1. "A Theory of Low-field, High-carrier-density Breakdown in Semiconductors," K. Kambour, H.P. Hjalmarson,

       and C.W. Myles,  Proc. 27^th International Conference on Semiconductor Physics, 1269 (2005). [pdf]

  2. "Simulation of Current Filaments in Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches," K. Kambour, H.P. Hjalmarson,

       F.J. Zutavern, A. Mar, and C.W. Myles, R.P. Joshi, Proc. 15^th International IEEE Pulsed Power Conference,

       814 (2005). [pdf]

  3. "Electronic Structure of the Na₁₆Rb₈Si₁₃₆  and K₁₆Rb₈Si₁₃₆ Clathrates," K. Biswas, and C.W. Myles,

        Physical Review B 74, 115113 (2006). [pdf]

  4. "Electronic and Vibrational Properties Framework-Substituted Type II Si Clathrates," K. Biswas, and C.W. Myles,

        Physical Review B 75, 245205 (2007). [pdf]

  5. "Density-functional Investigation of Na₁₆A₈Ge₁₃₆ (A = Rb, Cs) Clathrates," K. Biswas, and C.W. Myles,

       Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 19, 466206 (2007). [pdf]

  6. "Continuum Models for Electrical Breakdown in Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches,"

        H. P. Hjalmarson, K. Kambour, C.W. Myles, and R.P. Joshi, Proc. 16^th International IEEE Pulsed Power

        Conference, 446 (2007). [pdf]

   7.  "Rattling 'Guest" Impurities in Si and Ge Clathrate Semiconductors," C.W. Myles, K. Biswas, and E.N.

         Nenghabi (deceased), Proc. 24^th International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors, Physica B 401,

         695 (2007). [pdf]

   8. "First Principles Calculations of the Structural and Electronic Properties of the Type-I Semiconductor

        Clathrate Alloys Ba₈Ga₁₆Si_xGe_30-x and Sr₈Ga₁₆Si_xGe_30-x," E.N. Nenghabi (deceased) and C.W. Myles,

        Physical Review B 77, 205203 (2008). [pdf]

   9. "Thermal Properties of Guest-Free Si₁₃₆ and Ge₁₃₆ Clathrates: A First-Principles Study," K. Biswas, C.W. Myles,

         M. Sanati, and G.S. Nolas, Journal of Applied Physics 104, 033535 (2008). [pdf]

 10. "First Principles Calculations of the Structural, Electronic and Vibrational Properties of the Clathrates

         Ba₈Al₁₆Ge₃₀ and Ba₈Al₁₆Si₃₀," E.N. Nenghabi (deceased) and C.W. Myles, Journal of Physics:

         Condensed Matter 20, 415214 (2008). [pdf]

  11. "First Principles Calculations of the Vibrational and Thermal Properties of the Type-I Clathrates

         Ba₈Ga₁₆Si_xGe_30-x and Sr₈Ga₁₆Si_xGe_30-x," E.N. Nenghabi (deceased) and C.W. Myles, Physical Review B

         78, 195202 (2008). [pdf]  

  12. "Framework Contraction in Na-stuffed Si(cF136),"  M. Beekman, E.N. Nenghabi (deceased) , K. Biswas,

          C.W. Myles,  M. Baitinger, Y. Grin, and G.S. Nolas, Inorganic Chemistry 49, 5338 (2010). [pdf]  

          Supporting Information: [pdf]  Version of paper with linked references: [pdf]

  13. "Electronic, Elastic, Vibrational, and Thermodynamic Properties of the Type-VIII Clathrates Ba₈Ga₁₆Sn₃₀

         and Ba₈Al1₆Sn₃₀ by First Principles", P. Norouzzadeh, C.W. Myles, and D. Vashaee, Journal of Applied Physics

         114, 163509 (2013).  [pdf] 

  14. "Prediction of a Large Number of Electron Pockets Near the Band Edges in the Type-VIII Clathrate Si₄₆ and

         its Physical Properties from First Principles", P. Norouzzadeh, C.W. Myles, and D. Vashaee, Journal of Physics:

         Condensed Matter 25, 475502 (2013). [pdf] 

  15. "A Promising, Hypothetical Thermoelectric Material", P. Norouzzadeh, C.W. Myles, and D. Vashaee.  Paper 14 above was 

         selected by the JPCM editors for "IOP Select". (A collection of articles chosen due to: "Significant Breakthroughs, High Degree of  

         Novelty, or Impact on Future Research"). A summary of the paper was published on line in "IOP Select" in January, 2014.    

  16. "Structural, Electronic, Phonon and Thermodynamic Properties of the Hypothetical Type-VIII Clathrates Ba₈Si₄₆ 

         and Ba₈Al₁₆Si₃₀ Investigated by First Principles", P. Norouzzadeh, C.W. Myles, and D. Vashaee, Journal of Alloys

         and Compounds 587, 474 (2014). [pdf]

  17. "Prediction of Giant Thermoelectric Power Factor in the Type-VIII Clathrate Si₄₆", P. Norouzzadeh, C.W. Myles, and 

         D. Vashaee, Scientific Reports 4, 7028 (2014). [pdf]

  18. "Type VIII Si based Clathrates: Prospects for Giant Thermoelectric Power Factor", P. Norouzzadeh, J.S. Krasinski, C.W. Myles, and 

         D. Vashaee, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17, DOI: 10.1039/C5CP00729A (2015). [pdf]    

  19. "A First-principles Lattice Dynamical Study of Type-I, Type-II, and Type-VIII Si Clathrates" P. Norouzzadeh and C.W. Myles,

         Journal of Materials Science, 51, 4538 (2016). [pdf]   

  20. "Effect of Guest Atom Composition on the Structural & Vibrational Properties of the Type II Clathrate-Based Materials A_xSi₁₃₆,

         A_xGe₁₃₆, and A_xSn₁₃₆ (A = Na, K, Rb, Cs; 0 < x < 24)", D. Xue, C.W. Myles, and C. Higgins, Materials, 9, 691 (2016).

         INVITED Contribution to the Special Issue on "Inorganic Clathrate Materials". [pdf]

   21. "Phonon Dynamics in Type VIII Silicon Clathrates: Beyond the Rattler Concept", P. Norouzzadeh, C.W. Myles, and D. Vashee, Physical Review B, 

         95, 195206 (2017). [pdf]   

   22. "First-principles Investigation of the Type II Al-Substituted Ternary and Quaternary Clathrate Semiconductors R₈Al₈Si₁₂₈ (R = Cs, Rb) and Cs₈Na₁₆Al₂₄Si₁₁₂"

           D. Xue and C.W. Myles, Applied Sciences, 9, 125 (2019). [pdf]

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         Refereed Publications, 2000-2004

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