TC Shen

Physics

Professor


T. C. Shen

Contact Information

Office Location: SER 222C
Phone: 435-797-7852
Email: tc.shen@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Educational Background

PhD, field theory, Physics, (theoretical physics), University of Maryland, 1985
MS, National Tsing Hua University, Physics, 1977
BS, Physics, National Taiwan University, 1975

Biography

T.-C. Shen got his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Maryland in 1986. From 1989 he began working on surface science at the University of Illinois and joined Utah State University in 1999.

Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching all core physics courses including electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, photonics, and microfabrication. In addition to classroom teaching, I also enjoy mentoring undergraduate research which includes weekly discussions and hands-on experiments with motivated students.

Research Interests

My research has been focused on creating micro- and nanostructures to explore underlying physics and their applications on electronics, photonics, energy conversion, CO2 capturing, and quantum information processing.

Awards

Distinguished Capstone Mentor, 2023

Utah State University

Undergraduate research mentor of the year, 2023

College of Science, Utah State University

Distinguished capstone mentor, 2021

Utah State University

NSF Career Award, 1998

National Science Foundation

Myers Teaching Award, 1983

University of Maryland


    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Shen, T., Cabrini, S., Kawata, S., (2011). New Emerging Techniques: Nanofabrication Handbook. Taylor and Francis/ CRC Press *
  • Shen, T., Wang, C., Tucker, J.R, (1997). Atomic depassivation and metallization of the Si(100)-2x1:H surface: Atomic and molecular wires. Kluwer Academic

