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Phaedon Avouris

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Phaedon Avouris (Greek: Φαίδων Αβούρης; born 1945) is a Greek chemical physicist and materials scientist.[1] He is an IBM Fellow and was formerly the group leader for Nanometer Scale Science and Technology at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York.[2] His group did early work on carbon nanotubes, including making the first nanotube transistors.[3]

He was born and raised in Athens, Greece.[4] In 1968 he graduated with a BSc in chemistry from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece.[5]

Awards and honors

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Phaedon Avouris was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017,[6] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003,[7] the Academy of Athens, Greece (Corresponding member)[8] in 2007, and the IBM Academy of Technology in 2004.

He was also elected Fellow in the following scientific societies: American Physical Society (APS) in 1987; Institute of Physics (U.K.) in 2004; Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) in 2014; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996; Materials Research Society (MRS) in 2011; American Vacuum Society (AVS) in 1997; World Technology Network (1999). For his work Avouris has received many awards from diverse scientific institutions including:

  • Irving Langmuir Prize for Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 2003[9]
  • Medard W. Welch Award for Surface Science, American Vacuum Society, 1997[10]
  • IEEE Nanotechnology Section, Nanotechnology Pioneer Award, 2010[11][circular reference]
  • Richard Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology, Foresight Institute, 1999[12]
  • Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics (with T. Heinz), 2008
  • MRS David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society, 2011[13]
  • Richard E. Smalley Prize of the Electrochemical Society, 2009
  • H. Bloch Medal, Excellence of Research in Industry, Univ. of Chicago, 2015
  • IBM Exceptional Achievement Corporate Award, 2011
  • Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards, IBM Corporation, 1989, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015
  • Honorary Doctorate, International Hellenic University, 2013
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michigan State University, 2001

General References

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  • Avouris, Phaedon (1 March 1995). "Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels". Accounts of Chemical Research. 28 (3): 95–102. doi:10.1021/ar00051a002. ISSN 0001-4842.
  • Avouris, Phaedon (1 January 2009). "Carbon nanotube electronics and photonics". Physics Today. 62 (1): 34–40. Bibcode:2009PhT....62a..34A. doi:10.1063/1.3074261. ISSN 0031-9228.
  • Weiss, Paul S. (28 December 2010). "A Conversation with Dr. Phaedon Avouris: Nanoscience Leader". ACS Nano. 4 (12): 7041–7047. doi:10.1021/nn1032032. ISSN 1936-0851. PMID 21186842.
  • Avouris, Phaedon; Freitag, Marcus; Perebeinos, Vasili (2008). "Carbon-nanotube photonics and optoelectronics". Nature Photonics. 2 (6): 341–350. Bibcode:2008NaPho...2..341A. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.94. ISSN 1749-4885.
  • Avouris, Phaedon; Dimitrakopoulos, Christos (2012). "Graphene: synthesis and applications". Materials Today. 15 (3): 86–97. doi:10.1016/S1369-7021(12)70044-5.
  • Xia, Fengnian; Yan, Hugen; Avouris, Phaedon (2013). "The Interaction of Light and Graphene: Basics, Devices, and Applications". Proceedings of the IEEE. 101 (7): 1717–1731. doi:10.1109/JPROC.2013.2250892. ISSN 0018-9219.
  • Low, Tony; Avouris, Phaedon (31 January 2014). "Graphene Plasmonics for Terahertz to Mid-Infrared Applications". ACS Nano. 8 (2): 1086–1101. arXiv:1403.2799. doi:10.1021/nn406627u. ISSN 1936-0851. PMID 24484181.

