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Douglas S. Galvao is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil. Their scholarly work spans significant contributions in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focused expertise in Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. These fields collectively represent the core areas of their research activities.

Their research output includes a strong emphasis on topics related to carbon-based and two-dimensional materials. The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications

Douglas S. Galvao has published extensively, with frequent appearances in academic venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Physics Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Omega

Their recent publications reflect ongoing research in nanomaterials and two-dimensional systems. Selected recent papers include:

  • Graphene Supported MoS2 Structures with High Defect Density for an Efficient HER Electrocatalysts, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Scalable Synthesis and Characterization of Multilayer γ-Graphyne, New Carbon Crystals with a Small Direct Band Gap, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications, 2022, Materials Today
  • A DFT Study of the Electronic, Optical, and Mechanical Properties of a Recently Synthesized Monolayer Fullerene Network, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Emerging two-dimensional tellurides, 2021, Materials Today

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Chandra Sekhar Tiwary, Luiz Antônio Ribeiro, Cristiano F. Woellner, and Raphael M. Tromer, among others. These collaborations have resulted in a sustained publication record.

The accumulated body of work illustrates contributions to understanding the properties and applications of advanced materials, particularly those based on carbon and layered nanostructures. The focus on synthesis methods, material characterization, and potential applications spans both theoretical and experimental approaches within the broader field of Materials Science.

Best Publications

  • Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

    Marcio D. Lima;Na Li;Na Li;Monica Jung de Andrade;Shaoli Fang

  • Hierarchically buckled sheath-core fibers for superelastic electronics, sensors, and muscles

    Z. F. Liu;S. Fang;F. A. Moura;F. A. Moura;J. N. Ding

  • Molecular-dynamics simulations of carbon nanotubes as gigahertz oscillators.

    S. B. Legoas;V. R. Coluci;S. F. Braga;P. Z. Coura

  • Exfoliation of a non-van der Waals material from iron ore hematite

    Aravind Puthirath Balan;Aravind Puthirath Balan;Sruthi Radhakrishnan;Cristiano F. Woellner;Shyam K. Sinha

  • Structure and dynamics of carbon nanoscrolls

    Scheila F. Braga;Vitor R. Coluci;Sergio B. Legoas;Ronaldo Giro

  • Sign Change of Poisson's Ratio for Carbon Nanotube Sheets

    Lee J. Hall;Vitor R. Coluci;Douglas S. Galvão;Mikhail E. Kozlov

  • Graphene to graphane: a theoretical study.

    M Z S Flores;P A S Autreto;S B Legoas;D S Galvao

  • Crystalline networks with unusual predicted mechanical and thermal properties

    Ray H. Baughman;Douglas S. Galvão;Douglas S. Galvão

  • Families of carbon nanotubes: Graphyne-based nanotubes

    V. R. Coluci;V. R. Coluci;S. F. Braga;S. B. Legoas;D. S. Galvão

  • Surface functionalization of two-dimensional metal chalcogenides by Lewis acid–base chemistry

    Sidong Lei;Xifan Wang;Bo Li;Jiahao Kang

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition of Monolayer Rhenium Disulfide (ReS2)

    Kunttal Keyshar;Yongji Gong;Gonglan Ye;Gustavo Brunetto

  • Torsional refrigeration by twisted, coiled, and supercoiled fibers

    Run Wang;Shaoli Fang;Yicheng Xiao;Enlai Gao;Enlai Gao

  • Nonzero Gap Two-Dimensional Carbon Allotrope from Porous Graphene

    G. Brunetto;P. A S Autreto;L. D. Machado;B. I. Santos

  • Band to correlated crossover in alternating Hubbard and Pariser-Parr-Pople chains: Nature of the lowest singlet excitation of conjugated polymers.

    Z. G. Soos;S. Ramasesha;D. S. Galvão

  • Scalable Synthesis and Characterization of Multilayer γ-Graphyne, New Carbon Crystals with a Small Direct Band Gap.

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  • Gigahertz nanomechanical oscillators based on carbon nanotubes

    S B Legoas;V R Coluci;S F Braga;P Z Coura

  • A Nonzero Gap Two-Dimensional Carbon Allotrope from Porous Graphene

    G. Brunetto;P. A. S. Autreto;L. D. Machado;B. I. Santos

  • Lock-and-key effect in the surface diffusion of large organic molecules probed by STM.

    Roberto Otero;Frauke Hümmelink;Fernando Sato;Sergio B. Legoas

  • Origin of anomalously long interatomic distances in suspended gold chains.

    Sergio B. Legoas;Douglas S. Galvão;Varlei Rodrigues;Daniel Ugarte

  • On the Structural and Stability Features of Linear Atomic Suspended Chains Formed from Gold Nanowires Stretching

    Pablo Z. Coura;Sergio B. Legoas;Anderson S. Moreira;Fernando Sato

  • Indication of Unusual Pentagonal Structures in Atomic-Size Cu Nanowires

    J. C. González;V. Rodrigues;J. Bettini;L. G. C. Rego

  • New families of carbon nanotubes based on graphyne motifs

    V R Coluci;V R Coluci;S F Braga;S B Legoas;D S Galvão

Frequent Co-Authors

Chandra Sekhar Tiwary
Chandra Sekhar Tiwary Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Robert Vajtai
Robert Vajtai Rice University
Ray H. Baughman
Ray H. Baughman The University of Texas at Dallas
Nicola Pugno
Nicola Pugno University of Trento
Ado Jorio
Ado Jorio Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Jun Lou
Jun Lou Rice University
Shaoli Fang
Shaoli Fang The University of Texas at Dallas
A. G. Souza Filho
A. G. Souza Filho Universidade Federal do Ceará
Riccardo Rurali
Riccardo Rurali Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

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