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Quantum geometry and topology, Light-matter interactions, Carrier transport, Intelligent sensing, Integrated optoelectronics and nanoelectronics, Low-dimensional materials
United States

Biography

Fengnian Xia's research focuses on solid state device physics. He received the B.E. degree with highest honor in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1998 and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA in 2001 and 2005, respectively. He was employed at IBM Thomas J. Watson research center in Yorktown Heights, NY, USA as postdoc, engineer, and research staff from 2005 to 2013. He started at Yale University as an assistant professor in September 2013. Currently he is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Yale University and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of EE programs. He is particularly interested in the roles of quantum geometry in infrared light-matter interactions and quantum transport in the low-dimensional materials. He also actively develops electronic and photonic devices for applications in computing, flexible electronics, imaging, optical communications, and energy harvesting.

Activities

Employment (4)

Yale University: New Haven, Connecticut, US

2023-07-01 to present | Professor (Electrical Engineering)
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Yale University: New Haven, CT, US

2019-07-01 to 2023-06-30 | Associate Professor with Tenure (Electrical Engineering)
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Yale University: New Haven, US

2013-09-01 to 2019-06-30 | Assistant & Associate Professor on Term (Electrical Engineering)
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IBM Research - Thomas J. Watson Research Center: Yorktown Heights, New York, US

2005-03-01 to 2013-08-31 | Postdoc, Engineer & Research Staff (Physical Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, US

2001 to 2005 | Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering)
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Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, US

1998 to 2001 | MA (Electrical Engineering)
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Tsinghua University: Beijing, Beijing, CN

1993 to 1998 | BE (Electronics Engineering)
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Professional activities (17)

Optica: D.C., D.C., US

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IEEE Photonics Society: NJ, NJ, US

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American Physical Society: Md., Md., US

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American Physical Society: Md., Md., US

2023-10-19 | Fellow of APS
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Optica: Washington, US

2022 | Optica Fellow
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Clarivate Analytics US LLC: Philadelphia, PA, US

2022 | High Cited Researcher in Physics
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Clarivate Analytics US LLC: Philadelphia, PA, US

2021 | High Cited Researcher in Physics
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Clarivate Analytics US LLC: Philadelphia, PA, US

2020 | High Cited Researcher in Physics
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The White House: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2019 | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
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Clarivate Analytics US LLC: Philadelphia, PA, US

2019 | High Cited Researcher in Physics
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Clarivate Analytics US LLC: Philadelphia, PA, US

2018 | High Cited Researcher in Physics
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Clarivate Analytics US LLC: Philadelphia, PA, US

2017 | High Cited Researcher in Physics
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National Science Foundation: VA, VA, US

2016 | National Science Foundation Career Award
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Office of Naval Research: Arlington, Virginia, US

2015 | Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
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IBM Research: Yorktown Heights, NY, US

2012 | IBM Corporate Award
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MIT Technology Review: Boston, US

2011 | TR35, MIT Technology Review’s Top Young Innovators under 35
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Tsinghua University: Beijing, Beijing, CN

1998 | Graduation with the highest honor
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Works (50 of 187)

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Mid-Infrared Spectrometer Based on Tunable Photoresponses in Pdse2

2025-01 | Book chapter
Contributors: Jea Jung Lee; Adi Levi; Doron Naveh; Fengnian Xia
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Polarization detection in miniature

Nature Electronics
2024-11-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Fan Zhang; Fengnian Xia
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An all-silicon solution

Nature Photonics
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Mingyang Cai; Fengnian Xia
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Mid-Infrared Spectrometer Based on Tunable Photoresponses in Pdse2

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jea Jung Lee; Adi Levi; Doron Naveh; Fengnian Xia
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Nonlinear self-calibrated spectrometer with single GeSe-InSe heterojunction device

Science Advances
2024-05-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Rana Darweesh; Rajesh Kumar Yadav; Elior Adler; Michal Poplinger; Adi Levi; Jea-Jung Lee; Amir Leshem; Ashwin Ramasubramaniam; Fengnian Xia; Doron Naveh
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Van der Waals epitaxy of tunable moirés enabled by alloying

Nature Materials
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthieu Fortin-Deschênes; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Fengnian Xia
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Large-angle twist effect

Nature Photonics
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Bingchen Deng; Fengnian Xia
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Synthesis of black phosphorus films

Nature Materials
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthieu Fortin-Deschênes; Fengnian Xia
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Direct Spectroscopic Observation of Cross-Plane Heat Transfer in a Two-Dimensional Van der Waals Heterostructure

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2023-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Du Chen; Matthieu Fortin-Deschênes; Yuchen Lou; Huiju Lee; Joy Xu; Abrar A. Sheikh; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Yi Xia; Fengnian Xia et al.
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Geometric deep optical sensing

Science
2023-03-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Shaofan Yuan; Chao Ma; Ethan Fetaya; Thomas Mueller; Doron Naveh; Fan Zhang; Fengnian Xia
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Invited: Intelligent Infrared Sensing Enabled by Tunable Moiré Quantum Geometry

Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
2022-12-07 | Conference abstract | Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Fengnian Xia
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Invited: Intelligent Infrared Sensing

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2022-11-23 | Lecture
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Scalable van der Waals epitaxy of tunable moiré heterostructures

2022-10-31 | Preprint | Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Matthieu Fortin-Deschênes; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Fengnian Xia
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Ultrafast Excitonic Response in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskites Driven by Intense Midinfrared Pulses

Physical Review Letters
2022-10-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Shunran Li; Xiaotong Li; Conrad A. Kocoj; Xiaoqin Ji; Shaofan Yuan; Eleni C. Macropulos; Constantinos C. Stoumpos; Fengnian Xia; Lingling Mao; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis et al.
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Uncovering Topological Edge States in Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Nano Letters
2022-08-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthieu Fortin-Deschênes; Rui Pu; Yan-Feng Zhou; Chao Ma; Patrick Cheung; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Fan Zhang; Xu Du; Fengnian Xia
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A tale of two dimensionalities

Nature Materials
2022-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthieu Fortin-Deschênes; Fengnian Xia
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Intelligent infrared sensing enabled by tunable moiré quantum geometry

Nature
2022-04-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Chao Ma; Shaofan Yuan; Patrick Cheung; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Fan Zhang; Fengnian Xia
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Tso-Ping Ma (1945−2021)

Nature Electronics
2022-03-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Fengnian Xia; H.-S. Philip Wong
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Ultrafast Silicon Nanomembrane Microbolometer for Long-Wavelength Infrared Light Detection

Nano Letters
2021-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen Chen; Cheng Li; Seunghwan Min; Qiushi Guo; Zhenyang Xia; Dong Liu; Zhenqiang Ma; Fengnian Xia
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Invited: On-chip infrared spectroscopy with a single black phosphorus photodetector

International Semiconductor Laser Conference
2021-10-07 | Conference abstract | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Fengnian Xia
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A wavelength-scale black phosphorus spectrometer

Nature Photonics
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Shaofan Yuan; Doron Naveh; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Fengnian Xia
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Invited: Strong mid-Infrared photoresponse in twisted bilayer graphene

The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference
2021-08-01 | Conference abstract | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
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Invited: On-chip infrared spectroscopy with a single black phosphorus photodetector

Bilkent University
2021-05-16 | Lecture | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition
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Probing interlayer interaction via chiral phonons in layered honeycomb materials

Physical Review B
2021-01-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2469-9950
Part of ISSN: 2469-9969
Contributors: Fengnian Xia; Chen Chen; Xiaolong Chen; Bingchen Deng; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Shengxi Huang; Fengnian Xia
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Invited: Strong mid-infrared photoresponse in small-twist-angle bilayer graphene

5th West-Lake Photonics Symposium (online)
2020-11-28 | Lecture | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Validation, Writing - review & editing
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Strong mid-infrared photoresponse in small-twist-angle bilayer graphene

Nature Photonics
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Bingchen Deng; Chao Ma; Qiyue Wang; Shaofan Yuan; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Fan Zhang; Fengnian Xia
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Semimetals for high-performance photodetection

Nature Materials
2020-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jing Liu; Fengnian Xia; Di Xiao; F. Javier García de Abajo; Dong Sun
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Moiré Band Topology in Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Nano Letters
2020-08-12 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1530-6984
Part of ISSN: 1530-6992
Contributors: Chao Ma; Qiyue Wang; Scott Mills; Xiaolong Chen; Bingchen Deng; Shaofan Yuan; Cheng Li; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Xu Du et al.
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Invited: Monolayer Graphene and Twisted Bilayer Graphene for Mid-Infrared Photodetection

OSA Advanced Photonics Congress
2020-07-13 | Conference abstract | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
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Artificial Metaphotonics Born Naturally in Two Dimensions

Chemical Reviews
2020-07-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhigao Dai; Guangwei Hu; Qingdong Ou; Lei Zhang; Fengnian Xia; Francisco J. Garcia-Vidal; Cheng-Wei Qiu; Qiaoliang Bao
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Enhancing infrared emission of mercury telluride (HgTe) quantum dots by plasmonic structures

Light: Science & Applications
2020-03-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Shaofan Yuan; Chen Chen; Qiushi Guo; Fengnian Xia
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Black Phosphorus High-Frequency Transistors with Local Contact Bias

ACS Nano
2020-02-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Cheng Li; Kuanchen Xiong; Lei Li; Qiushi Guo; Xiaolong Chen; Asher Madjar; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; James C. M. Hwang; Fengnian Xia
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Black Phosphorus MOSFET for Future-Generation Thin-Film Electronics Capable of Microwave Operation

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
2019 | Conference paper
Contributors: Xiong, Kuanchen; Li, Cheng; Li, Lei; Guo, Qiushi; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Madjar, Asher; Xia, Fengnian; Hwang, James C. M.
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Bright Mid-Infrared Photoluminescence from Thin-Film Black Phosphorus

