Assoc Professor Salvy Russo

Position

Professor

School / Work Unit

Applied Sciences

Contact Details

+(61 3) 9925 2601

salvy.russo@rmit.edu.au

Location

Building: 14
Level: 5
Room: 5

City Campus

Portfolio

Science, Engineering & Health

"Picture of Salvy Russo"

Qualifications

  • PhD (Physics) RMIT, 1994
  • B.Sc (Hons) (Melbourne University), 1983

Summary of Academic Activities

Research

  • Project Leader, in the Condensed Matter Theory Group
  • Member of the RMIT Research Technology Advisory Group (RTAG) Committee
  • CSIRO Flagship Fellow, Division of Energy Technology
  • Visiting Scientist, CSIRO Division of Minerals

Teaching

  • 4th year, PHYS2079 Honours Theory 2 (Many Body Theory)
  • 3rd year, PHYS1095: Quantum and Statistical Physics (Quantum part)
  • 2nd year, PHYS1077: Mechanics and Modern Physics (Modern part)
  • 2nd year, PHYS2076: Quantum Mechanics and Radiation Physics (Quantum Part)

Community

  • RMIT Representative, Victorian Partnership of Advanced Computing
  • Member, Australian Institute of Physics Accreditation Committee

Research Interests

  • Quantum Theory
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Group Theory applied to solids
  • Nanotechnology

Current and Recent Research Projects

  • Single atom defined nanostructures: atom-electronics beyond the miniaturization limit.
    Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant
    Collaborators: Prof L. Hollenberg (Melbourne), Prof G. Klimeck (Purdue, USA), Prof S. Rogge (Delft University, Netherlands), Dr M. Per (RMIT)

  • Understanding and controlling the processes underlying self assembly of nanostructures on surfaces.
    Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant
    Collaborators: Prof I. Snook (RMIT), Prof K. Binder (Mainz, Germany)

  • Accurate quantum modelling of the van der Waals interaction and its application to molecular physisorption onto surfaces.
    Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant
    Collaborators: Prof I. Snook (RMIT), Prof R. Needs (Cambridge, UK), Dr M. Towler (Cambridge, UK)

  • Electrode materials in application to high performance energy storage devices.
    Funding: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, International Science Linkage Grant, CSIRO Flagship Fellowship Grant
    Collaborators: Dr T. Hollenkamp (CSIRO), Dr R.Rees (CSIRO), Prof G. Smith (Utah, USA), A/Prof O. Borodin (Utah, USA)

  • Electronic and Optical Properties in Transition Metal Oxides:
    Collaborators: Prof Y.P. Feng (NUS, Singapore), Dr Lu Yunhao (NUS, Singapore)

  • Nonvolatile memories using deep traps formed in Al2O3 by metal ion implantation
    Collaborators: Prof S.H. Choi (Kyung Hee University, Korea), Prof R.G. Elliman (ANU)

  • Role of Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Self-Assembly of Metallic Nanocrystals.
    Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant
    Collaborators: Prof I. Snook (RMIT), Dr G. Grochola (RMIT), Dr G. Opletal, Prof P. Mulvaney (Melbourne Dr Y.H. Chui (Mainz, Germany), A/Prof M. Ford (UTS)

  • Project: Predication of the mechanical, electronic and optical properties of CdSe quantum dots.
    Funding: VPAC Expertise Grant
    Collaborator: Prof P. Mulvaney (Melbourne)

  • Quantum Modelling of Photo-electrodes.
    Funding: CSIRO Flagship Fellowship Grant
    Collaborators: Dr I. Grey (CSIRO), N. Wilson (CSIRO)

Other Activities/Awards

  • Guest co-Editor, Special Issue of the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (Volume 21, Issue 14, 2009)
  • Invited Lecturer, Workshop on Mathematical Theory and Numerical Methods for Computational Materials Simulation and Design, University of Singapore, July-August 2009.
  • Awarded CSIRO Division of Minerals 2007 Best Paper Award in the category of Contribution to science (with N. Wilson and I. Grey)
  • Invited Chair, Symposium F (Nanocomputation), 2008 International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, Melbourne 2008
  • Co-organiser and session chair of the Workshop on Interaction Energies and the Structure of Surfaces and Nano-structures (International Workshop), Melbourne 2008
  • Invited Chair, Symposium K (Materials Modelling and Design), IUMRS-ICEM 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials, Sydney 2008
  • Invited co-Chair of the 'Computational Nanotechnology' symposium for the 2006 International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, Brisbane 2006
  • Invited author, for a special issue on Nano-morphology in the Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Recent publications

