Nadir Faradzhev

Research Interests:

• Atomic structure and orientation of nano-clusters and ultrathin films on surfaces
• Modification of structural and chemical properties of the near surface region of solids using precursors
• Interaction of molecules with nano-surfaces: orientation, structure and adsorption properties
• Reactivity of adsorbed species on the surface: thermal activation, dissociation, ordering, etc
• Non-thermal activation of adsorbed layer; surface chemistry mediated by photons and low energy electrons

Biography:

Dr. Nadir Faradzhev is a guest researcher at the Sensor Science Division focusing on surface physics and chemistry related to degradation of optics for EUV Lithography. In 2007 he was appointed to a Research Associate position in the  Physics Department of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. From 1993 to 2001, while an employee of AF Ioffe  Physico Technical Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia he carried out spectroscopy and atomic structure studies of low  dimensional clusters with abrupt and reactive interfaces formed on semiconducting and metallic surfaces. From  2001 to 2005 Dr. Faradzhev worked in the Laboratory for Surface Modification, Rutgers University where he conducted  fundamental research on the interaction of molecular adsorbates with ordered surfaces focusing on thermo- and  radiation-induced chemistry of organohalides on metal surfaces and in water ice matrices. From 2005 to 2007 he was  a Scientific Engineer at TNO Science and Industry in Holland solving technological challenges in EUV Lithography and  organizing the Surface Laboratory to meet industrial needs. The general area of his expertise is experimental physics and  chemistry at surfaces.

Awards:

• Young Scientists of St.Petersburg Award, 1998
• AF Ioffe Scientific Council Award, 1997

Visiting Appointments:

Visiting Scholar, Chemistry Department, Johns Hopkins University, 2002