Joshua W. Adkins
Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate
Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering
Pronouns: He/Him/His
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ERF 3083
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842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Research Interests:
- Pulsed laser deposition (PLD)
- Ferroelectricity and related phenomena
- Novel ferroelectricity in metastable complex oxides
- Variable-temperature electronic properties
- Thin film growth & characterization (HRXRD, XPS, SEM, AFM, PFM)
Selected Publications
- J. W. Adkins, S. Kumari, T. Gage, I. Fina, and F. Sánchez, “Influence of epitaxial stress on temperature-dependent ferroelectric endurance of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 from cryogenic to ambient conditions”, J. Phys. Mater. 8 045005 (2025). DOI: 10.1088/2515-7639/adfb31
- J. W. Adkins, I. Fina, F. Sánchez, S. R. Bakaul, and J. T. Abiade, “Polarization-dependent electrocaloric and pyroelectric effects in ferroelectric BaTiO3 thin films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 122, 102902 (2023). DOI: 10.1063/5.0143045
- J. W. Adkins, I. Fina, F. Sánchez, S. R. Bakaul, and J. T. Abiade, Thermal Evolution of Ferroelectric Behavior in epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2, Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 142902 (2020). DOI: 10.1063/5.0015547
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Education
Ph.D., Materials Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago, 2024
B.S., Chemistry
Xavier University of Louisiana, 2018