Publications

2026

• Abdelghany, Muhammad A. and Ngan, Zachariah and Qerimi, Dren, A Self-Consistent Hybrid Global–2D Model for SF6/Ar Inductively Coupled Plasma Etchers with Neural-Network Surrogate Acceleration (2026). Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. Available at: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/ae9f67 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ae9f67
• Jeremy J. Mettler, Takashi Tohara, Junichi Miyakawa, Dilan Kurukulasuriya, Dren Qerimi, David N. Ruzic; Non-equilibrium radical probe technique for measuring spatially resolved fluorine radical density. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 1 September 2026; 44 (5): 053009. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0005596
• Mahrous, Mahmoud A. and Abdelghany, Muhammad A. and Qerimi, Dren and Jasiuk, Iwona M., Thermal and Irradiation Disorder in Porous Additively Manufactured 316H Steel: A Molecular Dynamics Study (2026). Materials Letters, Vol. 410, Article 140298. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140298
• Mahrous, Mahmoud A. and Qerimi, Dren and Abdelghany, Muhammad A. and Jasiuk, Iwona and Ngan, Zachariah and Y. Hawary, Mahmoud and Matthews, Brian, Additive Manufacturing of Nuclear Structural Materials: Process Physics, Printability, and Microstructural Evolution (July 09, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7095098 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7095098
• S. Stemmley, B. Moore, D. O’Dea, R. Trendler, P.F. Buxton, P. Bunting, K. Moshkunov, M. Gryaznevich, D.N. Ruzic, “Time domain reflectometry liquid level probe for the calibration of liquid lithium direct current conduction flowmeters,” Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 224, (2026) 115583, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115583.
• Rizkallah, R., Shone, A., O’Dea, D., Curreli, D., Andruczyk D, “Rapid Vapor-Driven Plasma Contamination and Suppressed Net Lithium Surface Loss in the HIDRA Stellarator,” J Fusion Energ 45, 39 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-026-00582-y
• Granat et al., (2026). RGTFun: An Open-Source MATLAB App for Rarefied Gas Transport Coefficient Calculations. Journal of Open Source Software, 11(124), 9948, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.09948
• Steven Stemmley, Daniel O’Dea, Braden Moore, Riley Trendler, Quentin Mooney, Emily Greene, David N. Ruzic, Development of a flow distributor for the actively pumped open-surface lithium loop, Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 232, 2026, 116023, ISSN 0920-3796, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2026.116023.

2025

• Dongho Lee, Zachary Jeckell, Nicholas Connolly, David N Ruzic, “Characterizing fast electrons at the onset of cathode voltage reversal of high-power impulse magnetron sputtering of a graphite target,” Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Volume 34, Number 9, (2025) 095005 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ae0154
• Gianluca Panici, John R. Spoore, Dren Qerimi, Md. Amzad Hossain, David N. Ruzic, “Multiple distinct plasmas in extreme ultraviolet lithography sources,” J. Micro/Nanopattern. Mats. Metro. 24(3) 033801 (9 September 2025) https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.24.3.033801
• Parker Hays, Dhruval Patel, Michael Stowell, Dren Qerimi, David Ruzic; “Evolution of graphene nanoflake size and morphology in atmospheric pressure microwave plasma.” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 1 July 2025; 43 (4): 042801. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0004741
• Nicholas Connolly, Zachary Jeckell, Rajib Paul, Nicolas Vincent, Piotr Jankowski, Dongho Lee, Brian Jurczyk, David N. Ruzic, Carbon coatings deposited on 316L bipolar plates via HiPIMS with cathode reversal for low interfacial contact resistance and high corrosion resistance, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 193, 2025, 152464, ISSN 0360-3199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152464.

