1.
G. V.
Morozov and F. Placido, “High-Order
Bandgaps in One-Dimensional Photonic
Crystals”, Accepted for publication (9 February 2010)
2.
F.
Placido, R. Birney and J. Kavanagh,
“Investigation of Automotive Detailing
Products by Ellipsometry and Contact
Angle Analysis”, Acta Physica Polonica
A, 116, 712-714 (2009)
3.
H. Savaloni, F.
Babaei, S. Song, F. Placido,
“Characteristics
of sculptured Cu thin films and their
optical properties as a function of
deposition rate”,
Appl Surf Sci pp 8041-8047 (2009)
4.
M. H. Asghar, M. Shoaib, S. Naseem, F.
Placido,
“Wide bandpass optical filters with TiO2
and Ta2 O5”, Central European Journal of
Physics, 6, 4 (2008)
5.
S. Song
and F. Placido, “An in-situ
investigation of the surface oxidation
of ultra-thin films of Ni and Hf”,
Proceedings of the SPIE, 7101,
pp. 710120-710120-6 (2008)
6.
L. Wang,
L. Meng, V. Teixeira, F. Placido, J.
Huang and Z. Xu, “Study of ZnO:V thin
films prepared by dc reactive magnetron
sputtering at different pressures”, 2nd
IEEE International Nanoelectronics
Conference, INEC 2008, pp10-14 (2008)
7.
S. Song
and F. Placido, “In
Situ Investigation of Surface Oxidation
of Ni Metal Film Using Single Wavelength
Optical Monitoring”,
51st Annual Technical Conference,
Proceedings of the Society of Vacuum
Coaters, 16-19 (2008)
8.
A.
Voronov, F. Placido and I. Bain, “In
Situ Broadband Monitoring and
Characterization of Thin Films”,
51st Annual Technical Conference,
Proceedings of the Society of Vacuum
Coaters, 8-11 (2008)
9.
S. Song
and F. Placido, “Effect
on Adhesion of Gas Release from Polymer
Surfaces”,
51st Annual Technical Conference,
Proceedings of the Society of Vacuum
Coaters, 574-578 (2008)
10.
J.
Bertinshaw, L. Kirkup, M. Phillips, F.
Placido, “A system for supplying
constant electrical power for
postprocessing tin-doped indium oxide
films”, Rev. Sci. Insts. 79,
076105-1,3 (2008)
11.
M. H. Asghar, M. Shoaib, S. Naseem, F.
Placido, “Study
of thin film structure based on
MgF2,CeO2 and Al2O3 layers for optical
applications”,
Int. J. Mats. Res. 99, 322-328
(2008)
12.
O. Duyar, F.
Placido, H.Z. Durusoy, “Optimization
of TiO2 films prepared by reactive
electron beam evaporation of Ti3O5”,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 (2008)
13.
F. Placido, “All
in the detail”, Materials World, 15,
30-31 (2007)
14.
O. Ademosu, A. A. Ogwu, J. Mclean, F.
Placido, “The effect of shape and
surface modification on the corrosion of
biomedical nitinol alloy wires exposed
to saline solution”, Surface Engineered
Surgical Tools and Medical Devices,
65-78 (2007)
15.
M. H. Asghar, F. Placido & S. Naseem,
“Complex optical filters prepared by
reactive evaporation”, Opt. Eng. 46
023802 (2007)
16.
M. H. Asghar, F. Placido & S. Naseem,
“Reactively evaporated multilayer
antireflection coatings for Ge optical
window”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40,
2065-2070 (2007)
17.
F. Placido, D. Gibson, E. Waddell, E.
Crossan, “Characterisation of Optical
Thin Films obtained by Plasma Ion
Assisted Deposition”, Advances in
Thin-Film Coatings for Optical
Applications lll, Proc of SPIE 6286,
628602-1,628602-6 (2006)
18.
M. H. Asghar, F. Placido & S. Naseem,
“Characterization of Ta2O5 thin films
prepared by reactive evaporation”, Eur.
Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
10.1051/epjap:2006113 (2006)
19.
Li-Jian Meng, V. Teixeira, H.N. Cui,
Frank Placido, Z. Xu and M. P. dos
Santos, “A study of the optical
properties of titanium oxide films
prepared by dc reactive magnetron
sputtering”, Appl. Surf. Sci 252,
p7970-7974 (2006)
20.
M. H. Asghar, F. Placido & S. Naseem,
“Characterization of reactively
evaporated TiO2 thin films as
high and medium index layers for optical
applications”, Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
35 177 (2006)
21.
F. Placido, S. Moh, O. Duyar and HZ
Durosoy, “Complex Optical Filters by
Microwave-assisted DC Magnetron
Sputtering”, in Plasma Polymers and
Related Materials, ed M. Mutlu,
Hacettepe University Press, 68-74 (2005)
22.
D. Lusk and F. Placido, “Omnidirectional
mirror coating for infrared
applications”, Thin Solid Films, 492,
226-231, (2005)
23.
A. A. Ogwu, E. Bouquerel, O. Ademosu, S.
Moh, E. Crossan and F.Placido, “The
influence of rf power and oxygen flow
rate during deposition on the optical
transmittance of copper oxide thin films
prepared by reactive magnetron
sputtering”, Journal of Physics D:
Applied physics 38, 266-271
(2005)
24.
