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Lars Samuelson

Lars Samuelson

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Materials Science
Sweden
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
112
Citations
47835
World Ranking
652
National Ranking
5

Lars Samuelson 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 Lars Samuelson sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 1,102 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lars Samuelson 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 Lars Samuelson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 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

  • One-dimensional steeplechase for electrons realized

    Mikael Björk;Jonas Ohlsson;T Sass;Ann Persson

  • Solid-phase diffusion mechanism for GaAs nanowire growth

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

  • Nanowire-based one-dimensional electronics

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

  • One-dimensional heterostructures in semiconductor nanowhiskers

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

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

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

  • Synthesis of branched 'nanotrees' by controlled seeding of multiple branching events

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

  • Epitaxial III-V nanowires on silicon

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

  • Controlled manipulation of nanoparticles with an atomic force microscope

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

  • Nanowire resonant tunneling diodes

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

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

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

  • Single-electron transistors in heterostructure nanowires.

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

  • Nanowire Arrays Defined by Nanoimprint Lithography

    Thomas Mårtensson;Patrick Carlberg;Magnus Borgström;Lars Montelius

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

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

  • Vertical high-mobility wrap-gated InAs nanowire transistor

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

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

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

  • Gold nanoparticles : Production, reshaping, and thermal charging

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

  • Role of surface diffusion in chemical beam epitaxy of InAs nanowires

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

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Seifert
Werner Seifert Lund University
Knut Deppert
Knut Deppert Lund University
Magnus T. Borgström
Magnus T. Borgström Lund University
Lars Montelius
Lars Montelius Lund University
Claes Thelander
Claes Thelander Lund University
Lars-Erik Wernersson
Lars-Erik Wernersson Lund University
Hongqi Xu
Hongqi Xu Peking University
Mikael Björk
Mikael Björk Sol Voltaics (Sweden)
Kimberly A. Dick
Kimberly A. Dick Lund University
Anders Mikkelsen
Anders Mikkelsen Lund University

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