Last Name:  Baskoutas

First Name:  Sotirios 

Employment/Occupation: Assistant Professor, Materials Science Dept. , University of Patras, Greece

Phone: ++30 2610 969349

email: bask@upatras.gr

 

Education:

1993    Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Physics, University of Patras,  Patras, Greece

1989    Diploma in Physics, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

 

Previous Employment/Occupation:

2008-2009 (6 months)    10/2006   Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany  Visiting Scientist, Institute for Microstructural Sciences National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, after invitation of Prof. Dr. Pawel Hawrylak. Duration of visit: 2 weeks. 5/2005 and 6/2006   15/01/2008-today  8/12/2003 – 14/01/2008 Visiting Scientist, Research Institute of Solid State Physics and Optics, Budapest, Hungary.Duration of visits: 1 week (5/2005), 1 week (6/2006).  Assistant Professor, Materials Science Dept. University of Patras, Greece  Lecturer, Materials Science Dept. University of Patras, Greece 1/9/2001 - 8/12/2003 Assistant Professor (PD 407), Materials Science Dept. University of Patras, Greece 1/3/2001 - 1/9/2001 Lecturer ( PD 407), Materials Science Dept. University of Patras, Greece 1999 - 2001 Guest Post - Doctoral Researcher, INT Institut fur Nanotechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. 1/9/1996 - 31/01/2001 Post - Doctoral Fellow, Engineering Science Department, School of Engineering, University of Patras, Greece. 1993 - 1996 (17 months) Post - Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Ia Universita di Roma “La Sapienza”, Department of Physics, “E. Amaldi” III, Universita di Roma, “Roma Tre”, and Institute for Nuclear Research (INFN), Rome, Italy. 1/5/1996 - 30/5/1996 Post - Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics Fundamental y Experimental, University of Laguna, Laguna, Tenerife, Spain 1/11/1995 - 30/4/1996 Post - Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Division of Applied Physics, Laboratory of Molecular Physics, University of Patras, Greece. 1991 - 1993 (8 months) Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Ia Universita di Roma “La Sapienza”, and Institute for Nuclear Research (INFN), Rome, Italy. 1989 - 1993 Research Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Patras, Greece.

 Research Interests:

Theoretical and computational methods for the study of the electronic properties of nanostructured materials.

Synthesis and Characterization of amorphous and nanocrystalline materials.

 Other research or academic activities:

Editorial Board: 1) Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, American Scientific Publishers

   2) The Open Electrical and Electronic Engineering Journal, Bentham Science Publishers

   3) Open Electrical and Electronic Engineering Letters, Bentham Science Publishers

   4) Open Electrical and Electronic Engineering Reviews, Bentham Science Publishers

   5) Internation Journal of Modern Physics B (for specific articles)

   6) Modern Physics Letters B (for specific articles)

Guest Editor:  Special Issue with title Electronic properties of low dimensional systems, to be published in Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

 Αccosiate European Editor: Science of Advanced Materials, American Scientific Publishers

 Referee in International Scientific Journals:

Nano Letters Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Journal of Applied Physics Superlattices and Microstructures Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semicl. Optics Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General Physica Scripta International Journal of Modern Physics B Modern Physics Letters B Physica B Physics Letters A Journal of Non Crystalline Solids Materials Science and Engineering B Physica E

Participation in Research Projects:

 1.      2005 – 2008, Group Leader, Greece-Hungary project, with title Fabrication technology, characterization and study of properties of bulk amorphous and nanophase metallic alloys, Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, Greece.

2.       2005 – 2008, Group Leader, project Karatheodoris, with title Design and development of nanocrystalline semiconductor materials for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications, Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, Greece.

3.      2005 – 2008, Pythagoras II: Controlled Dynamics of Nanostructures and Applications in Quantum Computers, Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, Greece.

4.      2005 - 2008, Project Arhimides, Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, Greece.

5.      2001 - 2008, project Karatheodoris, with title Synthesis, characterization and properties of nanostructured semiconductors, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras, Greece.

6.      2000 – 2001, PENED: Study of nanostructured particles in liquid crystals and polymers, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras.

7.      1999 – 2001, Greece – Georgia: Electrical and magnetical properties of High-T_C  superconductors synthesized and consolidated at very high pressures, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras.

8.      1999 – 2001, INTAS: Production of high density, high hardness B₄ C and boron contained materials, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras.

9.      1999 – 2000, Modeling and behavior of clusters and nanostructured materials, properties and applications of quantum dots, International Büro of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, και INT, Institute für Nanotechnologie, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany.

