About

We are interested in exploring functional materials processing at the atomic scale. We exploit thermal and plasma-assisted processes towards self-limiting deposition/etch of nitrides, oxides, and metals with sub-monolayer precision. Our cumulative research goal is to develop highly-selective atomic layer processes which will enable self–aligned and lithograhpy–free device fabrication with atomic resolution.

NECMI BIYIKLI was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1974. He received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 1996, 1998, and 2004 respectively. Dr. Bıyıklı’s Ph.D. research concentrated on AlGaN-based ultraviolet and solar-blind photodetectors. Afterwards, during his post-doctoral research at Virginia Commonwealth University, he worked on III-nitride epitaxy with an emphasis on high-mobility AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. As a research scientist at Cornell Nanoscale Science & Technology Facility, he developed RF-MEMS integrated reconfigurable RF-devices.

Professor Dravid talked with many international colleagues, including the workshop organizer Dr. Necmi Biyikli

Late 2008, he joined the Institute of Materials Science & Nanotechnology at Bilkent University as an Assistant Professor, where he initiated and established the “Atomic Layer Processing Laboratory” concentrating on the fundamental materials and applied aspects of atomic layer deposition. Currently he is a visiting research scholar at Utah State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His current research interests include atomic layer deposition of III-nitride, metal-oxide, and metallic thin-films and nanostructures, area-selective atomic layer deposition, III-nitride opto-electronics and piezotronics, thin-films for chemical and biological sensing, and smart materials for agile wireless communications. He has contributed to 250+ journal and conference publications.

Dr. Bıyıklı supervised 6 post-doctoral researchers (Piter Deminsky, Mehmet Yilmaz, Eda Goldenberg, Cagla Ozgit-Akgun, Mehmet E. Solmaz, Mustafa Alevli), 6 PhD students, (M. Said Ergoktas, Ali Haider, Talha M. Khan, Murat Serhatlioglu, Seda Kizir, Cagla Ozgit-Akgun) and 10 M.Sc. students (Zahraa Ghanem, Amira Ahmed, Sagnak Sagkal, Hamit Eren, Shahid A. Leghari, Turkan Bayrak, Ali Haider, Mehmet Alican Noyan, Inci Donmez, Engin Cagatay).