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Abdelkader Kara is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research centers primarily around the field of Materials Science, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry. Additional subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist has contributed extensively to a variety of research topics. Key areas of work encompass:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena

The frequent publication venues for Abdelkader Kara include:

  • Surface Science
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nanotechnology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The European Physical Journal Applied Physics

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Abdelkader Kara are:

  • "Rational design of septenary high-entropy alloy for direct ethanol fuel cells" (2023, Joule)
  • "Boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution: the dominating role of interior modification in surface electrocatalysis" (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • "Flat epitaxial quasi-1D phosphorene chains" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Dirac Fermions in Blue Phosphorene Monolayer" (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "Silicene Nanoribbons on an Insulating Thin Film" (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Hamid Oughaddou
  • Andrew J. Mayne
  • Gérald Dujardin
  • Hanna Enriquez
  • Azzedine Bendounan

Best Publications

  • Epitaxial growth of a silicene sheet

    Boubekeur Lalmi;Hamid Oughaddou;Hanna Enriquez;Abdelkader Kara

  • Graphene-like silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A possible formation of silicene

    Bernard Aufray;Abdelkader Kara;Sébastien Vizzini;Hamid Oughaddou

  • A review on silicene - New candidate for electronics

    Abdelkader Kara;Abdelkader Kara;Hanna Enriquez;Ari P. Seitsonen;L.C. Lew Yan Voon

  • Evidence of graphene-like electronic signature in silicene nanoribbons

    Paola De Padova;Claudio Quaresima;Carlo Ottaviani;Polina M. Sheverdyaeva

  • Silicene, a promising new 2D material

    Hamid Oughaddou;Hamid Oughaddou;Hanna Enriquez;Mohammed Rachid Tchalala;Handan Yildirim

  • Vibrational Properties of Metallic Nanocrystals

    Abdelkader Kara;Talat S. Rahman

  • Silicene structures on silver surfaces.

    Hanna Enriquez;Sébastien Vizzini;Abdelkader Kara;Boubekeur Lalmi

  • Physics and chemistry of silicene nano-ribbons

    G. Le Lay;G. Le Lay;B. Aufray;C. Léandri;H. Oughaddou;H. Oughaddou

  • The thermal attenuation of elastic scattering of helium from copper single crystal surfaces

    J. Lapujoulade;J. Perreau;A. Kara

  • Physics of Silicene Stripes

    A. Kara;C. Léandri;M. E. Dávila;P. De Padova

  • Trends in Adsorption Characteristics of Organic Molecules on Transition Metal Surfaces: Role of Surface Chemistry and van der Waals Interactions

    Handan Yildirim;Abdelkader Kara

  • Self-learning kinetic Monte Carlo method: Application to Cu(111)

    Oleg Trushin;Altaf Karim;Abdelkader Kara;Talat S. Rahman

  • Formation of one-dimensional self-assembled silicon nanoribbons on Au(110)-(2 × 1)

    Mohamed Rachid Tchalala;Hanna Enriquez;Andrew J. Mayne;Abdelkader Kara

  • Phosphorene as a promising anode material for (Li/Na/Mg)-ion batteries: A first-principle study

    A. Sibari;A. El Marjaoui;M. Lakhal;Z. Kerrami

  • Physisorption of nucleobases on graphene: a comparative van der Waals study.

    Duy Le;Abdelkader Kara;Elsebeth Schröder;Per Hyldgaard

  • Stabilizing atomic Pt with trapped interstitial F in alloyed PtCo nanosheets for high-performance zinc-air batteries

    Zhao Li;Wenhan Niu;Zhenzhong Yang;Nusaiba Zaman

  • Role of Lattice Vibrations in Adatom Diffusion

    Ulrike Kürpick;Abdelkader Kara;Talat. S. Rahman

  • Epitaxial Synthesis of Blue Phosphorene

    Wei Zhang;Hanna Enriquez;Yongfeng Tong;Azzedine Bendounan

  • Phosphorene as a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries: A first-principle study

    Anass Sibari;Zineb Kerrami;Adil Marjaoui;Marwan Lakhal

  • Formation of one-dimensional self-assembled silicon nanoribbons on Au(110)-(2x1)

    Mohamed Rachid Tchalal;Hanna Enriquez;Andrew J. Mayne;Abdelkader Kara

Frequent Co-Authors

Talat S. Rahman
Talat S. Rahman University of Central Florida
Fausto Sirotti
Fausto Sirotti École Polytechnique
Guy Le Lay
Guy Le Lay Aix-Marseille University
Ahmed Ennaoui
Ahmed Ennaoui Institute of Research in Solar Energy and New Energies
Mathieu G. Silly
Mathieu G. Silly Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Tapio Ala-Nissila
Tapio Ala-Nissila Aalto University
Khalil Amine
Khalil Amine Argonne National Laboratory
Yang Yang
Yang Yang University of Central Florida
Zhenxing Feng
Zhenxing Feng Oregon State University
Thomas A. Jung
Thomas A. Jung Paul Scherrer Institute

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