10.   1/11/1997 – 30/04/1998 RCUP: Quasicrystalline, amorphous and nanocrystalline materials, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras.

11.     1/9/1996 – 31/12/1997 Human Capital and Mobility: Modifications of Structural Vibrational and Electronic Characteristics of Oxides Induced by Defects at the Surface and in Very Thin Films, Engineering Science Department, University of Patras.

12.   1/5/1996 – 30/5/1996, Quantum Tunneling Effect, Dept. of Physics Fundamental y Experimental, University of Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.

13.    1/11/1995 – 30/4/1996, GGET: Synthesis, physical and electrochemical properties of semiconductors ΙΙ – VI και I – III – IV in colloid form and thin films, Department of Physics, University of Patras.

14.    1/11/1995 – 30/4/1996, JOR3 – CT 95 – 0038, 1225, Synthesis of multi – layers thin films with high reflection in far infrared and permeable in visible, Department of Physics, University of Patras.

15.   1993 –1996, Italian M.U.R.S.T (Ministery of University and of Scientific and Technological Research), Dept. of Physics I^a Universita di Roma ‘La Sapienza’, Dept. of Physics ‘E. Amaldi’ III, Universita di Roma ‘ Roma Tre’, Rome, Italy.

Publications in International Scientific Journals:

1.  Jannussis, A., Brodimas, G, Baskoutas, S. (1991): Lie-Admissible Q-algebra and the Pauli exclusion principle, Hadronic Journal 14, 277-288.
2. Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A. (1992): Quantum Mechanics of the inverted  Caldirola-Kanai oscillator, Nuovo Cimento B107, 255-267.  
3. Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., and Mignani, R. (1992): Study of the generalized parametric oscillator, Phys. Lett. A164,17-22.
4.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A. (1992): Quantum tunneling effect for the inverted Caldirola-Kanai Hamiltonian, Journal of Physics A: Math. Gen. 25, L1299-L1304.
5.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., Mignani, R. (1993): Quantum tunneling effect of  a damped and driven inverted harmonic oscillator, Journal of Physics A: Math. Gen. 26, 7137-7147.
6.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A. Mignani, R. (1993): Time evolution of Caldirola-  Kanai oscillators, Nuovo Cimento B108, 953-966.
7.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., Mignani, R., Papatheou, V. (1993): Tunneling  process for non-Hermitian systems: the complex frequency inverted oscillator, Journal of Physics A: Math. Gen. 26, L819-L824.
8.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., Vlahos, E., Mignani, R. (1994): Generalized  parametric oscillator in  phase space, Annales de la Fod. Louis de Broglie 19, 311-316.
9.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A. Mignani, R. (1994): Dissipative tunneling of the  inverted Caldirola-Kanai oscillator, Journal of Physics A: Math. Gen. 27, 2189-2196.
10.  Angelopoulou, P., Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., Mignani, R. (1994): Caldirola- Kanai Hamiltonian  with complex friction coefficient, Nuovo Cimento B109, 1221-1226.
11.  Angelopoulou, P., Baskoutas, S., Falco, L.D., Jannussis, A., Mignani, R., Sotiropoulou, A. (1994): Real Planck distribution for a complex Q-boson gas, Journal of Phys. A: Math. Gen. 27, L605-L609.
12. Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A. Mignani, R. (1995): Landau-Zener-Like transition of a driven Caldirola-Kanai oscillator, Modern Physics Letters A10, 219-226.
13. Angelopoulou, P., Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., Mignani, R., Papatheou, V. (1995): Non-Hermitian tunneling of open quantum systems, International Journal of Modern Physics B17, 2083-2104.
14. Baskoutas, S. (1996): Dissipative tunneling of coherent states, Quantum Semiclassical Optics  8, 989- 997.
15.  Baskoutas, S., Jannussis, A., Yianoulis, P. (1996): Displaced squeezed number states of phonon field in polar semiconductors, Physical Review. B54, 8586-8592.
16.  Baskoutas, S., Papanikolau, P. (1997): Correlated squeezed state approach for complex phonon coupling in a tunneling system, Modern Physics Letters B11, 485-492.
17. Baskoutas, S. (1997): Generalized localized matter wavepackets, International Journal of Modern Physics B11, 2791-2801.
18. Baskoutas, S. (1997): Wigner Distribution function for open quantum systems, Modern Physics Letters B11, 391-397.
19.  Baskoutas, S., Athanasiou, N.S. (1997): Huang-Rhys factor of CdTe semiconductors doped with arsenic and antimony, Modern Physics Letters B11, 503-509.
20. Baskoutas, S., Athanasiou, N.S. (1997): Determination of the donor-acceptor pair separation in GaP semiconductors doped with sulfur and zinc using its photoluminescence spectrum, International Journal of Modern Physics B11, 3723-3731.
21. Baskoutas, S., Athanasiou, N.S. (1997): Dissipative Zener Tunneling in silicon semiconductors, Modern Physics Letters B18, 807-813.
22. Baskoutas, S., Athanasiou, N.S. (1997): Optical constants of TiO₂/Ag/TiO₂ three-layer thin films, Modern Physics Letters B11, 1077-1084.
