Biophysics and Condensed Matter Experiment



Dr. Byung Kim, Assistant Professor of Physics (ByungKim@boisestate.edu)

Research Interests: Biophysics and Condensed Matter Experiment

Recent Publications
  1. B. I. Kim, J. O. Holmes and Z.G. Khim, Magnetic Force Microscopy Utilizing the Capacitance Effect of Electrostatic Force Modulation, Submitted to Appl. Phys. Lett.

  2. B.I. Kim, Chiral Recognition of a Single Chiral Molecule PVBA on Ag(111) and Pd(111), Langmuir (Accepted) (PDF)

  3. J. Philip, A. Punnoose, B. I. Kim, K. M. Reddy, S. Layne1, J. O. Holmes, B. Satpati, P. R. Leclair, T. S. Santos and J. S. Moodera, Carrier-controlled ferromagnetism in transparent oxide semiconductors, Nature Materials 5, 298-304 (2006) (PDF). Related News Article

  4. K. M. Reddy, J. Holmes, J. Hays, B. I. Kim, A. Punnoose, S. Kundu, L. K. Dua, P. K. Biswas, V. Shutthanandan, M. H. Engelhard, C. Wang, Above Room Temperature Ferromagnetism and Magnetic Domain Structures in Nanostructured Mn Doped ITO films, Submitted to SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS.

  5. B.I. Kim, Direct comparison between phase locked oscillator and direct resonance oscillator in the noncontact atomic force microscopy under ultrahigh vacuum , Rev. Sci. Inst. 71, 5035 (2004). (PDF)

  6. B. C. Bunker, B. I. Kim, J. E. Houston, S. T. Picraux, R. Rosario, A. A. Garcia, M. Hayes, and D. Gust, Direct Observations of Photo-Switching in Tethered Spiropyrans Using the Interfacial Force Microscope, Nano Letters 3, 1723(2003). (PDF)

  7. B. C. Bunker, D. L. Huber, R. P. Manginell, B. -I. Kim, A. K. Boal, G. D. Bachand, S. B. Rivera, J. M. Bauer, C. M. Matzke, Incorporation of Bioactive Materials into Integrated Systems, Proc. SPIE 5220 1723(2003)

  8. D. L. Huber, R. P. Maginell, M. A. Samara, B.I. Kim, and B. C. Bunker, Programmed Adsorption and Release of Proteins in a Microfluidic Device, Science 301, 352(2003). (PDF) Related News Article

  9. B.I. Kim, C. Cai, X. Deng, S. S. Perry, Adsorption-induced chirality influences surface orientation in organic self-assembled structures: an STM study of PVBA on Pd(111), Surf. Sci. 538, 45(2003). (PDF)

  10. L. C. Fernandez-Torres, B.I. Kim, S. S. Perry, The frictional response of VC(100) surfaces: Influence of 1-octanol and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol adsorption, Tribology Letters 15, 43(2003).

  11. X. Chen, S. Wang, Y. L. Yang, L. Smith, N. J. Wu, B.I. Kim, S. S. Perry; A. J. Jacobson, A. Ignatiev, Electrical conductivity relaxation studies of an epitaxial La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-delta thin film, Solid State Ionics 146, 405(2002).

  12. R. L. Guenard, L. C. Fernandez-Torres, B.I. Kim, S.S. Perry, P. Frantz, S. V. Didziulis, Selective surface reactions of single crystal metal carbides: alkene production from short chain alcohols on titanium carbide and vanadium carbide, Surf. Sci. 515, 103(2002)

  13. B. I. Kim, S. Lee, R. L. Guenard, L. C. Fernandez-Torres, S. S. Perry P. Frantz and S. V. Didziulis, Chemical Modification of the Interfacial Frictional Properties of Vanadium Carbide Through Ethanol Adsorption, Surf. Sci.(2001) 481, 185(2001). (PDF)

  14. C. A. Mims, N. I. Joos, P. A.W. van der Heide, A. J. Jacobson, C. Chen, C. W. Chu, B.I. Kim, S. S. Perry, Oxygen transport in oxide thin film structures oriented La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-x on single-crystal yttria-stabilized zirconia, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters 3, 59(2000).

  15. H. Lee, S. M. Lee, E. T. Ada, B.I. Kim, M. Weiss, S. S. Perry, J. W. Rabalais, Shallow implantation of Ti+ ions in sapphire [a -Al2 O3(0001)], Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 157, 226(1999).

  16. B. I. Kim, U. H. Pi, S. Yoon and Z. G. Khim, Lithography by tapping mode atomic force microscope with electrostatic force modulation, Appl. Phys. A 66, S95(1998).

  17. B. I. Kim, J. W. Hong, J. I. Kye, Z. G. Khim and S. Yoon, Construction of Magnetic Force Microscope and its Application to Magnetic Multilayer Films, J. Kor. Phys. Soc. 31, S79 (1997).

  18. J. W. Hong, B.I. Kim, J. I. Kye and Z.G. Khim, Effect of electrostatic force and tapping mode operation of atomic force microscope, J. Kor. Phys. Soc. 31, S83 (1997).

  19. J. I. Kye, W. K. Park, B. I. Kim, Z. G. Khim, G. T. Jeong, D. H. Lee, T. E. Shim, and J. G. Lee, Single Electron Tunneling Effect in YBCO Film, J. Kor. Phys. Soc. 29, 354(1996).

  20. B. I. Kim, J. W. Hong, G. T. Jeong, S. H. Moon, D. H. Lee, T. U. Shim and Z. G. Khim, Effect of Mg(OH)2 On YBa2Cu3 O7 thin film on MgO substrate studied by Atomic Force Microscope, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B12(3), 1631(1994).

  21. W. Jo, H-J. Cho, T. W. Noh, B.I. Kim, D_Y. Kim, Z. G. Khim, and S-I. Kwun, Structural and electro-optic properties of pulsed laser deposited Bi4Ti3O12 thin films on MgO, Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 2199(1993)


Recent Presentations
  1. Byung-Il Kim, Thomas M. Mayer, Matthew G. Hankins, Maarten P. DeBoer, Bruce C. Bunker, Degradation of Self-Assembled Monolayer in Humid Environments, AVS 50th International Symposium, Baltimore, MD, Nov 2-7, 2003.
  2. Byung-Il Kim, B. C. Bunker, D. L. Huber, J. E. Houston, S. T. Picraux, R. Rosario, A. A. Garcia, M. Hayes, And D. Gust, Surface Forces on Switchable Bioactive Surfaces Studied by Interfacial Force Microscope, 39th Symposium of the AVS New Mexico Chapter, Albuquerque, NM, April 29-30, 2003
  3. Byung-Il Kim, Thomas M. Mayer, Matthew G. Hankins, Maarten P. DeBoer, Bruce C. Bunker, Self-Assembled Monolayer Aging in Humid Environments, APS March 2003 Meeting, Austin, TX, March 3-7, 2003.
    4. B. -I. Kim, M. A. Samara, D. L. Huber, J. E. Houston and B. C. Bunker Hydration Forces on a Switchable Bioactive Surface, AVS 49th International Symposium, Denver, CO, Nov 3-8, 2002.
  4. B.I. Kim, X. Deng, C. Cai, S. S. Perry, Organic Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Self-assembling Structures on PD(111), APS March 2001 Meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 12-16, 2001.