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Latha Venkataraman

Latha Venkataraman

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Materials Science

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Chemistry

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to measurement and understanding of electron transport through single organic molecules
  • 2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Latha Venkataraman is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Additional subfields include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work centers on several main topics, notably:

  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications

Venkataraman has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nano Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Chemical Communications

Their recent papers reflect significant research contributions and include the following:

  • "Theory of Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity: Progress and Challenges" (2022) published in Advanced Materials
  • "Highly nonlinear transport across single-molecule junctions via destructive quantum interference" (2020) published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Mechanically Tunable Quantum Interference in Ferrocene-Based Single-Molecule Junctions" (2020) published in Nano Letters
  • "Highly conducting single-molecule topological insulators based on mono- and di-radical cations" (2022) published in Nature Chemistry
  • "Cumulene Wires Display Increasing Conductance with Increasing Length" (2020) published in Nano Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Colin Nuckolls
  • Michael L. Steigerwald
  • Liang Li
  • Suman Gunasekaran
  • Xavier Roy

Latha Venkataraman has received recognition in their field, including election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2015 for contributions to electron transport measurements through single organic molecules. Earlier, in 2011, they were elected Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Dependence of single-molecule junction conductance on molecular conformation

    Latha Venkataraman;Jennifer E. Klare;Colin Nuckolls;Mark S. Hybertsen

  • Single-Molecule Circuits with Well-Defined Molecular Conductance

    Latha Venkataraman;Jennifer E. Klare;Iris W. Tam;Colin Nuckolls

  • Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic transport

    Sriharsha V. Aradhya;Latha Venkataraman

  • Mechanically controlled binary conductance switching of a single-molecule junction.

    Su Ying Quek;Maria Kamenetska;Michael L. Steigerwald;Hyoung Joon Choi

  • Chemical principles of single-molecule electronics

    Timothy A. Su;Madhav Neupane;Michael L. Steigerwald;Latha Venkataraman

  • Phonon modes in carbon nanotubules

    R.A. Jishi;R.A. Jishi;L. Venkataraman;M.S. Dresselhaus;G. Dresselhaus

  • Amine-gold linked single-molecule circuits: experiment and theory.

    Su Ying Quek;Latha Venkataraman;Hyoung Joon Choi;Steven G. Louie

  • Amine-Gold Linked Single-Molecule Junctions: Experiment and Theory

    Su Ying Quek;Latha Venkataraman;Hyoung Joon Choi;Steven G. Louie

  • Single-molecule diodes with high rectification ratios through environmental control

    Brian Capozzi;Jianlong Xia;Olgun Adak;Emma J. Dell

  • Contact Chemistry and Single-Molecule Conductance : A Comparison of Phosphines, Methyl Sulfides, and Amines

    Young S Park;Adam C Whalley;Maria Kamenetska;Michael L Steigerwald

  • Electronics and Chemistry: Varying Single-Molecule Junction Conductance Using Chemical Substituents

    Latha Venkataraman;Young S. Park;Adam C. Whalley;Colin Nuckolls

  • Probing the conductance superposition law in single-molecule circuits with parallel paths

    H. Vazquez;R. Skouta;S. Schneebeli;M. Kamenetska;M. Kamenetska

  • Electronics and Chemistry: Varying Single Molecule Junction Conductance Using Chemical Substituents

    Latha Venkataraman;Young S. Park;Adam C. Whalley Colin Nuckolls;Mark S. Hybertsen

  • Comprehensive suppression of single-molecule conductance using destructive σ-interference

    Marc H. Garner;Haixing Li;Yan Chen;Timothy A. Su;Timothy A. Su

  • Simultaneous Determination of Conductance and Thermopower of Single Molecule Junctions

    Jonathan Widawsky;Pierre Darancet;Jeffrey Neaton;Latha Venkataraman

  • Formation and evolution of single-molecule junctions.

    M. Kamenetska;M. Koentopp;A. C. Whalley;Y. S. Park

  • In situ formation of highly conducting covalent Au-C contacts for single-molecule junctions.

    Z.-L. Cheng;R. Skouta;H. Vazquez;J. R. Widawsky

  • Non-chemisorbed gold-sulfur binding prevails in self-assembled monolayers

    Michael S. Inkpen;Zhen–Fei Liu;Haixing Li;Luis M. Campos

  • Theory of Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity: Progress and Challenges

    Ferdinand Evers;Amnon Aharony;Nir Bar-Gill;Ora Entin-Wohlman

  • Conductance and Geometry of Pyridine-Linked Single-Molecule Junctions

    M. Kamenetska;Su Ying Quek;A. C. Whalley;M. L. Steigerwald

  • Variability of conductance in molecular junctions.

    Jochen Ulrich;Donna Esrail;William Pontius;Latha Venkataraman

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Nuckolls
Colin Nuckolls Columbia University
Mark S. Hybertsen
Mark S. Hybertsen Brookhaven National Laboratory
Michael L. Steigerwald
Michael L. Steigerwald Columbia University
Jeffrey B. Neaton
Jeffrey B. Neaton University of California, Berkeley
Luis M. Campos
Luis M. Campos Columbia University
Alberto Morgante
Alberto Morgante University of Trieste
Xavier Roy
Xavier Roy Columbia University
Ronald Breslow
Ronald Breslow Columbia University
Gemma C. Solomon
Gemma C. Solomon University of Copenhagen
Hyoung Joon Choi
Hyoung Joon Choi Yonsei University

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