23. Baskoutas, S., Schommers, W. (1998): Phase-space picture of squeezing via driven generalized parametric oscillator, Modern Physics Letters B12, 355-361.
24.  Athanasiou, N. S., Spirlet, J., Zwirner, S., Baskoutas, S. (1998): Investigation of the quasicrystalline state of the D-Al_67.5Cu_17.5Rh₁₅ and I-Al₇₀Cu₁₂Ru₁₈ alloys, Modern Physics Letters B12, 343-353.
25. Jakeli, I., Kekelidze, N., Ambokadze, Shamugia,N., Javakhishvili, I., Baskoutas, S.,  Kapaklis, V. (1998): Temperature Dependence of Electron Mobility in Doped  n - Ge., Modern Physics Letters B12, 1147 –  1151.
26. Rieth, M., Schommers, W., Baskoutas, S., Politis, C. (1999): Modellierung in der Nanophysik, Nachrichten 31, 137 – 148.
27. Rieth, M., Schommers, W., Baskoutas, S. (2000): Thermal stability and specific material properties of Nanosystems, Modern Physics Letters B14, 621 - 629.
28. Baskoutas, S., Politis, C., Rieth, M., Schommers, W. (2001): Dissipative dynamics of a parabolic confined particle in the presence of magnetic field, Physica A292, 238 – 254.
29. Rieth, M., Schommers, W., Baskoutas, S., Politis, C., Jannussis, A. (2001): On the Thermal Stability and Melting Temperature of Nano – systems, Chinese Physics 10, S137 - S139.
30. Politis, C., Spiliotis, A. D., Kapaklis, V., Baskoutas, S. (2001): Nanostructured Multicomponent Materials by Mechanical Alloying, Chinese Physics 10, S27 - S30.
31. Rieth, M., Schommers, W., Baskoutas, S., Politis, C. (2001): Spontaneous Transformations of Nanoclusters, Chinese Physics 10, S132 - S136.
32. Athanasiou, N. S., Politis, C., Spirlet J.C., Baskoutas S., Kapaklis V. (2002): The significance of valence electron concentration on the formation mechanism of some ternary aluminum – based quasicrystals, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B16, 4665-4683.
33. Baskoutas, S., Kapaklis V., Politis, C. (2002): Bulk amorphous Zr₅₇Cu₂₀Al₁₀Ni₈Ti₅ and Zr₅₅Cu₁₉Al₈Ni₈Ti₅Si₅ alloys prepared by arc – melting, International Journal of Modern Physics B16, 3707–3714.
34. Rieth, M., Schommers, W., Baskoutas, S. (2002): Exact Numerical Solution of Schrödinger’s  equation for a particle in an interaction potential of general shape, International Journal of Modern Physics B16, 4081-4092.
35. Baskoutas S., Rieth, M., Terzis, A. F., Kapaklis V., Politis, C. (2002): Novel Numerical Method for the solution of the Schrödinger’s equation: Exciton Energy of CdS quantum dots, International Journal of Modern Physics B16, 4093-4103.
36. Baskoutas, S., Schommers, W., Terzis, A. F., Rieth, M., Kapaklis, V., Politis, C. (2003): Stability of an Exciton bound to an Ionized Donor in Quantum Dots, Physics Letters A308, 219 – 225.
37. Jannussis, A., Brodimas, G., Baskoutas, S., Leodaris, A. (2003): Non–Hermitian harmonic oscillator with discrete complex or real spectrum for non–unitary squeeze operators, Journal of Physics A: Math. Gen.: A36, 1-10.
38. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A. F., Politis, C. (2003): Stability of an Exciton bound to an Ionized Acceptor in Quantum Dots, International Journal of Modern Physics B17, 2273-2279.
39. Baskoutas, S., Lemis-Petropoulos, P., Kapaklis, V., Koveos, Y. (2003): Νanostructured and Amorphous Zr based Alloys prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Arc Melting, International Journal of Modern Physics B17, 2035-2044.
40. Kapaklis, V., Baskoutas, S., Politis, C. (2003): Glass Forming Ability of Bulk and Mechanically Alloyed Zr55Cu19Ni8Al8Si5Ti5 Amorphous Alloys, Journal of Optoelectronic and Advanced Materials 5 1255-1258.
41. Poulopoulos, P., Baskoutas, S., Kapaklis, V., Politis, C. (2003): Effects of Transition-Metal Element Addition on the Stability of the Supersaturated Ag-Cu Solid Solution by Mechanical Alloying, International Journal of Modern Physics B17, 6019-6029.
42. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F., Voutsinas, E. (2004): Binding Energy of Donor States in a Quantum Dot with Parabolic Confinement, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 1, 315-319.
43. Baskoutas, S. (2005): Excitons and Charged excitons in InAs nanorods, Chemical Physics Letters 404, 107-111.
44. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2005): Binding Energy Calculation of Excitonic Trions in Spherical Quantum Dots with the Quantum Adiabatic Theorem, Microelectronic Engineering 81,461-466.
45. Terzis, A.F., Baskoutas, S. (2005): Binding energy of donor states in a GaAs quantum dot: Effect of electric and magnetic field, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 10, 77-80.
46. Poulopoulos, P., Baskoutas, S., Karoutsos, V., Angelakeris, M., Flevaris, N. K. (2005): Growth and optical absorption of thin ZnSe films, Journal of  Physics: Conference Series 10, 259-262.
47. Baskoutas, S. (2005): Novel Formulation of the Hartree-Fock approximation: Effective Band Gap Calculation of InAs Nanorods , Physics Letters A341, 303-307.
48. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2005)*: Biexciton Luminescence in InAs nanorods, Journal of Applied Physics 98, 044309-1-4. (*Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology , August 29 (2005)).
