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Andrei L. Kholkin

Andrei L. Kholkin

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Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
21744
World Ranking
3126
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to electromechanical characterization methods and applications

Overview

Andrei L. Kholkin is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and has a substantial body of research focusing on materials science and engineering. Their work spans several specialized fields, including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomaterials.

The scientist's research primarily addresses areas such as ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, multiferroics and related materials, acoustic wave resonator technologies, perovskite materials and applications, polydiacetylene-based materials and applications, as well as electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Magnetoelectric effect: principles and applications in biology and medicine- a review" (2021) published in Materials Today Bio
  • "Natural and Eco-Friendly Materials for Triboelectric Energy Harvesting" (2020) published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • "Hybrid Triboelectric-Electromagnetic Nanogenerators for Mechanical Energy Harvesting: A Review" (2021) published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • "Photoresponsive Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Ferroelectric Designed at the Molecular Level" (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Peculiarities of the Crystal Structure Evolution of BiFeO3-BaTiO3 Ceramics across Structural Phase Transitions" (2020) published in Nanomaterials

Frequent collaborators in Kholkin's research include Denis Alikin, V. Ya. Shur, Konstantin Romanyuk, Svitlana Kopyl, and Roman A. Surmenev.

The scientist has contributed extensively to journals such as Ferroelectrics, Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, arXiv (Cornell University), and Nanomaterials.

Throughout their career, Andrei L. Kholkin has received recognition for their work, including the IEEE Fellow award in 2012 for contributions to electromechanical characterization methods and applications.

Best Publications

  • Nanoscale ferroelectrics: processing, characterization and future trends

    A Gruverman;A Kholkin

  • Interferometric measurements of electric field-induced displacements in piezoelectric thin films

    A. L. Kholkin;Ch. Wütchrich;D. V. Taylor;N. Setter

  • Strong piezoelectricity in bioinspired peptide nanotubes.

    Andrei Kholkin;Nadav Amdursky;Igor Bdikin;Ehud Gazit

  • Control of piezoelectricity in amino acids by supramolecular packing.

    Sarah Guerin;Aimee Stapleton;Drahomir Chovan;Rabah Mouras

  • Electromechanical Imaging and Spectroscopy of Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: State of the Art and Prospects for the Future

    Nina Balke;Igor Bdikin;Sergei V. Kalinin;Andrei L. Kholkin

  • Effect of diamagnetic Ca, Sr, Pb, and Ba substitution on the crystal structure and multiferroic properties of the BiFeO3 perovskite

    V. A. Khomchenko;D. A. Kiselev;J. M. Vieira;Li Jian

  • Domain structure of0.8Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3−0.2PbTiO3studied by piezoresponse force microscopy

    V. V. Shvartsman;A. L. Kholkin

  • Synthesis and multiferroic properties of Bi0.8A0.2FeO3 (A=Ca,Sr, Pb) ceramics

    V. A. Khomchenko;D. A. Kiselev;J. M. Vieira;A. L. Kholkin

  • Fabrication and characterization of PZT thin-film vibrators for micromotors

    Paul Muralt;Markus Kohli;Thomas Maeder;Andrei Kholkin

  • Piezoelectric actuation of PZT thin-film diaphragms at static and resonant conditions

    Paul Muralt;Andrei Kholkin;Markus Kohli;Thomas Maeder

  • Electromagnetic energy harvesting using magnetic levitation architectures: A review

    Pedro Carneiro;Marco P. Soares dos Santos;Marco P. Soares dos Santos;André Rodrigues;Jorge A.F. Ferreira

  • Self-polarization effect in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films

    A. L. Kholkin;K. G. Brooks;D. V. Taylor;S. Hiboux

  • Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: A Window into Electromechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale

    Dawn A. Bonnell;Sergei Kalinin;Andrei Kholkin;A. Gruverman

  • Crystal structure and multiferroic properties of Gd-substituted BiFeO3

    V. A. Khomchenko;D. A. Kiselev;I. K. Bdikin;V. V. Shvartsman

  • Doping strategies for increased performance in BiFeO3

    V.A. Khomchenko;D.A. Kiselev;M. Kopcewicz;M. Maglione

  • Asymmetric nanoscale switching in ferroelectric thin films by scanning force microscopy

    Alexei Gruverman;A. Kholkin;A. I. Kingon;H. Tokumoto

  • Strong piezoelectricity in single-layer graphene deposited on SiO2 grating substrates.

    Gonçalo da Cunha Rodrigues;Pavel Zelenovskiy;Konstantin Romanyuk;Konstantin Romanyuk;Sergey Luchkin

  • Lead-free piezoelectrics: Current status and perspectives

    Indrani Coondoo;Neeraj Panwar;Andrei Kholkin

  • Effect of Gd substitution on the crystal structure and multiferroic properties of BiFeO3

    V.A. Khomchenko;V.V. Shvartsman;P. Borisov;W. Kleemann

  • Thickness effect on the dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate thin films

    J. Pérez de la Cruz;E. Joanni;P. M. Vilarinho;A. L. Kholkin

  • Fatigue of piezoelectric properties in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 films

    A. L. Kholkin;E. L. Colla;A. K. Tagantsev;D. V. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Bdikin
Igor Bdikin University of Aveiro
Vladimir V. Shvartsman
Vladimir V. Shvartsman University of Duisburg-Essen
Paula M. Vilarinho
Paula M. Vilarinho University of Aveiro
Nava Setter
Nava Setter École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sergei V. Kalinin
Sergei V. Kalinin University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Brian J. Rodriguez
Brian J. Rodriguez University College Dublin
Robert C. Pullar
Robert C. Pullar Ca Foscari University of Venice
Ahmad Safari
Ahmad Safari Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
João P. Araújo
João P. Araújo University of Porto
Maxim Avdeev
Maxim Avdeev Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

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