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Materials Science D-index 69 Citations 60,019 153 World Ranking 1908 National Ranking 634

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Awards & Achievements

2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to our understanding of the electronic properties of free metal clusters and for the studies of the field emission and transport properties of nanotubes

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

Walt A. de Heer mainly focuses on Nanotechnology, Graphene, Condensed matter physics, Carbon nanotube and Nanotube. The Nanotechnology study combines topics in areas such as Suspension, Orders of magnitude and Silicon carbide. His Graphene study combines topics in areas such as Graphite, Oxide, Silicon and Charge carrier.

His work carried out in the field of Condensed matter physics brings together such families of science as Potential applications of graphene, Phase, Weak localization and Molecular beam. His Carbon nanotube research incorporates elements of Optoelectronics, Carbon, Field electron emission and Separation process. His studies deal with areas such as Radiation, Square Centimeter, Milliampere and Square Millimeter as well as Nanotube.

His most cited work include:

  • Carbon nanotubes--the route toward applications. (8361 citations)
  • Electronic Confinement and Coherence in Patterned Epitaxial Graphene (4465 citations)
  • A Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission Electron Source (2814 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Walt A. de Heer mostly deals with Graphene, Condensed matter physics, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics and Epitaxial graphene. The Graphene study combines topics in areas such as Silicon carbide, Quantum Hall effect, Epitaxy and Terahertz radiation. His Condensed matter physics research includes themes of Scattering and Magnetic field, Landau quantization.

His work on Carbon nanotube and Graphene oxide paper as part of general Nanotechnology study is frequently connected to Electronics, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. Carbon nanotube is frequently linked to Field electron emission in his study. His research in Optoelectronics intersects with topics in Field-effect transistor, Optical pumping and Ballistic conduction.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Graphene (56.45%)
  • Condensed matter physics (40.77%)
  • Nanotechnology (27.53%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Graphene (56.45%)
  • Optoelectronics (27.53%)
  • Epitaxy (19.86%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Graphene, Optoelectronics, Epitaxy, Epitaxial graphene and Condensed matter physics. His study with Graphene involves better knowledge in Nanotechnology. His Optoelectronics research includes elements of Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy, Quantum, Graphene nanoribbons and Nanoelectronics.

His study in Epitaxy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Carbon film and Engineering physics. His work investigates the relationship between Epitaxial graphene and topics such as Characterization that intersect with problems in Field-effect transistor. His Condensed matter physics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Symmetry breaking, Scattering and Magnetic field, Magneto.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Ultrahard carbon film from epitaxial two-layer graphene (98 citations)
  • Ultrahard carbon film from epitaxial two-layer graphene (98 citations)
  • Microscopic origins of the terahertz carrier relaxation and cooling dynamics in graphene (49 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

His primary scientific interests are in Graphene, Epitaxy, Condensed matter physics, Silicon carbide and Scattering. His biological study focuses on Graphene nanoribbons. His Graphene nanoribbons research is under the purview of Nanotechnology.

In his study, Electrical resistivity and conductivity is strongly linked to Carbon film, which falls under the umbrella field of Epitaxy. His Condensed matter physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Magnet and Pulse duration. His Silicon carbide study incorporates themes from Nanoscopic scale and Phase.

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Best Publications

Carbon nanotubes--the route toward applications.

Ray H. Baughman;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Walt A. de Heer.
Science (2002)

11860 Citations

Electronic Confinement and Coherence in Patterned Epitaxial Graphene

Claire Berger;Claire Berger;Zhimin Song;Xuebin Li;Xiaosong Wu.
Science (2006)

6475 Citations

A Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission Electron Source

Walt A. de Heer;A. Châtelain;D. Ugarte.
Science (1995)

4505 Citations

Ultrathin epitaxial graphite: 2D electron gas properties and a route toward graphene-based nanoelectronics.

Claire Berger;Zhimin Song;Tianbo Li;Xuebin Li.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2004)

4232 Citations

The physics of simple metal clusters: experimental aspects and simple models

Walt A. de Heer.
Reviews of Modern Physics (1993)

3546 Citations

Carbon nanotube quantum resistors

Stefan Frank;Philippe Poncharal;Z. L. Wang;Walt A. de Heer.
Science (1998)

2721 Citations

Electronic Shell Structure and Abundances of Sodium Clusters

W. D. Knight;Keith Clemenger;Walt A. de Heer;Winston A. Saunders.
Physical Review Letters (1984)

2560 Citations

Electrostatic deflections and electromechanical resonances of carbon nanotubes

Philippe Poncharal;Z. L. Wang;Daniel Ugarte;Walt A. de Heer.
Science (1999)

2493 Citations

Magnetism from the Atom to the Bulk in Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Clusters

Isabelle M.L. Billas;A. Châtelain;Walt A. de Heer.
Science (1994)

1202 Citations

Epitaxial graphene

Walt A. de Heer;Claire Berger;Xiaosong Wu;Phillip N. First.
Solid State Communications (2007)

1123 Citations

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