49. Voutsinas, E., Fountoulakis, A., Terzis, A.F., Boviatsis, J., Baskoutas, S., Paspalakis, E. (2006): Coherent Phenomena in a Semiconductor Quantum Well System: Effects of Double Dark States, Proceedings of SPIE Volume: 6321, Nanophotonic Materials III, Editor(s): Zeno Gaburro, Stefano Cabrini, 63210P.
50. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2006): Size Dependent Band Gap of Colloidal Quantum Dots, Journal of Applied Physics 99, 013708-1-4.
51. Baskoutas, S., Poulopoulos, P., Karoutsos, V., Angelakeris, M., Flevaris, N.K. (2006): Strong quantum confinement effects in thin zinc selenide films, Chemical Physics Letters. 417, 461-464.
52. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F., Schommers, W. (2006): Size-Dependent Exciton Energy of Narrow Band Gap Colloidal Quantum Dots in the Finite Depth Square-Well Effective Mass Approximation, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 3, 269-271.
53. Kapaklis, V., Baskoutas, S., Schommers, W. (2006)*: Quantum Confinement and Effective Band Gap in Si nanocrystals, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6, 2037-2041 (*cover image in Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology).
54. Baskoutas, S., Paspalakis, E., Terzis, A.F. (2006): Effects of excitons in nonlinear optical rectification in semi-parabolic quantum dots, Physical Review B74, 153306-1-4.
55. Baskoutas, S., Paspalakis, E., Terzis A.F. (2007): Excitonic effects in nonlinear optical rectification in small semi-parabolic quantum dots, Physica Status Solidi C4, 292-294.
56. Baskoutas, S., Giabouranis, P., Yannopoulos, S.N., Dracopoulos, V., Toth, L., Chrissanthopoulos, A., Bouropoulos, N. (2007): Preparation of ZnO nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of zinc alginate, Thin Solid Films 515, 8461–8464.
57. Chrissanthopoulos, A., Baskoutas, S., Bouropoulos, N., Dracopoulos, V., Tassis, D., Yannopoulos, S.N. (2007): ZnO nanostructures grown on carbon nanotubes by thermal evaporation, Thin Solid Films 515, 8524–8528 (cited in Top 25 articles of the journal, December 2007).
58. Baskoutas, S., Paspalakis, E., Terzis, A.F. (2007): Εlectronic structure and non linear optical rectification in a quantum dot: Effects of impurity and external electric field, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 19, 395024 (9pp).
59. Poulopoulos, P., Baskoutas, S., Kiss, L. F., Bujdosó, L., Kemény, T., Wilhelm, F., Rogalev, F., Kapaklis, V., Politis, C., Angelakeris, M., Saksl, K. (2008): Magnetic moments of Fe and Y in the FeBY glass forming system, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 354, 587.
60. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2008): Biexciton Luminescence of PbS and PbSe Colloidal Quantum Dots embedded in E-MAA and Phosphate glasses, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience  5, 88.
61. Paspalakis, E., Simserides C., Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2008) Electromagnetically induced adiabatic polulation transfer between two quantum well subbands, Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 40, 1301.
62. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2008): Size dependent exciton energy of various technologically important colloidal quantum dots Materials Science and Engineering B-Solid State Materials For Advanced Technology 147, 280.
63. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2008): Binding Energy of Hydrogenic Impurity States in an Inverse Parabolic Quantum Well under Electric Field, Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 40, 1367.
64. Kiss, L.F., Kemény, T., Baskoutas, S., Poulopoulos, P., Kapaklis, V., Politis, C. (2008): Heterogeneous magnetism in dilute Fe containing bulk metallic glasses and nanocrystals, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 20, 015211.
65. Karabulut I., Baskoutas S., (2008): Linear and Nonlinear Optical Absorption Coefficients and Refractive Index Changes in Spherical Quantum Dots: Effects of Impurities, Electric Field, Size and Optical Intensity, Journal οf Applied Physics 103, 073512.
66. Bouropoulos, N., Psarras, G.C., Moustakas, N., Chrissanthopoulos, A., Baskoutas, S. (2008): Optical and Dielectric Properties of ZnO/PVA Nanocomposites, Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science  205, 2033.
67. Bouropoulos N., Tsiaoussis I., Poulopoulos P., Roditis P, and Baskoutas S., (2008) ZnO controllable sized quantum dots produced by polyol method: An experimental and theoretical study, Materials Letters 62, 3533
68. Karabulut I., Baskoutas S., (2009): Second and third harmonic generation susceptibilities of spherical quantum dots: Effects of impurities, electric field and size, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 6, 153.
69. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2009): Binding Energy of Hydrogenic Impurity States in an Inverse Parabolic Quantum Well under Parallel Electric Field and Magnetic Field, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience (in press).
70. Baskoutas, S., Terzis, A.F. (2009): Binding energy of hydrogenic impurity states in an inverse parabolic quantum well under static external fields European Physical Journal B 237.

