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  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering experimental study of the electrodynamics of correlated electron materials and metamaterials
  • 2014 - OSA Fellows Richard D. Averitt Boston University, U.S.A. For groundbreaking achievement and pioneering research in fundamental physics and applied optics of terahertz metamaterials and correlated electron materials.

Overview

Richard D. Averitt is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Within these areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Terahertz technology and applications, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, and Strong Light-Matter Interactions.

Richard D. Averitt has published research in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication locations include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Nano Letters
  • Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2021
  • Advanced Optical Materials

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Averitt include:

  • Terahertz investigation of bound states in the continuum of metallic metasurfaces, 2020, Optica
  • Imaging with metamaterials, 2021, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Programmable hyperbolic polaritons in van der Waals semiconductors, 2021, Science
  • Broadband Terahertz Silicon Membrane Metasurface Absorber, 2022, ACS Photonics
  • Active and tunable nanophotonic metamaterials, 2022, Nanophotonics

Their frequent collaborators include Kelson Kaj, Xin Zhang, Chunxu Chen, Xiaoguang Zhao, and Yuwei Huang.

Richard D. Averitt has been recognized by professional organizations with awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016, for pioneering experimental study of the electrodynamics of correlated electron materials and metamaterials
  • OSA Fellow in 2014, recognized for work in fundamental physics and applied optics of terahertz metamaterials and correlated electron materials

Best Publications

  • Nanoengineering of optical resonances

    S.J Oldenburg;R.D Averitt;S.L Westcott;N.J Halas

  • Active terahertz metamaterial devices

    Houtong Chen;Willie John Padilla;Richard Douglas Averitt;John F. O'Hara

  • A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: Design, fabrication and characterization

    Hu Tao;Nathan I. Landy;Christopher M. Bingham;Xin Zhang

  • Terahertz-field-induced insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide metamaterial

    Mengkun Liu;Harold Y. Hwang;Hu Tao;Andrew C. Strikwerda

  • A metamaterial solid-state terahertz phase modulator

    Hou-Tong Chen;Willie J. Padilla;Michael J. Cich;Abul K. Azad

  • Dynamical electric and magnetic metamaterial response at terahertz frequencies

    W.J. Padilla;A.J. Taylor;C. Highstrete;Mark Lee

  • Highly flexible wide angle of incidence terahertz metamaterial absorber: Design, fabrication, and characterization

    Hu Tao;C. M. Bingham;A. C. Strikwerda;D. Pilon

  • Temperature-sensitive polymer/nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery

    Jennifer L. West;Scott R. Sershen;Nancy J. Halas;Steven J. Oldenburg

  • Experimental demonstration of frequency-agile terahertz metamaterials

    Hou-Tong Chen;John F. O'Hara;Abul K. Azad;Antoinette J. Taylor

  • Electrodynamics of correlated electron materials

    D. N. Basov;Richard D. Averitt;Dirk van der Marel;Martin Dressel

  • Towards properties on demand in quantum materials

    D. N. Basov;R. D. Averitt;D. Hsieh

  • Plasmon Resonance Shifts of Au-Coated Au 2 S Nanoshells: Insight into Multicomponent Nanoparticle Growth

    R. D. Averitt;D. Sarkar;N. J. Halas

  • Linear optical properties of gold nanoshells

    Richard D. Averitt;Sarah L. Westcott;Naomi J. Halas

  • Active Terahertz Metamaterial Devices

    Hou-Tong Chen;John F. O’Hara;Abul K. Azad;D. Shrekenhamer

  • A dual band terahertz metamaterial absorber

    Hu Tao;C M Bingham;D Pilon;Kebin Fan

  • Reconfigurable Terahertz Metamaterials

    H. Tao;A.C. Strikwerda;K. Fan;W.J. Padilla

  • Surface enhanced Raman scattering in the near infrared using metal nanoshell substrates

    Steven J. Oldenburg;Sarah L. Westcott;Richard D. Averitt;Naomi J. Halas

  • Electrically resonant terahertz metamaterials: Theoretical and experimental investigations

    W. J. Padilla;M. T. Aronsson;C. Highstrete;Mark Lee

  • Complementary planar terahertz metamaterials

    Hou-Tong Chen;John F. O'Hara;Antoinette J. Taylor;Richard D. Averitt

  • Silk‐Based Conformal, Adhesive, Edible Food Sensors

    Hu Tao;Mark A. Brenckle;Miaomiao Yang;Jingdi Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kebin Fan
Kebin Fan Duke University
Antoinette J. Taylor
Antoinette J. Taylor Los Alamos National Laboratory
Willie J. Padilla
Willie J. Padilla Duke University
Hu Tao
Hu Tao Chinese Academy of Sciences
John F. O'Hara
John F. O'Hara Oklahoma State University
Hou-Tong Chen
Hou-Tong Chen Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dimitri Basov
Dimitri Basov Columbia University
Arthur C. Gossard
Arthur C. Gossard University of California, Santa Barbara
Naomi J. Halas
Naomi J. Halas Rice University

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