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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - Hellman Fellow
  • 1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Dimitri Basov is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in physics, engineering, and materials science. Their scholarly output spans several main fields of study, including Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science. These areas are further detailed through subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research covers various focused topics, such as:

  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena

Dimitri Basov's publication record includes recent papers notable for their contributions to nanoscience and photonics. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Visualization of moiré superlattices" (2020) published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Polariton panorama" (2020) published in Nanophotonics
  • "A few-layer covalent network of fullerenes" (2023) published in Nature
  • "Towards compact phase-matched and waveguided nonlinear optics in atomically layered semiconductors" (2022) published in Nature Photonics
  • "Programmable hyperbolic polaritons in van der Waals semiconductors" (2021) published in Science

They frequently collaborate with several co-authors, including Cory R. Dean, James Hone, Andrew J. Millis, M. M. Fogler, and Yinming Shao. These collaborations reflect a consistent engagement with experts across related fields, contributing to a broad and interdisciplinary body of work.

Basov's research findings are disseminated in various scholarly venues, with frequent publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nano Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Advanced Materials

Their academic career has been recognized through awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012, the Hellman Fellowship in 1997, and fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Gate-tuning of graphene plasmons revealed by infrared nano-imaging

    Z. Fei;A. S. Rodin;G. O. Andreev;W. Bao;W. Bao

  • Terahertz magnetic response from artificial materials.

    T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;N. Fang;N. Fang;N. Fang;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier

  • Mott Transition in VO2 Revealed by Infrared Spectroscopy and Nano-Imaging

    M. M. Qazilbash;M. Brehm;Byung-Gyu Chae;P.-C. Ho

  • Tunable Phonon Polaritons in Atomically Thin van der Waals Crystals of Boron Nitride

    S. Dai;Z. Fei;Q. Ma;A. S. Rodin

  • Memory Metamaterials

    Tom Driscoll;Hyun-Tak Kim;Byung-Gyu Chae;Bong-Jun Kim

  • Polaritons in van der Waals materials

    D. N. Basov;D. N. Basov;M. M. Fogler;F. J. García de Abajo;F. J. García de Abajo

  • Electrodynamics of high- T c superconductors

    D. N. Basov;T. Timusk

  • Electrodynamics of correlated electron materials

    D. N. Basov;Richard D. Averitt;Dirk van der Marel;Martin Dressel

  • Towards properties on demand in quantum materials

    D. N. Basov;R. D. Averitt;D. Hsieh

  • Photonics with hexagonal boron nitride

    Joshua David Caldwell;Igor Aharonovich;Guillaume Cassabois;James H. Edgar

  • Ultra-thin perfect absorber employing a tunable phase change material

    Mikhail A. Kats;Deepika Sharma;Jiao Lin;Patrice Genevet

  • Graphene on hexagonal boron nitride as a tunable hyperbolic metamaterial

    S. Dai;Q. Ma;M. K. Liu;M. K. Liu;T. Andersen

  • Infrared nanoscopy of dirac plasmons at the graphene-SiO₂ interface.

    Zhe Fei;Gregory O. Andreev;Wenzhong Bao;Lingfeng M. Zhang;Lingfeng M. Zhang

  • Infrared nanoscopy of Dirac plasmons at the graphene-SiO2 interface

    Zhe Fei;Gregory O. Andreev;Wenzhong Bao;Lingfeng M. Zhang

  • Fundamental limits to graphene plasmonics

    G. X. Ni;G. X. Ni;A. S. McLeod;A. S. McLeod;Z. Sun;L. Wang

  • Negative refractive index metamaterials

    Willie J. Padilla;Dimitri N. Basov;David R. Smith;David R. Smith

  • Moiré heterostructures as a condensed-matter quantum simulator

    Dante M. Kennes;Dante M. Kennes;Martin Claassen;Lede Xian;Antoine Georges

  • Subdiffractional focusing and guiding of polaritonic rays in a natural hyperbolic material

    S. Dai;Q. Ma;T. Andersen;A. S. Mcleod

  • Electronic correlations in the iron pnictides

    M. M. Qazilbash;J. J. Hamlin;R. E. Baumbach;Lijun Zhang

  • Phase-Transition Driven Memristive System

    T. Driscoll;H.-T. Kim;B.-G. Chae;M. Di Ventra

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael M. Fogler
Michael M. Fogler University of California, San Diego
Yoichi Ando
Yoichi Ando University of Cologne
Willie J. Padilla
Willie J. Padilla Duke University
Hyun-Tak Kim
Hyun-Tak Kim Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
David R. Smith
David R. Smith Duke University
Richard D. Averitt
Richard D. Averitt University of California, San Diego
M. B. Maple
M. B. Maple University of California, San Diego
Mark H. Thiemens
Mark H. Thiemens University of California, San Diego
Gabriel Kotliar
Gabriel Kotliar Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Takashi Taniguchi
Takashi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science

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