A. A. Ogwu, E. Bouquerel, O. Ademosu, S.
Moh, E. Crossan and F. Placido, “An
Extended
Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek Theory
Approach to Determining the Surface
Energy of Copper Oxide Thin Films
prepared by Reactive Magnetron
Sputtering”, Met. And Mat. Trans. A,
36A, 2435-2439 (2005)
25.
D. Lusk and F. Placido, “Omnidirectional
mirror coating for infrared
applications”, Thin Solid Films, 492,
226-231 (2005)
26.
A. A. Ogwu, T. Hellwig, D. Haddow, S.
Doherty, F. Placido, K. Moellman,
“Electrochemical investigation of the
stability and corrosion resistance of
Boron Phosphide films prepared by
PECVD”, Windows and Domes Technologies
iX, Ed Tustison R.W., SPIE Vol 5786,
p130-136 (2005)
27.
A. A. Ogwu, T. Hellwig, D. Haddow, S.
Doherty, F. Placido, K. Moellman,
“Surface characterization and surface
energy measurements on Boron Phosphide
films prepared by PECVD, Windows and
Domes Technologies iX, Ed Tustison R.W.,
SPIE Vol 5786, p365-372 (2005)
28.
S. Song, Z. Ling and F. Placido,
“Impedance analysis of MnCoCuO NTC
ceramic”, Mat. Res. Bull. p1081-1093
(2005)
29.
S. Song and F. Placido, “The influence
of phase probability distributions on
impedance spectroscopy”, J. Stat. Mech:
Theor. Exp. P10018 (2004)
30.
C. K. Lee, S. Cochran, A. Abrar, K. J.
Kirk and F. Placido, “Thick aluminium
nitride thin films deposited by
room-temperature sputtering for
ultrasonic applications”, Ultrasonics
vol. 42, no. 1 – 9, pp. 485 – 490 (2004)
31.
D. Haddow, A. A. Ogwu, F. Placido,
“Corrosion resistance potential of boron
phosphide films in a naval environment”,
Windows and Domes Technologies Vlll, Ed
Tustison R.W., SPIE Vol 5078 (2004)
32.
S. Moh and F. Placido,
“Microwave-Assisted DC Magnetron
Sputtering”, 47th Annual Technical
Conference, Proceedings of the Society
of Vacuum Coaters, 443-446 (2004)
33.
L. J. Meng, F. Placido, V. Teixeira, M.P.
dos Santos, “The calculation of the
optical constants of indium-tin-oxide
films", Computational Methods in
Engineering and Science, ed.V.P. Lu et
al, Swets and Zeitlinger Publs,
Netherlands, p.811-815 (2003)
34.
A. A. Ogwu, E. Bouquerel and F. Placido,
“The effect of sputtering conditions on
the optical transmission and wettability
of amorphous copper oxide thin films
prepared by magnetron sputtering”, CERAC
Coating Material News (Dec 2003)
35.
C. K. Lee, F. Placido, S. Cochran and K.
J. Kirk, “Influence on AlN growth of
different sputtering conditions”,
Ferroelectrics UK 2003, Belfast,
N.Ireland (Apr. 2003)
36.
D. Lusk and F. Placido, “Omnidirectional
mirror coating design for IR
applications”, 46th Annual Technical
Conference Proceedings of the Society of
Vacuum Coaters, 399 (2003)
37.
L.-J. Meng, F. Placido, “Annealing
effect on ITO thin films prepared by
microwave-enhanced dc reactive magnetron
sputtering for telecommunication
applications”, Surface and Coatings
Technology, 166, p 44-50 (Mar 2003)
38.
L.-J. Meng, E. Crossan, A. Voronov and
F. Placido, “Indium-tin-oxide thin film
prepared by microwave-enhanced dc
reactive magnetron sputtering for
telecommunication wavelengths”, Thin
Solid Films, 422, p 80-86 (Dec 2002)
39.
I. Abdulhalim, S. Millward, G. Moores,
L. Firth and F. Placido, “Operation of
Lateral Effect Photosensitive Position
Sensors using Differential Time Delay
Mode”, Optical Engineering, 41,
p3265-3269 (Dec 2002)
40.
C. K. Lee, F. Placido, S. Cochran and K.
J. Kirk, “Growth of sputtered AlN thin
films on glass at room temperature”,
Proc. IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium,
1090-1093 (2002)
41.
F. Placido and A. Voronov,
“Characterisation of Thin Metal Films of
Niobium and Zirconium”, 45th Annual
Technical Conference Proceedings of the
Society of Vacuum Coaters, 266 (2002)
42.
A. Voronov and F. Placido, “Transparent,
conductive ITO for Telecommunication
Wavelengths”, 45th Annual Technical
Conference Proceedings of the Society of
Vacuum Coaters, 603 (2002)
43.
C. K. Lee, F. Placido, S. Cochran and K.
J. Kirk, “Perfect (002) orientated AlN
thin films on glass substrates”,
Ferroelectrics UK 2002, Leeds, UK (Apr.
2002)
44.
C. K. Lee, F. Placido, S. Cochran, K. J.
Kirk, “Highly (002) orientated AlN thin
films on glass substrate”,
Ferroelectrics UK 2002, Leeds, UK (Mar.
2002)
45.
D. Lusk, I. Abdulhalim and F. Placido,
“Omnidirectional reflection from
Fibonacci quasi‑periodic one‑dimensional
photonic crystal”, Opt. Commun., 198,
273-279 (2001)
