Degree

PhD in Condensed Matter Physics

University of Denver

BS in Physics

Metropolitan State University of Denver

BS in Psychology

Mississippi State University

Published Works

• Mason,S. J.., Hojem,A.., Wesenberg,D. J.., Avery,A. D.., Zink,B. L.. (2020). Determining absolute Seebeck coefficients from relative thermopower measurements of thin films and nanostructures. Journal of Applied Physics, 127(8), 085101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5143447.
• Wesenberg, J. D., Roos, J. M., Avery, D. A., Blackburn, L. J., Ferguson, J. A., Zink, L. B. (2020). Size- and Temperature-Dependent Suppression of Phonon Thermal Conductivity in Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectric Films. Advanced Electronic Materials, 6(11), 2000746. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202000746.
• Norton-Baker, B., Ihly, R., Gould, E. I., Avery, D. A., Owczarczyk, R. Z., Ferguson, J. A., Blackburn, L. J. (2016). Polymer-Free Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectrics with Improved Charge Carrier Transport and Power Factor. ACS Energy Letters, 1(6), 1212-1220. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00417.
• Avery, D. A., Zhou, H. B., Lee, J., Lee, E., Miller, M. E., Ihly, R., Wesenberg, D., Mistry, S. K., Guillot, L. S., Zink, L. B., Kim, Y., Blackburn, L. J., Ferguson, J. A. (2016). Tailoring semiconducting carbon nanotube networks with enhanced thermoelectric properties. Nature Energy, 1(4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.33.
• Guillot, L. S., Mistry, S. K., Avery, D. A., Richard, J., Dowgiallo, A., Ndione, F. P., van de Lagemaat, J., Reese, O. M., Blackburn, L. J. (2015). Precision printing and optical modeling of ultrathin SWCNT/C60 heterojunction solar cells. Nanoscale, 7(15), 6556-6566. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR00205B.
• Avery, D. A., Mason, J. S., Bassett, D., Wesenberg, D., Zink, L. B. (2015). Thermal and electrical conductivity of approximately 100-nm permalloy, Ni, Co, Al, and Cu films and examination of the Wiedemann-Franz Law. Physical Review B, 9214410. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.214410.
• Avery, D. A., Zink, B. (2013). Peltier Cooling and Onsager Reciprocity in Ferromagnetic Thin Films. Physical Review Letters, 111(12). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.126602.
• Sultan, R., Avery, D. A., Underwood, J., Mason, S., Bassett, D., Zink, B. (2013). Heat transport by long mean free path vibrations in amorphous silicon nitride near room temperature. Physical Review B, 87(21). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.214305.
• Avery, D. A., Pufall, M., Zink, B. (2012). Determining the planar Nernst effect from magnetic-field-dependent thermopower and resistance in nickel and permalloy thin films. Physical Review B, 86(18). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.184408.
• Avery, D. A., Pufall, M., Zink, B. (2012). Observation of the Planar Nernst Effect in Permalloy and Nickel Thin Films with In-Plane Thermal Gradients. Physical Review Letters, 109(19). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.196602.
• Mitchell, G. D., Quine, W. R., Tseitlin, M., Weber, T. R., Meyer, V., Avery, D. A., Eaton, S. S., Eaton, R. G. (2011). Electron Spin Relaxation and Heterogeneity of the 1:1 α,γ-Bisdiphenylene-β-phenylallyl (BDPA)/Benzene Complex. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115(24), 7986-7990. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp201978w.
• Avery, D. A., Sultan, R., Bassett, D., Wei, D., Zink, B. (2011). Thermopower and resistivity in ferromagnetic thin films near room temperature. Physical Review B, 83(10). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.100401.
• Zink, B., Avery, D. A., Sultan, R., Bassett, D., Pufall, M. (2009). Exploring thermoelectric effects and Wiedemann-Franz violation in magnetic nanostructures via micromachined thermal platforms. Solid State Communications, 150(11-12), 514-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2009.11.003.
• Sultan, R., Avery, D. A., Stiehl, G., Zink, B. (2009). Thermal Conductivity of Micromachined Low-stress Silicon-nitride Beams from 77 to 325 K. Journal of Applied Physics, 105(4). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3078025.

Research Interests

Thermal and Electrical Transport in thin films and nanostructures

Teaching Interests

Introductory Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Advanced Physics Laboratory, Peer to Peer Instruction