List of selected publications

This page was updated on 13-06-09 

• F. Krok, S. R. Saeed, Z. Postawa and M. Szymonski, "Ballistic versus electronic roughening: nanopattern formation on KBr(001) surfaces by oblique, low energy ion bombardment", Phys. Rev. B, in press.

• B.J. Garrison, Z. Postawa, K.E. Ryan, J.C. Vickerman, R.P. Webb, N. Winograd, "Internal energy of molecules ejected due to energetic C₆₀ bombardment", 81 (2009) 2260 .

• R. Paruch, L. Rzeznik, B. Czerwinski, B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd, Z. Postawa,"Molecular dynamics simulations of sputtering of Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers by keV C₆₀ projectiles", J. Phys. Chemistry C 113 (2009) 5641, DOI: 10.1021/jp809769q.

• M. F. Russo Jr., Z. Postawa, B.J. Garrison, "A Computational Investigation of C₆₀ Depth Profiling of Ag: Molecular Dynamics of Multiple Impact Events", J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 3270 .

• B. Czerwinski, L. Rzeznik, R. Paruch, B.J. Garrison, Z. Postawa, "Damage analysis of benzene induced by keV fullerene bombardment", Nucl.Instrum. Methods B 267 (2009) 1440,  DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2009.01.058  .

• L. Rzeznik, B. Czerwinski, R. Paruch, B.J. Garrison, Z. Postawa, "Sputtering of thin benzene films by large noble gas clusters", Nucl.Instrum. Methods B 267 (2009) 1436, DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.01.057 .

• R. Paruch, B. Czerwinski, L. Rzeznik, B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd, Z. Postawa, "Sputtering of Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers by keV C₆₀ projectiles as seen by  computer simulations", Nucl.Instrum. Methods B, in press.

• B. Czerwinski, L. Rzeznik, R. Paruch, B.J. Garrison, Z. Postawa, "Molecular dynamics computer simulations of 5 keV C₆₀ bombardment of benzene crystal", Vacuum, 83 (2009) S95, DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2009.01.034.

• L. Rzeznik, R. Paruch_, B. Czerwinski, B. J. Garrison, Z. Postawa, "Sputtering of thin films of bariated molecules arachidic-acid by large noble gas clusters", Vacuum 83 (2009) S155 , DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2009.01.051.

• L. Rzeznik, B. Czerwinski, B. J. Garrison, N. Winograd and Z. Postawa , "Molecular dynamics simulations of sputtering of organic overlayers by slow, large clusters", Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (2008) 841.

• K. E. Ryan, M. F. Russo, Jr., E. J. Smiley, Z. Postawa, and B. J. Garrison, "Friction model to describe cluster bombardment", Appl. Surf. Sci., 255 (2008) 893. DOI: 10.1016/japsusc.2008.05.113.

• M. F. Russo Jr., K. E. Ryan, B. Czerwinski, E. J. Smiley, Z. Postawa, and B. J. Garrison, "Combined simulations and analytic model for predicting trends in cluster bombardment", Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (2008) 897. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.05.084 .

• B.  Czerwinski , L  Rzeznik , K. Stachura, R. Paruch, B.J. Garrison, Z. Postawa, "Applications of Fullerene Beams in Analysis of Thin Layers", Vacuum 82 (2008) 1120.

• B.J. Garrison and Z. Postawa, "Computational view of surface based organic mass spectrometry", Mass Spectrometry Reviews 27 (2008) 289.

• F. Fervaecke, S. Wyczawska, P. Cyganik, Z. Postawa, M. Buck, R.E. Silverans, P. Lievens, E. Vandeweert, "Phase dependent desorption from biphenyl-substituted alakanethiol self-assembled monolayers induced by ion irradiation", J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 2248.

• L. Rzeznik, B. Czerwinski, B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd and Z. Postawa, "Microscopic Insights into the Sputtering of Thin Polystyrene Films on Ag{111} Induced by Large and Slow Ar Clusters", J. Phys. Chem C 112 (2008) 521.

• B.J. Garrison, K E. Ryan, M. F. Russo, E. J. Smiley, Z. Postawa, "Quadratic friction model for cluster bombardment of molecular solids", J. Phys. Chem C 111 (2007) 10135.

• B. Czerwinski, Ch. Palombo, L. Rzeznika, B.J. Garrison, K. Stachura , R. Samson and Z. Postawa, "Organic mass spectrometry with low-energy projectiles", Vacuum 81 (2007) 1233.

