Carolyn Aita - Wisconsin Distinguished Professor


Contact Information

Office Address:
EMS 1175
3200 North Cramer Street
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-4733 or 414-229-4342
Fax: 414-229-6958
Email: aita@uwm.edu

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 784
Department of Materials & Electrical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 Carolyn Aita
Education

Ph.D., Materials Science, Northwestern University, 1977
M.S., Physics, Queens College-CUNY, 1974
B.S., Physics, Utica College of Syracuse University, 1970
B.A., Fine Arts and Art History, Brooklyn College-CUNY, 1966

Research Interests

Thin film growth and theory. Design and fabrication of complex ceramic nanostructures. Sputter deposition with real-time plasma monitoring. Optical behavior of wide band-gap materials. Coatings for corrosion control, inc. biomedical applications.

Selected Publications
  • 'Correlation between titania film structure and near ultraviolet optical absorption.'  J.D. DeLoach, G. Scarel, and C.R. Aita, J. Appl. Phys. 85, 2377-2384 (1999).
  • 'Short-range order in ultrathin film titanium dioxide studied by Raman spectroscopy.'  V.V. Yakovlev, G.Scarel, C.R. Aita, and S. Mochizuki, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 1107-1109 (2000).
  • 'High refractive index <100> textured cubic zirconia formed in nanolaminates using titania interruption layers.'  J.D. DeLoach and C.R. Aita, J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 19, 1123-1125 (2000).
  • 'Phase development in annealed zirconia-titania nanolaminates.' J.D. DeLoach, J.J. Shibilski, C.R. Crape, and C.R. Aita, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 18, 2922-2927 (2000).
  • 'High-intensity laser processing of thin fims.'  V.V. Yakovlev, J. Magyar, C.R. Aita, A. Sklyarov, and K. Mikaylichenko, Proc. SPIE Int. Opt. Eng. 4274, 212-221 (2001).
  • 'Infrared response of vitreous titanium dioxide films with anatase short-range order.'  G. Scarel, C.J. Hirschmugl, V.V. Yakovlev, R.S. Sorbello, C.R. Aita, H. Tanaka, and K. Hisano, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 1118-1128 (2002)
  • 'Far-infrared spectra of amorphous titanium dioxide films.’  G. Scarel, C.R. Aita, H. Tanaka, and K. Hisano, J. Non-cryst. Sol. 303, 50-53 (2002).
  • ‘(Zr,Ti)O2 interface structure in ZrO2-TiO2 nanolaminates with ultrathin periodicity.’  C.R. Aita, J.D. DeLoach, and V.V. Yakovlev, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 238-240 (2002).
  • ‘Growth-controlled cubic zirconia microstructure in zirconia-titania nanolaminates.’  J.D. DeLoach, C.R. Aita, and C.-K. Loong, J. Vac. Sci. Technol A. 20, 1517-1524 (2002).
  • ‘Fundamental optical absorption edge of undoped tetragonal zirconium dioxide.’  C.R. Aita, E.E. Hoppe, and R.S. Sorbello, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 677-679 (2003).
  • ‘Optical absorption behavior of ZrO2-TiO2 nanolaminate films.’  C.R. Aita, J.D. DeLoach, and R.S. Sorbello, J. Appl. Phys. 94, 654-663 (2003).
  • ‘Zirconia-alumina nanolaminate for perforated pitting corrosion protection of stainless steel.’  W.F. Gaertner, E.E. Hoppe, M.A. Omari, R.S. Sorbello, and C.R. Aita, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A. 22, 272-280 (2004).
  • 'Zirconia-metal (Al, Y, Ti) oxide nanolaminate films.’  C.R. Aita, Surf. Coat. Technol. 188-189, 179-185 (2004).
  • ‘The dielectric function of thin film titanium oxide with a granular nanostructure.’  R.S. Sorbello, J.D. DeLoach, C.R. Aita, and P. Fejes, J. Vac. Sci. Technol B., 22, 2658-2662 (2004).
  • ‘Crystallization and segregation in vitreous rutile films annealed at high temperature.’  M.A. Omari, R.S. Sorbello, and C.R. Aita, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 23, 1568-1574 (2005).
  • ‘Crystallization and (Al,Ti)-oxide growth in annealed TiO2-Al2O3 multilayers.’  M.A. Omari, R.S. Sorbello, and C.R. Aita, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 24, 317-323 (2006).
  • ‘Near-ultraviolet optical absorption behavior of TiO2-Al2O3 multilayer films.’  M.A. Omari, R.S. Sorbello, and C.R. Aita, J. Appl. Phys. 99, art. 123508 (2006).
  • ‘The mosaic structure of TiO2 with rutile short-range atomic order.’  C.R. Aita, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 24, 2054-2060 (2006).
  • ‘Raman scattering by thin film rutile TiO2.’  C.R. Aita, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, art. no. 213112 (2007).
  • ‘Near-edge optical absorption behavior of sputter deposited hafnium dioxide.’  E.E. Hoppe, R.S. Sorbello, and C.R. Aita, J. Appl. Phys. 101, art. no. 1213534 (2007).