2026 Michael J. Ford: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Overview

Michael J. Ford is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Materials Science, with significant contributions to Materials Chemistry. They are also involved in subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's topics of study cover a range of areas including:

Machine Learning in Materials Science
2D Materials and Applications
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Diabetes Treatment and Management
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Graphene research and applications
Semiconductor materials and devices

Among the recent papers associated with Michael J. Ford are:

"Photoluminescence, photophysics, and photochemistry of the V_B⁻ defect in hexagonal boron nitride," 2020, Physical Review B
"A bright future for engineering piezoelectric 2D crystals," 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
"Accurate prediction of the properties of materials using the CAM-B3LYP density functional," 2021, Journal of Computational Chemistry
"Edge effects on optically detected magnetic resonance of vacancy defects in hexagonal boron nitride," 2020, Communications Physics
"Observation of near-infrared sub-Poissonian photon emission in hexagonal boron nitride at room temperature," 2020, APL Photonics

Frequent coauthors of Michael J. Ford include:

Jeffrey R. Reimers
Rika Kobayashi
Roger D. Amos
Marco Fronzi
David A. Winkler

The scientist's published work appears in several venues regularly, among which are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
SSRN Electronic Journal
On-Demand Webinars

Best Publications

Quantum emission from hexagonal boron nitride monolayers

Toan Trong Tran;Kerem Bray;Michael J. Ford;Milos Toth

1484
Citations
Robust multicolor single photon emission from point defects in hexagonal boron nitride

Toan Trong Tran;Christopher Elbadawi;Daniel Totonjian;Charlene J Lobo

740
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Identifying carbon as the source of visible single-photon emission from hexagonal boron nitride

Noah Mendelson;Dipankar Chugh;Jeffrey R. Reimers;Jeffrey R. Reimers;Tin S. Cheng

643
Citations
Tunable and high-purity room temperature single-photon emission from atomic defects in hexagonal boron nitride

Gabriele Grosso;Hyowon Moon;Benjamin Lienhard;Sajid Ali

622
Citations
An electrically conductive silver–polyacrylamide–alginate hydrogel composite for soft electronics

Yunsik Ohm;Chengfeng Pan;Michael J. Ford;Xiaonan Huang

490
Citations
A review of the optical properties of alloys and intermetallics for plasmonics

Martin Blaber;Matthew Arnold;Mike Ford

373
Citations
A multifunctional shape-morphing elastomer with liquid metal inclusions

Michael J Ford;Cedric P Ambulo;Teresa A Kent;Eric J Markvicka;Eric J Markvicka

305
Citations
Search for the Ideal Plasmonic Nanoshell: The Effects of Surface Scattering and Alternatives to Gold and Silver

Martin G. Blaber;Matthew D. Arnold;Michael J. Ford

288
Citations
First-principles investigation of quantum emission from hBN defects

Sherif Abdulkader Tawfik;Sajid Ali;Sajid Ali;Marco Fronzi;Marco Fronzi;Mehran Kianinia

274
Citations
Thermally Stable All-Polymer Solar Cells with High Tolerance on Blend Ratios

Yannan Zhang;Yalong Xu;Michael J. Ford;Fangchao Li

230
Citations
Optimization of Plasmonic Heating by Gold Nanospheres and Nanoshells

Nadine Harris;Michael J Ford;Michael B Cortie

208
Citations
Adsorption of Benzene on Copper, Silver, and Gold Surfaces

Ante Bilić;Jeffrey R. Reimers;Noel S. Hush;Rainer C. Hoft

191
Citations
Defect states in hexagonal boron nitride: Assignments of observed properties and prediction of properties relevant to quantum computation

A. Sajid;A. Sajid;Jeffrey R. Reimers;Jeffrey R. Reimers;Michael J. Ford

189
Citations
Mesoporous NiO crystals with dominantly exposed {110} reactive facets for ultrafast lithium storage

Dawei Su;Mike Ford;Guoxiu Wang

173
Citations
Adsorption of Amine Compounds on the Au(111) Surface: A Density Functional Study

Rainer C. Hoft;Michael J. Ford;and Andrew M. McDonagh;Michael B. Cortie

168
Citations
Competition of van der Waals and chemical forces on gold–sulfur surfaces and nanoparticles

Jeffrey R. Reimers;Jeffrey R. Reimers;Michael J. Ford;Sebastian M. Marcuccio;Jens Ulstrup

160
Citations
Robust Solid-State Quantum System Operating at 800 K

Mehran Kianinia;Blake Regan;Sherif Abdulkader Tawfik;Toan Trong Tran

159
Citations
Plasmon absorption in nanospheres: A comparison of sodium, potassium, aluminium, silver and gold

M.G. Blaber;M.D. Arnold;N. Harris;M.J. Ford

155
Citations
Bandgap Narrowing in Non-Fullerene Acceptors: Single Atom Substitution Leads to High Optoelectronic Response Beyond 1000 nm

Jaewon Lee;Seo‐Jin Ko;Martin Seifrid;Hansol Lee

149
Citations
Quantum emission from hexagonal boron nitride monolayers

Igor Aharonovich;ToanTrong Tran;Kerem Bray;Michael J. Ford

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