2026 Per Eklund: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	64	5781	5594	59	55	274	21119

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Overview

Per Eklund is affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden and has a substantial body of work spanning engineering and materials science. Their research primarily focuses on the chemistry and mechanics of materials, with a strong interest in thin film mechanics and advanced material systems.

Their recent publications include:

A general Lewis acidic etching route for preparing MXenes with enhanced electrochemical performance in non-aqueous electrolyte, 2020, Nature Materials
Chemical scissor-mediated structural editing of layered transition metal carbides, 2023, Science
Halogenated Ti₃C₂ MXenes with Electrochemically Active Terminals for High-Performance Zinc Ion Batteries, 2021, ACS Nano
An upgraded ultra-high vacuum magnetron-sputtering system for high-versatility and software-controlled deposition, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
Early stages of dissolution corrosion in 316L and DIN 1.4970 austenitic stainless steels with and without anticorrosion coatings in static liquid lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) at 500 °C, 2021, Materials Characterization

The scientist's frequent co-authors are:

Arnaud le Febvrier
Rui Shu
Per O. Å. Persson
Grzegorz Greczyński
Smita G. Rao

Publications are often found in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Surface and Coatings Technology
Applied Physics Letters
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Applied Physics

Main fields of study include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Their subfields of study demonstrate work in:

Materials Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

Key research topics addressed are:

Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
High Entropy Alloys Studies
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Semiconductor materials and devices
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors

Best Publications

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of select multi-layered transition metal carbides (MXenes)

Joseph Halim;Joseph Halim;Kevin M. Cook;Michael Naguib;Per Eklund

1914
Citations
Transparent Conductive Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide Epitaxial Thin Films

Joseph Halim;Maria R. Lukatskaya;Kevin M. Cook;Jun Lu

1657
Citations
A general Lewis acidic etching route for preparing MXenes with enhanced electrochemical performance in non-aqueous electrolyte

Youbing Li;Hui Shao;Hui Shao;Zifeng Lin;Jun Lu

1477
Citations
Element Replacement Approach by Reaction with Lewis Acidic Molten Salts to Synthesize Nanolaminated MAX Phases and MXenes

Mian Li;Jun Lu;Kan Luo;Youbing Li

1352
Citations
The Mn+1AXn phases: Materials science and thin-film processing

Per Eklund;Manfred Beckers;Ulf Jansson;Hans Högberg

1289
Citations
A Two-Dimensional Zirconium Carbide by Selective Etching of Al3C3 from Nanolaminated Zr3Al3C5.

Jie Zhou;Xianhu Zha;Fan Y. Chen;Qun Ye

646
Citations
Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices

Yong Du;Yong Du;Jiayue Xu;Biplab Paul;Per Eklund

553
Citations
Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Two-Dimensional Hafnium Carbide

Jie Zhou;Xianhu Zha;Xiaobing Zhou;Fanyan Chen

523
Citations
Chemical scissor–mediated structural editing of layered transition metal carbides

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478
Citations
Halogenated Ti3C2 MXenes with Electrochemically Active Terminals for High-Performance Zinc Ion Batteries.

Mian Li;Xinliang Li;Guifang Qin;Kan Luo

362
Citations
Experimental and theoretical characterization of ordered MAX phases Mo2TiAlC2 and Mo2Ti2AlC3

Babak Anasori;Martin Dahlqvist;Joseph Halim;Joseph Halim;Eun Ju Moon

322
Citations
Layered ternary M(n+1)AX(n) phases and their 2D derivative MXene: an overview from a thin-film perspective

Per Eklund;Johanna Rosen;Per O Å Persson

294
Citations
Deposition and characterization of ternary thin films within the Ti–Al–C system by DC magnetron sputtering

Ola Wilhelmsson;Jens-Petter Palmquist;Erik Lewin;J. Emmerlich

269
Citations
Thermal stability of Ti3SiC2 thin films

Jens Emmerlich;Denis Music;Per Eklund;Ola Wilhelmsson

253
Citations
Growth and characterization of MAX-phase thin films

Hans Högberg;Lars Hultman;Jens Emmerlich;Torbjörn Joelsson

245
Citations
Mo2Ga2C: a new ternary nanolaminated carbide

C. Hu;Chung-Chuan Lai;Quanzheng Tao;Jun Lu

231
Citations
Synthesis of Ti3AuC2, Ti3Au2C2 and Ti3IrC2 by noble metal substitution reaction in Ti3SiC2 for high-temperature-stable Ohmic contacts to SiC.

Hossein Fashandi;Martin Dahlqvist;Jun Lu;Justinas Palisaitis

223
Citations
Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Nb1.33C (MXene) with Randomly Distributed Vacancies by Etching of the Quaternary Solid Solution (Nb2/3Sc1/3)2AlC MAX Phase

J. Halim;J. Palisaitis;J. Lu;J. Thörnberg

222
Citations
Low‐Temperature Superionic Conductivity in Strained Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconia

Michael Sillassen;Per Eklund;Nini Pryds;Erik Johnson;Erik Johnson

209
Citations
Phase tailoring of Ta thin films by highly ionized pulsed magnetron sputtering

Jones Alami;Per Eklund;Jon M. Andersson;Martina Lattemann

172
Citations
A general Lewis acidic etching route for preparing MXenes with enhanced electrochemical performance in non-aqueous electrolyte

Youbing Li;Hui Shao;Zifeng Lin;Jun Lu

1
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