• E. J. Smiley, Z. Postawa, I. A. Wojciechowski, N. Winograd and B. J. Garrison, "Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Studies of Cluster-Bombarded Benzene Crystals", App. Surf. Sci. 252 (2006) 6436.

• B. Czerwiński, R. Samson, B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd, and Z. Postawa, "Desorption of Organic Overlayers by Ga and C₆₀ Bombardment", Vacuum, 81 (2006) 167.

• B. Czerwinski, A. Delcorte, B. J. Garrison, B. Samson, N. Winograd and Z. Postawa, "Sputtering of Thin Benzene and Polystyrene Overlayers by keV Ga and C60 Bombardment", App. Surf. Sci. 252 (2006) 6419.

• N. Winograd, Z. Postawa, J. Cheng, C. Szakal, J. Kozole, B. J. Garrison, "Improvements in SIMS continue. Is the end in sight?", App. Surf. Sci. 252 (2006) 6836.

• Z. Postawa, B. Czerwinski, N. Winograd,  B. .J. Garrison, "Microscopic Insights into the Sputtering of Thin Organic Films on Ag{111} induced by C₆₀ and Ga Bombardment", J. Phys. Chem. B. 109 (2005) 11973.

• P. Cyganik, E. Vandeweert, Z. Postawa, J. Bastiaansen, F. Vervaecke, P. Lievens, R. E. Silverans and N. Winograd "Modification and Stability of Aromatic Self-Assembled Monolayers upon Irradiation with Energetic Particles", J.Phys. Chem B. 109 (2005) 5085.

• C. A. Meserole, E. Vandeweert, Z. Postawa, and N. Winograd, "Internal Excitation Mechanisms of Neutral Atoms and Molecules Emitted from Ion Bombarded Organic Thin Films", J.Phys. Chem B. 108  (2004) 15686

• Z. Postawa, B. Czerwinski, M. Szewczyk, E. J. Smiley, N. Winograd and B. J. Garrison,"Microscopic Insights into the Sputtering of Ag{111} Induced by C₆₀ and Ga Bombardment of Ag{111}", J. Phys. Chem. B 108 (2004) 7831.

• Z. Postawa, "Sputtering Simulations of Organic Overlayers on Metal Substrates by Cluster and Monoatomic beams", Appl. Surf. Sci. 231-232 (2004) 22

• S. Sun, C. Szakal, E. Smiley, Z. Postawa, A. Wucher and N. Winograd, "Sputtering of Ag Under C₆₀⁺ and Ga⁺ Projectile Bombardment", Appl. Surf. Sci. 231-232 (2004)  64.

• Z. Postawa, B. Czerwinski, M. Szewczyk, E.J. Smiley, N. Winograd, and B.J. Garrison, " Enhancement of Sputtering Yields Due to C₆₀ versus Ga Bombardment of Ag{111} As Explored by Molecular Dynamics Simulations", Anal. Chem. 75(15) (2003) 3432.

• P. Cyganik, A. Budkowski, U. Steiner, J. Rysz, A. Bernasik, S. Waldheim, Z. Postawa, and J. Raczkowska, "Substructure Formation during Pattern Transposition from Substrate into Polymer Blend Film", Europhys. Lett., 62(6) (2003) 855.

• Z. Postawa, K. Ludwig, J. Piaskowy, K. Krantzman, N. Winograd and B.J. Garrison, "Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Sputtering of Multilayer Organic Systems", Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B202 (2003) 168.

• E. Vandeweert, J. Bastiaansen, F. Vervaecke, P. Lievens, R. E. Silverans, P. Cyganik, Z. Postawa, H. T. Rong, and M. Buck, "In situ observation of particle-induced desorption from a self-assembled monolayer by laser-ionization mass spectrometry", Appl. Phys. Lett. 82(7) (2003) 1114.

