ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ ΥΠΟΜΝΗΜΑ. Ονοµατεπώνυµο: Θεόδωρος Καρακώστας

ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ ΥΠΟΜΝΗΜΑ Ονοµατεπώνυµο: Θεόδωρος Καρακώστας Ιδιότητα: Καθηγητής Ετος γεννήσεως: 1944 ιεύθυνση κατοικίας: Κίµωνος Βόγα 50, 54645 Θεσσαλονίκη Τηλέφωνο: 031 833 743 Εργασίας: Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήµιο, Τµήµα Φυσικής, 54006 Θεσσαλονίκη Τηλέφωνο: 031 998061 Fax: 031 998061 Οικογενειακή κατάσταση: Εγγαµος µε δύο παιδιά. Ακαδηµαικές σπουδές: - Πτυχίο Φυσικής της σχολής Θετικών Επιστηµών του Α.Π.Θ., 1968. - ίπλωµα µεταπτυχιακών σπουδών Ηλεκτρονικής Φυσικής (Ραδιοηλεκτρολογίας) του τµήµατος Φυσικής του Α.Π.Θ., 1972. - ιδακτορικό δίπλωµα του τµήµατος Φυσικής της Σχολής Θετικών Επιστηµών του Α.Π.Θ., 1975. - Πραγµατεία Υφηγεσίας της Σχολής Θετικών Επιστηµών του Α.Π.Θ., 1981. Υπηρεσιακή κατάσταση: - Βοηθός της Β' 'Εδρας Φυσικής του τµήµατος Φυσικής της Σχολής Θετικών Επιστηµών του Α.Π.Θ. (1970-1975). - Επιµελητής (1976-1980) - Εντεταλµένος Υφηγητής 1981-1982 - Επίκουρος Καθηγητής του τοµέα Φ.Σ.Κ. του τµήµατος Φυσικής της Σχολής Θετικών Επιστηµών του Α.Π.Θ. (1982-1983) - Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής (1983-1987) - Καθηγητής (1988- σήµερα) ιδακτική δραστηριότητα: Ακαδηµαϊκή δραστηριότητα: ιδασκαλία µαθηµάτων Γενικής Φυσικής στο Τµηµα Φυσικής του ΑΠΘ. ιδασκαλία µαθηµάτων της Επιστήµης των Υλικών στο Τµηµα Φυσικής. ιδασκαλία του Μαθήµατος της Φυσικής στο Τµήµα Κτηνιατρικής του ΑΠΘ (1981- σήµερα) ιδασκαλία µαθηµάτων της Επιστήµης των Υλικών στο Μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραµµα Φυσικής Υλικών του Τµήµατος Φυσικής (1995 - σήµερα). ιευθυντής σπουδών στο Μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραµµα Φυσικής Υλικών του Τµήµατος Φυσικής. Επιβλέπων ιδακτορικών διατριβών. ιευθυντής του Τοµέα Φυσικής Στερεάς Κατάστασης. Μέλος της οργανωτικής επιτροπής τοπικών και διεθνών συνεδρίων. Επιστηµονικός υπεύθυνος χρηµατοδοτούµενων Εθνικών επιστηµονικών προγραµµάτων και προγραµµάτων της Ευρωπαικής Ενωσης. Συµµετοχή σε Πλήθος εθνών και Τοπικών συνεδρίων και συµποσίων µε ανακοινώσεις. Μέλος

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ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΜΑΤΩΝ ΣΕ ΙΕΘΝΗ ΕΝΤΥΠΑ ΜΕ ΚΡΙΤΕΣ Θεόδωρος Καρακώστας 1. Ordered Phases of In2Te3. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 31, 89 (1975). Th. Karakostas and N. A. Economou 2. On the Short-Range Order Arrangement at the Transition State of β-in2te3. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 34 243 (1975). G. L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas, J. Stoemenos, and N. A. Economou 3. Growth of Germanium Monoselenide Single Crystals. J. of Crystal Growth 35, 223 (1976). D. S. Kyriakos, Th. Karakostas and N. A. Economou 4. The Ordered State of In3Te4 Acta Cryst. A34, 123 (1978). Th. Karakostas, N. F. Flevaris, N. Vlachavas, G. L. Bleris and N. A. Economou 5. The Ordered State of In2Te3 and its Relation to the Transition State. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 50 579 (1978). G. L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas, N. A. Economou and R. De Rider. 6. Grain Boundary Analysis in TEM. I. Practical Determination of Bicrystal Orientations. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 50 703 (1978). Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet, G. L. Bleris, S. Hagege and P. Delavignette 7. Grain Boundary Analysis in TEM. II. A Modified 0-Lattice for CSL and DSC Lattice Determination. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 52 65 (1979). Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet and P. Delavignette 8. Grain Boundary Analysis in TEM. III. Determination of Conditions for CSL and Application in Copper. