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132
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World Ranking
309
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to carbon nanomaterial processing methods and devices
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 2012 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering research on the fundamentals and applications of nanoelectronic materials, including the development of methods for sorting carbon nanotubes and graphene, and for chemical functionalization of semiconductor surfaces
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark C. Hersam is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, with a significant focus on 2D materials and applications, graphene research and applications, advanced memory and neural computing, advancements in battery materials, perovskite materials and applications, advanced battery materials and technologies, and ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices.

Several recent publications highlight the scope of their research:

  • Neuromorphic nanoelectronic materials, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Bimolecularly passivated interface enables efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells, 2023, Science
  • Crystallography, Morphology, Electronic Structure, and Transport in Non-Fullerene/Non-Indacenodithienothiophene Polymer:Y6 Solar Cells, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Humidity Sensing through Reversible Isomerization of a Covalent Organic Framework, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors of Mark C. Hersam include Vinod K. Sangwan, Tobin J. Marks, Michael J. Bedzyk, Vinayak P. Dravid, and Julia R. Downing. These collaborations have contributed to an extensive body of work published in notable venues.

Among the common publication venues are ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Advanced Materials, arXiv (Cornell University), and ECS Meeting Abstracts.

Mark C. Hersam has been recognized by several professional organizations through fellowships. These include the National Academy of Inventors (2017), IEEE (2016) for contributions to carbon nanomaterial processing methods and devices, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2014), the MacArthur Foundation (2014), the Materials Research Society (2012), the American Physical Society (APS) (2012) for pioneering research on nanoelectronic materials, SPIE (2012), and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2005).

Best Publications

  • Sorting carbon nanotubes by electronic structure using density differentiation

    Michael S. Arnold;Alexander A. Green;James F. Hulvat;Samuel I. Stupp

  • Emerging Device Applications for Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

    Deep Jariwala;Vinod K. Sangwan;Lincoln J. Lauhon;Tobin J. Marks

  • Synthesis of borophenes: Anisotropic, two-dimensional boron polymorphs

    Andrew J. Mannix;Andrew J. Mannix;Xiang Feng Zhou;Xiang Feng Zhou;Brian Kiraly;Brian Kiraly;Joshua D. Wood

  • Effective Passivation of Exfoliated Black Phosphorus Transistors against Ambient Degradation

    Joshua D. Wood;Spencer A. Wells;Deep Jariwala;Kan Sheng Chen

  • Mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures

    Deep Jariwala;Tobin J. Marks;Mark C. Hersam

  • Carbon nanomaterials for electronics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and sensing

    Deep Jariwala;Vinod K. Sangwan;Lincoln J. Lauhon;Tobin J. Marks

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Progress towards monodisperse single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Mark C. Hersam

  • Multi-terminal memtransistors from polycrystalline monolayer molybdenum disulfide

    Vinod K. Sangwan;Hong Sub Lee;Hadallia Bergeron;Itamar Balla

  • Solution Phase Production of Graphene with Controlled Thickness via Density Differentiation

    Alexander A. Green;Mark C. Hersam

  • Synthesis and chemistry of elemental 2D materials

    Andrew J. Mannix;Andrew J. Mannix;Brian Kiraly;Brian Kiraly;Mark C. Hersam;Nathan P. Guisinger

  • Covalent functionalization and passivation of exfoliated black phosphorus via aryl diazonium chemistry

    Christopher R. Ryder;Joshua D. Wood;Spencer A. Wells;Yang Yang

  • Neuromorphic nanoelectronic materials

    Vinod K. Sangwan;Mark C. Hersam

  • Current Saturation and Electrical Breakdown in Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    Philip G. Collins;M. Hersam;M. Arnold;R. Martel

  • Inkjet Printing of High Conductivity, Flexible Graphene Patterns

    Ethan B. Secor;Pradyumna L. Prabhumirashi;Kanan Puntambekar;Michael L. Geier

  • Solvent exfoliation of electronic-grade, two-dimensional black phosphorus

    Joohoon Kang;Joshua D. Wood;Spencer A. Wells;Jae Hyeok Lee

  • Ultrahigh sensitivity and layer-dependent sensing performance of phosphorene-based gas sensors.

    Shumao Cui;Haihui Pu;Spencer A. Wells;Zhenhai Wen

  • Gate-tunable memristive phenomena mediated by grain boundaries in single-layer MoS2

    Vinod K. Sangwan;Deep Jariwala;In Soo Kim;Kan Sheng Chen

  • Three-dimensional printing of high-content graphene scaffolds for electronic and biomedical applications.

    Adam E. Jakus;Ethan B. Secor;Alexandra L. Rutz;Sumanas W. Jordan

  • Emerging Device Applications for Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

    Deep Jariwala;Vinod K. Sangwan;Lincoln J. Lauhon;Tobin J. Marks

  • Enrichment of single-walled carbon nanotubes by diameter in density gradients.

    Michael S. Arnold;Samuel I. Stupp;Mark C. Hersam

  • Minimizing Graphene Defects Enhances Titania Nanocomposite-Based Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 for Improved Solar Fuel Production

    Yu Teng Liang;Baiju K. Vijayan;Kimberly A. Gray;Mark C. Hersam

  • Colloidal Properties and Stability of Graphene Oxide Nanomaterials in the Aquatic Environment

    Indranil Chowdhury;Matthew C. Duch;Nikhita D. Mansukhani;Mark C. Hersam

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Alexander A. Green
Alexander A. Green Boston University
Vinod K. Sangwan
Vinod K. Sangwan Northwestern University
Michael J. Bedzyk
Michael J. Bedzyk Northwestern University
Deep Jariwala
Deep Jariwala University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln J. Lauhon
Lincoln J. Lauhon Northwestern University
Richard P. Van Duyne
Richard P. Van Duyne Northwestern University
Michael S. Arnold
Michael S. Arnold University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles

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