2024

• James Bramble, Cody Moynihan , Steven Stemmley , Jackson Stermer, Jaime Robertson , Natalie Weissburg, and David N. Ruzic, “Ejection of molten tin in the presence of a hydrogen plasma“, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 207, 114622, 2024.
• Stemmley, S., Moore, B., Moynihan, C., Yang, O., Skrecky, K., & David N. Ruzic , “Contact angle measurements of liquid lithium on surface-modified stainless steel, insulating materials, and other metals and coatings”, Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 208, November 2024, 114649 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920379624005003
• N.A. Pablant, D. Anderson, J.K. Anderson, S. Anderson, D. Andruczyk, et. al, “The Compelling Need for a Mid-Scale Stellarator Facility”, National Stellarator Coordinating Committee, USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), PPPL-2024_394, February 13, 2024 https://doi.org/10.2172/2370175 / https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2370175
• Nathan Bartlett, Andrew Herschberg, Gordon Jameson Crouse, Tamar Dallal, James Nuttall, Jack Stahl, Niels Braaksma and David N Ruzic, “Elastic scattering cross sections and transport of tin ions in extreme ultraviolet lithography sources”, Physics Scripta, May 13, 2024. Bartlett et al 2024 Phys. Scr. https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad4a9c
• David Graves, Catherine Labelle, Mark Kushner, Eray Aydil, Vincent M Donnelly, Jane Chang, Peter Mayer, L. Overzet, Steven Shannon, Shahid Rauf, David N. Ruzic, “Science Challenges and Research Opportunities for Plasma Applications in Microelectronics”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, March 21, 2024 (Accepted for Publication).
• Nicholas Connolly, Michael Hysick, David E. Barlaz, Raquel Garza, Gilberto Lunardi, David N. Ruzic, “Characterization of elastomer degradation in O₂/Ar plasma via mass and surface morphology changes”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Vol. 42, 023004, 2024.

2023

• Gianluca Panici and David N. Ruzic, “Tin Mitigation in EUV Sources”, Chapter 18, Photon Sources for Lithography and Metrology edited by Vivek Bakshi, SPIE, Washington, 2023.
• Rquel Garza, Nathan Bartlett, Jameson Crouse, Andrew Herschberg, R. Mohan Sankaran, Md. Amzad Hossain, David N. Ruzic, “Stannane in extreme ultraviolet lithography and vacuum technology” Synthesis and characterization”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, vol. 41, 063209, 2023.
• Andrew Shone, Rabel Rizkallah, Daniel O’ Dea, Brandon Kamiyama, Daniel Andruczyk, “In-operando Lithium Evaporation Inducing Helium Retention in Long-Pulse HIDRA Helium Plasma”, Journal of Fusion, s10894-023-00383-7, 42:43, 2023. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10894-023-00383-7)
• D. Andruczyk, R. Rizkallah, D. O’Dea, A. Shone, S. Smith, B. Kamiyama, R. Maingi, C. E. Kessel, S. Smolentsev, T. W. Morgan & F. Romano, Overview of Liquid-Metal PFC R&D at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2171259
• Gianluca Panici and David N. Ruzic, “Tin Mitigation in EUV Sources”, Chapter 18, Photon Sources for Lithography and Metrology edited by Vivek Bakshi, SPIE, Washington, 2023.
• Rquel Garza, Nathan Bartlett, Jameson Crouse, Andrew Herschberg, R. Mohan Sankaran, Md. Amzad Hossain, David N. Ruzic, “Stannane in extreme ultraviolet lithography and vacuum technology” Synthesis and characterization”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, vol. 41, 063209, 2023.
• Cody D. Moynihan, Steven Stemmley, Brady Moore, Riley Trendler, Md. Amzad Hossain, David N. Ruzic, “Characterization of liquid lithium corrosion for fusion reaction materials”, Fusion Engineering and Design, volume 199, 114102, February 2024. (Available in online on 19 December 2023)

