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Pulickel M. Ajayan

Pulickel M. Ajayan

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Materials Science
USA
2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society “For important developments in the materials science and applications of carbon nanotubes.
  • 1997 - Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America

Overview

Pulickel M. Ajayan is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their academic profile includes several recognitions from professional organizations in materials science and related fields.

They have been honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2007. In 2016, they were named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society. Additionally, Pulickel M. Ajayan was recognized as a Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors in 2018. Earlier in their career, they received the Burton Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America in 1997. Among their awards is the MRS Medal from the Materials Research Society in 2006, which was given for important developments in the materials science and applications of carbon nanotubes.

This collection of awards highlights their ongoing contributions to the scientific community, particularly within materials science.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes

    T. W. Ebbesen;P. M. Ajayan

  • Nanotubes from Carbon.

    P. M. Ajayan

  • High-efficiency two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite solar cells

    Hsinhan Tsai;Hsinhan Tsai;Wanyi Nie;Jean Christophe Blancon;Constantinos C. Stoumpos

  • Large Scale Growth and Characterization of Atomic Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers

    Li Song;Lijie Ci;Hao Lu;Pavel B. Sorokin

  • New insights into the structure and reduction of graphite oxide

    Wei Gao;Lawrence B. Alemany;Lijie Ci;Pulickel M. Ajayan

  • Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light

    Shubin Yang;Yongji Gong;Jinshui Zhang;Liang Zhan

  • Graphene quantum dots derived from carbon fibers.

    Juan Peng;Wei Gao;Bipin Kumar Gupta;Bipin Kumar Gupta;Zheng Liu

  • Atomic layers of hybridized boron nitride and graphene domains

    Lijie Ci;Li Song;Chuanhong Jin;Deep Jariwala;Deep Jariwala

  • Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers.

    Yongji Gong;Junhao Lin;Xingli Wang;Gang Shi

  • LOAD TRANSFER IN CARBON NANOTUBE EPOXY COMPOSITES

    L. S. Schadler;S. C. Giannaris;P. M. Ajayan

  • Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide

    Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou;Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu

  • Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays Formed by Cutting a Polymer Resin—Nanotube Composite

    P. M. Ajayan;O. Stephan;C. Colliex;D. Trauth

  • Nanocomposite science and technology

    Pulickel M. Ajayan;Linda S. Schadler;Paul V. Braun

  • Large-area vapor-phase growth and characterization of MoS(2) atomic layers on a SiO(2) substrate.

    Yongjie Zhan;Zheng Liu;Sina Najmaei;Pulickel M. Ajayan

  • Capillarity-induced filling of carbon nanotubes

    P. M. Ajayan;Sumio lijima

  • Vapour phase growth and grain boundary structure of molybdenum disulphide atomic layers

    Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou

  • Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Composites: Strength and Weakness

    Pulickel M. Ajayan;Linda S. Schadler;Cindy Giannaris;Angel Rubio

  • Vapor Phase Growth and Grain Boundary Structure of Molybdenum Disulfide Atomic Layers

    Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu;Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou

  • Synthesis Of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Films For Lithium Battery Application

    Arava Leela Mohana Reddy;Anchal Srivastava;Sanketh R. Gowda;Hemtej Gullapalli

  • Reliability and current carrying capacity of carbon nanotubes

    B. Q. Wei;R. Vajtai;P. M. Ajayan

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Vajtai
Robert Vajtai Rice University
Chandra Sekhar Tiwary
Chandra Sekhar Tiwary Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Jun Lou
Jun Lou Rice University
Lijie Ci
Lijie Ci Harbin Institute of Technology
Bingqing Wei
Bingqing Wei University of Delaware
Saikat Talapatra
Saikat Talapatra Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Zheng Liu
Zheng Liu Nanyang Technological University
Tharangattu N. Narayanan
Tharangattu N. Narayanan Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Jingjie Wu
Jingjie Wu University of Cincinnati

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