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 55 801 (1979). Th. Karakostas, G. L. Bleris, J. G. Antonopoulos 9. An Electron Microscopy Examination of the Monoclinic GaTe. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 59, K17 (1980). Th. Karakostas, J.G. Antonopoulos, S. Kokkou, G.L. Bleris and N.A. Economou 10. A method for the Recognition of CSL's Using TEM. Electron Microscopy 1980, Physics, Ed. P. Brederoo and G. Boon, The Hague, 250 (1980). G.L. Bleris, S. Hagege, G. Nouet, J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas, P. Delavignette. 11. Characterization of a CSL and the determination of deviations of CSL orientations. 6th European Crystallographic meeting, Barcelona, Spain, July 1980. S. Hagege, G. Nouet, G.L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 12. Une Method Pratique de Caracterisation de Joints en Coincidence. Colloque annuel de la Sosiete Francaise de Microscopie Elentronique, Poitier, Juin 1980, France.

G.L. Bleris, S. Hagege, G. Nouet, Th. Karakostas et P. Delavignette. 13. On the High Temperature Electrical Resistivity Behavior of Cu55Ni45 Alloy. Mat. Res. Bull. 15, 1589 (1980). S. Chadjivasiliou, J. A. Tsoukalas, H. Papadimitraki-Chlichlia and J. G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas and N. A. Economou 14. Analyse de Joints de Grains en Orientation Speciale Dans l' Hexagonal. J. Microsc. Spectrosc. Electron. 6, n. 3, 7a (1981). (2lene colloque anual de la S.M.F.E. Besancon). Th. Karakostas, P. Delavignette. 15. On the Phase Diagram of the Ga-Te system in the composition Range 55 at % Te. J. Mater. Sci. 16, 733 (1981). J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas, G.L. Bleris and N.A. Economou. 16. Grain Boundary Analysis in TEM. V. A Criterion for the Identification of a CSL and a Characterization of an Approximate CSL. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 67, 249 (1981). G.L. Bleris, J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas, P. Delavignette. 17. Grain boundaries analysis in polycrystalline silicon by TEM. J. de Physique, Suppl. No 10, 43, C1-9 (1982). Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, G.L. Bleris and N.A. Economou. 18. A Σ=27 Coincidence grain boundary in a Cu-Ni Alloy. J. Mater. Science 17, 3361 (1982). Th. Karakostas, G.L. Bleris, J.G. Antonopoulos and P. Delavignette. 19. A programming package for the study of high angle grain boundaries by using TEM. Comp. Phys. Comm. 28, 287 (1983). G.L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 20. Electrical Characteristics of Specific Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Si. Proc. of the 5th International CEC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 1043, Reidel, Athens (1983). O.E. Valassiades, K.J. Chrissafis, C.A. Dimitriadis, L. Papadimitriou, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, N.A. Economou. 21. An accurate determination of a very small deviation from an ideal twin in a Si bicrystal. Electron Microscopy 1984, Physics and Materials Science Applications, Ed. A. Csanady, P. Rohlich and D. Szabo, Budapest. 537 (1984). 8th European Congress on Electron Microscopy, Budapest, Hungary. E.K. Polychroniadis, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, P. Delavignette. 22. Regularities in the Formation of Adjacent Interfaces in Polycrystalline Si. MRS Proc. on "Poly-Micro-Crystalline and Amorphous Semiconductors", eds. P. Pinard, S. Kalbitzer (les editions de Physique), p. 95, Strasburg, France, June 1984. Ph. Komninou and Th. Karakostas. 23. Coincidence Site Lattice (CSL) dislocations in a twin boundary of annealed Zn. Electron Microscopy 1984, vol. 1, p. 551,Budapest (1984).