2022

• G.Z. Zuo, C.L. Li, R. Maingi, X.C. Meng, D. Andruczyk, P.J. Sun, Z. Sun, W. Xu, M. Huang, Z.L. Tang, D.H. Zhang, Y.J. Chen, Q. Zang, Y.M. Wang, Y.F. Wang, K. Tritz, J.S. Hu, “Effect of continuously flowing liquid Li limiter on particle and heat fluxes during H-mode discharges in EAST”, Nuclear Materials and Energy 33 (2022) 101263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2022.101263
• Daniel Andruczyk, Andrew Shone, Zachariah Koyn and Jean Paul Allain, “First lithium experiments in HIDRA and evidence of helium retention during quasi-steady-state stellarator plasma operations”, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 64 (2022) 085011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ac7973
• Chenglong LI, Guizhong ZUO, R MANIGI, K TRITZ, D ANDRUCZYK, Bin ZHANG, Ruirong LIANG, D OLIVER, Zhen SUN, Wei XU, Xiancai MENG, Ming HUANG, Zhongliang TANG, Binfu GAO, Ning YAN and Jiansheng HU, “Evidence of vapor shielding effect on heat flux loaded on flowing liquid lithium limiter in EAST“, Plasma Sci. Technol. 24 (2022) 095104. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-6272/ac6650
• Shone, Z. Koyn, B. Kamiyama, E. Perez, L. Barrus, N. Bartlett, J.P. Allain, D. Andruczyk, “HIDRA-MAT liquid metal droplet injector for liquid metal applications in HIDRA”, Fusion Engineering and Design 180 (2022) 113193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2022.113193
• X.C. Meng, L. Li, C.L. Li, D. Andruczyk, K. Tritz, R. Maingi, M. Huang, D.H. Zhang, W. Xu, Z. Sun, G.Z. Zuo, J.S. Hu, “Corrosion characteristics of Mo and TZM alloy for plasma facing components in molten lithium at 623 K“, Corrosion Science 200 (2022) 110202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110202
• Jeckell, Z., D. E. Barlaz, T. Houlahan, W. Huber, I. Haehnlein, B. Jurczyk and D. N. Ruzic, “Time-resolved ion energy distribution functions during a HiPIMS discharge with cathode voltage reversal“, Physica Scripta 98, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/aca5c7
• Qerimi. D, Herschberg AC, Panici. G, Hays. P, Pohlman. T, and Ruzic. DN, “Tin removal by an annular surface wave plasma antenna in an extreme ultraviolet lithography source“, Journal of Applied Physics Volume 132, (2022) 113302. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0094375
• Matlis, E.H., T. C. Corke, D. Qerimi and D. Ruzic, “Single Electrode A.C. Plasma Anemometer in High Speed H2 Jet With Background RF Plasma“, AIAA Aviation 2022, (2022). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3364
• Huber, W., T. Houlahan, Z. Jeckell, D. Barlaz, I. Haehnlein, B. Jurczyk and D.N. Ruzic, “Time-resolved electron energy distribution functions at the substrate during a HiPIMS discharge with cathode voltage reversal“, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Volume 31, Number 6, (2022) 065001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac6d0a
• Szott, SM., S. Stemmley, C. Moynihan, A. de Castro, D. N. Ruzic, “Structured Large-Pore Foams Improve Thermal Performance of LiMIT-style Liquid Lithium PFC“, Nuclear Fusion, Volume 62, Number 1, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac39f3

2021

• Patel, D., L. Bonova, Z. Jeckell, D. Barlaz, S. Chaudhuri, D. Krogstad, and Ruzic, D. “Deposition of Zirconium Oxide using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition with Various Precursors”, Thin Solid Films, 733, (2021), 138815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138815
• Ruzic, D.N., C. Oh, J.V. Puthussery, D. Patel, Z. Jeckell, V. Verma, and T.H. Nguyen, “A Plasma-Generating N-95 Respirator Decontamination Unit Created from a Microwave Oven”, Plasma Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 3, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.28.20163915
• Patel, D., L. Bonova, Z. Jeckell, D. Barlaz, S. Chaudhuri, D. Krogstad, and Ruzic, D. “Deposition of Zirconium Oxide using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition with Various Precursors”, Thin Solid Films, 733, (2021), 138815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138815
• De Castro, A., Moynihan, C., Stemmley, S., Szott, M., and Ruzic, D. “Lithium, a path to make fusion energy affordable”, Physics of Plasmas, 28, (2021), 050901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0042437
• Qerimi, D.,Panici, G., Jain, A., Jacobson, D., & Ruzic, D. N., “Determination of recombination coefficients for hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen gasses via in situ radical probe system”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 39(2), (2021) 023004. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000787
• Qerimi, D., Shchelkanov, I., Panici, G., Jain, A., Wagner, J., & Ruzic, D. N., “Radical probe system for in situ measurements of radical densities of hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen”,  Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 39(2), (2021) 023003. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000786
• Jeckell, Z., Patel, D., Herschberg, A., Choi, T., Barlaz, D., Bonova, L., … Ruzic, D. (2021). Silicon Dioxide Deposited Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition for Improved Adhesion and Water Intrusion Resistance for Lightweight Manufacturing”, Surfaces and Interfaces, 23, (2021) 100989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2021.100989

