David Taggart
Areas of Research Interests
Working on the development of electrochemical cell gas sensors, i.e. diffusion limited fuel cells. Developed a novel nanowire fabrication method, Lithography Patterned Nanowire Electroposition (LPNE). Fabricated thermoelectric nanowires and measured their performance. Fabricated conducting polymer nanowires via LPNE.
Educational Background
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Irvine(September 2010)
- B.S. in Chemistry and Minor in Math, University of La Verne(May 2005)
Publications
L. Colaianni, S.C. Kung, D.k. Taggart, V. De Giorgio, J. Greaves, R.M. Penner, and N. Cioffi*, Laser Desorption Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Detection of Amino Acids and Peptides Promoted by Gold Nanowires, Sensor Letters 8 (2010) 539.
F. Yang, D.K. Taggart, and R.M. Penner*, Joule-Heating a Palladium Nanowire Sensor for Accelerated Response and Recovery to Hydrogen Gas, Small (2010) Small 6 (2010) 1422.
D.K. Taggart, Y. Yang, S.C. Kung, T.M. McIntire, T.J. Kruse, and R.M. Penner*, Enhanced Thermoelectric Metrics in Ultra-Long Electrodeposited PEDOT Nanowires, Nano Letters 11 (2011) 125.
J. Arter, D.K. Taggart, T.M. McIntire, G.A. Weiss, and R.M. Penner*, Virus-PEDOT Nanowires for Biosensing, Nano Letters 10 (2010) 4858.
Y. Yang, D.K. Taggart, Ming H. Cheng, J.C. Hemminger and R.M. Penner*, High-Throughput Measurement of the Seebeck Coefficient and the Electrical Conductivity of the Lithrographically Patterned Polycrystalline PhTe Nanowires: Influence of Thermal Annealing, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1 (2010) 3004.
Patents
“Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanowires with Incorporated Viruses” G.A. Weiss and R.M. Penner, J.A. Arter, D.K. Taggart, United States Application Serial No. 61/389, 434, Filed Oct. 4, 2010. Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California.
Awards / Honors
- ULV Trustees Award x4 years(2004 – 2005)
- ULV Grant (2001-2005)
- FA Hildegarde Wilde Scholarship (2001 – 2005)
- FA-Named Scholarship/Grant (2001-2005)
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