Book Chapters

A.S. Barnard, S.P.Russo, and I.K.Snook

Modelling of Stability and Phase Transformations in Zero- and One-Dimensional Nanocarbon Systems

In, Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Chapter 36 (Editors: M Rieth, W. Schommers), American Scientific Publishers 2005, ISBN: 1-58883-042-X

Journal Articles (2003-2009)

  1. Wilson, N.C., and S.P. Russo, (2009) Hybrid density functional theory study of the high-pressure polymorphs of (unsupported embed)alpha-Fe2O3 hematite, Physical Review B, 79(9): 094113
  2. Kim, M.C., Hong S.H., Kim H.R., Kim S., Choi S.H., Elliman R.G. and Russo S.P. (2009) Nonvolatile memories using deep traps formed in Al2O3 by metal ion implantation. Applied Physics Letters 94 (11): 112110
  3. Barnard, A.S. and Russo, S.P. (2009). Modeling the environmental stability of FeS2 nanorods, using lessons from biomineralization. Nanotechnology 20(11): 115702
  4. Barnard, A.S., Opletal, G., Snook, I.K. and Russo, S.P. (2008). Ideality versus reality: Emergence of the Chui icosahedron. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112(38): p. 14848-14852.
  5. Csik, I., Russo, S.P. and Mulvaney, P. (2008). Density Functional Study of Surface Passivation of Nonpolar Wurtzite CdSe Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112(51): p. 20413-20417
  6. Grochola, G., Snook, I.K. and Russo, S.P. (2008). Influence of substrate morphology on the growth of gold nanoparticles. Journal of Chemical Physics 129(15): 154708
  7. Snook, I., Per, M.C. and Russo, S.P. (2008). An analysis of the correlation energy contribution to the interaction energy of inert gas dimers. Journal of Chemical Physics 129(16): 164109
  8. Russo, S.P., I.E. Grey, and N.C. Wilson, Nitrogen/hydrogen codoping of anatase: A DFT study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008. 112(20): p. 7653-7664.
  9. Wilson, D.A., N.C. Wilson, I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, The magnetic properties of CoPt, bulk and ultra-thin films: An ab initio study. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 2008. 5(1): p. 44-47.
  10. Springall, R., M.C. Per, S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of the potential energy curve of the helium dimer. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008. 128(11): 114308  
  11. Per, M.C., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Electron-nucleus cusp correction and forces in quantum Monte Carlo. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008. 128(11): 114106
  12. Wilson, N.C., I.E. Grey, and S.P. Russo, Nonmetal doping at octahedral vacancy sites in rutile: A quantum mechanical study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007. 111(29): p. 10915-10922.
  13. Grochola, G., I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, Computational modeling of nanorod growth. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007. 127(19): 194707
  14. Grochola, G., I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, On the relative stabilities of gold nanoparticles. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007. 127(22): 224704.
  15. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, On morphologies of gold nanoparticles grown from molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007. 126(16): 164707
  16. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, On the formation mechanism of the pancake decahedron gold nanoparticle. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007. 127(22): 224705
  17. Chui, Y.H., I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, Visualization and analysis of structural ordering during crystallization of a gold nanoparticle. Physical Review B, 2007. 76(19): 195427.
  18. Chui, Y.H., G. Grochola, I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, Molecular dynamics investigation of the structural and thermodynamic properties of gold nanoclusters of different morphologies. Physical Review B, 2007. 75(3): 033404
  19. Chui, Y.H., G. Grochola, I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, Theoretical study of gold nanostructures with unusual morphologies. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 2007. 4(2): p. 291-298.
  20. Barnard, A.S., I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, Bonding and structure in BxNy nanotubes (x,y=1,2). Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007. 17(28): p. 2892-2898.
  21. Barnard, A.S. and S.P. Russo, Shape and thermodynamic stability of pyrite FeS2 nanocrystals and nanorods. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007. 111(31): p. 11742-11746.
  22. Grochola, G., I. Snook, D. Chui, and S.P. Russo, Exploring the effects of different immersion environments on the growth of gold nanostructures. Molecular Simulation, 2006. 32(15): p. 1255-1260.
  23. Chui, Y.H., R.J. Rees, I.K. Snook, B. O'Malley, and S.P. Russo, Topological characterization of crystallization of gold nanoclusters. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2006. 125(11): 114703
  24. Wilson, N.C., S.P. Russo, J. Muscat, and N.M. Harrison, High-pressure phases of FeTiO3 from first principles. Physical Review B, 2005. 72(2): 024110.
