Academic Staff

Peter J. Reece

BSc (Hons) UNSW, PhD (Physics) UNSW

Lecturer

Department and Research Groups

 

Michael Gal

Research Interests

Optoelectronic properties of self-assembled semiconductor nanowires
Optical trapping and manipulation of nanoparticles and nanowires
Silicon biophotonics and single cell sensing
Silicon nanophotonics / microphotonics

Recent Publications 2006–2011

1.      P. J. Reece, W. J. Toe, F. Wang, S. Paiman, Q. Gao, H. H. Tan, C. Jagadish, Characterisation of semiconductor nanowires based on optical tweezers, Nano Letters, Article ASAP, (2011)

 

2.      A. Pham, H. Qiao, B. Guan, M. Gal, P. J. Reece, “Characterisation of optical bistability in mesoporous silicon microcavities”, Journal Applied Physics, 109 (9) art. no. 093113 (2011)

 

3.      B. Guan, A. Magenau, K.A. Kilian, S. Ciampi, K. Gaus, P.J. Reece, and J.J. Gooding, Mesoporous silicon photonic crystal microparticles: towards single-cell optical biosensors. Faraday Discussions, 149(0): p. 301-317 (2011).

 

4.      B. Guan, S. Ciampi, G. Le Saux, K. Gaus, P.J. Reece, and J.J. Gooding, Different Functionalization of the Internal and External Surfaces in Mesoporous Materials for Biosensing Applications Using "Click" Chemistry. Langmuir, 27(1): p. 328-334 (2011).

 

5.      H. Qiao, B. Guan, J.J. Gooding, and P.J. Reece, Protease detection using a porous silicon based Bloch surface wave optical biosensor. Optics Express, 18(14): p. 15174-15182 (2010).

 

6.      H. Qiao, B. Guan, T. Bocking, M. Gal, J.J. Gooding, and P.J. Reece, Optical properties of II-VI colloidal quantum dot doped porous silicon microcavities. Applied Physics Letters, 96(16) p. 161106-3 (2010).

 

7.      A. Nakaruk, P.J. Reece, D. Ragazzon, and C.C. Sorrell, TiO2 films prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. Materials Science and Technology, 26(4): p. 469-472 (2010).

 

8.      D.R. Burnham, P.J. Reece, and D. McGloin, Parameter exploration of optically trapped liquid aerosols. Physical Review E, 82(5) p. 051123 (2010).

 

9.      T. Bocking, K.A. Kilian, P.J. Reece, K. Gaus, M. Gal, and J.J. Gooding, Substrate Independent Assembly of Optical Structures Guided by Biomolecular Interactions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2(11): p. 3270-3275 (2010).

 

10.  P. J. Reece, S. Paiman, O. Abdul-Nabi, Q. Gao, M. Gal, H. Hoe Tan, and C. Jagadish, Combined optical trapping and microphotoluminescence of single InP nanowires, Applied Physics Letters, 95, 101109-3, (2009)

 

11.  P.J. Reece, Plasmonics - Finer optical tweezers, Nature Photonics, 2(6): p. 333-334, (2008).

 

12.  P.J. Reece, K. Dholakia, R.C. Thomas, and G.A. Cottrell, Green laser light (532 nm) activates a chloride current in the C1 neuron of Helix aspersa, Neuroscience Letters, 433(3): p. 265-269 (2008).

 

13.  J.E. Morris, A.E. Carruthers, M. Mazilu, P.J. Reece, T. Cizmar, P. Fischer, and K. Dholakia, Optical micromanipulation using supercontinuum Laguerre-Gaussian and Gaussian beams, Optics Express, 16(14): p. 10117-10129  (2008).

 

14.  R.F. Marchington, M. Mazilu, S. Kuriakose, V. Garces-Chavez, P.J. Reece, T.F. Krauss, M. Gu, and K. Dholakia. Optical deflection and sorting of microparticles in a near-field optical geometry, Optics Express, 16(6): p. 3712-3726 (2008).

 

15.  P. J. Reece, E. M. Wright & K. Dholakia, Experimental Observation of Modulation Instability and Optical Spatial Soliton Arrays in Soft Condensed Matter, Physics Review Letters, 98: 203902, (2007).

 

16.  K. Dholakia, P. J. Reece & M. Gu, Let light move you: optical micromanipulation, Chemical Society Reviews, 37(1): p. 42-55, (2008).

 

17.  W. M Lee, P. J. Reece, R. F. Marchington, N.K. Metzger & K. Dholakia, Construction and calibration of an optical trap on a fluorescence optical microscope, Nature Protocols, 2(12): p. 3226-3238, (2007).

 

18.  M. Dienerowitz, M. Mazilu, P.J. Reece, T.F. Krauss, and K. Dholakia, Optical vortex trap for resonant confinement of metal nanoparticles, Optics Express, 16(7): p. 4991-4999, (2008).

 

19.  S. Ilyas, T. Bocking, K. Kilian, P.J. Reece, J. Gooding, K. Gaus, M. Gal, Porous silicon based narrow line-width rugate filters, Optical Materials, 29 (6): 619-622, (2007).

 

20.  E. C. Cho, M.A. Green, R. Corkish, P. J. Reece, M. Gal & S. H. Lee, Photoluminescence in crystalline silicon quantum wells, Journal of Applied Physics, 101: 024321, (2007).

 

21.  P. J. Reece, V. Garces-Chavez & K. Dholakia, Near-field optical micromanipulation with cavity enhanced evanescent waves, Applied Physics Letters, 88: art no. 221116, (2006).

 

22.  V. Garces-Chavez, R. Quidant, P. J. Reece, G. Badenes, L. Torner & K. Dholakia, Extended organization of colloidal microparticles by surface plasmon polariton excitation, Physical Review B, 73: art no. 085417, (2006).

 

23.  K Dholakia & P. J. Reece, Optical micromanipulation takes hold, Nano Today, 1 (1): 18-27, (2006).

 

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The University of New South Wales
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