Th. Karakostas, J.G. Antonopoulos, Ph. Komninou, G.L. Bleris and P. Delavignette. 24. Annealing Structures of Grain Boundaries in Zirconium. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 83, 485 (1984). Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 25. On the structural and transport properties of the Ni-Fe Invar alloy system. Mat. Res. Bull. 19, 1463 (1984). J.A. Tsoukalas, K. Eftimiades, Th. Karakostas, J.G. Antonopoulos. 26. Group Theoretical Consideration of the CSL Symmerty. Acta. Cryst. A41, 450 (1985). E. G. Doni, G. L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas, J. G. Antonopoulos and P. Delavignette. 27. Use of the CSL Symmetrically Equivalent Descriptions Tables in the DSC Lattice Base Computation. Acta. Cryst. A41, 445 (1985). G. L. Bleris, E. G. Doni, Th. Karakostas, J. G. Antonopoulos and P. Delavignette 28. How to determine by TEM the deviation to the coincidence in grain boundaries. Proc. 11th International Congress on Electron Microscopy, Kyoto, 1325 (1986). A. Bary, S. Hagege, P. Ayed, J. Vicens, S. Lay, P. Delavignette, E.K. Polychroniadis, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet. 29. Rigid body Translation in the (2, - 11) twin boundary in Si. J. Mater. Science 21, 3817 (1986). Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 30. Double-Positioning Twinning in Compositionally Modulated Cu-Ni Thin Films. J. Mater. Science Let. 5, 1235 (1986). Th. Karakostas, N.K. Flevaris. 31. Growth Modes and Metastability in Cu-Ni and Pd-Ni Compositionally Modulated Films. (Invited) Advanced Study Institute on Alloy Phase Stability, Crete, Greece, June 13-27, 1987. N.K. Flevaris and Th. Karakostas. 32. On the Formation of Stacking Faults in Silicon Implanted with High Doses of Oxygen. J. Mater. Science 22, 2515 (1987). Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, J. Stoemenos and C. Jaussaud, J. Margail. 33. Dislocation Movements and Deformation Twinning in Zn. Acta Met. 36, 9, 2493 (1988). J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas, Ph. Komninou and P. Delavignette. 34. A Columnar-Growth Mode in Strained Compositionally Modulated Cu-Ni: Cross-Sectional Electron Microscopy. J. Appl. Phys. 63 (4) 1228 (1988). N.K. Flevaris, Th. Karakostas. 35. Coherency Strains and Growth of Artificially Modulated Cu-Ni thin Films. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 107, 579 (1988). N.K. Flevaris, Th. Karakostas and J. Stoemenos.

36. Structure and properties of Strained Compositionally Modulated Cu-Ni and Pb-Ni Films. Thin Solid Films 163, 491 (1988). N.K. Flevaris, Th. Karakostas and J. Stoemenos. 37. Grain Boundaries Orientation Determination in Transmission Electron Microscopy. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 107, 551 (1988). P. Delavignette, Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet and F.W. Schapink. 38. Planar Defects in GaSe and GeS Crystals. J. of Mat. Science 23, 3099 (1988). Th. Karakostas. 39. The preferred Orientation of Silicon Films Growth by LPCVD at Relatively Low Temperatures. J. Mater. Science Lett. 7, 247 (1988). Th. Karakostas, D. Meakin, P. Migliorato, J. Stoemenos, N.A. Economou 40. Atomic Structure and Properties of Metallic Multilayers. XIII Conference on Applied Crystallography, Procds. Silesian Univ. Katowice-Poland, 1, 51 (1988). N.K. Flevaris and Th. Karakostas. 41. Growth Modes and Structural Properties of Strained Compositionally Modulated Cu-Ni Thin Films by XTEM. 9th European Congress on Electron Microscopy, York, England (1988). N.K. Flevaris, Th. Karakostas and J. Stoemenos. 42. TEM Study of Twin Boundary Dislocations in Cadmium. Scripta Met. 23, 417 (1989). J.G. Antonopoulos, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, P. Delavignette. 