  25. Srbinovsky, J., N.C. Wilson, C.M. MacRae, and S.P. Russo, Ab initio modelling of K-alpha x-ray spectra in single walled carbon nanotubes. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 2005. 2(2): p. 272-276.
  26. Snook, I., A. Barnard, S. Russo, R. Springall, and J. Srbinovsky, Simulating nano-carbon materials. Molecular Simulation, 2005. 31(6-7): p. 495-504.
  27. Lim, S.H.N., D.G. McCulloch, M.M.M. Bilek, D.R. McKenzie, S.P. Russo, A.S. Barnard, and A. Torpy, Characterization of cathodic arc deposited titanium aluminium nitride films prepared using plasma immersion ion implantation. Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 2005. 17(17): p. 2791-2800.
  28. Grochola, G., I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, Application of the constrained fluid lambda-integration path to the calculation of high temperature Au(110) surface free energies. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2005. 122(6): 064711
  29. Grochola, G., I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, On the computational calculation of surface free energies for the disordered semihexagonal reconstructed Au(100) surface. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2005. 122(17): 174510
  30. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, On fitting a gold embedded atom method potential using the force matching method. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2005. 123(20): 204719.
  31. Grochola, G., J. du Plessis, I.K. Snook, and S.P. Russo, On the computational calculation of adatom, vacancy and early stage surface nucleation island free energies on the (111) copper surface. Surface Science, 2005. 591(1-3): p. 32-37.
  32. Csik, I., S.P. Russo, and P. Mulvaney, Density functional study of non-polar surfaces of wurtzite CdSe. Chemical Physics Letters, 2005. 414(4-6): p. 322-325.
  33. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, First-principles modeling of dopants in C-29 and C29H24 nanodiamonds. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005. 109(24): p. 11991-11995.
  34. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Visualization of hybridization in nanocarbon systems. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 2005. 2(1): p. 68-74.
  35. Hung, A., I. Yarovsky, and S.P. Russo, Density-functional theory of xanthate adsorption on the pyrite FeS2(100) surface. Philosophical Magazine Letters, 2004. 84(3): p. 175-182.
  36. Hung, A., S.P. Russo, D.G. McCulloch, and S. Prawer, An ab initio study of structural properties and single vacancy defects in Wurtzite AlN. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2004. 120(10): p. 4890-4896.
  37. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, I. Yarovsky, and I.K. Snook, Exact surface free energies of iron surfaces using a modified embedded atom method potential and lambda integration. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2004. 120(7): p. 3425-3430.
  38. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, On computer simulation methods for calculating 'exact' surface formation free energies of steps and (1 x 2) missing row reconstructions. Surface Science, 2004. 560(1-3): p. 226-234.
  39. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, From nanodiamond to diamond nanowires: structural properties affected by dimension. Philosophical Magazine, 2004. 84(9): p. 899-907.
  40. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Bucky-wires and the instability of diamond (111)surfaces in one-dimension. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2004. 4(1-2): p. 151-156.
  41. Barnard, A.S., P. Bath, S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, A Monte Carlo study of surface reconstruction in (100) and (111) diamond surfaces and nanodiamond. Molecular Simulation, 2004. 30(1): p. 1-8.
  42. Trinchi, A., Y.X. Li, W. Wlodarski, S. Kaciulis, L. Pandolfi, S.P. Russo, J. Duplessis, and S. Viticoli, Investigation of sol-gel prepared Ga-Zn oxide thin films for oxygen gas sensing. Sensors and Actuators a-Physical, 2003. 108(1-3): p. 263-270.
  43. Russo, S.P., A.S. Barnard, and I.K. Snook, Hydrogenation of nanodiamond surfaces: Structure and effects on crystalline stability. Surface Review and Letters, 2003. 10(2-3): p. 233-239.
  44. Hung, A., I. Yarovsky, and S.P. Russo, Density-functional theory studies of xanthate adsorption on the pyrite FeS2(110) and (111) surfaces. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2003. 118(13): p. 6022-6029.
  45. Glenn, A.M., S.P. Russo, and P.J.K. Paterson, The effect of grain refining on macrosegregation and dendrite arm spacing of direct chill cast AA5182. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions a-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2003. 34A(7): p. 1513-1523.
  46. Du Plessis, J., S.P. Russo, J. Hoadley, and E.C. Mortimer, The influence of surface orientation and sample thickness on the substitutional bulk diffusion coefficient in thin samples. Surface Review and Letters, 2003. 10(2-3): p. 241-246.
  47. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Ab initio modelling of the stability of nanocrystalline diamond morphologies. Philosophical Magazine Letters, 2003. 83(1): p. 39-45.
