Novel thermal, elastic, and infrared probes of crystals with "low-dimensional" electronic properties, including
microcalorimetry and
electro-optical and electro-mechanical measurements of charge-density-wave materials.
Education
B.A., Physics, Columbia University (1972)
M.S., Physics, Stanford University (1976)
Ph.D., Experimental Solid State Physics, Stanford University (1978)
Graduate Students
Luis Ladino
Muraj Uddin
Vijayalaksmi Varadarajan
Selected Recent Publications
"Electro-Reflectance
Spectra of Blue Bronze", R.C. Rai, V.A. Bondarenko, and
J.W. Brill, Eur. Phys.
J. B35, 233 (2003).
"Specific heat anomalies in the quasi two-dimensional monophosphate
tungsten
bronzes
K
xP4W8O32" ,
V. Bondarenko, J.W. Brill, J. Dumas, and C. Schlenker,
Solid State Commun. 129, 211 (2004).
"Probing
localization effects in
Li0.9Mo6O
17
purple bronze: an
optical
investigation " , J. Choi, J.L. Musfeldt, J. He, R. Jin, J.R. Thompson, D.
Mandrus, X.N. Lin, V.A. Bondarenko, and J.W. Brill, Phys. Rev. B69, 085120
(2004).
"Specific Heat of
Sr4Ru3
O10",
X.N. Lin, V.A. Bondarenko, G. Cao, and J.W. Brill,
Solid State Commun. 130, 151 (2004).
"Soliton Analysis of the
Electro-Optical Response of Blue Bronze ", J.W. Brill,
Solid State Commun. 130, 437 (2004).
"Dynamics of the
Electro-Reflective Response of
TaS
3 " ,
R.C. Rai and J.W.
Brill, Phys. Rev. B 70, 235126 (2004).
"Thermal and Magnetic
Properties of the Spin-Chain Material,
Pr
3Ru2
O7" ,
M. Freamat, X.N. Lin, V. Durairaj, S. Chikara, G. Cao, and J.W.
Brill, Phys. Rev. B72 014459 (2005)
"Dyamics of the electro-optic response of charge-density-wave conductors,"
J.W. Brill, L. Ladino, M. Freamat, M. Uddin, and R.C. Rai,
J. Phys. IV (Paris) 131, 135 (2005).
