Colin Harthcock

(he/him)

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  • Title
    Staff Scientist
  • Email
    harthcock1@llnl.gov
  • Phone
    (925) 422-6125
  • Organization
    PLS-MSD-MATERIALS SCIENCE DIVISION

Research interests

Optical materials, thin films, coating, deposition, ion beam sputtering, materials properties and defect mitigation

 

Current position(s)

Principle investigator

 

Career path

Staff scientist, LLNL, 2020 - present

Postdoctoral fellow, LLNL, 2017 - 2020

Postdoctoral fellow, Washington State University, 2016 - 2017

 

Highlights

 

 

Subject Matter Expertise

Optical coatings, materials science and metrology, process development and optimization

 

Ph.D., Chemistry, Oregon State University, 2015

M.S., Chemistry, Oregon State University, 2012

B.A., Chemistry, Willamette University, 2009

  • Selected publications

    1. C. Harthcock, S.R. Qiu, P.B. Mirkarimi, R.A. Negres, G. Guss, M.G. Menor, G. Bhowmik, M. Huang, The origin and effect of film sub-stoichiometry on ultraviolet, ns-laser damage resistance of hafnia layers. To be submitted
    2. C. Harthcock, S.R. Qiu, R.A. Negres, J.A. Hammons, T. Voisin, G. Guss, A.A. Martin, C.J. Stolz, M.G. Menor, G. Bhowmik, M. Huang, The impact of nano-bubbles on the laser performance of hafnia films deposited by oxygen assisted ion beam sputtering method, Appl. Phys. Lett., 115, 251902 (2019)
    3. C. Harthcock, A. Jahanbekam, Y. Zhang, D. Lee, Spatially Resolved Modification of Graphene’s Band Structure by Surface Oxygen Atoms, J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 20051 (2017)
    4. A. Jahanbekam, C. Harthcock, D. Lee, Radical Induced Intermolecular Linkage and Energy Level Modification of a Porphyrin Monolayer, Chem. Commun., 53, 1104 (2017)
    5. C. Harthcock, A. Jahanbekam, D. Lee, Orientation-Free and Differentially Pumped addition of a Low-Flux Gas Beam to a Surface Analysis System, Rev Sci Instrum., 87, 113102 (2016)
    6. C. Harthcock, J. Zhang, W. Kong, M. Mitsui, Y. Ohshima, Electronic Spectra and Excited-state Dynamics of Acridine and its Hydrated Clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 146, 134311 (2017)
    7. C. Harthcock, J. Zhang, W. Kong, Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Benzo[h]quinoline, Phys Chem A., 119, 11997 (2015)
    8. C. Harthcock, J. Zhang, W. Kong, Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Triphenylene. J Chem Phys, 140, 244308 (2014)
    9. C. Harthcock, J. Zhang, W. Kong, Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization and Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Benzo[e]pyrene. Chem Phys Lett, 556, 23 (2013)
    10. J. Zhang, C. Harthcock, W. Kong, Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization and Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. J Chem Phys, 116, 1551 (2012)
    11. J. Zhang, C. Harthcock, W. Kong, Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization and Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Chrysene: a Comparison with Tetracene. J Phys Chem, 116, 7016 (2012)
    12. J. Zhang, C. Harthcock, F. Han, W. Kong, Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Jet Cooled Benzo[a]pyrene from Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization. J Chem Phys, 135, 244306 (2011)

     

    Patents

    High fluence oblique multilayer high reflecting coating with minimal differential phase angle over a wide angular or spectral range, ROI 2023

     
  • National Ignition Facility and Photon Science Award, 2023
  • National Ignition Facility and Photon Science Award, 2022
  • National Ignition Facility and Photon Science Award, 2019

Memberships

SPIE

Social media

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