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Aaron D. Franklin

Aaron D. Franklin

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
11330
World Ranking
3162
National Ranking
1184

Materials Science

D-Index
48
Citations
11439
World Ranking
10734
National Ranking
2536

Overview

Aaron D. Franklin is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their work spans a range of topics primarily focused on advanced materials and electronic devices.

The scientist's research covers key topics including:

  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Main fields of study in their body of work include engineering and materials science, with subfields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and bioengineering.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Aaron D. Franklin include:

  • "Carbon nanotube transistors: Making electronics from molecules" (2022), published in Science
  • "Transistors based on two-dimensional materials for future integrated circuits" (2021), published in Nature Electronics
  • "How to report and benchmark emerging field-effect transistors" (2022), published in Nature Electronics
  • "Printable and recyclable carbon electronics using crystalline nanocellulose dielectrics" (2021), published in Nature Electronics
  • "Uniform and Stable Aerosol Jet Printing of Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors by Ink Temperature Control" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Aaron D. Franklin often works alongside James L. Doherty, Nicholas X. Williams, Brittany N. Smith, Shiheng Lu, and Hattan Abuzaid.

Their work is published regularly in major venues, with multiple contributions to ECS Meeting Abstracts, Nature Electronics, ACS Nano, arXiv (Cornell University), and Nano Letters.

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has authored books, including a publication with the California Digital Library titled "Metaethical Minimalism: A Demarcation, Defense, and Development" (2020).

Best Publications

  • Sub-10 nm carbon nanotube transistor.

    Aaron D. Franklin;Mathieu Luisier;Shu-Jen Han;George Tulevski

  • Transistors based on two-dimensional materials for future integrated circuits

    Saptarshi Das;Amritanand Sebastian;Eric Pop;Connor J. McClellan

  • Nanomaterials in transistors: From high-performance to thin-film applications

    Aaron D. Franklin

  • Length scaling of carbon nanotube transistors

    Aaron D. Franklin;Zhihong Chen

  • High-density integration of carbon nanotubes via chemical self-assembly

    Hongsik Park;Ali Afzali;Shu-Jen Han;George S. Tulevski

  • Electronics: The road to carbon nanotube transistors

    Aaron D. Franklin

  • Toward High-Performance Digital Logic Technology With Carbon Nanotubes

    George S. Tulevski;Aaron D. Franklin;David Frank;Jose M. Lobez

  • Sustained Sub-60 mV/decade switching via the negative capacitance effect in MoS2 transistors

    Felicia A. Mcguire;Yuh-Chen Lin;Katherine Margaret Price;G. Bruce Rayner

  • Electrochemical biosensor of nanocube-augmented carbon nanotube networks.

    Jonathan C. Claussen;Aaron D. Franklin;Aeraj ul Haque;D. Marshall Porterfield

  • Reducing Contact Resistance in Graphene Devices through Contact Area Patterning

    Joshua T. Smith;Aaron D. Franklin;Damon B. Farmer;Christos D. Dimitrakopoulos

  • End-bonded contacts for carbon nanotube transistors with low, size-independent resistance.

    Qing Cao;Shu-Jen Han;Jerry Tersoff;Aaron D. Franklin

  • A Compact Virtual-Source Model for Carbon Nanotube FETs in the Sub-10-nm Regime—Part I: Intrinsic Elements

    C.-S. Lee;E. Pop;A. D. Franklin;W. Haensch

  • High frequency graphene Voltage amplifier

    Shu Jen Han;Keith A. Jenkins;Alberto Valdes Garcia;Aaron D. Franklin

  • Carbon Nanotube Complementary Wrap-Gate Transistors

    Aaron D. Franklin;Siyuranga O. Koswatta;Damon B. Farmer;Joshua T. Smith

  • How to report and benchmark emerging field-effect transistors

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  • High purity isolation and quantification of semiconducting carbon nanotubes via column chromatography.

    George S. Tulevski;Aaron D. Franklin;Ali Afzali

  • Completely Printed, Flexible, Stable, and Hysteresis-Free Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors via Aerosol Jet Printing

    Changyong Cao;Changyong Cao;Joseph B. Andrews;Aaron D. Franklin

  • Additive engineering for high-performance room-temperature-processed perovskite absorbers with micron-size grains and microsecond-range carrier lifetimes

    Qiwei Han;Yusong Bai;Jie Liu;Jie Liu;Ke-zhao Du

  • Extraordinary Sensitivity of the Electronic Structure and Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to Molecular Charge-Transfer

    Rakesh Voggu;Chandra Sekhar Rout;Aaron D. Franklin;Timothy S. Fisher

  • Carbon nanotube transistors: Making electronics from molecules

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  • Variability in carbon nanotube transistors: improving device-to-device consistency.

    Aaron D. Franklin;George S. Tulevski;Shu Jen Han;Davood Shahrjerdi

  • A Compact Virtual-Source Model for Carbon Nanotube FETs in the Sub-10-nm Regime—Part II: Extrinsic Elements, Performance Assessment, and Design Optimization

    Chi-Shuen Lee;Eric Pop;Aaron D. Franklin;Wilfried Haensch

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-Jen Han
Shu-Jen Han IBM (United States)
Wilfried Haensch
Wilfried Haensch Argonne National Laboratory
Zhihong Chen
Zhihong Chen Purdue University West Lafayette
Timothy S. Fisher
Timothy S. Fisher University of California, Los Angeles
Damon B. Farmer
Damon B. Farmer IBM (United States)
Timothy D. Sands
Timothy D. Sands Virginia Tech
Benjamin J. Wiley
Benjamin J. Wiley Duke University
Ageeth A. Bol
Ageeth A. Bol University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linyou Cao
Linyou Cao North Carolina State University
Eric Pop
Eric Pop Stanford University

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