Nano Letters
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen, Chen; Chen, Feng; Chen, Xiaolong; Deng, Bingchen; Eng, Brendan; Jung, Daehwan; Guo, Qiushi; Yuan, Shaofan; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi et al.
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Electrically tunable physical properties of two-dimensional materials

Nano Today
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen, Xiaolong; Zhou, Zishu; Deng, Bingchen; Wu, Zefei; Xia, Fengnian; Cao, Yi; Zhang, Le; Huang, Wei; Wang, Ning; Wang, Lin
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Graphene Schottky Varactor Diodes for High-Performance Photodetection

ACS Photonics
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Levi, Adi; Kirshner, Moshe; Sinai, Ofer; Peretz, Eldad; Meshulam, Ohad; Ghosh, Arnab; Gotlib, Noam; Stern, Chen; Yuan, Shaofan; Xia, Fengnian et al.
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Plasmonics in Atomically Thin Crystalline Silver Films

ACS Nano
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Abd El-Fattah, Zakaria M.; Mkhitaryan, Vahagn; Brede, Jens; Fernandez, Laura; Li, Cheng; Guo, Qiushi; Ghosh, Arnab; Rodriguez Echarri, Alvaro; Naveh, Doron; Xia, Fengnian et al.
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Symmetry-Controlled Electron-Phonon Interactions in van der Waals Heterostructures

ACS Nano
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen, Chen; Chen, Xiaolong; Yu, Hongyi; Shao, Yuchuan; Guo, Qiushi; Deng, Bingchen; Lee, Sungmin; Ma, Chao; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi et al.
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Contributed: Black Phosphorus MOSFET for Future Generation Thin-Film Electronics Capable of Microwave Operation

2019-06-02 | Conference paper
Contributors: Kuanchen Xiong; Cheng Li; Lei Li; Qiushi Guo; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Asher Madjar; Fengnian Xia; Jame C. M. Hwang
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Invited: Efficient Mid-Infrared Photodetection using Graphene Plasmons at Room Temperature

Uppsala University, Sweden
2019-05-26 | Lecture | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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Black phosphorus and its isoelectronic materials

Nature Reviews Physics
2019-04-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Fengnian Xia; Han Wang; James C. M. Hwang; A. H. Castro Neto; Li Yang
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Air-Stable Room-Temperature Mid-Infrared Photodetectors Based on hBN/Black Arsenic Phosphorus/hBN Heterostructures

Nano Letters
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuan, Shaofan; Shen, Chenfei; Deng, Bingchen; Chen, Xiaolong; Guo, Qiushi; Ma, Yuqiang; Abbas, Ahmad; Liu, Bilu; Haiges, Ralf; Ott, Claudia et al.
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Black phosphorus optoelectronics and electronics

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Xia, Fengnian
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Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature

Nature Materials
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Guo, Qiushi; Yu, Renwen; Li, Cheng; Yuan, Shaofan; Deng, Bingchen; Garcia de Abajo, F. Javier; Xia, Fengnian
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Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature (vol 17, pg 986, 2018)

Nature Materials
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Guo, Qiushi; Yu, Renwen; Li, Cheng; Yuan, Shaofan; Deng, Bingchen; de Abajo, F. Javier Garcia; Xia, Fengnian
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Large-Velocity Saturation in Thin-Film Black Phosphorus Transistors

ACS Nano
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen, Xiaolong; Chen, Chen; Levi, Adi; Houben, Lothar; Deng, Bingchen; Yuan, Shaofan; Ma, Chao; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Naveh, Doron et al.
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Photothermal Engineering of Graphene Plasmons

Physical Review Letters
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Yu, Renwen; Guo, Qiushi; Xia, Fengnian; Garcia de Abajo, F. Javier
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Progress on Black Phosphorus Photonics

Advanced Optical Materials
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Deng, Bingchen; Frisenda, Riccardo; Li, Cheng; Chen, Xiaolong; Castellanos-Gomez, Andres; Xia, Fengnian
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Revealing the Contribution of Individual Factors to Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalytic Activity

Advanced Materials
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhou, Yu; Silva, Jose Luis; Woods, John M.; Pondick, Joshua V.; Feng, Qingliang; Liang, Zhixiu; Liu, Wen; Lin, Li; Deng, Bingchen; Brena, Barbara et al.
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Synthesis of Crystalline Black Phosphorus Thin Film on Sapphire

Advanced Materials
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Li, Cheng; Wu, Ye; Deng, Bingchen; Xie, Yujun; Guo, Qiushi; Yuan, Shaofan; Chen, Xiaolong; Bhuiyan, Maruf; Wu, Zishan; Watanabe, Kenji et al.
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Peer review (139 reviews for 23 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied electronic materials. (1)
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Review activity for Nature electronics. (3)
Review activity for Nature materials. (5)
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