Publications

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  1. R. Wolkow & Ph. Avouris (1988). "Atom-Resolved Surface Chemistry Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy". Physical Review Letters. 60 (11): 1049–1052. Bibcode:1988PhRvL..60.1049W. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.1049. PMID 10037928.
  2. LYO, I.-W.; AVOURIS, P. (1991-07-12). "Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM". Science. 253 (5016): 173–176. doi:10.1126/science.253.5016.173. ISSN 0036-8075.
  3. Ph. Avouris & I.-W. Lyo (1994). "Observation of Quantum Size Effects at Room Temperature at Metal Surfaces with the STM". Science. 264 (5161): 942–5. Bibcode:1994Sci...264..942A. doi:10.1126/science.264.5161.942. PMID 17830080. S2CID 24760140.
  4. Y. Hasegawa & Ph. Avouris (1993). "Direct Observation of Standing Wave Formation at Surface Steps Using Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy". Physical Review Letters. 71 (7): 1071–1074. Bibcode:1993PhRvL..71.1071H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1071. PMID 10055441.
  5. LYO, I.-W.; AVOURIS, P. (1991-07-12). "Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM". Science. 253 (5016): 173–176. doi:10.1126/science.253.5016.173. ISSN 0036-8075. Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM
  6. I-W. Lyo and Ph. Avouris (1989). "Negative Differential Resistance on the Atomic Scale: Implications for Atomic Scale Devices". Science 245 (4924): 1369–1371. doi: 10.1126/science.245.4924.1369
  7. Martel, R.; Schmidt, T.; Shea, H. R.; Hertel, T.; Avouris, Ph. (1998-10-21). "Single- and multi-wall carbon nanotube field-effect transistors". Applied Physics Letters. 73 (17): 2447–2449. doi:10.1063/1.122477. ISSN 0003-6951. Single- and multi-wall carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
  8. Collins, P. G. (2001-04-27). "Engineering Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotube Circuits Using Electrical Breakdown". Science. 292 (5517): 706–709. doi:10.1126/science.1058782.
  9. Martel, R.; Derycke, V.; Lavoie, C.; Appenzeller, J.; Chan, K. K.; Tersoff, J.; Avouris, Ph. (2001-12-03). "Ambipolar Electrical Transport in Semiconducting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 87 (25): 256805. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.256805. ISSN 0031-9007
  10. Wind, S. J.; Appenzeller, J.; Avouris, Ph. (2003-07-29). "Lateral Scaling in Carbon-Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors". Physical Review Letters. 91 (5): 058301.https://doi.org/10.1103%2FPhysRevLett.91.058301
  11. Perebeinos, Vasili; Tersoff, J.; Avouris, Phaedon (2004-06-25). "Scaling of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 92 (25): 257402. Scaling of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes
  12. Chen, J., Perebeinos, V, Freitag, M., Tsang, J., Fu, Q., Liu, J., Avouris, P. (2005-11-18). "Bright Infrared Emission from Electrically Induced Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes". Science. 310 (5751): 1171–1174. ISSN 0036-8075. Bright Infrared Emission from Electrically Induced Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes
  13. Chen, Z. (2006-03-24). "An Integrated Logic Circuit Assembled on a Single Carbon Nanotube". Science. 311 (5768): 1735–1735. ISSN 0036-8075. An Integrated Logic Circuit Assembled on a Single Carbon Nanotube
  14. Chen, Zhihong; Lin, Yu-Ming; Rooks, Michael J.; Avouris, Phaedon (2007-12-01). "Graphene nano-ribbon electronics". Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 40 (2): 228–232. ISSN 1386-9477. Graphene nano-ribbon electronics
  15. Perebeinos, Vasili; Avouris, Phaedon (2008-07-30). "Phonon and Electronic Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 101 (5): 057401. Phonon and Electronic Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes
  16. Xia, Fengnian; Mueller, Thomas; Lin, Yu-ming; Valdes-Garcia, Alberto; Avouris, Phaedon (2009–12). "Ultrafast graphene photodetector". Nature Nanotechnology. 4 (12): 839–843. ISSN 1748–3395. Ultrafast graphene photodetector
