Nanomaterials/NEMS - Properties, Interfaces, Dissipation, Sensing:

  • C. Cho, P. Kang, A. Taqieddin, Y. Jing, K. Yong, J. M. Kim, M. F. Haque, N. R. Aluru, S. W. Nam, ``Strain-resilient electrical functionality in thin-film metal electrodes using two-dimensional interlayers'', Nature Electronics, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 126-133, 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41928-021-00538-4 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • C. Choi, J. Leem, M. S. Kim, A. Taqieddin, C. Cho, K. W. Cho, G. J. Lee, H. Seung, H. J. Bae, Y. M. Song, T. Hyeon, N. R. Aluru, S. W. Nam, D.-H. Kim, ``Curved neuromorphic image sensor array using a MoS2-organic heterostructure inspired by the human visual recognition system'', Nature Communications, Vol. 11, Art. No. 5934, 2020. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • P. Snapp, M. Heiranian, M. T. Hwang, R. Bashir, N. R. Aluru, S. Nam, ``Current understanding and emerging applications of 3D crumpling mediated 2D material-liquid interactions'', Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science, Vol. 24, No. 3, Art. No. 100836, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2020.100836 [pdf file]

  • X. Liu, G. Li, A. Lipatov, T. Sun, M. Mehdi Pour, N. R. Aluru, J. W. Lyding, A. Sinitskii, ``Chevron-type graphene nanoribbons with a reduced energy band gap: Solution synthesis, scanning tunneling microscopy and electrical characterization'', Nano Research, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 1713-1722, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2797-6 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • K. Yong, S. De, E. Y. Hsieh, J. Leem, N. R. Aluru, S. Nam, ``Kirigami-inspired strain-insensitive sensors based on atomically-thin materials'', Materials Today, Vol. 34, pp. 58-65, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2019.08.013 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • S. De and N. R. Aluru, ``Anomalous scaling of flexural phonon damping in nanoresonators with confined fluid'', Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 5, Art. No. 2, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41378-018-0041-2 [pdf file]

  • Y. Zhang, M. Heiranian, B. Janicek, Z. Budrikis, S. Zapperi, P. Y. Huang, H. T. Johnson, N. R. Aluru, J. W. Lyding, and N. Mason, ``Strain Modulation of Graphene by Nanoscale Substrate Curvatures: A Molecular View'', Nano Letters, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 2098-2104, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00273 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • S. De and N. R. Aluru, ``Energy dissipation in fluid coupled nanoresonators: The effect of phonon-fluid coupling'', ACS Nano, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 368-377, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06469 [pdf file]

  • Y. K. Lee, K. J. Yu, E. Song, A. Barati Farimani, F. Vitale, Z. Xie, Y. Yoon, Y. Kim, A. Richardson, H. Luan, Y. Wu, X. Xie, T. H. Lucas, K. Crawford, Y. Mei, X. Feng, Y. Huang, B. Litt, N. R. Aluru, L. Yin, and J. A. Rogers, ``Dissolution of monocrystalline silicon nanomembranes and their use as encapsulation layers and electrical interfaces in water-soluble electronics'', ACS Nano, Vol. 11, No. 12, pp. 12562-12572, 2017. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06697 [pdf file]

  • J. H. Park, R. Murugesan, J. Lee and N. R. Aluru, ``Anomalous characteristics of pore formation in Graphene induced by Si-nanoparticle bombardment'', MRS Communications, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 840-847, 2017. DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2017.123 [pdf file]

  • M. Mehdi Pour, A. Lashkov, A. Radocea, X. Liu, T. Sun, A. Lipatov, R. A. Korlacki, M. Shekhirev, N. R. Aluru, J. W. Lyding, V. Sysoev and A. Sinitskii, ``Laterally extended atomically precise graphene nanoribbons with improved electrical conductivity for efficient gas sensing'', Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Art. No. 820, 2017. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00692-4 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • Y. Jing and N. R. Aluru, ``Size effect on brittle and ductile fracture of two-dimensional interlinked carbon nanotube network'', Physica B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 520, pp. 82-88, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2017.06.026 [pdf file]

  • S. De, K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Nonlinear intrinsic dissipation in single layer MoS2 resonators'', RSC Advances, Vol. 7, No. 11, pp. 6403-6410, 2017. [pdf file]

  • A. Radocea, T. Sun, T. H. Vo, A. Sinitskii, N. R. Aluru and J. W. Lyding, ``Solution-synthesized chevron graphene nanoribbons exfoliated onto H:Si(100)'', Nano Letters, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 170-178, 2017. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • A. Ashraf, Y. Wu, M. C. Wang, K. Yong, T. Sun, Y. Jing, R. T. Haasch, N. R. Aluru and S. Nam, ``Doping-induced tunable wettability and adhesion of graphene'', Nano Letters, Vol. 16, No. 7, pp. 4708-4712, 2016. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • S. De, K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Mixed role of surface on intrinsic losses in silicon nanostructures'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 119, No. 11, Art. No. 114304, 2016. [pdf file]

