Experimental condensed matter physics.
B.A. 1981 Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Ph.D. 1986 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
 

Professor Idzerda is currently interested in ultra-thin film and interface magnetism of itenerant electron magnetic systems and in novel characterization techniques that have strong magnetic contrast.  Part of his research includes magnetic nanoclusters developed in protein cages and exploiting polarized X-rays to obtain unique knowledge of the behavior of magnetic thin films and surfaces.  Some of his research is performed at the MSU/NRL X-ray Magnetic Materials Characterization Facility located at beamline U4B of the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) where he has been the Spokesperson for this effort since its beginning.

You can find additional information about the MSU Magnetic Growth and Characterization Facility and about the MSU/NRL Magnetic X-ray Characterization Facility at our home pages.

Publications: 107 including the following recent papers

Characterization for Strontium Titinate/Fe₃ O₄ and TiN/ Fe₃O₄ Interfaces
A. Lussier, Y. U. Idzerda, S. Stadler, S. B. Ogale, S. R. Shinde, and V. Venkatesan; J. Vac. Sci. Tech B 20 , 1609 (2002).

Potential Phase Control of Chromium Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Laser-Initiated Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition.
R. Cheng, C.N.Borca., P.A. Dowben, S. Stadler, Y.U. Idzerda, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2001. 78 : p. 521.

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Single-crystalline (VO) ₂ P ₂O₇: Electronic Structure and Possible Exchange Paths.
S. Gerhold, N. Nucker, C.A. Kuntscher, S. Schupler, S. Stadler, Y.U. Idzerda, A.V. Prokofiev, F. Bullesfeld and W. Assmus, Phys. Rev. B, 2001. 63: p. 73103.

Evidence of Temperature Dependent Moments Ordering in Ferromagnetic NiMnSb(100).
C.N. Borca, T. Komesu, H.-K. Jeong, P.A. Dowben, D. Ristoiu, C. Hordequin, J.P. Nozieres, J. Pierre, S. Stadler and Y.U. Idzerda, Phys. Rev. B, 2001. 64 : p. 52409.

Electronic Structure Modifications Induced by Surface Segregation in La0.65Pb0.35MnO3 Thin Films.
C.N. Borca, B. Xu, T. Komesu, H.-K. Jeong, M.T. Liu, S.H. Liou, S. Stadler, Y.U. Idzerda and P.A. Dowben, Europhys. Lett., 2001. 56 (5): p. 722-728.

The Effects of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-d Overlayers on the Magnetic and Electronic Properties of La_0.7 Sr_0.3 MnO₃
S. Stadler, Y. U. Idzerda, Z. Chen, S. B. Ogale, and T. Venkatesan, J. Appl. Phys., 2000. 87 (9): p. 6767.

Hole Distribution for (Sr, Ca, Y, La)₁₄Cu₂₄O ₄₁ ladder Compounds by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
N. Nucker, et al., Phys. Rev. B, 2000. 62: p. 14384.

The Polarization of Sb Overlayers on NiMnSb(100)
T. Komesu, et al., Phys. Lett. A, 2000. 273 : p. 245.

Quantitative Magnetic Domain Correlation by X-ray Resonant Magnetic Scattering
Y.U. Idzerda and J.W. Freeland, . Proc. of the S.P.I.E., 2000. 373: p. 236.

Connecting Disorder and Magnetic Properties in CoFe Thin Films
J.W. Freeland, K. Bussmann, and Y. U. Idzerda, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2000. 76(18): p. 2603.

Origin of the Magnetic Moments in La_0.65Pb_0.35 MnO ₃ Epitaxial Thin Films.
C.N. Borca, R. H. Cheng, Q. L. Xu, S. H. Liou, Shane Stadler, Y. U. Idzerda, and P. A. Dowben; J. Appl. Phys., 2000. 87 (9): p. 5606.

On the temperature dependence of multiple- and single-scattering contributions in magnetic EXAFS
H. Wende, F. Wilhelm, P. Poulopoulos, K. Baberschke, J. W. Freeland, Y. U. Idzerda, A. Rogalev, D. L. Schlagel, T. A. Lograsso, and D. Arvanitis; . AIP Conf. Proc. 514, 140 (2000).