  17. Steiner, Mathias; Freitag, Marcus; Perebeinos, Vasili; Tsang, James C.; Small, Joshua P.; Kinoshita, Megumi; Yuan, Dongning; Liu, Jie; Avouris, Phaedon (2009-03-01). "Phonon populations and electrical power dissipation in carbon nanotube transistors". Nature Nanotechnology. 4 (5): 320–324. ISSN 1748–3387. Phonon populations and electrical power dissipation in carbon nanotube transistors
  18. Mueller, Thomas; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2010–05). "Graphene photodetectors for high-speed optical communications". Nature Photonics. 4 (5): 297–301. ISSN 1749–4893. Graphene photodetectors for high-speed optical communications
  19. Mueller, Thomas; Kinoshita, Megumi; Steiner, Mathias; Perebeinos, Vasili; Bol, Ageeth A.; Farmer, Damon B.; Avouris, Phaedon (2010–01). "Efficient narrow-band light emission from a single carbon nanotube p–n diode". Nature Nanotechnology. 5 (1): 27–31. ISSN 1748–3395. Efficient narrow-band light emission from a single carbon nanotube p–n diode
  20. Xia, Fengnian; Farmer, Damon B.; Lin, Yu-ming; Avouris, Phaedon (2010-02-10). "Graphene Field-Effect Transistors with High On/Off Current Ratio and Large Transport Band Gap at Room Temperature". Nano Letters. 10 (2): 715–718. ISSN 1530–6984. Graphene Field-Effect Transistors with High On/Off Current Ratio and Large Transport Band Gap at Room Temperature
  21. Lin, Y.-M.; Valdes-Garcia, A.; Han, S.-J.; Farmer, D. B.; Meric, I.; Sun, Y.; Wu, Y.; Dimitrakopoulos, C.; Grill, A.; Avouris, P.; Jenkins, K. A. (2011-06-10). "Wafer-Scale Graphene Integrated Circuit". Science. 332 (6035): 1294–1297. ISSN 0036-8075. Wafer-Scale Graphene Integrated Circuit
  22. Wu, Yanqing; Lin, Yu-ming; Bol, Ageeth A.; Jenkins, Keith A.; Xia, Fengnian; Farmer, Damon B.; Zhu, Yu; Avouris, Phaedon (2011–04). "High-frequency, scaled graphene transistors on diamond-like carbon". Nature. 472 (7341): 74–78. ISSN 1476–4687. High-frequency, scaled graphene transistors on diamond-like carbon
  23. Xia, Fengnian; Perebeinos, Vasili; Lin, Yu-ming; Wu, Yanqing; Avouris, Phaedon (2011–03). "The origins and limits of metal–graphene junction resistance". Nature Nanotechnology. 6 (3): 179–184. ISSN 1748–3395. The origins and limits of metal–graphene junction resistance
  24. Engel, Michael; Steiner, Mathias; Lombardo, Antonio; Ferrari, Andrea C.; Löhneysen, Hilbert v; Avouris, Phaedon; Krupke, Ralph (2012-06-19). "Light–matter interaction in a microcavity-controlled graphene transistor". Nature Communications. 3 (1): 906. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 3621428. PMID 22713748. Light–matter interaction in a microcavity-controlled graphene transistor
  25. Yan, Hugen; Li, Xuesong; Chandra, Bhupesh; Tulevski, George; Wu, Yanqing; Freitag, Marcus; Zhu, Wenjuan; Avouris, Phaedon; Xia, Fengnian (2012–05). "Tunable infrared plasmonic devices using graphene/insulator stacks". Nature Nanotechnology. 7 (5): 330–334. ISSN 1748–3395. Tunable infrared plasmonic devices using graphene/insulator stacks
  26. Freitag, Marcus; Low, Tony; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2012-12-16). "Photoconductivity of biased graphene". Nature Photonics. 7 (1): 53–59. ISSN 1749–4885. Photoconductivity of biased graphene
  27. Yan, Hugen; Low, Tony; Zhu, Wenjuan; Wu, Yanqing; Freitag, Marcus; Li, Xuesong; Guinea, Francisco; Avouris, Phaedon; Xia, Fengnian (2013–05). "Damping pathways of mid-infrared plasmons in graphene nanostructures". Nature Photonics. 7 (5): 394–399. ISSN 1749–4893. Damping pathways of mid-infrared plasmons in graphene nanostructures
  28. Low, T.; Perebeinos, V.; Tersoff, J.; Avouris, Ph. (2012-03-01). "Deformation and Scattering in Graphene over Substrate Steps". Physical Review Letters. 108 (9): 096601. Deformation and Scattering in Graphene over Substrate Steps
  29. Freitag, Marcus; Low, Tony; Zhu, Wenjuan; Yan, Hugen; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2013-06-03). "Photocurrent in graphene harnessed by tunable intrinsic plasmons". Nature Communications. 4 (1): 1951. ISSN 2041-1723. Photocurrent in graphene harnessed by tunable intrinsic plasmons