  • E. J. Olson, R. Ma, T. Sun, M. A. Ebrish, N. Haratipour, K. Min, N. R. Aluru and S. J. Koester, ``Capacitive sensing of intercalated H2O molecules using graphene'', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 7, No. 46, pp. 25804-25812, 2015. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • A. Ashraf, Y. Wu, M. C. Wang, N. R. Aluru, S. A. Dastgheib, S. Nam, ``Spectroscopic investigation of the wettability of multilayer graphene using highly ordered pyrolytic graphite as a model material'', Langmuir, Vol. 30, No. 43, pp. 12827-12836, 2014. [pdf file]

  • K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Intrinsic dissipation in a nano-mechanical resonator'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 116, No. 9, Art. No. 094304, 2014. [pdf file]

  • K. Min, A. Barati Farimani and N. R. Aluru, ``Mechanical behavior of water filled C60'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, No. 26, Art. No. 263112, 2013. [pdf file]; Supplementary information [pdf file]

  • K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Phonon mediated loss in a graphene nanoribbon'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 114, No. 8, Art. No. 084302, 2013. [pdf file]

  • K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Intrinsic loss due to unstable modes in graphene'', Nanotechnology, Vol. 27, No. 24, Art. No. 275701, 2013. [pdf file]

  • C. Cheng, K. Y. Ng, N. R. Aluru and A. H. W. Ngan, ``Simulation and experiment of substrate aluminum grain orientation dependent self-ordering in anodic porous alumina'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 113, No. 20, Art. No. 204903, 2013. [pdf file]

  • B. Kumar, K. Min, M. Bashirzadeh, A. Barati Farimani, M.-H. Bae, D. Estrada, Y. D. Kim, P. Yassei, Y. D. Park, E. Pop, N. R. Aluru and A. Salehi-Khojin, ``The role of external defects in chemical sensing of graphene field-effect transistors'', Nano Letters, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 1962-1968, 2013. [pdf file]

  • Y. Jing, L. Guo, Y. Sun, J. Shen and N. R. Aluru, ``Mechanical properties of a silicon nanofilm covered with defective graphene'', Surface Science, Vol. 611, pp. 80-85, 2013. [pdf file]

  • W. Ye, K. Min, P. M. Martin, A. Rockett, N. R. Aluru and J. W. Lyding, ``Scanning tunneling spectroscopy and density functional calculation of silicon dangling bonds on the Si(100)-2x1:H surface'', Surface Science, Vol. 609, pp. 147-151, 2013. [pdf file]

  • K. Kunal and N. R. Aluru, ``Akhiezer damping in nanostructures'', Physical Review B, Vol. 84, No. 24, Art. No. 245450, 2011. [pdf file]

  • J. Park and N. R. Aluru, ``Self-assembly of graphenes'', Surface Science, Vol. 605, No. 17-18, pp. 1616-1620, 2011. [pdf file]

  • Y. Xu, K. T. He, S. W. Schmucker, Z. Guo, J. C. Koepke, J. D. Wood, J. W. Lyding, and N. R. Aluru, ``Inducing Electronic Changes in Graphene through Silicon (100) Substrate Modification'', Nano Letters, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 2735-2742, 2011. [pdf file]

  • Y. Jing and N. R. Aluru, ``Atomistic simulations on the mechanical properties of a silicon nanofilm covered with graphene'', Computational Materials Science, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp. 3063-3066, 2011. [pdf file]

  • K. Min and N. R. Aluru, ``Mechanical properties of graphene under shear deformation'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 98, No. 1, Art. No. 013113, 2011. [pdf file]

  • H. Zhao and N. R. Aluru, ``Temperature and strain-rate dependent strength of graphene'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 108, No. 6, Art. No. 064321, 2010. [pdf file]

  • H. Zhao, K. Min and N. R. Aluru, ``Size and chirality dependent elastic properties of graphene nanoribbons under uniaxial tension'', Nano Letters, Vol. 9, No. 8, pp. 3012-3015, 2009. [pdf file]

  • H. Zhao and N. R. Aluru, ``Size and surface orientation effects on thermal expansion coefficient of one-dimensional silicon nanostructures'', Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 105, No. 10, Art. No. 104309, 2009. [pdf file]

  • H. Zhao and N. R. Aluru, ``Molecular dynamics simulation of bulk silicon under strain'', Interaction and Multiscale Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 303-315, 2008. [pdf file]

  • K. Min. A. Barati Farimani and N. R. Aluru, ``Mechanically modulated electronic properties of water-filled fullerenes'', MRS Communications, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 305-310, 2015. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • L. Yin, A. Barati Farimani, K. Min, V. Nandigana, J. Lam. Y. K. Lee, N. R. Aluru and J. A. Rogers, ``Silicon nanomembranes: Mechanisms for hydrolysis of silicon nanomembranes as used in bioresorbable electronics'', Advanced Materials, Vol. 27, No. 11, pp. 1857-1864, 2015. [pdf file]