Other Significant Publications:

Quantifying Magnetic Domain Correlations in Multilayer Films,
       Y. U. Idzerda, V. Chakarian, and J. Freeland, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82 (7), 1562 (1999).

Experimental Confirmation of the Magnetic Circular Dichroism Sum-Rules for Iron and Cobalt,
       C. T. Chen, Y. U. Idzerda, H.-J. Lin, N. V. Smith, G. Meigs, E. Chaban, G. H. Ho, E. Pellegrin, and F. Sette, Phys. Rev.              Lett. 75 , 152 (1995).

Structural Characterization by Low Energy Auger Electron and Photoelectron Scattering,
        Y. U. Idzerda and D. E. Ramaker, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69 , 1943 (1992).

Structure Determination of Metastable Cobalt Films,
       Y. U. Idzerda, W. T. Elam, B. T. Jonker, and G. A. Prinz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62 , 2480 (1989).

Stoner Transitions and Spin Selective Excitations in bcc Cobalt ,
       Y. U. Idzerda, D. M. Lind, D. A. Papaconstantopoulos, G. A. Prinz, B. T. Jonker, and J. J. Krebs, Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 ,             1222 (1988).

Previous Positions

2006 to present: Professor, Physics Department, Montana State University
2004 to present: Assoc. Director, Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials, Montana State University
2000 to 2006: Assoc. Professor, Physics Department, Montana State University
1998 to 2000: Section Head, Artificially Structured Materials and Non-linear Physics Section, Naval Research Laboratory
1988 to 1998: Staff Memeber, Materials Physics Branch, Naval Research Laboratory
1986 to 1988: Post Doctoral Fellow, Materials Physics Branch, Naval Research Laboratory

Awards

MSU Department of Physics Outstanding Faculty Award - 2002

External Committee Service

Chair and Member; Physical Sciences Proposal Review Panel; Advanced Light Source; (1999-2003).
Member; Science Advisory Committee; Advanced Light Source; (1996-2003).
Spokesperson; MSU/NRL Magnetic Nanomaterials X-ray Characterization Facility; (2000-2003).
Executive Committee Member; International XAFS Society (IXS); (1998-2004).
Organizer and Vice-chair; Subcommittee on Standardization and Error Analysis
      for X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism; Inter. X-ray Absorption Society (IXS); (1998-2000).
Organizing Committee; Physics and Chemistry of Semiconducting Interfaces (PCSI); (2001-2007).
General Chair; Physics and Chemistry of Semiconducting Interfaces (PCSI); (in Bozeman, 2005).
General Chair; Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM); (in Jacksonville, FL, 2004).
Member; Advisory Committee; Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM); (1997-2003).
Member; Steering Committee; Conf. on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM); (2000-2004).
Member Program Committee; Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM); (2002).
Web Coordinator; Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM); (2000-2002).
Chair; Nominations Committee; GMAG Division of American Physical Society; (2002).
Member; Executive Committee; GMAG Division of American Physical Society; (2001-2003).
Co-organizer; Workshop on use of Polarized Synchrotron Radiation at the Adv. Light Source (2002).
Program Chair; 43rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials; Miami, FL (1998).
Invited Lecturer; 1st Spintronics Summer School; Lake Tahoe, CA (1998).
Program Chair; DMP FocusSession on “Magnetic Heterostructures and Nanostructures”
      March Meeting of the American Physical Society; Los Angeles, CA (1998).
Program Chair; National Synchrotron Light Source Annual User Meeting (1997).
User Executive Committee; National Synchrotron Light Source (1996-1997).

Current grants

"Acquisition and Development of a Sync. Compatible Growth and Characterization Facility", NSF
"Template-constrained Magnetic Nano-materials: Synthesis and Characterization", NSF NIRT
"Toxin Activated Biofuse Demonstration"; DARPA
"Establishment of an Electrochemical Engineering Center at Montana State University"; DOE
"Initial Investigations of Semiconductor-based Spin Transport Electronics", SCGP NSF-EPSCoR
 

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