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Lange, C.M, Shen, T., (2021). Fabrication of height-modulated carbon nanotube forests: morphologies and prospects for broadband absorption. Carbon Trends, 4, 100070. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.cartre.2021.100070
  • Shen, T., Zhou, Z., Anderson, C.M, Thompson, S.K, Whitty, K.J, Stowers, K.J, (2018). Synthesis of high-specific volume carbon nanotube structures for gas-phase applications. Diamond & Related Materials, 88, 230.
  • Zhou, Z., Anderson, C.M, Butler, S.K, Thompson, S.K, Whitty, K.J, Shen, T., Stowers, K.J, (2017). Stability and efficiency of CO2 capture using linear amine polymer modified carbon nanotubes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 5, 10486-10494.
  • Wood, B.D, Dyer, J.S, Thurgood, V.A, Tomline, N.A, Lehman, J.H, Shen, T., (2015). Optical Reflection and Absorption of Carbon Nanotube Forest Films on Substrates. Journal of Applied Physics, 118, 013106.
  • Ji, J., Shen, T., (2007). A scanning tunneling microscopy study of PH3 adsorption on Si(111)-7x7 surfaces, P-segregation and thermal desorption. surface science, 601, 1768.
  • Ji, J., Shen, T., (2007). A scanning tunneling microscopy study of PH3 adsorption on Si(111)‐ 7x7 surfaces, P‐segregation and thermal desorption. Surface Science, 601
  • Robinson, S.J, Perkins, C.L, Shen, T., Tucker, J.R, Schenkel, T., Wang, X.W, Ma, T.P, (2007). Low-temperature charge transport in Ga-acceptor nanowires implanted by focused-ion beams. Appl. Phys. Lett., 91, 122105.
  • Robinson, S.J, Kline, J.S, Wheelwright, H.J, Tucker, J.R, Yang, C.L, Du, R.R, Volland, B.E, Rangelow, I.W, Shen, T., (2006). Electron transport in laterally confined phosphorus δ-layers in silicon. Phys. Rev. B, 74, 153311.
  • Ji, J., Shen, T., (2004). Low Temperature Silicon Epitaxy on Hydrogen Terminated Si(100) Surfaces. Phys. Rev. B, 70, 115309.
  • Shen, T., Kline, J.S, Schenkel, T., Robinson, S.J, Ji, J., Yang, C.L, Du, R.R, Tucker, J.R, (2004). Nanoscale electronics based on 2D dopant patterns in silicon. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 22, 3182.
  • Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (2004). The road to a quantum computer. Quantum Information Process, 3, 105.
  • Kim, J.C, Ji, J., Kline, J.S, Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (2003). Preparation of atomically clean and flat Si(100) surfaces by low-energy ion sputtering and low-temperature annealing. Appl. Surf. Sci., 220, 293.
  • Kim, J.C, Ji, J., Kline, J.S, Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (2003). The role of antiphase boundaries during ion sputtering and solid phase epitaxy of Si(001). Surf. Sci., 538, L471.
  • Shen, T., Ji, J., Zudov, M.A, Du, R., Kline, J.S, Tucker, J.R, (2002). Ultra-dense phosphorous delta-layer grown into silicon from PH3 molecular precursors. Appl. Phys. Lett., 80, 1580-1582.
  • Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (2001). Fabricating an all-epitaxial quantum computer. Quantum Information Computation , 1, 129-133.
  • Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (2000). Can Single-Electron Integrated Circuits and Quantum Computers be Fabricated in Silicon?. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 28, 553.
  • Shen, T., Steckel, J.A, Jordan, K.D, (2000). Electron-stimulated bond rearrangements on the H/Si(100)-3x1 surface. Surface Science, 446, 211.
  • Shen, T., (2000). Role of scanning probes in nanoelectronics: a critical review. Surface Review and Letters, 7, 683.
  • Shen, T., Wang, C., Rucker, J.R, (1999). The initial stage of nucleation and growth of Al on H/Si(100)-1x1 by dimethylaluminum hydride vapor deposition. Applied Surface Science, 141, 228.
  • Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (1998). New approaches to silicon nanoelectronics. Future Electronics Device report , 9:supplement 2, 5.
  • Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (1998). Prospects for atomically ordered device structures based on STM lithography. Solid state electronics, 42, 1061.
  • Tucker, J.R, Shen, T., (1998). Toward atom-scale silicon electronics. Journal of Surface Analysis, 3, 172.
  • Shen, T., Wang, C., Tucker, J.R, (1997). Al nucleation on monohydride and bare Si(001) surfaces: atomic scale patterning. Physical Review Letters, 78, 1271-1274.
  • Shen, T., Avouris, P., (1997). Electron stimulated desorption by scanning tunneling microscope. Surface Science, 390, 35.
  • Shen, T., (1997). Nanofabrication on Silicon Surfaces by STM. Chemistry and Physics of Small Structures, 2, 56-58.
  • Avouris, P., Walkup, R.E, Rossi, A.R, Akpati, H.C, Nordlander, P., Shen, T., Abeln, G.C, Lyding, J.W, (1996). Breaking individual chemical bonds via STM-induced excitations. Surface Science, 363, 368.
  • Tucker, J.R, Wang, C., Shen, T., (1996). Metal silicide patterning: a new approach to silicon nanoelectronics. Nanotechnology, 7, 275.
  • Lyding, J.W, Shen, T., Abeln, G.C, Wang, C., Tucker, J.R, (1996). Nanoscale patterning and selective chemistry of silicon surfaces by ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy. Nanotechnology, 7, 128.
  • Avouris, P., Walkup, R.E, Rossi, A.R, Shen, T., Abeln, G.C, Tucker, J.R, Lyding, J.W, (1996). STM-induced H atom desorption from Si(100): isotope effects and site selectivity. Chemical Physics Letters, 257, 148-154.
  • Lyding, J.W, Shen, T., Abeln, G.C, Wang, C., Scott, P.A, Tucker, J.R, Avouris, P., Walkup, R.E, (1996). Ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope-based nanolithography and selective chemistry on silicon surfaces. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 36, 3.
  • Shen, T., Wang, C., Abeln, G.C, Tucker, J.R, Lyding, J.W, Avouris, P., Walkup, R.E, (1995). Atomic scale desorption through electronic and vibrational excitation mechanisms. Science, 268, 1590.
  • Shen, T., Wang, C., Lyding, J.W, Tucker, J.R, (1995). Nanoscale oxide patterns on Si (100) surfaces,. Applied Physics Letters, 66, 976-978.
  • Abeln, G.C, Shen, T., Tucker, J.R, Lyding, J.W, (1995). Nanoscale STM-patterning and chemical modification of the Si(100) surface. Microelectronic engineering, 27, 23.
  • Shen, T., Wang, C., Lyding, J.W, Tucker, J.R, (1994). A STM study of surface reconstructions on Si(111):B. Physical Review B, 50, 7453-7460 .
  • Lyding, J.W, Abeln, G.C, Shen, T., Wang, C., Tucker, J.R, (1994). Nanometer scale patterning and oxidation of silicon surfaces with an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 12, 3735.
  • Lyding, J.W, Shen, T., Hubacek, J.S, Tucker, J.R, Abeln, G.C, (1994). Nanoscale patterning and oxidation of H-passivated Si(100)-2x1 surfaces with an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope. Applied Physics Letters, 64, 2010.
  • Huang, J.C, Shen, T., (1991). Chiral symmetry breaking in QED for weak coupling. Journal of Physics G, 17, 573.
  • Shen, T., Brockenbrough, R.T, Tucker, J.R, Lyding, J.W, (1991). Ion irradiation effects on graphite with scanning tunneling microscope. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 9, 1376-1379 .
  • Shen, T., (1989). On the possibility of gravitationally induced semi-classical vacuum decay. Physics Letters B, 220, 42-47.
  • Shen, T., (1988). Bubbles without cores. Physical Review D, 37, 3537-3542 .
  • Shen, T., Sobczyk, J., (1987). Higher-dimensional self-consistent solution with deformed internal spaces. Physical Review D, 36, 397.
  • Shen, T., Hu, B.L, (1986). Weak angle from Kaluza-Klein theory with deformed internal space. Physics Letters B, 178, 373.
  • Shen, T., Hu, B.L, O'Connor, D.J, (1985). Symmetry behavior of the static Taub universe: effect of curvature anisotropy. Physical Review D, 31, 2401.
  • O'Connor, D.J, Hu, B.L, Shen, T., (1983). Symmetry behavior in the Einstein universe: effect of spacetime curvature and arbitrary field coupling. Physics Letters B, 130, 31.
  • Call, R.W, Read, C.G, Mart, C., Shen, T., The Density Factor in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Forest by Injection Chemical Vapor Deposition. journal of applied physics, 112, 124303.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