PUBLICATIONS IN BOOKS

1.  Aringazin, A.K., Aringazin, K.M., Baskoutas, S., Brodimas, G., Jannussis A. and Vlahos, E. (1994) : q-deformed harmonic oscillator in phase space, Advances in Fundamental Physics, eds. M. Barone, F. Selleri, Hadronic Press, Palm Harbor, FL USA, 329 p., ISBN 0-911767 – 72 –X, http://www.arxiv.org (hep-th/9811027).

2. Brodimas, G., Baskoutas, S., Vavougios D., and Jannussis, A. (1991) : Quantum Group for linear combination of Bose and Fermi operators, Hadronic Mechanics and non-potential interactions, Part II, Physics, Nova Science Publishers, 161 p.

3. Jannussis, A and Baskoutas, S (1998): On superluminal velocities, Relativistic Physics and some of Its Applications, ed. F. Selleri, Keys, Montreal, 261 p., ISBN 0-9683689-1-3.

4. Baskoutas S., Terzis A.F: Stability of an Exciton bound to an Ionized Donor and/or Acceptor in Quantum Dots, Trends in Quantum Dots Research, ed. P. A. Ling, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 1-59454-407-7, pp. 247-278 (2005) (INVITED).

5. Terzis A.F, Baskoutas S, Calculation of Impurity states in Quantum Dots with Potential Morphing Method, Trends in Quantum Dots Research, ed. P.A. Ling, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 1-59454-407-7, pp. 127-153 (2005) (INVITED).

6.   Paspalakis E., Baskoutas S., Terzis A.F., Proceedings of SPIE Volume: 6582, Control of intersubband population inversion in double semiconductor quantum wells interacting with pulsed electromagnetic fields, Non Linear Optics and their Applications (2007).

7.  Kyriazis F, S.N. Yannopoulos S.N., Chrissanthopoulos A., Baskoutas S., Bouropoulos N., ZnO Nanostructures Grown By Thermal Evaporation And Thermal Decomposition Methods, in press NATO-ASI series "Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Technological Applications"  (2009).