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sulfides, selenides, tellurides, diamond-like, nonlinear optical, thermoelectric, diffraction
United States

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Employment (3)

Duquesne University: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2003-08-15 to present | Professor (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Wayne State University: Detroit, MI, US

2001-10-01 to 2003-07-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Chemistry)
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI, US

1996-07-05 to 2001-09-15 | Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant (Chemistry)
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Education and qualifications (3)

Michigan State University: East Lansing, Michigan, US

1996-07-05 to 2001-09-15 | Ph.D. Solid-State Inorganic Chemistry (Chemistry)
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Rider University: Lawrenceville, NJ, US

1992-09-01 to 1996-05-30 | B.S. in Chemistry (Chemistry)
Education
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Hopatcong High School: Hopatcong, NJ, US

1988-09-01 to 1992-06-20 | High School Diploma
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Professional activities (2)

American Crystallographic Association: Buffalo, New York, US

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Jennifer A. Aitken

American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, US

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Funding (3)

Development of Quaternary Diamond-like Semiconductors for Infrared Nonlinear Optical Applications

2016-06 to 2021-05 | Grant
National Science Foundation (VA, VA, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: DMR-1611198
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Optical, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Multi-Cation Diamond-Like Semiconductors: Intricate Semiconductor Systems for Physical Property Tuning

2012-06 to 2016-05 | Grant
National Science Foundation (VA, VA, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: DMR-1201729
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Jennifer A. Aitken

CAREER: Chemistry with Simple Tetrahedral Building Blocks: Synthesis and Study of Bulk and Nanocrystalline Diamond-Like Semiconductors with Novel Optical & Magnetic Properties

2007-03 to 2013-02 | Grant
National Science Foundation (VA, VA, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: DMR-0645304
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Works (50 of 98)

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Correction to “Phase Matching, Strong Frequency Doubling, and Outstanding Laser-Induced Damage Threshold in the Biaxial, Quaternary Diamond-like Semiconductor Li4CdSn2S7”

Chemistry of Materials
2024-06-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Katherine E. Colbaugh; Jian-Han Zhang; Stanislav S. Stoyko; Andrew J. Craig; Pedro Grima; Joshua W. Kotchey; Joon I. Jang; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Correction to “α-Li2ZnGeS4: A Wide-Bandgap Diamond-like Semiconductor with Excellent Balance between Laser-Induced Damage Threshold and Second Harmonic Generation Response”

Chemistry of Materials
2024-06-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Katherine E. Colbaugh; Jian-Han Zhang; Daniel J. Clark; Jacilynn A. Brant; Kimberly A. Rosmus; Pedro Grima; Jonathan W. Lekse; Joon I. Jang; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Crystal structure, electronic structure, and optical properties of Cu4ZnGe2S7 and Cu4CdGe2S7: Polar diamond-like semiconductors exhibiting second harmonic generation

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2024-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
Contributors: Jordan C. Kelly; Chad E. Hoyer; Seung Han Shin; Jeong Bin Cho; Stanislav S. Stoyko; Allyson Bonnoni; Andrew J. Craig; Kate E. Rosello; Evan T. O’Hara; Joon I. Jang et al.
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Synthesis and Characterization of Gadolinium Oxide-Hematite Magnetic Ceramic Nanostructures

Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering
2023 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2327-4077
Part of ISSN: 2327-4085
Contributors: Sarah Glasser; Andrew J. Craig; Felicia Tolea; Mihaela Sofronie; Jennifer A. Aitken; Monica Sorescu
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Accurate X-ray diffraction data required for proper evaluation of bond valence sums and global instability indexes: redetermination of the crystal structures of diamond-like Cu2CdSiS4 and Cu2HgSnS4 as a case study

Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Megan M. Treece; Jordan C. Kelly; Kate E. Rosello; Andrew J. Craig; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Effects of mechanochemical activation on the structural, magnetic and optical properties of yttrium iron garnet-graphene nanoparticles