43.Growth Modes and Metastability in Cu-Ni and Pd-Ni Compositionally Modulated Thin Films Alloy Phase Stability, G.M. Stocks and A. Gonis (eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 591-598 (1989) N.K. Flevaris and Th. Karakostas 44. The Symmetry of [110] Tilt Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Silicon Proc. of the III Balkan Congress on Electron Microscopy, 198 (1989) E. Doni, Ph. Komninou, G.L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas. 45. TEM Study of Deformation Twins in HCP Metals Proc. of the III Balkan Congress on Electron Microscopy, 471 (1989) Ph. Komninou, E. Polychroniadis, J. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 46. A Dislocation Mechanism For the Growth of Twins in Deformed HCP Metals. J. de Physique Suppl. 51, C1-215 (1990). Ph. Komninou, E.K. Polychroniadis, J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 47. Coincidence in Hexagonal Materials. J. de Physique Suppl. 51, C1-61 (1990). J. G. Antonopoulos, P. Delavignette, Th. Karakostas, Ph. Komninou, E. Laurent-Pinson S. Lay, G. Nouet and J. Vicens

48. Interface Junctions and Symmetry J. de Physique Suppl. 51, C1-121 (1990). E. G. Doni, Ph. Komninou, G. L. Bleris, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette. 49. Growth Modes and Structural Characterization in Magnetic Multilayers J. of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 93 39-42 (1991) N.K. Flevaris, Th. Karakostas, J. Stoemenos and K. Batas 50. Coherency Strains and Growth Habits in Compositionally Modulated Multilayers Marerials Letters 12 7-11 (1991) N.K. Flevaris and Th. Karakostas 51. High Symmetry Triple Junctions in Polycrystalline Si J. Appl. Cryst. 24, 232 (1991) Ph. Komninou, E. G. Doni, Th. Karakostas, G. L. Bleris, and P. Delavignette. 52. Epitaxy and Growth Mechanisms in Metallic Multilayers Crystal Properties and Preparation, E. Lendvay (ed.), Trans. Tech. Publ., Switzerland, 32-34, (1991) N.K. Flevaris, Th. Karakostas and J. Stoemenos 53. Triple Junctions in Polycrystalline Si Proc. of the 1 st General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, 860 (1991). Ph. Komninou, E.G. Doni, Th. Karakostas, G.L. Bleris and P. Delavignette. 54. Grain Boundary Dislocation Structures in Deformed Hexagonal Close-Packed Metals Mat. Science Forum Vol. 126-128, 149-152, (1993) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, E.K. Polychroniadis, J.G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas 55. A Software Package for Grain Boundary Characterisation by TEM Mat. Science Forum Vol. 126-128, 257-260, (1993) G. M. Provataris, E. K. Polychroniadis, E.G. Doni, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, Th. Karakostas and P. Delavignette 56. TEM Study of Invertion Antiphase Domain Boundaries on GaAs/Si Interphase Grown By MBE Mat. Science Forum Vol. 126-128, 631-634, (1993) J. Stoemenos, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, A. Georgakilas and A. Christou 57. Application of Interfacial Symmetry on the Structure of Interfaces in L1 2 ordered alloys. 3rd Workshop of the research program "Interface Science at the Atomic Level - High Resolution Electron Microscopy and Computer Modelling", Aussois, France January 1993. G.P. Dimitrakopulos and Th. Karakostas 58. Symmetry Rules for the A Priori Characteriastion of Variant Generated Grain Boundary Junctions. 4th Workshop of the research program "Interface Science at the Atomic Level - High Resolution Electron Microscopy and Computer Modelling", Oxford, England, July 1993. G.P. Dimitrakopulos and Th. Karakostas 59. Misfit Dislocations and Antiphase Domain Boundaries in GaAs/Si Interface

J. Appl. Phys. 75 (1), 143-152 (1994) Ph Komninou, J, Stoemenos, G.P. Dimitrakopulos and Th. Karakostas. 60. Interfacial Dislocation Arrays in Twin Boundaries of Deformed Titanium Scripta Metall. Mater. 30 (10), 1311-1315 (1994) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, J. G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas. 61. Dislocations in Grain Boundaries of Deformed Titanium Proc. of the 13th International Congress on Electron Microscopy, ICEM 13, Paris 1994 Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, J. G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas. 62. Interfacial Dislocations in Mechanically Deformed H.C.P. Titanium J. of the Mech. Beh. of. Mat. 6, No 1, 41 (1995) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, J. G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas. 63. Slip Transfer Across Low-Angle Grain Boundaries of Deformed Titanium Scripta Metall. Mater. 