• C. A. Meserole, E. Vandeweert, Z. Postawa, B.C. Haynie and N. Winograd, "Energetic Ion Stimulated Desorption of Physisorbed Molecules", J. Phys. Chem. B106 (2002) 12929.
• P. Cyganik, J. Bastiaansen, F. Vervaecke, C.A.  Meserole, E. Vandeweert, N. Winograd, P. Lievens, R.E. Silverans, J. Szymońska, and Z. Postawa, "Desorption of  Neutral Molecules from Ion-Bombarded Organic Self Assembled Monolayers", Izdatelstvo Akademii Nauk, Ser. Fizika 66(7) (2002) 1012.
• P. Cyganik, R. Raczkiewicz, A. Budkowski, and Z. Postawa, "AFM/LFM Surface Studies of Ternary Polymer Blends Cast on Substrates Covered by Self-Assembled Monolayers", Surf. Sci. 507 (2002) 700
• E. Vadeweert, V. Philipsen, J. Bastiaansen, F. Vervaecke, P. Lievens, R. Silverans, P. Cyganik, Z. Postawa, C.A. Meserole, N. Winograd, "Laser Probing the Nanocosmos", Physicalia Mag. 23 (2001) 127.
• Z. Postawa, C.A. Meserole, P. Cyganik, J. Szymońska, and N. Winograd, "Emission of Neutral Molecules from Ion-Bombarded Thiol Self-Assembled Monolayers", Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B182 (2001) 148.
• K.D. Krantzman, Z. Postawa, B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd, S.J. Stuart,J.A. Harrison, "Understanding Collisions Cascades in Molecular Solids", Nucl. Intrum. Meth. B180 (2001) 159.
• Yusheng   Dou, L. Zhigilei, B.J.  Garrison, N. Winograd, and Z. Postawa, &quotExplosive Boiling of Water Films by Laser Heating of Substrate&quot, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B180 (2001) 105.
• C.A. Meserole, E. Vandeweert,  Y. Dou, Z. Postawa, and N. Winograd, &quotDesorption of benzene molecules and silver atoms by energetic Ar+&quot, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B180 (2001) 53.
• B. Bergues, J. Lekki, A. Budkowski , P. Cyganik, M. Lekka, A. Bernasik, J. Rysz and Z. Postawa, "Phase decomposition in polymer blend films cast on homogeneous substrates modified by self-assembled monolayers", Vacuum 63 (2001) 297.
• P. Cyganik, A. Bernasik, A. Budkowski , B. Bergues, K. Kowalski, J. Rysz, J. Lekki, M. Lekka, and Z. Postawa, "Phase decomposition in polymer blend films cast on substrates patterned by self-assembled monolayers", Vacuum 63 (2001) 307.
• E. Vandeweert, C.A. Meserole, A. Sostarecz,N. Winograd, and Z. Postawa, "State-selective energy and angular resolved detection of neutral species ejected from keV ion bombarded C₆H₆/Ag{111}", Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B164 (2000) 820.
• P. Cyganik, T. Felgenhauer, H.-T Rong, M. Buck, and Z. Postawa, "Comparison of self-assembled monolayers by chemical etching", Electron Technology 33 (2000) 337.
• C. A. Meserole, E. Vandeweert, R. Chatterjee, N. Winograd, and Z. Postawa, &quotDesorption of Neutrals from Self Assembled Monolayers Subjected to keV Ion Bombardment&quot, Appl. Surf. Sci. 141 (1999) 339.
• P. Cyganik, Z.Postawa, C.A. Meserole, E. Vanderweet, N. Winograd, "Ion-Induced Erosion of Organic Self-Assembled Monolayers", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B148 (1999) 137.
• R. Chatterjee, Z. Postawa, N. Winograd and B.J. Garrison, "Molecular dynamics simulation study of molecular ejection mechanisms: keV particle-bombardment of C₆H₆ / Ag{111}", J. Phys. Chem. B103 (1999) 151.
• P. Cyganik, P. Korecki, J. Szymonska, M. Szymoński, and Z. Postawa, "Scanning Probe Microscopy of Self Assembled Monolayers", Electron Technology 31(3/4) (1998) 440.
• R. Chatterjee, D.E. Riederer, N. Winograd, P. Cyganik, and Z. Postawa, "Ion-Stimulated Deseorption of Thin Organic Monolayers", Electron Technology 31(3/4) (1998) 435.
• R. Chatterjee, D. E. Riederer, Z. Postawa, and N. Winograd, &quotAngle Resolved Energy Distributions of Neutral Molecules from Ion-Bombarded Organic Surfaces&quot, Rapid. Commun. in Mass Spectr. 12 (1998) 1226.