2020

• A. de Castro, C. Moynihan, S. Stemmley, M. Szott, D. Andruzcyk and D. N. Ruzic, “Exploration of Sn₇₀Li₃₀ tin lithium alloy as possible material for flowing liquid metal plasma facing components” , Nuclear Materials and Energy 25  (2020) 100829
• A. Shone, Z. Koyn, A. Kapat, R. Rizkallah, D. O’Dea, G. Golba, T. Hoffman, D. Kurukulasuriya, Q. Tang, A. de Castro, J. P. Allain and D. Andruczyk. “An overview of the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications material analysis test stand”, Journal of Fusion energy, 2020, accepted article in press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-020-00260-7
• Dren Querimi, Gianluca Panici,  Arihant Jain, Daniel Jacobson, David N. Ruzic, Study of a Linear Surface Wave Plasma Source for Tin removal in an extreme ultraviolet source”, 00331 Journal of vacuum science and technology B (2020)  DOI: 10.1116/6.0000200
• G. Z. Zuo, C. L. Li, R. Maingi, X. C. Meng, Z. Sun, W. Xu, Y. Z. Qian, M. Huang, Z. L. Tang, D. H. Zhang, L. Zhang, Y. J. Chen, S. T. Mao, Y. M. Wang, H. L. Zhao, D.Andruczyk, K. Tritz, X. Z. Gong, J. S. Hu, “Results from a new flowing liquid Li limiter with TZM substrate during high confinement plasmas in the EAST device” Physics of Plasmas 27 052506 (2020) https://doi: 10.1063/1.5143179
• D Andruczyk, R Maingi, J S Hu, G Z Zuo, R Rizkallah, M Parsons, A Shone, D O’Dea, A Kapat, M Szott, S Stemmley, Z Sun, W Xu, X C Meng, R Lunsford, E P Gilson, A Diallo, K Tritz, “Overview of lithium injection and flowing liquid lithium results from the US-China collaboration on EAST”, Physica Scripta, 2020  T171
• X.C. Meng, M. Huang, C. L. Li, Z. Sun, W. Xu, R. Maingi, K. Tritz, D. Andruczyk, Y. Z. Qian, Q. X. Yang, X. L. Yuan, J. J. Huang, X. Gao, B. Yu, J. G. Li, G. Z. Zuo, J. S. Hu, “Real-time gas cooling of flowing liquid lithium limiter for the EAST”   Fusion Engineering and Design 154, (2020) 111537
• M. Szott and D. N. Ruzic,  “2D moving mesh modeling of lithium dryout in open surface liquid metal applications” Fusion Engineering and Design 154, (2020) 111152
• Lucia Bonova, Weikun Zhu, Dhruval K. Patel, Daniel V. Krogstad and David N. Ruzic, Atmospheric pressure microwave plasma for aluminum surface cleaning”, Journal of Vacuum Science Technology A 38, 023002 (2020)    https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5132912

