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  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributing to our understanding of fullerenes, including spectroscopy that confirmed the fullerene structure of carbon clusters, and for synthesizing metallofullerenes and single wall carbon nanotubes

Overview

Donald S. Bethune is affiliated with IBM in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Computer Science, with notable contributions at the intersection of these domains.

Their scientific work primarily addresses topics such as Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices.

Donald S. Bethune has authored papers published in recognized venues, including:

  • A Cryo-CMOS Low-Power Semi-Autonomous Qubit State Controller in 14nm FinFET Technology (2022, 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC))
  • A Cryo-CMOS Low-Power Semi-Autonomous Transmon Qubit State Controller in 14-nm FinFET Technology (2022, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A Cryo-CMOS Transmon Qubit Controller and Verification with FPGA Emulation (2022, 2022 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE))

Frequent collaborators in their research include D.J. Frank, Sudipto Chakraborty, Kevin Tien, Thomas Fox, and Mark Yeck.

Their work has been published repeatedly in venues such as the 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, and the 2022 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE).

Donald S. Bethune was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2001. This recognition was given for contributions to the understanding of fullerenes, including spectroscopy confirming fullerene structure of carbon clusters, as well as synthesis of metallofullerenes and single wall carbon nanotubes.

Best Publications

  • Cobalt-catalysed growth of carbon nanotubes with single-atomic-layer walls

    Donald S. Bethune;C. H. Klang;M.S. de Vries;G. Gorman

  • Storage of hydrogen in single-walled carbon nanotubes

    A. C. Dillon;K. M. Jones;T. A. Bekkedahl;C. H. Kiang

  • Solvents' Critical Role in Nonaqueous Lithium-Oxygen Battery Electrochemistry.

    B. D. McCloskey;D. S. Bethune;R. M. Shelby;G. Girishkumar

  • Atoms in carbon cages: the structure and properties of endohedral fullerenes

    D. S. Bethune;R. D. Johnson;J. R. Salem;M. S. de Vries

  • Bond lengths in free molecules of buckminsterfullerene, c60, from gas-phase electron diffraction.

    Kenneth Hedberg;Lise Hedberg;Donald S. Bethune;C. A. Brown

  • Vibrational Raman and infrared spectra of chromatographically separated C60 and C70 fullerene clusters

    Donald S. Bethune;Gerard Meijer;Wade C. Tang;Hal J. Rosen

  • On the efficacy of electrocatalysis in nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries.

    Bryan D. McCloskey;Rouven Scheffler;Angela Speidel;Donald S. Bethune

  • Carbon-13 NMR study of the C60 cluster in the solid state: molecular motion and carbon chemical shift anisotropy

    C.S. Yannoni;R.D. Johnson;G.J.M. Meijer;D.S. Bethune

  • Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of lanthanum-containing C 82

    Robert D. Johnson;Mattanjah S. de Vries;Jesse Salem;Donald S. Bethune

  • NMR determination of the bond lengths in C60

    C.S. Yannoni;P.P. Bernier;D.S. Bethune;G.J.M. Meijer

  • The vibrational Raman spectra of purified solid films of C60 and C70

    Donald S. Bethune;Gerard Meijer;Wade C. Tang;Hal J. Rosen

  • Limitations in Rechargeability of Li-O2 Batteries and Possible Origins

    B. D. McCloskey;D. S. Bethune;R. M. Shelby;T. Mori

  • C60 has icosahedral symmetry

    Robert D. Johnson;Gerard Meijer;Donald S. Bethune

  • C60 rotation in the solid state: dynamics of a faceted spherical top.

    Robert D. Johnson;Costantino S. Yannoni;Harry C. Dorn;Jesse R. Salem

  • Scandium Clusters in Fullerene Cages

    Costantino S. Yannoni;Mark Hoinkis;Mattanjah S. de Vries;Donald S. Bethune

  • The sticking of O2 on a Pt(111) surface

    A. C. Luntz;M. D. Williams;D. S. Bethune

  • Imaging C 60 clusters on a surface using a scanning tunnelling microscope

    R. J. Wilson;G. Meijer;D. S. Bethune;R. D. Johnson

  • Activation of methane dissociation on a Pt(111) surface

    A. C. Luntz;D. S. Bethune

  • Carbon fibers and method for their production

    Donald S. Bethune;Robert B. Beyers;Ching-Hwa Kiang

  • Fullerene structure and dynamics: a magnetic resonance potpourri

    Robert D. Johnson;Donald S. Bethune;Costantino S. Yannoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard Meijer
Gerard Meijer Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Harry C. Dorn
Harry C. Dorn Virginia Tech
Charles T. Rettner
Charles T. Rettner IBM (United States)
Mattanjah S. de Vries
Mattanjah S. de Vries University of California, Santa Barbara
Andrew J. Kellock
Andrew J. Kellock IBM (United States)
Alan C. Luntz
Alan C. Luntz SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Geoffrey W. Burr
Geoffrey W. Burr IBM (United States)
Steven Stevenson
Steven Stevenson Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
Ho-Cheol Kim
Ho-Cheol Kim IBM (United States)

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