Mark Riffe
Physics
Associate Professor

Contact Information
Office Location: SER 222BPhone: 435-797-3896
Email: mark.riffe@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Publications | Books
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Riffe, D.M, (2024). Alkali-Metal Vibrational Dynamics in bcc, fcc, hcp, and 9R structures: Implications for Closed-Packed to bcc Phase Transitions. Physical Review B, 110, 174109.
- Riffe, D.M, (2024). Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics of Excited Carriers in Metals: Simplifying the Intertwined Dependencies upon Scattering Strengths, Phonon Temperature, Photon Energy, and Excitation Level. Physical Review B, 109, 184310.
- Riffe, D.M, (2023). Excitation and Relaxation of Nonthermal Electron Energy Distributions in Metals with Application to Gold. Physical Review B, 107, 214309.
- Riffe, D.M, Christensen, J., Wilson, R.B, (2018). Vibrational Dynamics within the Embedded-Atom-Method Formalism and the Relationship to Born-von-Karman Force Constants. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 30, 455702.
- Edwards, B., Riffe, D.M, Ji, J., Booth, W.A, (2017). Interactions between uniformly magnetized spheres. American Journal of Physics, 85:2, 130-134. doi: 10.1119/1.4973409
- Chauhan, K.N, Riffe, D.M, Everett, E.A, Kim, D.J, Yang, H., Shen, F.K, (2013). Carrier Capture Dynamics of Single InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Layers. Journal of Applied Physics, 113, 203710.
- Wilson, R.B, Riffe, D.M, (2012). An Embedded-Atom-Method Model for Alkali-Metal Vibrations. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24, 335401.
- Riffe, D.M, (2011). Classical Fano Oscillator. Physical Review B, 84, 063408.
- Riffe, D.M, Shinn, N.D, Kim, B., Kim, K.J, Kang, T.H, (2009). Core Level Spectroscopy of the Pd/W(110) Interface: Evidence of Long-Range Pd- Island−W interactions at submonolayer coverages. Surface Science, 603, 1070.
- Riffe, D.M, Shinn, N.D, Kim, B., Kim, K.J, Kang, T.H, (2009). Core-Level Shifts at the Pt/W(110) Monolayer Bimetallic Interface. Surface Science, 603, 3431.
- Riffe, D.M, Franckowiak, R.T, Shinn, N.D, Kim, B., Kim, K.J, Kang, T.H, (2008). Core Level Spectroscopy of the Ni/W(110) Interface: Correlation of W Interfacial Core Level Shifts with First-Layer Ni Phases. Surface Science, 602, 2039.
- Riffe, D.M, Sabbah, A.J, (2007). Coherent Excitation of the Optic Phonon in Si: Transiently Stimulated Raman Scattering with a Finite-Lifetime Electronic Excitation. Physical Review B, 67, 085207.
- Sabbah, A.J, Riffe, D.M, (2002). Femtosecond Pump-Probe Reflectivity Study of Silicon Carrier Dynamics. Physical Review B, 66, 165217.
- Riffe, D.M, (2002). Temperature Dependence of Silicon Carrier Effective Masses with Application to Femtosecond Reflectivity Measurements. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 19, 1092.
- Sabbah, A.J, Riffe, D.M, (2000). Measurement of Silicon Surface Recombination Velocity Using Ultrafast Pump–Probe Reflectivity in the Near Infrared. Journal of Applied Physics, 88, 6954-6956.
- Riffe, D.M, Wertheim, G.K, (2000). Surface core-level phonon broadening of Li(110). Physical Review B, 61, 2302-2309.
- Riffe, D.M, Sabbah, A.J, (1998). A Compact Rotating-Mirror Autocorrelator Design for Femtosecond and Picosecond Laser Pulses. Review of Scientific Instruments, 69, 3099-3102.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
PHYS 2310 - Physics for Scientists I (BPS), Fall 2024
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2024
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2023
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2023
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2022
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2022
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2021
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2021
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2020
PHYS 4600, 5500 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2020
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2019
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2019
PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Spring 2019
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2018
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2018
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2017
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2017
PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Spring 2017
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2016
PHYS 3550 - Intermediate Classical Mechanics, Spring 2016
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2015
PHYS 3550 - Intermediate Classical Mechanics, Spring 2015
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2014
PHYS 2210 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I, Summer 2014
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2013
PHYS 2400 - Introductory Topics in Physics (Topic), Fall 2013
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Spring 2013
PHYS 3750 - Foundations of Wave Phenomena, Spring 2013
PHYS 2120 - The Physics of Living Systems II, Spring 2013
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2012
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Spring 2012
PHYS 3750 - Foundations of Wave Phenomena, Spring 2012
PHYS 2120 - General Physics - Life Sciences II, Spring 2012
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2011
PHYS 7990 - CONT GRAD ADVISEMENT, Spring 2011
PHYS 3750 - WAVE PHENOMENA, Spring 2011
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
PHYS 2110 - General Physics—Life Sciences I, Fall 2010
Graduate Students Mentored
Jake Christensen, Physics 2020
Kripa Nidhan, Physics 2013
Robert Francowiak, Physics 2011
Richard Wilson, Physics 2011