2019

• Jan Uhilg, David E. Barlaz, David N. Ruzic,  “Reduction in a-Si:H density utilizing a secondary plasma”, J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS and MOEMS 18(4), 044502 (2019), doi: 10.1117/1.JMM.18.4.044502.
• Rabel Rizkallah, Steven Carcinoma, Davide Curreli, Matthew S. Parsons, Nathan Bartlett, Raanan Gluck, Andrew Shone, and Daniel Andruczyk, “Mapping of the HIDRA stellarator magnetic flux surfaces“, Physics of Plasmas 26, 092503 (2019)
• C. E. Kessel, D. Andruczyk, J. P. Blanchard, T. Bohm, A. Davis, K. Hollis, P. W. Humrickhouse, M. Hvasta, M. Jaworski, J. Jun, Y. Katoh,  A. Khodak,  J. Klein, E. Kolemen, G. Larsen, R. Majeski, B. J. Merrill, N. B. Morley, G. H. Neilson, B. Pint,  M. E. Rensink, T. D. Rognlien, A. F. Rowcliffe, S. Smolentsev, M. S. Tillack, L. M. Waganer, G. M. Wallace, P. Wilson, and S-J. Yoon, “Critical Exploration of Liquid Metal Plasma-Facing Components in a Fusion Nuclear Science Facility”, Fusion Science and Technology (2019), Accepted, article in press
• Chisung Ahn, John Gill and David N. Ruzic, “Growth of Plasma-Treated Corn Seeds Under Realistic Conditions – 2019“, Nature Scientific Reports 9, 4355 (2019)
• P. A. Piotrowicz, R. H. Goulding, J. F. Caneses, D. L. Green, J. B. O. Caughman, C. Lau, J. Rapp and D. N. Ruzic, “Computational Investigation of Ion Cyclotron Heating on Proto-MPEX”, Physics of Plasmas, Volume 26, 033511 (2019)  PoP Piotrowicz 2019
• J. S. Hu, G. Z. Zuo, R. Maingi, Z. Sun, K. Tritz, W. Xu, Q.X. Yang, D. Andruczyk, M. Huang, X. C. Meng, X. Z. Gong, D. N. Ruzic, M. J. Ni, B. N. Wan, J. G. Li and EAST Team, “Experiments of continuously and stably flowing lithium limiter in EAST towards a solution for the power exhaust of future fusion devices”, Nuclear Materials and Energy, Volume 18, 99-104 (2019)
• X.C. Meng, C. Xu, G.Z. Zuo, M. Huang, K. Trits, D. Andruczyk, Z. Sun, W. Xu, Y.Z. Qian, J.J. Huang, X. Gao, B. Yu, J.G. Li, J.S. Hu, Huiqui Deng, “Corrosion characteristics of copper in static liquid lithium under high vacuum”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 513, 282-292 (2019)
• Michael Christenson, Dario Panici, Cody D Moynihan, John Wendeborn, Jacob Anderson and David N Ruzic, “A study on hydrogen absorption and dissolution in liquid lithium”,  Nuclear Fusion Volume 59 (2019) Number 2, 026011