Physica B: Condensed Matter
2023-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0921-4526
Contributors: Sarah Glasser; Felicia Tolea; Andrew J. Craig; Mihaela Sofronie; Jennifer A. Aitken; Monica Sorescu
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Jennifer A. Aitken
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Multifunctional Cu<sub>2</sub>TSiS<sub>4</sub> (T = Mn and Fe): Polar Semiconducting Antiferromagnets with Nonlinear Optical Properties

Inorganic Chemistry
2023-01-09 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0020-1669
Part of ISSN: 1520-510X
Contributors: Zachary Messegee; Jun Sang Cho; Andrew J. Craig; V. Ovidiu Garlea; Yan Xin; Chang-Jong Kang; Thomas Proffen; Hari Bhandari; Jordan C. Kelly; Nirmal J. Ghimire et al.
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Jennifer A. Aitken

The Kurtz-Perry powder technique revisited: A case study on the importance of reference quality and broadband nonlinear optical measurements using LiInSe2

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2022-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
Contributors: Daniel J. Clark; Jian-Han Zhang; Andrew J. Craig; Ashley Weiland; Jacilynn A. Brant; Jeong Bin Cho; Yong Soo Kim; Joon I. Jang; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Crystal structure, electronic structure, and optical properties of the novel Li<sub>4</sub>CdGe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>7</sub>, a wide-bandgap quaternary sulfide with a polar structure derived from lonsdaleite

Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry
2022-09-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2053-2296
Contributors: Andrew J Craig; Seung Han Shin; Jeong Bin Cho; srikanth Balijapelly; Jordan C. Kelly; Stanislav S. Stoyko; Amitava Choudhury; Joon I. Jang; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Li2Mg2Si2S6 and Li2Mg2Ge2S6: Two nonlinear optical sulfides featuring a unique, polar trigonal structure incorporating ethane‐like anions

Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
2022-08-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ari T. Barton; Mingli Liang; Andrew J. Craig; Weiguo Zhang; Stanislav S. Stoyko; Anne N. Radzanowski; Delenn Fingerlow; P. Shiv Halasyamani; Joseph H. MacNeil; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Building-block approach to the discovery of Na8Mn2(Ge2Se6)2: A polar chalcogenide exhibiting promising harmonic generation signals with a high laser-induced damage threshold

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2022-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
Contributors: Srikanth Balijapelly; Andrew J. Craig; Jeong Bin Cho; Joon I. Jang; Kartik Ghosh; Jennifer A. Aitken; Aleksandr V. Chernatynskiy; Amitava Choudhury
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Single Crystal Structure of Terfenadine Form I

Journal of Chemical Crystallography
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Mustafa Bookwala; Ashwini Gumireddy; Jennifer A. Aitken; Peter L. D. Wildfong
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Cu<sub>4</sub>MnGe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>7</sub> and Cu<sub>2</sub>MnGeS<sub>4</sub>: two polar thiogermanates exhibiting second harmonic generation in the infrared and structures derived from hexagonal diamond

Dalton Transactions
2021 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1477-9226
Part of ISSN: 1477-9234
Contributors: Jennifer R. Glenn; Jeong Bin Cho; Yiqun Wang; Andrew J Craig; Jian-Han Zhang; Marvene Cribbs; Stanislav S. Stoyko; Kate E. Rosello; Christopher Barton; Allyson Bonnoni et al.
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Synthesis, structure, linear and nonlinear optical properties of noncentrosymmetric quaternary diamond-like semiconductors, Cu2ZnGeSe4 (CZGSe) and the novel Cu4ZnGe2Se7

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
Contributors: Charles W. Sinagra; Felix O. Saouma; Calford O. Otieno; Saul H. Lapidus; Jian-Han Zhang; Andrew J. Craig; Pedro Grima-Gallardo; Jacilynn A. Brant; Kimberly A. Rosmus; Kate E. Rosello et al.
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Preparation, thermal analysis, and crystal structure refinement of the quaternary alloy (CuIn)2NbTe5

Revista Mexicana de Física
2021-12-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2683-2224
Part of ISSN: 0035-001X
Contributors: P. Grima-Gallardo; M. Palmera; J. A. Aitken; J. Cisterna; I. Brito; Gerzon E. Delgado
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Jennifer A. Aitken

The Crystal Structure of the New Layered Alloy (CuGa)0.52TaSe2 Studied by SEM, DTA, and XRPD

Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
2021-10-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1984-6428
Contributors: Gerzon E Delgado; Sonia Durán; Jennifer A. Aitken; Marcos Muñoz; Pedro Grima-Gallardo
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Crystal structure and powder X-ray diffraction data of the super-paramagnetic compound CuFeInTe3

Revista Mexicana de Física
2021-07-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2683-2224
Part of ISSN: 0035-001X
Contributors: Gerzon E. Delgado; P. Grima-Gallardo; J. A. Aitken; H. Cabrera; J. Cisterna; A. A. Cárdenas; I. Brito
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Jennifer A. Aitken

(CUALSE2)1-X (TASE)X ALLOY SYSTEM (0 ≤ X ≤ 0.5): X-RAY DIFFRACTION, DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS

2021-03-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Pedro Grima-Gallardo; Marcos Muñoz; Sonia Durán; Gerzon Delgado; Eduardo Pérez-Cappé; Jennifer Aitken; Dibya Rai
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Jennifer A. Aitken

The new P-chalcopyrite compound Cu2FeIn2Se5; synthesis, thermal analysis (DTA), and crystal structure analysis by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)

Revista Mexicana de Física
2021-01-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2683-2224
Part of ISSN: 0035-001X
Contributors: Gerzon E. Delgado; P. Grima-Gallardo; J. A. Aitken; A. Cárdenas; I. Brito
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Phase Matching, Strong Frequency Doubling, and Outstanding Laser-Induced Damage Threshold in the Biaxial, Quaternary Diamond-like Semiconductor Li4CdSn2S7

Chemistry of Materials
2020-12-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jian-Han Zhang; Stanislav S. Stoyko; Andrew J. Craig; Pedro Grima; Joshua W. Kotchey; Joon I. Jang; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Low-temperature synthesis of micro- and nano-crystalline CuFeS2 polymorphs

SN Applied Sciences
2020-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2523-3963
Part of ISSN: 2523-3971
Contributors: BALAMURUGAN KARUPPANNAN; Jacqueline L. Sturgeon; Kristin L. Bunker; Karen E. Harris; Ravi Ganesan; Jennifer A. Aitken
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Jennifer A. Aitken

α-Li2ZnGeS4: A Wide-Bandgap Diamond-like Semiconductor with Excellent Balance between Laser-Induced Damage Threshold and Second Harmonic Generation Response

Chemistry of Materials
2020-10-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Jian-Han Zhang; Daniel J. Clark; Jacilynn A. Brant; Kimberly A. Rosmus; Pedro Grima; Jonathan W. Lekse; Joon I. Jang; Jennifer A. Aitken
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X-Ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Differential Thermal Analysis of (CuGaSe2)1-x(TaSe)x Alloys System (0≤ x ≤0.5)

Senhri Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies
2020-07-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2456-3757
Contributors: pedro grima; M. Muñoz; S. Durán; G.E. Delgado; E. Pérez-Cappé; J. A. Aitken
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Jennifer A. Aitken

SYNTHESIS, X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS OF Cu(Ni,Co)2InS4ALLOYS: SUPERCONDUCTOR BEHAVIOR OF CuCo2InS4

2020-07-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Pedro Grima-Gallardo; Gerzon Delgado; Eduardo Pérez-Cappé; Jennifer Ann Aitken; Dybia Prakash Rai
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Syntheses and crystal structures of the quaternary thiogermanates Cu4FeGe2S7 and Cu4CoGe2S7

Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
2020-07-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2056-9890
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Jennifer A. Aitken

(Cuinse2)1-X (Tase)X Solid Solutions (0 < X ≤ 0.5): X-Ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Differential Thermal Analysis and Magnetic Susceptibility

International Journal of Experimental Spectroscopic Techniques
2018-07-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2631-505X
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Jennifer A. Aitken

COEXISTENCE OF SUPERPARAMAGNETIC AND FERROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS IN (CuGa)1-xFexSe2-x SOLID SOLUTIONS WITH x=0.1, 1/3 and 1/2