• B.J. Garrison, N. Winograd, R. Chatterjee, Z. Postawa, A. Wucher, E. Vanderweert, P. Lievens, V. Philipsen, and R. Silverans, &quotSputtering of Atoms in Fine Structure States: A Probe of Excitation and De-excitation Events&quot, Rapid. Commun. in Mass Spectr., 12 (1998) 1266.
• R. Chatterjee, D.E. Riederer, Z. Postawa, and N. Winograd, "Coverage Dependent Sputtering of Benzene/Ag{111} System", J. Phys.Chem., 102 (1998) 4176.
• D.E. Riederer, R. Chatterjee, S.W. Rosencrance, Z. Postawa, T.D. Dunbar, D.L. Allara, N. Winograd, "Thermal Desorption Induced by keV Ion Bombardment of Thiol Bound Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119 (1997) 8089.
• Z. Zema, M. Piacentini, P. Czuba, J. Kolodziej, P.Piatkowski, Z. Postawa, and M. Szymonski, "Spectroscopic Behavior of Halogen Photodesorption from Alkali Halide Under UV and VUV Excitation", Phys. Rev. B55 (1997) 5448.
• M. Szymonski, J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, P. Korecki, Z. Postawa, and N. Itoh, "Thickness Dependence Electron Stimulated Desorption of Thin Epitaxial Films of Alkali Halides", Appl. Surf. Sci. 100 (1996) 102.
• M. Szymonski, J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Korecki, P. Piatkowski, Z. Postawa, M. Piacentini, and N. Zema, "Photon-Stimulated Desorption from Alkali Halide Surfaces at Near Threshold Energies", Surf. Sci. 363 (1996) 229.
• J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, Z. Postawa, and M. Szymonski, "Electron-Stimulated Positive ion Emission from NaCl Crystal Surface", Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B116 (1996) 113.
• S.W. Rosencrance, N. Winograd, B.J. Garrison, and Z. Postawa, "Temperature Effects in Sputtering of Single Crystals", Phys. Rev. B53 (1996) 1.
• Z. Postawa, "Sputtering of Excited Atoms from Single Crystals" , (Wydawnictwa UJ, Kraków, 1995).
• Chun. He, Z. Postawa, B.J. Garison, and N. Winograd "New Concepts in Sputtering of Excited-State Atoms from (001)Ni", Phys. Rev. Lett. 75 (1995) 3950.
• S.W. Rosencrance, J. Burnam, B.J. Garrison, C. He, N. Winograd, and Z. Postawa, "Fundamental Mechanizms Involved in Sputtering of Single Crystals", Phys. Rev. B52 (1995) 6006.
• S.W. Rosencrance, D.E. Riederer, R. Chatterjee, C. He, N. Winograd, and Z. Postawa, "Quantitative Determination of Desorption Time Dalays for Ion Bombarded (001) Alkali Halide Single Crystals", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B101 (1995) 137.
• Chun He, Z. Postawa, S.W. Rosencrance, R. Chatterjee, B.J. Garrison, and N. Winograd, "Energy and Angular Distributions of Ni atoms Sputtered form {001}Ni", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B100 (1995) 209.
• Z. Postawa, J. Kolodziej, G. Baran, P.Czuba, P. Piatkowski, M. Szymonski, I. Plavina, and A. Popov, "ESD of nonthermal halogen atoms from In-doped (001)KBr", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B100 (1995) 228.
• M. Szymonski, J. Kolodziej, Z. Postawa, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, "Electron-Stimulated Desorption from Ionic Crystal Surfaces", Progress in Surf. Sci. 48 (1995) 83.
• Z. Postawa, Chun He, M. El-Maazawi, R. Chatterjee, B.J. Garrison, S. Rosencrance, and N. Winograd, Ion-Induced Emission of Excited Atoms from (100) Surfaces of Transition Metal Single Crystals", Vacuum 46 (1995) 605.
• Chun He, Z. Postawa, M. El-Maazawi, S. Rosencrance, B.J. Garrison, and N. Winograd, "Energy-Resolved Angular Distributions and the Population Partition of Excited States Rh Atoms Ejected from Ion Bombarded Rh{100}", J. Chem. Phys. 101(7) (1994) 6226.
• P. Czuba, J. Kolodziej, P. Piatkowski, Z.Postawa, and M. Szymonski, "", Elektronika 7-8 (1994) 16..
• Z. Postawa, "Desorption of Alkali Halides Stimulated by Ion Bombardment", Radiat. Eff. Defects in Solids 128 (1994) 107.