2018

• Michael Christenson, Cody D. Moynihan and David N. Ruzic, “A distillation column for hydrogen isotope removal from liquid lithium”, Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 135, 81-87 (2018)
• M. Szott, Z. Wang, D.N. Ruzic, “Reconstruction and analysis of exploding wire particle trajectories via automatic calibration of stereo images”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume 89, 10k118 (2018)
• Joseph L. Bottini, Vineet Kumar, Sabrina Hammouti, David Ruzic, Caleb S. Brooks, “Influence of Wettability due to Laser-Texturing on Critical Heat Flux in Vertical Flow Boiling“ International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 127, Page 806-817
• Jake McLain, Priya Raman, Dhruval Patel, Randall Spreadbury, Jan Uhlig, Ivan Shchelkanov, D.N. Ruzic, “Linear magnetron HiPIMS high deposition rate magnet pack” Vacuum, Volume 155, Page 559-565 (2018)
• Priya Raman, Matthew Cheng, Justin Weberski, Wenyu Xu, Thomas Houlahan, Jose Rivera, Rui Su, Ivan Shchelkanov, David Ruzic, “Magnetic Field Influence on Ionization Zones in High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering” Vacuum, Volume 156, Page 9-19 (2018)
• M. Mozetič A. Vesel, G. Primc, C. Eisenmenger-Sittner, J. Bauer, A. Eder, G.H.S. Schmid, D.N. Ruzic, Z. Ahmed, D. Barker, K.O. Douglass, S. Eckel, J.A. Fedchak, J. Hendricks, N. Klimov, J. Ricker, J. Scherschligt, J. Stone, G. Strouse, I. Capan, M. Buljan, S. Milošević, C. Teichert, S.R. Cohen, A.G. Silva, M. Lehocky, P. Humpoliček, C. Rodriguez, J. Hernandez-Montelongo, D. Mercier, M. Manso-Silván, G. Ceccone, A. Galtayries, K. Stana-Kleinschek, I. Petrov, J.E. Greene, J. Avila, C.Y. Chen, B. Caja-Munoz, H. Yi, A. Boury, S. Lorcy, M.C. Asensio, J. Bredins, T. Gans, D. O’Connell, J. Brendin, F. Reniers, A. Vincze, M. Anderle, L. Montelius, “Recent developments in surface science and engineering, thin films, nanoscience, biomaterials, plasma science, and vacuum technology” Thin Solid Films, Volume 660, Page 120-160 (2018)
• S. Hammouti , B. Holybee, M. Christenson, M. Szott, K. Kalathiparambil, S. Stemmley, B. Jurczyk, D.N. Ruzic, “Wetting of liquid lithium on fusion-relevant materials microtextured by femtosecond laser exposure” Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 508, Page 237-248 (2018)
• R. Rizkallah, D. Andruczyk, A. Shone, D. Johnson, Z. Jeckell, S. Marcinko, Z. Song, D. Curreli, F. Bedoya, A. Kapat, J.P. Allain, M. Christenson, M. Szott, S. Stemmley, H. Sandefur, D.N. Ruzic, R. Maingi, J. Hu, G. Zuo, J. Schmitt, “Latest Results From the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications (HIDRA)” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Volume 46, Number 07, Page 2685-2690 (2018)
• B. Wu, Y. Yu, J. Wu, I. Shchelkanov, D.N. Ruzic, N. Huang, Y.X. Leng, “Tailoring of titanium thin film properties in high power pulsed magnetron sputtering” Vacuum, Volume 150, Page 144-154 (2018)
• P.A Piotrowicz, J.F. Caneses, M.A. Showers, D.L. Green, R.H. Goulding, J.B.O. Caughman, T.M. Biewer, J. Rapp, D.N. Ruzic, “Direct measurement of the transition from edge to core power coupling in a light-ion helicon source” Physics of Plasma, Volume 25, Issue 5, Page 052101 (2018)
• S. Hammouti, B. Holybee, W. Zhu, J.P. Allain, B. Jurczyk, D.N. Ruzic “Titanium nitride formation by a dual-stage femtosecond laser process” Applied Physics A, Volume 124, Page 411 (2018)
• P.A. Piotrowicz, J.F. Caneses, D.L. Green, R.H. Goulding, C. Lau, J.B.O. Caughman, J. Rapp, D.N. Ruzic “Helicon Normal Modes in Proto-MPEX” Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Volume 27, Page 055016 (2018)
• W.K. Zhu, K.K. Kalathiparambil, Z.G. Sun, C.Y. Liu, A.M. Zhu, D.N. Ruzic, “Enhanced Effect of a Plasma-Irradiated Titanium Substrate on the Photocatalytic Activity of a TiO2 Film” Plasma Processes and Polymers, Volume 15, Issue 5, Page 1700223 (2018)
• B. Wu, I. Haehnlein, I. Shchelkanov, J. McLain, D. Patel, J. Uhlig, B. Jurczyk, Y. Leng, D. N. Ruzic, “Cu films prepared by bipolar pulsed high power impulse magnetron sputtering” Vacuum, Volume 150, Page 216-221 (2018)
• D. Johnson, K. Wegley, R. Rizkallah, A. Shone, D. Andruczyk, ”HIDRA Control System (HCS): A LaVIEW-based program to control the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications” Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 128, Page 215-222 (2018)
• X. Meng, G. Zuo, W. Xu, Z. Sun, M. Huang, X. Yuan, C. Xu, W. Hu, D. Andruczyk, J. Hu, H Deng, ”Effect of temperature on the corrosion behaviors of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium” Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 128, Page 75-81 (2018)
• David A. Gates, David Anderson, S. Anderson, M. Zarnstorff1, Donald A. Spong, Harold Weitzner, G. H. Neilson, D. Ruzic, D. Andruczyk, J. H. Harris, H. Mynick, C. C. Hegna, O. Schmitz, J. N. Talmadge, D. Curreli, D. Maurer, A. H. Boozer, S. Knowlton, J. P. Allain, D. Ennis, G. Wurden, A. Reiman, J. D. Lore, Matt Landreman, J. P. Freidberg10, S. R. Hudson, M. Porkolab, D. Demers, J. Terry, E. Edlund, S. A. Lazerson, N. Pablant, R. Fonck, F. Volpe, J. Canik, R. Granetz, A. Ware, J. D. Hanson, S. Kumar, C. Deng, K. Likin, A. Cerfon, A. Ram, A. Hassam, S. Prager, C. Paz-Soldan, M. J. Pueschel, I. Joseph, A. H. Glasser “Stellarator Research Opportunities:  A Report of the National Stellarator Coordinating Committee” Journal of Fusion Energy, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 51-94 (2018)