2018-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: P Grima; L Nieves; M Soto; M Quintero; H Cabrera; I Zumeta; A Rodríguez; A Aitken; D Rai
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Insights on the Synthesis, Crystal and Electronic Structures, and Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of Sr1–xSbxHfSe3Orthorhombic Perovskite

Inorganic Chemistry
2018-06-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-1669
Part of ISSN: 1520-510X
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Preparation and characterization of (CuInTe2)1-x(TaTe)x solid solutions (0<x<1)

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2018-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Correction: Infrared nonlinear optical properties of lithium-containing diamond-like semiconductors Li2ZnGeSe4 and Li2ZnSnSe4

Dalton Transactions
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1477-9226
Part of ISSN: 1477-9234
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Li2CdGeSe4and Li2CdSnSe4: biaxial nonlinear optical materials with strong infrared second-order responses and laser-induced damage thresholds influenced by photoluminescence

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-1553
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Jennifer A. Aitken
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Mercouri G. Kanatzidis. Thirty years of contributions to materials and inorganic chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-1553
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Tuning the optical, electronic and thermal properties of Cu3NbS4−xSex through chemical substitution

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-1553
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Phase identification and structure investigation of novel quaternary rare-earth substituted titanates

Journal of Solid State Chemistry
2017-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-4596
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Jennifer A. Aitken

New insights into the structure, chemistry, and properties of Cu4SnS4

Journal of Solid State Chemistry
2017-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-4596
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Phase Diagram of (CuInTe2)1-x(FeTe)x Alloys (0  x  0.6)

2017-08-20 | Journal article
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Structural Characterization of Two New Quaternary Chalcogenides: CuCo2InTe4 and CuNi2InTe4

Materials Research
2016-10-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1980-5373
Part of ISSN: 1516-1439
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magnetic Behavior of CuCo2InTe4 and CuNi2InTe4.

Revista Latinoamericana de Metalurgia y Materiales
2016-04-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2244-7113
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Cu 3 TaSe 4 and Cu 3 NbSe 4 : X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, optical absorption and Raman scattering

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2016-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Infrared nonlinear optical properties of lithium-containing diamond-like semiconductors Li2ZnGeSe4 and Li2ZnSnSe4

Dalton Transactions
2015 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1477-9226
Part of ISSN: 1477-9234
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Thermoelectric transport properties of CuFeInTe3

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2015-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0925-8388
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Jennifer A. Aitken

An Inquiry-Based Project Focused on the X-ray Powder Diffraction Analysis of Common Household Solids

Journal of Chemical Education
2015-12-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0021-9584
Part of ISSN: 1938-1328
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Polymorphism and second harmonic generation in a novel diamond-like semiconductor: Li2MnSnS4

Journal of Solid State Chemistry
2015-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-4596
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Jennifer A. Aitken

A new class of lithium ion conductors with tunable structures and compositions: Quaternary diamond-like thiogermanates

Solid State Ionics
2015-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0167-2738
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Role of mechanochemical milling in FeVO 4 synthesis

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
2015-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0304-8853
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Outstanding Laser Damage Threshold in Li2MnGeS4 and Tunable Optical Nonlinearity in Diamond-Like Semiconductors

Inorganic Chemistry
2015-03-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-1669
Part of ISSN: 1520-510X
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Preparation, Crystal Structure, Thermal Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Optical Band-Gaps of Cu2GeTe4 and Cu2SnTe4 Alloys.

Revista Latinoamericana de Metalurgia y Materiales
2015-02-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0255-6952
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Fast Lithium Ion Conduction in Li2SnS3: Synthesis, Physicochemical Characterization, and Electronic Structure

Chemistry of Materials
2015-01-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0897-4756
Part of ISSN: 1520-5002
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Field-Induced Spin-Flop in Antiferromagnetic Semiconductors with Commensurate and Incommensurate Magnetic Structures: Li2FeGeS4 (LIGS) and Li2FeSnS4 (LITS)

Inorganic Chemistry
2014-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0020-1669
Part of ISSN: 1520-510X
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Jennifer A. Aitken

Structure–property relationships along the Fe-substituted CuInS2 series: Tuning of thermoelectric and magnetic properties

Materials Chemistry and Physics
2014-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0254-0584
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Jennifer A. Aitken
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