  30. Zhu, Wenjuan; Low, Tony; Lee, Yi-Hsien; Wang, Han; Farmer, Damon B.; Kong, Jing; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2014-01-17). "Electronic transport and device prospects of monolayer molybdenum disulphide grown by chemical vapour deposition". Nature Communications. 5 (1): 3087. doi:10.1038/ncomms4087. ISSN 2041-1723. Electronic transport and device prospects of monolayer molybdenum disulphide grown by chemical vapour deposition
  31. Yan, Hugen; Low, Tony; Guinea, Francisco; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2014-08-13). "Tunable Phonon-Induced Transparency in Bilayer Graphene Nanoribbons". Nano Letters. 14 (8): 4581–4586. doi:10.1021/nl501628x. ISSN 1530–6984. Tunable Phonon-Induced Transparency in Bilayer Graphene Nanoribbons
  32. Low, Tony; Guinea, Francisco; Yan, Hugen; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2014-03-18). "Novel Midinfrared Plasmonic Properties of Bilayer Graphene". Physical Review Letters. 112 (11): 116801. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.116801. Novel Midinfrared Plasmonic Properties of Bilayer Graphene
  33. Koppens, F. H. L.; Mueller, T.; Avouris, Ph; Ferrari, A. C.; Vitiello, M. S.; Polini, M. (2014–10). "Photodetectors based on graphene, other two-dimensional materials and hybrid systems". Nature Nanotechnology. 9 (10): 780–793. doi:10.1038/nnano.2014.215. ISSN 1748–3395. Photodetectors based on graphene, other two-dimensional materials and hybrid systems
  34. Farmer, Damon B.; Rodrigo, Daniel; Low, Tony; Avouris, Phaedon (2015-03-10). "Plasmon–Plasmon Hybridization and Bandwidth Enhancement in Nanostructured Graphene". Nano Letters. 15 (4): 2582–2587. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00148. ISSN 1530–6984. Plasmon–Plasmon Hybridization and Bandwidth Enhancement in Nanostructured Graphene
  35. Falk, Abram L.; Chiu, Kuan-Chang; Farmer, Damon B.; Cao, Qing; Tersoff, Jerry; Lee, Yi-Hsien; Avouris, Phaedon; Han, Shu-Jen (2017-06-22). "Coherent Plasmon and Phonon-Plasmon Resonances in Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 118 (25). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.118.257401. ISSN 0031-9007. Coherent Plasmon and Phonon-Plasmon Resonances in Carbon Nanotubes
  36. Low, Tony; Chaves, Andrey; Caldwell, Joshua D.; Kumar, Anshuman; Fang, Nicholas X.; Avouris, Phaedon; Heinz, Tony F.; Guinea, Francisco; Martin-Moreno, Luis; Koppens, Frank (2017–02). "Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials". Nature Materials. 16 (2): 182–194. doi:10.1038/nmat4792. ISSN 1476–4660. Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials
  37. Ho, Po-Hsun; Farmer, Damon B.; Tulevski, George S.; Han, Shu-Jen; Bishop, Douglas M.; Gignac, Lynne M.; Bucchignano, Jim; Avouris, Phaedon; Falk, Abram L. (2018-12-11). "Intrinsically ultrastrong plasmon–exciton interactions in crystallized films of carbon nanotubes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (50): 12662–12667. doi:10.1073/pnas.1816251115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6294907. PMID 30459274.
  38. Lee, In-Ho; Yoo, Daehan; Avouris, Phaedon; Low, Tony; Oh, Sang-Hyun (2019-02-11). "Graphene acoustic plasmon resonator for ultrasensitive infrared spectroscopy". Nature Nanotechnology. 14 (4): 313–319. doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0363-8. ISSN 1748–3387. Graphene acoustic plasmon resonator for ultrasensitive infrared spectroscopy
  39. Lee, In-Ho; He, Mingze; Zhang, Xi; Luo, Yujie; Liu, Song; Edgar, James H.; Wang, Ke; Avouris, Phaedon; Low, Tony; Caldwell, Joshua D.; Oh, Sang-Hyun (2020-07-20). "Image polaritons in boron nitride for extreme polariton confinement with low losses". Nature Communications. 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17424-w. ISSN 2041-1723. Image polaritons in boron nitride for extreme polariton confinement with low losses
  40. Avouris, Phaedon (1995-03-01). "Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels". Accounts of Chemical Research. 28 (3): 95–102. doi:10.1021/ar00051a002. ISSN 0001-4842. Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels

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