33, 1883 (1995) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, J. G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas. 64.Pyramidal Slip in Electron Beam Heated Deformed Titanium Interface Science 3, 195 (1996) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, P. Grigoriadis, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, J. G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas. 65. Dislocation and Grain Boundary Interactions in Deformed Titanium Foils J. of the Mech. Beh. of Mat. 7 No 2, 27 (1996) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, J. G. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas. 66. Topology of Crystallite Junctions in Epitaxial Semiconductors J. of the Mech. Beh. of Mat. 7 No 2, 51 (1996) G.P. Dimitrakopulos, Ph. Komninou, K. Zekentes, V. Papaioannou, J. Stoemenos and Th. Karakostas 67. HREM study of the (10-12) twin and defect analysis in deformed polycrystalline α-titanium Phil. Mag. Lett. 74, No 5, 331 (1996). T. Braisaz, P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, Th. Karakostas, A. Serra 68. Atomic structure of (10-12) and (10-11) twins in deformed polycrystalline Titanium: Experimental and theoretical study Interface Science and Materials Interconnection, Proceedings of JIMIS-8, The Japan Institute of Metals, 439 (1996) T. Braisaz, Th. Karakostas, Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, G. Nouet, P. Ruterana and A. Serra 69. The Defect Character of Interface Junction Lines Interface Science and Materials Interconnection, Proceedings of JIMIS-8, The Japan Institute of Metals, 347 (1996) G.P. Dimitrakopulos, Th. Karakostas and R.C. Pond. 70. High-resolution Electron Microscopy Study of the (101, - 2) Twin and Defect Analysis in Deformed Polycrystalline α-titanium Phil. Mag. Lett. 74, No 5, 331 (1996). T. Braisaz, P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, A. Serra, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, Th. Karakostas,

71. Topology of twin interface junctions in epitaxial SiC Diamond and Related Materials 6, 1362 (1997) V. Papaioannou, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, K. Zekentes, B. Pecz, Th. Karakostas and J. Stoemenos. 72. The Defect Character of Interface Junction Lines. Interface Science 4, 129 (1996). G.P. Dimitrakopulos, Th. Karakostas and R.C. Pond. 73. Line Defects Separating Distinct Interfacial Structures : Topological Character and Diffusive Flux Considerations. Interface Science 5, 35 (1997). G.P. Dimitrakopulos, Th. Karakostas, J.G. Antonopoulos, and R.C. Pond. 74. The Defect Character of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanoparticles. Acta Crystallographica A53, 341 (1997). G.P. Dimitrakopulos, V.P. Dravid, Th. Karakostas, and R.C. Pond. 75. Structural Changes of Ball Milled Ti3Al Powders Presented at the 2 nd Euroconference and International Symposium on Material Instabilities in Deformation and Fracture, September 1997 Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, P. Kavouras, J. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas 76. Topology of Twin Junctions in Epitaxial â-sic. Diamond and Related Materials 6, 1362 (1997) V. Papaioannou, Ph. Komninou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, K. Zekentes, B. Pecz, Th. Karakostas, and J. Stoemenos. 77. HREM Study of Ultra Thin Titanium Films Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 472, 391 (1997) T. Braisaz, P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, Th. Karakostas, P. Poulopoulos, M. Aggelakeris, N. Flevaris, A. Serra. 78. Nanocrystalline Thin Titanium Films Grown on Potassium Bromide Single Crystals. Thin Solid Films 319, 140 (1998) T. Braisaz, P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, Th. Karakostas, P. Poulopoulos, M. Aggelakeris, N. Flevaris, A. Serra. 