2017

• Z. Sun , R. Lunsford, R. Maingi, J. S. Hu, D. K. Mansfield, A. Diallo, K. Tritz, J. Canik Z. Wang, D. Andruczyk, Y. M. Wang, G. Z. Zuo, M. Huang, W. Xu, X. C. Meng, ”First Results of ELM Triggering With a Multichamber Lithium Granule Injector Into EAST Discharges” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Volume 46, Number 5, Page 1076-1080 (2017)
• M.S. Parsons, “Interpretation of machine-learning-based disruption models for plasma control” Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Volume 59, Number 8, Page 085001 (2017)
• Q. Yang, K. Kalathiparambil, D.T. Elg, D. Ruzic, W.M. Krivem, “Microstructural damage of α-Al2O3 by high energy density plasma” Acta Materialia, Volume 132, Page 479-490 (2017)
• D.T. Elg, G.A. Panici, J.A. Peck, S.N. Srivastava, D.N. Ruzic, “Modeling and measurement of hydrogen radical densities of in situ plasma-based Sn cleaning source” Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Volume 16, Number 2, Page 023501 (2017)
• J.A. Peck, P. Zonooz, D. Curreli, G.A. Panici, B.E. Jurczyk, D.N. Ruzic, “High deposition rate nanocrystalline and amorphous silicon thin film production via surface wave plasma source” Surface and Coating Technology, Volume 325, Page 370-376 (2017)
• M. Ono, R. Majeski, M. Jaworski, Y. Hirooka, R. Kaita, T. Gray, R. Maingi, C. Skinner, M. Christenson, D. Ruzic, “Liquid lithium loop system to solve challenging technology issues for fusion power plant” Nuclear Fusion, Volume 57, Number 11, Page 116056 (2017)
• D.N. Ruzic, M. Szott, C. Sandoval, M. Christenson, P. Fiflis, S. Hammouti, K. Kalathiparambil, I. Shchelkanov, D. Andruczyk, R. Stubbers, C. Joel Foster, B. Jurczyk, “Flowing liquid lithium plasma-facing components – Physics, technology and system analysis of the LiMIT system” Nuclear Materials and Energy, Volume 12, Page 1324-1329 (2017)
• M. Christenson, S. Stemmley, S. Jung, J. Mettler, X. Sang, D. Martin, K. Kalathiparambil, D.N. Ruzic, “Determining the ion temperature and energy distribution in a lithium-plasma interaction test stand with a retarding field energy analyzer” Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume 88, Issue 8, Page 083501 (2017)
• D.T. Elg, G.A. Panici, S. Liu, G. Girolami, S.N. Srivastava, D.N. Ruzic, “Removal of Tin from Extreme Ultraviolet Collector Optics by In-Situ Hydrogen Plasma Etching” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 223-245 (2017)
• J.A. Peck and D.N. Ruzic, “Mechanism behind dry etching of Si assisted by pulsed visible laser” Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 122, Issue 17, Page 173304 (2017)
• J.A. Peck and D.N. Ruzic, “Sub-damage-threshold plasma etching and profile tailoring of Si through laser-stimulated thermal desorption” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 021301 (2017)
• J. Drobny, A. Hayes, D. Curreli, D.N. Ruzic, “F-TRIDYN: A Binary Collision Approximation code for simulating ion interactions with rough surfaces” Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 494, Page 278-283 (2017)
• S.A. Krat, A.S. Popkov, Yu. M. Gasparyan, A.A. Pisarev, P. Fiflis, M. Szott, M. Christenson, K. Kalathiparambil, David N. Ruzic, “Wetting properties of liquid lithium on lithium compounds” Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 117, Page 199-203 (2017)