  48. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Size dependent phase stability of carbon nanoparticles: Nanodiamond versus fullerenes. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2003. 118(11): p. 5094-5097.
  49. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Ab initio modelling of band states in doped diamond. Philosophical Magazine, 2003. 83(9): p. 1163-1174.
  50. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Ab initio modeling of B and N in C-29 and C29H24 nanodiamond. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2003. 118(23): p. 10725-10728.
  51. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Ab initio modelling of dopants in diamond nanowires: II. Philosophical Magazine, 2003. 83(19): p. 2311-2321.
  52. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Ab initio modelling of boron and nitrogen in diamond nanowires. Philosophical Magazine, 2003. 83(19): p. 2301-2309.
  53. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Surface structure of cubic diamond nanowires. Surface Science, 2003. 538(3): p. 204-210.
  54. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Coexistence of bucky diamond with nanodiamond and fullerene carbon phases. Physical Review B, 2003. 68(7): p. 4.
  55. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, First principles investigations of diamond ultrananocrystals. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2003. 17(21): p. 3865-3879.
  56. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Ab initio modeling of diamond nanowire structures. Nano Letters, 2003. 3(10): p. 1323-1328.
  57. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Structural relaxation and relative stability of nanodiamond morphologies. Diamond and Related Materials, 2003. 12(10-11): p. 1867-1872.
  58. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Electronic band gaps of diamond nanowires. Physical Review B, 2003. 68(23): p. 6.
  59. Barnard, A.S. and S.P. Russo, Structure and energetics of single-walled armchair and zigzag silicon nanotubes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2003. 107(31): p. 7577-7581.
  60. Muscat, J., A. Hung, S. Russo, and I. Yarovsky, First-principles studies of the structural and electronic properties of pyrite FeS2. Physical Review B, 2002. 65(5): p. 12.
  61. Marks, N.A., N.C. Cooper, D.R. McKenzie, D.G. McCulloch, P. Bath, and S.P. Russo, Comparison of density-functional, tight-binding, and empirical methods for the simulation of amorphous carbon. Physical Review B, 2002. 65(7): p. 9.
  62. Lim, S.H.N., D.G. McCulloch, S. Russo, M.M.M. Bilek, and D.R. McKenzie, Characterisation of titanium nitride thin films prepared using PVD and a plasma immersion ion implantation system. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2002. 190: p. 723-727.
  63. Li, Y.X., W. Wlodarski, K. Galatsis, S.H. Moslih, J. Cole, S. Russo, and N. Rockelmann, Gas sensing properties of p-type semiconducting Cr-doped TiO2 thin films. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 2002. 83(1-3): p. 160-163.
  64. Hung, A., I. Yarovsky, J. Muscat, S. Russo, I. Snook, and R.O. Watts, First-principles study of metallic iron interfaces. Surface Science, 2002. 501(3): p. 261-269.
  65. Hung, A., J. Muscat, I. Yarovsky, and S.P. Russo, Density-functional theory studies of pyrite FeS2(100) and (110) surfaces. Surface Science, 2002. 513(3): p. 511-524.
  66. Hung, A., J. Muscat, I. Yarovsky, and S.P. Russo, Density-functional theory studies of pyrite FeS2 (111) and (210) surfaces. Surface Science, 2002. 520(1-2): p. 111-119.
  67. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, I.K. Snook, and I. Yarovsky, On simulation methods to compute surface and interfacial free energies of disordered solids. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2002. 116(19): p. 8547-8555.
  68. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, I.K. Snook, and I. Yarovsky, Universal simulation method to compute surface and interfacial free energies of disordered solids. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2002. 117(16): p. 7685-7690.
  69. Grochola, G., S.P. Russo, I.K. Snook, and I. Yarovsky, New lambda integration method to compute surface free energies of disordered surfaces. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2002. 117(16): p. 7676-7684.
  70. Grochola, G., T. Petersen, S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, A study of basis set imbalance effects on the calculation of intramolecular potentials for van der Waals systems. Molecular Physics, 2002. 100(24): p. 3867-3872.
  71. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and I.K. Snook, Comparative Hartree-Fock and density-functional theory study of cubic and hexagonal diamond. Philosophical Magazine B-Physics of Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Properties, 2002. 82(17): p. 1767-1776.
  72. Barnard, A.S., S.P. Russo, and G.I. Leach, Nearest neighbour considerations in Stillinger-Weber type potentials for diamond. Molecular Simulation, 2002. 28(8-9): p. 761-771.
  73. Barnard, A.S. and S.P. Russo, Development of an improved Stillinger-Weber potential for tetrahedral carbon using ab initio (Hartree-Fock and MP2) methods. Molecular Physics, 2002. 100(10): p. 1517-1525.