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Research interests
Dr. Michael T. Pettes is an experimentalist whose research interests and contributions focus on developing fundamental physical understanding of nanomaterials to impart new functionalities relevant to applications in energy, optical communications, and mechanical performance through new instrument development and advancements in transmission electron microscopy. He is a recognized expert in the development of new nano-electrical-thermal metrology tools for in-situ material characterization especially regarding defect and strain engineering, as well as early implementation of state-of-the-art techniques such as four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy.
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, PHD, University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: May 1 2011
Mechanical Engineering, MS, University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: May 1 2007
Mechanical Engineering, BS, Duke University
Award Date: May 1 2001
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Analysis of Coronado State Historic Site artifacts using X-rays
Young, S. G., Valdez, J., Espy, M., Edgar, A., Brett, J., Pettes, M. T., Mathers, C., Barbour, M. & Patterson, B. M., Jan 1 2024, In: X-Ray Spectrometry. 53, 1, p. 2-15 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Area-selective deposition of germanium on patterned graphene/monolayer molybdenum disulfide stacks via dipole engineering
Lee, Y., Ahmed, T., Wang, X., Pettes, M. T., Kim, Y., Park, J., Yang, W. S., Kang, K., Hong, Y. J., Kwon, S. & Yoo, J., Mar 1 2024, In: APL Materials. 12, 3, 031103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Controllable strain-driven topological phase transition and dominant surface-state transport in HfTe5
Liu, J., Zhou, Y., Yepez Rodriguez, S., Delmont, M. A., Welser, R. A., Ho, T., Sirica, N., McClure, K., Vilmercati, P., Ziller, J. W., Mannella, N., Sanchez-Yamagishi, J. D., Pettes, M. T., Wu, R. & Jauregui, L. A., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nonlinear optical properties of lanthanum titanate glasses prepared by levitation melting
Topper, B., Neumann, A., Mafi, A., Pettes, M., Alrubkhi, A., Wilke, S. K. & Weber, R., Feb 26 2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 124, 9, 094104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of Coronado State Historic Site Artifacts using X-rays
Patterson, B. M., Young, S. G., Valdez, J., Espy, M., Edgar, A., Brett, J., Pettes, M. T., Mathers, C. & Barbour, M., Jul 22 2023, In: Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29, 1, p. 136-137 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovering Quantum Anomalies Through Strain
Saxena, A. B., Jauregui, L., Campbell, M. A., Cook, M. S., Karkee, R., Lin, S., Liu, J., Martinez Milian, L. M., Mcdonald, R. D., Palmstrom, J. C., Sirica, N. S., Thomas, S. M., Chen, A., Rosa, P., Yoo, J., Stritzinger, L. E. W., Zhu, J., Girod, C. P. M., Pettes, M. T., Padmanabhan, P. & Peterson, E. A.
10/1/22 → 09/28/25
Project: Other
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Development/Application of 4D-Stem and 3D Electron Backscatter Diffraction to Connect Stresses with Microstructural Evolution in Materials at the Nanometer and Macroscopic Length Scales
Pettes, M. T., Capolungo, L. & Vo, H. T.
06/13/22 → 06/12/24
Project: Other
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Improved Materials Engineering for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) Proton Storage Ring (PSR) Stripper Foils
Alexander, A. M., Poudel, A., Taylor, C. E., Vermeulen, C., Pettes, M. T. & Schneider, M. M.
10/10/22 → 09/24/23
Project: Other
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Coupling Multiple Patterned Electron Probes for Real Time Orientation, Lattice Parameter, and Strain Mapping at the Nanoscale
Fensin, S. J., Capolungo, L., Janish, M. T., Ophus, C., Savitzky, B., Dervishi-Whetham, E., Mccabe, R. J., Saxena, A. B., Vo, H. T., Pettes, M. T., Kucinski, T. M. & Schneider, M. M.
10/11/21 → 09/30/23
Project: Other
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First Measurement of the Scale Anomaly in Dirac Semimetals
Stritzinger, L. E. W., Saxena, A. B., Jauregui, L., Liu, J., Mcdonald, R. D., Mottola, E., Thomas, S. M. & Pettes, M. T.
04/1/21 → 03/31/22
Project: Other
Prizes
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Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pettes, Michael Thompson (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award
Press/Media
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Materials-by-design approach reveals lowered work function for lanthanum hexaboride
Hisato Yamaguchi, Gaoxue Wang, Michael Thompson Pettes,, Nathan Andrew Moody, Ryunosuke Yusa, Tadashi Abukawa, Shuichi Ogawa, Fangze Liu, Yasutaka Tsuda & Akitaka Yoshigoe
04/19/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: STE Highlight
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Inducing ferromagnetism in epitaxial uranium dioxide thin-film actinides
Aiping Chen,, Yogesh Sharma, Binod Paudel, Matthew M. Schneider,, Rico Uwe Schoenemann, Andrew Crandall Jones,, Marcelo Jaime, Dmitry A. Yarotski, Michael Thompson Pettes,, Ping Yang,, Amanda Huon, Timothy Charlton, Pinku Roy, Zachary Corey, Quanxi Jia & Michael Fitzsimmons
01/17/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: STE Highlight
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Fellows selected for new graduate fellowship program with University of California, Irvine
Marshall Alexander Campbell, Austin Green, Michael Thompson Pettes,, Sergei Tretiak,, Luis A. Jauregui, Shaul Mukamel & Craig C Martens
10/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: STE Highlight
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New method developed for nanoscale materials characterization
Michael Thompson Pettes,, Alejandra Londono Calderon, Matthew M. Schneider,, Yongqiang Wang,, Enkeleda Dervishi-Whetham, Jinkyoung Yoo,, Rohan Dhall, Colin Ophus, Hee Seong Kang & Chul Ho Lee
06/27/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: STE Highlight
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Quantum light source offers new possibilities for communications and computing
Huan Zhao, Michael Thompson Pettes,, Yu Zheng & Han Htoon,
01/1/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: STE Highlight