79. Nanocrystalline Thin Titanium Films Grown on Potassium Bromide Single Crystals. Thin Solid Films 319, 140 (1998) T. Braisaz, P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, Th. Karakostas, P. Poulopoulos, M. Aggelakeris, N. Flevaris, A. Serra. 80. Structural evolution of super alpha-two Ti 3 Al powder ball milled in air J. of the Mech. Beh. of Mat. 9, Νο 4, 257 (1998) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, P. Kavouras, E. Sarigiannidou, S. Kokkou, J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet 81. Low field giant magnetoresistance in (111) textured Co/Au multilayers prepared with magnetron sputtering. J. Appl. Phys. 84, No 11, 6221 (1998) S. Stavroyiannis, C. Christides, D. Niarchos, Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, and Th. Karakostas

82. Low- energy configurations of the Σ=5 (210)[001] tilt grain boundary in FCC crystals Materials Science Forum 294-296, 177 (1999) P. Grigoriadis, Th. Karakostas, Ph. Komninou and V. Pontikis 83. Ball milling driven formation of interfaces in powders of super α 2 - Ti 3 Al alloy Materials Science Forum 294-296, 333 (1999) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, J.G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet, V. Pontikis 84. Structural characteristics of twin boundaries in deformed polycrystalline Zirconium Materials Science Forum 294-296, 365 (1999) Ph. Komninou, G. Nouet, Th. Kehagias, A. Serra, Th. Karakostas 85. Polycrystalline diamond formation by post-growth ion bombardment of sputter-deposited amorphous carbon films Carbon 37 (5), 865 (1999) P. Patsalas, S. Logothetidis, P. Douka, M. Gioti, G. Stergioudis, Ph. Komninou, G. Nouet and Th. Karakostas 86. HREM study of ultra thin amorphous carbon films and structural changes of carbon forms to diamond under ion bombardment Diamond and Related Materials, in press 1999 Ph. Komninou, G. Nouet, Th. Kehagias, S. Logothetidis, M. Gioti, Th. Karakostas 87 Gold films epitaxially grown by diffusion at the 3C-SiC / Si interface J. Cr. Growth 203/1,2, 103 (1999) Ph. Komninou, J. Stoemenos, G. Nouet, Th. Karakostas 88. Junction line disclinations: Characterisation and observations Intarface Science 7, 217 (1999) G. Dimitrakopulos, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, R. C. Pond 89. The microstructure of Ti/Al and TiN ohmic contacts to gallium nitride Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 176, 767 771 (1999) P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, M.A. di Forte Poisson, F. Huet and H. Morkoc 90. A comparative TEM study of Ti/Al and directly deposited TiN for ohmic contacts on GaN Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials Conference, Oxford 22-25 April 1999 P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, F. Huet, M.A. di Forte Poisson, H. Morkoc 91. The microstructure and electrical properties of directly deposited TiN omhic contact to Gallium Nitride. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. (1999) F99W11.75.1 P. Ruterana, G. Nouet, Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, Th. Karakostas, C. A. Dimitriadis, F. Huet and M.A. di Forte Poisson. 92. Growth of fcc Co in sputter-deposited Co/Au multiplayers with(111) texture J. Cr. Growth 208, 401-408 (2000) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, C. Christides, G. Nouet, S. Stavroyiannis and Th. Karakostas 93. Crystalline structures of carbon complexes in amorphous carbon films