• J. Kolodziej, Z. Postawa, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, and M. Szymonski, "A Comparison of Electron-Stimulated Desorption of Halogen Atoms from Different Alkali-Halide Single-Crystals", Radiat. Eff. Defects in Solids 128 (1994) 47.
• Z. Postawa, J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, A. Poradzisz, and M. Szymonski, "Secondary Ion Production by Electron and Ion Bombardment of Alkali Halides", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B78 (1993) 314.
• J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, Z. Postawa, V. Kempter, and M. Szymonski, "Thermally-Assisted Desorption Processes in Electron Bombarded Alkali Halides", Vacuum 45 (1993) 353.
• Z. Postawa, J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, A. Poradzisz, and M. Szymonski, "A Role of Hot Hole Migration in Electronic Sputtering of Alkali Halides", Springer Series in Surface Science, vol 31, p. 299.
• Z. Postawa, M. El-Maazawi, R. Maboudian, and N. Winograd, "Atomic Excitations in Ion Induced Sputtering of Rh{100} Single Crystal", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B67 (1992) 565.
• J. Kolodziej, P. Czuba, P. Piatkowski, A. Poradzisz, Z.Postawa, M. Szymonski, and J. Fine, "Temperature Dependent Dynamic ESD Processes in Alkali Halides", Nucl. Instrum. Methods B65 (1992) 507.
• Z. Postawa, R. Maboudian, M. El-Maazawi, M. Ervin, M. Wood, and N. Winograd, "Electronic and Nuclear Effects in Ion-Induced Sputtering of NaCl{100}", J. Chem. Phys. 96 (1992) 3298.
• D.N. Bernardo, M. El-Mazaawi, R. Maboudian, Z. Postawa, N. Winograd, and B. Garrision, "Velocity and Angular Distributions of Excited Rh Atoms Ejected from Ion-Bombarded Rh{100}: Results of Simulations", J. Chem. Phys. 97 (1992) 3846.
• N. Winograd, M. El-Mazaawi, R. Maboudian, Z. Postawa, D.N. Bernardo, and B.J. Garrison, "Energy- and Angle-Resolved Measurements of the Rh(4F9/2) and Rh(4F7/2) Populations from Ion Bombarded Rh{100}", J. Chem. Phys. 96 (1992) 6314.
• M. El-Maazawi, R. Maboudian, Z. Postawa, and N. Winograd, "Energy and Angular Distributions of Excited Rhodium Atoms Ejected from the Rhodium (100) Surface", Phys. Rev. B. 43 (1991) 12078.
• R. Maboudian, Z. Postawa, M. El-Maazawi, B.J. Garrison, and N. Winograd, "Angular Distributions of Rh Atoms Desorbed from Ion-Bombarded Rh {100} Surface: Effect of Local Environment", Phys. Rev. B42 (1990) 3711.
• M. Szymonski, and Z. Postawa, "Theoretical Energy Distributions of Atoms Sputtered from Elastic Collision Spikes by Monomer and Dimer Ion Bombardment", Appl. Phys. A50 (1990) 269.
• M. Szymonski, P. Czuba, T. Dohnalik, L. Jozefowski, A. Karawajczyk, J. Kolodziej, R. Lesniak, and Z. Postawa, "A Comparison of Ion- and Electron- Induced Sputtering of Single Crystal Alkali Halides", Nucl. Instrum. Methods. B48 (1990) 543.
• Z. Postawa, and M. Szymonski, "Directional Emission of Nonthermal Halogen atoms by Electron Bombardment of Alkali Halides", Phys. Rev. B39 (1989) 12950.
• P. Czuba, A. Poradzisz, Z. Postawa, T. Dohnalik, and M. Szymonski, Phys. Stat. Sol. 112 (1989) 1.
• Z. Postawa, P. Czuba, A. Poradzisz, and M. Szymonski, "Sputtering of Alkali Halides Studied by a Mass Selected Time of Flight Spectroscopy", Radiat. Eff. and Def. in Solids 109 (1989) 189.
• J. Rutkowski, A. Poradzisz, Z. Postawa, M. Szymonski, "Optical Excitations in Electron-Induced Desorption of Sodium From NaCl Surface", Nucl. Instrum. Methods. B34 (1988) 27.
• A. Poradzisz, Z. Postawa, J. Rutkowski, M. Szymonski, "Electronic Sputtering of Halides by Low Energy Ion and Electron Bombardment", Nucl. Instrum. Methods. B33 (1988) 860.
• Z. Postawa, J. Rutkowski, A. Poradzisz, P. Czuba, M. Szymonski, "Atomic Excitation in Electron- And Ion-Induced Sputtering of Alkali Halides", Nucl. Instrum. Methods. B18 (1987) 574.