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D-Index
42
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10545
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François Léonard publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Léonard sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 205 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

François Léonard D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Léonard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental studies of the physics of nanoscale electronic devices

Overview

François Léonard is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topics within these fields, including:

  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Léonard's recent publications highlight interdisciplinary work involving nanotechnology, electron microscopy, and semiconductor devices. Notable papers include:

  • "Ultralow Voltage GaN Vacuum Nanodiodes in Air", 2021, Nano Letters
  • "Origami Terahertz Detectors Realized by Inkjet Printing of Carbon Nanotube Inks", 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Picosecond carrier dynamics in InAs and GaAs revealed by ultrafast electron microscopy", 2024, Science Advances
  • "Scanning ultrafast electron microscopy reveals photovoltage dynamics at a deeply buried p−Si/SiO2 interface", 2021, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Giga-Gain at Room Temperature in Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Phototransistors Based on a Nonequilibrium Mechanism", 2020, ACS Nano

Frequent co-authors in Léonard's collaborations comprise:

  • A. Alec Talin
  • Elliot J. Fuller
  • Corinne Teeter
  • Craig M. Vineyard
  • Scott R. Ellis

The primary venues where Léonard has published include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Nano Letters
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Léonard was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2016, cited specifically for fundamental studies of the physics of nanoscale electronic devices.

Best Publications

  • Tunable electrical conductivity in metal-organic framework thin film devices

    Albert Alec Talin;Mark D. Allendorf;Vitalie Stavila;Francois Leonard

  • Theory of enhancement of thermoelectric properties of materials with nanoinclusions

    Sergey Faleev;Francois Leonard Leonard

  • Physics of carbon nanotube electronic devices

    M P Anantram;F Léonard

  • Li‐Ion Synaptic Transistor for Low Power Analog Computing

    Elliot J. Fuller;Farid El Gabaly;Francois Leonard;Sapan Agarwal

  • Electrical contacts to one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials

    Francois Leonard;Albert A. Talin

  • Role of fermi-level pinning in nanotube schottky diodes

    François Léonard;J. Tersoff

  • Novel Length Scales in Nanotube Devices

    François Léonard;J. Tersoff

  • Carbon Nanotube Terahertz Detector

    Xiaowei He;Naoki Fujimura;J Meagan Lloyd;Kristopher J Erickson

  • Thin film thermoelectric metal-organic framework with high seebeck coefficient and low thermal conductivity

    Kristopher J. Erickson;François Léonard;Vitalie Stavila;Michael E. Foster

  • A Microporous and Naturally Nanostructured Thermoelectric Metal-Organic Framework with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity

    Lei Sun;Bolin Liao;Dennis Sheberla;Daniel Kraemer

  • Size-dependent effects on electrical contacts to nanotubes and nanowires.

    François Léonard;A. Alec Talin

  • Guest-induced emergent properties in Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Mark D. Allendorf;Michael E. Foster;François Léonard;Vitalie Stavila

  • Unusually strong space-charge-limited current in thin wires.

    A. Alec Talin;François Léonard;B. S. Swartzentruber;Xin Wang

  • Uncooled Carbon Nanotube Photodetectors

    Xiaowei He;François Léonard;Junichiro Kono

  • Patterned radial GaAs nanopillar solar cells.

    Giacomo Mariani;Ping-Show Wong;Aaron M. Katzenmeyer;Francois Léonard

  • Large area, dense silicon nanowire array chemical sensors

    A. Alec Talin;Luke L. Hunter;François Léonard;Bhavin Rokad

  • Superlinear Composition-Dependent Photocurrent in CVD-Grown Monolayer MoS2(1–x)Se2x Alloy Devices

    Velveth Klee;Edwin Preciado;David Barroso;Ariana E. Nguyen

  • Diameter-dependent electronic transport properties of Au-catalyst/Ge-nanowire Schottky diodes.

    François Léonard;A. Alec Talin;B. S. Swartzentruber;S. T. Picraux

  • Optically modulated conduction in chromophore-functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes.

    J. M. Simmons;I. In;V. E. Campbell;T. J. Mark

  • Broadband, Polarization-Sensitive Photodetector Based on Optically-Thick Films of Macroscopically Long, Dense, and Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

    Sébastien Nanot;Aron W. Cummings;Cary L. Pint;Akira Ikeuchi

  • Color detection using chromophore-nanotube hybrid devices.

    Xinjian Zhou;Thomas Zifer;Bryan M. Wong;Karen L. Krafcik

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Alec Talin
A. Alec Talin Sandia National Laboratories
Mark D. Allendorf
Mark D. Allendorf Sandia National Laboratories
Vitalie Stavila
Vitalie Stavila Sandia National Laboratories
Junichiro Kono
Junichiro Kono Rice University
Robert H. Hauge
Robert H. Hauge Rice University
Andrew M. Armstrong
Andrew M. Armstrong Sandia National Laboratories
Bryan M. Wong
Bryan M. Wong University of California, Riverside
Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares
Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Andrew A. Allerman
Andrew A. Allerman Sandia National Laboratories
Brian S. Swartzentruber
Brian S. Swartzentruber Sandia National Laboratories

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