Diamond and Related Materials 9 (2000) 703 706 Ph. Komninou, G. Nouet, P. Patsalas, Th. Kehagias, M. Gioti, S. Logothetidis, Th. Karakostas 94. Anisotropic microhardness and crack propagation in epitaxially grown GaN films. J. Phys. Condens. Matter 12 (2000) 10241-10247 P. Kavouras, Ph. Komninou, M. Katsikini, V. Papaioannou, J. Antonopoulos and Th. Karakostas 95 Interfacial dislocations in TiN/GaN thin films. J. Phys. Condens. Matter 12 (2000) 10295-10300 Ph. Komninou, G. P. Dimitrakopulos, G. Nouet, Th. Kehagias, P. Ruterana and Th. Karakostas 96. Microstructure of GaN Films Grown by RF-Plasma Assisted Molecural Beam Epitaxy Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. 639, G3.47 (2001) Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias, J. Kioseoglou, E. Sarigiannidou, Th. Karakostas, G. Nouet, P. Ruterana, K. Amimer, S. Mikroulis, A.Georgakilas 97. Interaction Between Basal Stacking Faults and Prismatic Inversion Domain Boundaries in GaN Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. 639, G3.44 (2001) Ph. Komninou, J. Kioseoglou, E. Sarigiannidou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, Th. Kehagias, A. Georgakilas, G. Nouet, P. Ruterana and Th. Karakostas 98. Misfit relaxation of the AlN/Al2O3 (0001) interface Phys. Rev. B, in press (2001) Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou G. Nouet, P. Ruterana, Th. Karakostas 99. Structural analysis of extended defects in GaN films epitaxially grown on (0001) sapphire by MBE. Balkan Physics Letters (in press) J. Kioseoglou, E. Sarigiannidou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, Ph. Komninou, G.Nouet, P.Ruterana, A. Georgakilas, Th. Karakostas. 100.Morphological and structural aspects of GaN films grown on sapphire by MBE. Balkan Physics Letters (in press). Th. Kehagias, Ph. Komninou, J. Kioseoglou, E. Sarigiannidou, G.P. Dimitrakopulos, S. Mikroulis, K. Tsagaraki, A. Georgakilas, Th. Karakostas. 101.Microhardness characterization of epitaxially grown GaN films. Effect of light ion implantation World Scientific (in press) P. Kavouras, M.Katsikini, Ph. Komninou, E. C. Paloura, J. G. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas. 102.Materials properties of GaN films with Ga- or N face polarity grown by MBE on Al 2 O 3 (0001) substrates under different growth condituions World Scientific (in press) A. Kostopoulos, S. Mikroulis, E. Dimakis, E-M. Pavelescu, K. Tsagaraki, G. Konstantinidis, A. Georgakilas, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias and Th. Karakostas 103.Glass conversion of lead rich solid industrial wastes Balkan Physics Letters (in press)

G. Kaimakamis, P.Kavouras, Th. Ioannidis, Th. Kehagias, E. Pavlidou, Ph. Komninou, S. Kokkou, I. Antonopoulos, M. Sofoniou, A. Zouboulis, C.P. Hadjiantoniou, A. Prakouras and Th. Karakostas 104.Vitrification of Lead rich Solid Industrial Wastes Proceedings of the 1st Balkan Conference on Glass Science and Technology, Volos, Greece, October 2000 G. Kaimakamis, P.Kavouras, Th. Ioannidis, Th. Kehagias, E. Pavlidou, Ph. Komninou, S. Kokkou, I. Antonopoulos, M. Sofoniou, A. Zouboulis, C.P. Hadjiantoniou, A. Prakouras and Th. Karakostas 105.Leaching tests for stabilized products obtained by vitrification of lead-loaded solid industrial wastes Proceedings of the 1st Balkan Conference on Glass Science and Technology, Volos, Greece, October 2000 Th. Ioannidis, A.I. Zouboulis, C.P. Hadjiantoniou, M.K. Sofoniou and Th. Karakostas 106.Effects of the sapphire nitridation on the polarity and structural properties of GaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE Phys. Stat. Solidi (b) in press 2001 A. Georgakilas, S. Mikroulis, V. Cimalla, M. Zervos, A. Kostopoulos, M. Androulidaki, Ph. Komninou, Th. Kehagias and Th. Karakostas 107.Epitaxial growth and self-organized superlattice structures in AlGaN films grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy Materials Science and Engineering B, in press E. Iliopoulos, K.F. Ludwig Jr. and T.D. Moustakas, Ph. Komninou, T. Karakostas and G. Nouet, S.N.G. Chu 108.Structural Transitions of Inversion Domain Boundaries through Interactions with Intrinsic Basal stacking Faults in Epitaxial GaN Phys. Rev. B, in press G. P. Dimitrakopulos, J. Kioseoglou, Th. Kehagias, E. Sarigiannidou, G. Nouet, A.Georgakilas, Th. Karakostas and Ph. Komninou. 109. Ion implantation effects on the microhardness and microstructure of GaN Journal of crystal growth 230/3-4 (2001) pp 454-458. P. Kavouras, M. Katsikini, N. Vouroutzis, C.B. Lioutas, E.C. Paloura, J. Antonopoulos, Th. Karakostas