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Neil R. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with substantial contributions to materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including atomic and molecular physics, optics, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics related to two-dimensional (2D) materials and applications, with a particular emphasis on graphene research, MXene and MAX phase materials, and perovskite materials. Other specialized areas of interest include chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, quantum and electron transport phenomena, and topological materials and phenomena.

Wilson has a number of publications in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 2D Materials
  • Nano Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • npj 2D Materials and Applications

Some recent papers authored by or involving Neil R. Wilson include:

  • Adiabatic versus non-adiabatic electron transfer at 2D electrode materials, 2021, Nature Communications
  • From graphene to graphene oxide: the importance of extended topological defects, 2022, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Tunnel junctions based on interfacial two dimensional ferroelectrics, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Giant exchange splitting in the electronic structure of A-type 2D antiferromagnet CrSBr, 2024, npj 2D Materials and Applications
  • Ghost anti-crossings caused by interlayer umklapp hybridization of bands in 2D heterostructures, 2021, IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome)

Wilson has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, reflecting a diverse research network. Frequent collaborators include Abigail Graham, Alexei Barinov, Nicholas D. M. Hine, Viktor Kandyba, and Vladimir I. Fal'ko.

Their work is positioned at the intersection of advanced materials chemistry and electronic engineering, particularly within the context of 2D materials. This multidisciplinary approach underpins investigations into electron transfer processes, topological defects in graphene derivatives, and novel ferroelectric materials.

Best Publications

  • The real graphene oxide revealed: stripping the oxidative debris from the graphene-like sheets

    Jonathan P. Rourke;Priyanka A. Pandey;Joseph J. Moore;Matthew Bates

  • Graphene Oxide: Structural Analysis and Application as a Highly Transparent Support for Electron Microscopy

    Neil R. Wilson;Priyanka A. Pandey;Richard Beanland;Robert J. Young

  • Determination of band offsets, hybridization, and exciton binding in 2D semiconductor heterostructures.

    Neil R. Wilson;Paul V. Nguyen;Kyle Seyler;Pasqual Rivera

  • High Broad-Band Photoresponsivity of Mechanically Formed InSe–Graphene van der Waals Heterostructures

    Garry W. Mudd;Simon A. Svatek;Lee Hague;Oleg Makarovsky

  • Electrochemical Templating of Metal Nanoparticles and Nanowires on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks

    Thomas M. Day;Patrick R. Unwin;Neil R. Wilson;Julie V. Macpherson

  • Artificial Optoelectronic Synapses Based on Ferroelectric Field-Effect Enabled 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Memristive Transistors

    Zheng-Dong Luo;Xue Xia;Ming-Min Yang;Neil R Wilson

  • Carbon nanotube tips for atomic force microscopy.

    Neil R. Wilson;Julie V. Macpherson

  • Single stage electrochemical exfoliation method for the production of few-layer graphene via intercalation of tetraalkylammonium cations

    Adam J. Cooper;Neil R. Wilson;Ian A. Kinloch;Robert A.W. Dryfe

  • Deoxygenation of Graphene Oxide: Reduction or Cleaning?

    Helen R. Thomas;Stephen P. Day;William E. Woodruff;Cristina Vallés

  • 1D vs. 2D shape selectivity in the crystallization-driven self-assembly of polylactide block copolymers

    Maria Inam;Graeme Cambridge;Anaïs Pitto-Barry;Zachary P. L. Laker

  • Visualizing electrostatic gating effects in two-dimensional heterostructures

    Paul V Nguyen;Natalie C Teutsch;Nathan P Wilson;Joshua Kahn

  • Effect of the orientation of graphene-based nanoplatelets upon the Young's modulus of nanocomposites

    Zheling Li;Robert J. Young;Neil R. Wilson;Ian A. Kinloch

  • Structural reorganization of cylindrical nanoparticles triggered by polylactide stereocomplexation

    Liang Sun;Anais Pitto-Barry;Nigel Kirby;Tara Louise Schiller

  • Nanowire probes for high resolution combined scanning electrochemical microscopy - atomic force microscopy.

    David P. Burt;Neil R. Wilson;John M. R. Weaver;Phillip S. Dobson

  • Sulfur‐Functionalized Graphene Oxide by Epoxide Ring‐Opening

    Helen R. Thomas;Alexander J. Marsden;Marc Walker;Neil R. Wilson

  • Impact of grain-dependent boron uptake on the electrochemical and electrical properties of polycrystalline boron doped diamond electrodes.

    Neil R. Wilson;Sarah L. Clewes;Mark E. Newton;Patrick R. Unwin

  • Identifying the fluorescence of graphene oxide

    Helen R. Thomas;Cristina Vallés;Robert J. Young;Ian A. Kinloch

  • Physical Vapor Deposition of Metal Nanoparticles on Chemically Modified Graphene: Observations on Metal–Graphene Interactions

    Priyanka A. Pandey;Gavin R. Bell;Jonathan P. Rourke;Ana M. Sanchez

  • The Real Graphene Oxide Revealed: Stripping the Oxidative Debris from the Graphene‐like Sheets

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  • Atomic reconstruction in twisted bilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides

    Astrid Weston;Yichao Zou;Vladimir Enaldiev;Vladimir Enaldiev;Alex Summerfield

  • Single-walled carbon nanotube networks decorated with silver nanoparticles : a novel graded SERS substrate

    Yi-Chieh Chen;Robert J. Young;Julie V. Macpherson;Neil R. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie V. Macpherson
Julie V. Macpherson University of Warwick
David Cobden
David Cobden University of Washington
Patrick R. Unwin
Patrick R. Unwin University of Warwick
Robert J. Young
Robert J. Young University of Manchester
Xiaodong Xu
Xiaodong Xu University of Washington
Ian A. Kinloch
Ian A. Kinloch University of Manchester
Roman Gorbachev
Roman Gorbachev University of Manchester
Vladimir I. Fal'ko
Vladimir I. Fal'ko University of Manchester
Jeremy Sloan
Jeremy Sloan University of Warwick
Ana M. Sanchez
Ana M. Sanchez University of Warwick

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