2026 Lars Samuelson: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	112	652	623	5	5	1102	47835

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Sweden Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Sweden Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Sweden Leader Award
2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental and wide ranging contributions to lowdimensional epitaxial semiconductor nanostructures and in particular semiconductor nanowires His work has led to a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms governing nanowire growth and to the realization of radically new nanostructures with broad device applications

Overview

Lars Samuelson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and focuses their research on various aspects of engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Their work spans several subfields, including condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

The main topics of their research include:

GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
Nanowire synthesis and applications
ZnO doping and properties
Semiconductor quantum structures and devices
Metal and thin film mechanics
Ga2O3 and related materials
Advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design

Samuelson has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

Nano Letters
Nanotechnology
Applied Physics Letters
arXiv (Cornell University)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Samuelson include:

"Study of the Interfacial Oxidation of InP Quantum Dots Synthesized from Tris(dimethylamino)phosphine", 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Realization of Ultrahigh Quality InGaN Platelets to be Used as Relaxed Templates for Red Micro-LEDs", 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Hot-Carrier Extraction in Nanowire-Nanoantenna Photovoltaic Devices", 2020, Nano Letters
"Nanowire Solar Cells: A New Radiation Hard PV Technology for Space Applications", 2020, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
"Dislocation-Free and Atomically Flat GaN Hexagonal Microprisms for Device Applications", 2020, Small

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their notable frequent co-authors include:

Zhaoxia Bi
Anders Gustafsson
Heiner Linke
Anders Mikkelsen
Ali Nowzari

Lars Samuelson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2008 for contributions related to low-dimensional epitaxial semiconductor nanostructures and semiconductor nanowires. Their work has contributed to understanding mechanisms governing nanowire growth and enabled new nanostructures for device applications.

Best Publications

InP Nanowire Array Solar Cells Achieving 13.8% Efficiency by Exceeding the Ray Optics Limit

Jesper Wallentin;Nicklas Anttu;Damir Asoli;Maria Huffman

1436
Citations
One-dimensional steeplechase for electrons realized

Mikael Björk;Jonas Ohlsson;T Sass;Ann Persson

983
Citations
Solid-phase diffusion mechanism for GaAs nanowire growth

Ann I. Persson;Magnus W. Larsson;Stig Stenström;B. Jonas Ohlsson

909
Citations
Nanowire-based one-dimensional electronics

C. Thelander;P. Agarwal;S. Brongersma;J. Eymery

898
Citations
One-dimensional heterostructures in semiconductor nanowhiskers

M. T. Björk;B. J. Ohlsson;T. Sass;A. I. Persson

839
Citations
Controlled polytypic and twin-plane superlattices in iii-v nanowires.

Philippe Caroff;Kimberley A. Dick;Jonas Johansson;Maria E Messing

836
Citations
Synthesis of branched 'nanotrees' by controlled seeding of multiple branching events

Kimberly A. Dick;Knut Deppert;Magnus W. Larsson;Thomas Mårtensson

752
Citations
Epitaxial III-V nanowires on silicon

Thomas Martensson;C. Patrik T. Svensson;T. Brent A. Wacaser;Magnus W. Larsson

735
Citations
Controlled manipulation of nanoparticles with an atomic force microscope

T. Junno;K. Deppert;L. Montelius;L. Samuelson

680
Citations
Nanowire resonant tunneling diodes

M. T. Björk;B. J. Ohlsson;C. Thelander;A. I. Persson

614
Citations
Structural and optical properties of high quality zinc-blende/wurtzite GaAs nanowire heterostructures

D. Spirkoska;J. Arbiol;Anders Gustafsson;S. Conesa-Boj

579
Citations
Single-electron transistors in heterostructure nanowires.

C. Thelander;T. Mårtensson;M. T. Björk;B. J. Ohlsson

570
Citations
Nanowire Arrays Defined by Nanoimprint Lithography

Thomas Mårtensson;Patrick Carlberg;Magnus Borgström;Lars Montelius

538
Citations
Structural properties of 〈111〉B -oriented III–V nanowires

Jonas Johansson;Lisa S. Karlsson;C. Patrik T. Svensson;Thomas Mårtensson

530
Citations
Vertical high-mobility wrap-gated InAs nanowire transistor

T. Bryllert;L.-E. Wernersson;L.E. Froberg;L. Samuelson

465
Citations
Preferential Interface Nucleation: An Expansion of the VLS Growth Mechanism for Nanowires

Brent A. Wacaser;Kimberly A. Dick;Jonas Johansson;Magnus T. Borgström

455
Citations
Gold nanoparticles : Production, reshaping, and thermal charging

Martin H. Magnusson;Knut Deppert;Jan Olle Malm;Jan Olov Bovin

436
Citations
Role of surface diffusion in chemical beam epitaxy of InAs nanowires

Linus E. Jensen;Mikael T. Björk;Sören Jeppesen;Ann I. Persson

435
Citations
Optical Studies of Individual InAs Quantum Dots in GaAs: Few-Particle Effects

L. Landin;M. S. Miller;M.-E. Pistol;C. E. Pryor

417
Citations
Failure of the Vapor−Liquid−Solid Mechanism in Au-Assisted MOVPE Growth of InAs Nanowires

Kimberly A Dick;Knut Deppert;Thomas Mårtensson;Bernhard Mandl

416
Citations