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Adam S. Foster

Adam S. Foster

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Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
17103
World Ranking
6392
National Ranking
29

Overview

Adam S. Foster is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and has a documented research output spanning materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. Their work notably intersects several subfields, including materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Their research focuses cover a range of topics such as surface chemistry and catalysis, force microscopy techniques and applications, molecular junctions and nanostructures, graphene research and applications, machine learning in materials science, topological materials and phenomena, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Foster's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Biphenylene network: A nonbenzenoid carbon allotrope (2021, Science)
  • Data-Driven Materials Science: Status, Challenges, and Perspectives (2020, Advanced Science)
  • Three-dimensional graphene nanoribbons as a framework for molecular assembly and local probe chemistry (2020, Science Advances)
  • Electronic and Magnetic Characterization of Epitaxial CrBr3 Monolayers on a Superconducting Substrate (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • On-surface synthesis of disilabenzene-bridged covalent organic frameworks (2022, Nature Chemistry)

Frequent coauthors involved in Foster's research include Shigeki Kawai, Orlando J. Silveira, Peter Liljeroth, Ondřej Krejčí, and Kewei Sun, reflecting collaboration across multiple studies and publication efforts.

Foster's research has appeared repeatedly in a variety of scientific venues, highlighting their engagement with both open-access and peer-reviewed journals. Key publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The distribution of Foster's work across various highly specialized subfields and topics illustrates a multidisciplinary approach that bridges experimental methods, theoretical frameworks, and emerging data-driven techniques within materials science and related disciplines. Their body of work reflects interests in nanoscale materials and molecular assemblies, often utilizing advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques.

Best Publications

  • Embedding transition-metal atoms in graphene: structure, bonding, and magnetism

    A. V. Krasheninnikov;A. V. Krasheninnikov;P. O. Lehtinen;Adam S. Foster;Adam S. Foster;P. Pyykkö

  • Vacancy and interstitial defects in hafnia

    Adam S. Foster;F. Lopez Gejo;Alexander L. Shluger;Risto M. Nieminen

  • Irradiation-induced magnetism in graphite: a density functional study.

    P. O. Lehtinen;Adam S. Foster;Yuchen Ma;A. V. Krasheninnikov

  • DScribe: Library of descriptors for machine learning in materials science

    Lauri Himanen;Marc O. J. Jäger;Eiaki V. Morooka;Filippo Federici Canova

  • Biphenylene network: A nonbenzenoid carbon allotrope.

    Qitang Fan;Linghao Yan;Matthias W. Tripp;Ondřej Krejčí

  • Theories of scanning probe microscopes at the atomic scale

    Werner A. Hofer;Adam S. Foster;Alexander L. Shluger

  • Magnetic properties and diffusion of adatoms on a graphene sheet.

    P. O. Lehtinen;Adam S. Foster;A. Ayuela;A. Krasheninnikov

  • Atomically controlled substitutional boron-doping of graphene nanoribbons

    Shigeki Kawai;Shohei Saito;Shinichiro Osumi;Shigehiro Yamaguchi

  • Magnetic properties of vacancies in graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Yuchen Ma;P. O. Lehtinen;Adam S. Foster;Risto M. Nieminen

  • Structure and electrical levels of point defects in monoclinic zirconia

    Adam S. Foster;V. B. Sulimov;F. Lopez Gejo;A. L. Shluger

  • Bending the rules: Contrasting vacancy energetics and migration in graphite and carbon nanotubes

    Arkady Krasheninnikov;Arkady Krasheninnikov;P. O Lehtinen;A. S Foster;R. M Nieminen

  • Recent trends in surface characterization and chemistry with high-resolution scanning force methods.

    Clemens Barth;Adam S. Foster;Adam S. Foster;Claude R. Henry;Alexander L. Shluger;Alexander L. Shluger

  • Atomically resolved edges and kinks of NaCl islands on Cu(111): Experiment and theory.

    R. Bennewitz;A. S. Foster;L. N. Kantorovich;M. Bammerlin

  • Machine learning hydrogen adsorption on nanoclusters through structural descriptors

    Marc O. J. Jäger;Eiaki V. Morooka;Filippo Federici Canova;Lauri Himanen

  • Data-Driven Materials Science: Status, Challenges, and Perspectives

    Lauri Himanen;Amber Geurts;Amber Geurts;Adam Stuart Foster;Adam Stuart Foster;Patrick Rinke;Patrick Rinke

  • Towards an accurate description of the capillary force in nanoparticle-surface interactions

    O.H. Pakarinen;Adam Foster;M. Paajanen;T. Kalinainen

  • The role of nitrogen-related defects in high-k dielectric oxides: Density-functional studies

    J. L. Gavartin;A. L. Shluger;Adam S. Foster;G. I. Bersuker

  • Stability of carbon nanotubes under electron irradiation: Role of tube diameter and chirality

    A. V. Krasheninnikov;A. V. Krasheninnikov;F. Banhart;J. X. Li;Adam S. Foster

  • Van der Waals interactions and the limits of isolated atom models at interfaces

    Shigeki Kawai;Adam S. Foster;Torbjörn Björkman;Torbjörn Björkman;Sylwia Nowakowska

  • Multiple heteroatom substitution to graphene nanoribbon

    Shigeki Kawai;Soichiro Nakatsuka;Takuji Hatakeyama;Rémy Pawlak

  • Mechanism of Interstitial Oxygen Diffusion in Hafnia

    Adam S. Foster;A. L. Shluger;Risto M. Nieminen

  • Topological superconductivity in a van der Waals heterostructure

    Shawulienu Kezilebieke;Nurul Huda;Viliam Vaňo;Markus Aapro

Frequent Co-Authors

Risto M. Nieminen
Risto M. Nieminen Aalto University
Alexander L. Shluger
Alexander L. Shluger University College London
Takeshi Fukuma
Takeshi Fukuma Kanazawa University
Arkady V. Krasheninnikov
Arkady V. Krasheninnikov Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel
Jeppe V. Lauritsen
Jeppe V. Lauritsen Aarhus University
Flemming Besenbacher
Flemming Besenbacher Aarhus University
Claude R. Henry
Claude R. Henry Aix-Marseille University
Teruhisa Ohno
Teruhisa Ohno Kyushu Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Onishi
Hiroshi Onishi Kobe University

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