoid bodies derived from embryonic stem cells" Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters  6, 388-393 (2015) DOI:10.1021/jz502520r.

 

6. H. Shimizu, J. Schredelseker, J. Huang, K. Lu, S. Naghdi, F. Lu, S. Franklin, H.D.G. Fiji, K. Wang, H. Zhu, C. Tian, B. Lin, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski, J.I. Goldhaber, T.M. Vondriska, G. Hajnóczky, O. Kwon and J.-N. Chen. "Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake by the voltage-dependent anion channel 2 regulates cardiac rhythmicity" eLife,e04801 (2015), DOI:10.7554/eLife.04801.

 

5. A. Arshi, S. Eaimkhong, Y. Nakashima, H. Nakano, J. Reed, A.Z. Stieg, J.K. Gimzewski and A. Nakano. "Rigid Two-Dimensional Microenvironments Promote Cardiac Differentiation of Mouse and Human Embryonic Stem Cells” Science and Technology of Advanced Materials,  14, 025003 (2013).

 

4. J.J. Hlavaty, A.W. Partin, M.J. Shue, L.A. Mangold, J. Derby, J. Teofilo, S. Kelley, A.Z. Stieg, J.V. Briggman, G.M. Hass, and Y.-J. Wu. “Identification and preliminary clinical evaluation of a 50.8-kDa serum marker for prostate cancer” Urology 61(6), 1261-5 (2003).

 

3. J.J. Hlavaty, A.W. Partin, F. Kusinitz, M.J. Shue, A.Z. Stieg, K. Bennett and J.V. Briggman. “ "Mass Spectroscopy as a Discovery Tool for Identifying Serum Markers for Prostate Cancer" Clinical Chemistry 47, 1924-1926 (2001).

 

2. J.V. Briggman, B. Watkins, J.J. Hlavaty, A.Z. Stieg, S.V. Ball. “Detection of Early Stage Cancer by Serum Protein Analysis” American Laboratory 33, 32-36 (2001).

 

1. A.Z. Stieg “Synthesis and Characterization of Tin (IV) Complexes as Possible anti-Tumor Agents” Honors Thesis - Drew University Library (1999). 

 

Method Development

 

7. C. Martin-Olmos, A. Z. Stieg and J. K. Gimzewski “Electrostatic force microscopy as a broadly applicable method for characterizing pyroelectric materials” Nanotechnology, 23, 235701 (2012).

 

6. Stieg, A. Z., Gimzewski, J.K., "Local Probes: Pushing the Limits of Detection and Interaction" In Handbook of Nanophysics: Principles and Methods, Sattler, K., Ed. CRC Press: New York, (2010) ISBN 978-1-42-007540-3.

 

5. Sharma, S.; Cross, S. E.; Hsueh, C.; Wali, R. P.; Stieg, A. Z.; Gimzewski, J. K., "Nanocharacterization in Dentistry". International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 11, (6), 2523-2545 (2011).

 

4. H.I. Rasool, P.R. Wilkinson, A.Z. Stieg, and J.K. Gimzewski. "A low noise all fiber interferometer for high resolution frequency modulated atomic force microscopy imaging in liquid" Review of Scientific Instruments 81, 023703 (2010).

 

3. A.Z. Stieg, H.I. Rasool and J.K. Gimzewski. "A flexible, new electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope for nanoscale studies at the solid-liquid interface" Review of Scientific Instruments 79, 103701 (2008).

 

2. A.Z. Stieg. “From the Bottom Up: Instrumentation Design and Nanoscale Studies in Scanning Probe Microscopy” Doctoral Dissertation- University of California, Los Angeles (2007).

 

1. A. Z. Stieg, P. Wilkinson, and J.K. Gimzewski. "A vertical inertial sliding drive for coarse motion and fine approach in scanning probe microscopy" Review of Scientific Instruments 78, 036110 (2007).