Research Reports

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    Publications | Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    ECE, PHYS, BENG, MAE 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2024
    ECE, PHYS 5210 - Introduction to Photonics and Devices, Spring 2024
    ECE, MAE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2023
    , Spring 2023
    PHYS 5710 - Advanced Microfabrication, Spring 2023
    ECE, MAE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2022
    ECE, BENG, PHYS, MAE 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2021
    ECE 5930 - Interaction of electromagnetic waves with conductors , Summer 2021
    ECE, PHYS 5710 - Advanced Microfabrication, Spring 2021
    PHYS 5530, 6530 - Solid State Physics I, Spring 2021
    BENG, ECE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2020
    ECE, PHYS, BENG 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2020
    ECE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2019
    ECE, PHYS 5710 - Advanced Microfabrication, Spring 2019
    ECE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Fall 2018
    BENG, ECE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Spring 2018
    PHYS 3750 - Foundations of Wave Phenomena, Fall 2017
    ECE 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Spring 2017
    PHYS 6410 - Statistical Mechanics I, Fall 2016
    BENG, ECE, PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Spring 2016
    PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic)-Electron microscopy, Spring 2015
    BENG,ECE,PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Spring 2015
    PHYS 6410 - Statistical Mechanics I, Fall 2014
    PHYS\ECE\BEBG 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Spring 2014
    PHYS\ECE\BENG 5700 - Introduction to microfabrication, Spring 2014
    PHYS 6530 - Solid State Physics I, Spring 2013
    BENG,ECE,PHYS 5700 - Introduction to Microfabrication, Spring 2012
    PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2011
    SCI 4300 - Science in Society, Fall 2011
    PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2010
    SCI 4300 - Science in Society, Fall 2010

    Graduate Students Mentored

    Jonh Mojica Decena, Physics, September 2019 - May 2020
    Katrina Wright, Physics, January 2017 - December 2017
    Brian Wood, Physics, May 2012 - April 2015
    robert call, Physics, September 2011 - May 2012
    Jeong-Young Ji, Physics, November 2000 - June 2005