Phaedon Avouris
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Phaedon Avouris is a chemical physicist and material scientist known for his work in the science and technology of carbon nanostructures and his work on the physics and chemistry of surfaces. He was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He graduated with a B.Sc. in chemistry from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. After postgraduate work at the N.R.C. “Demokritos”, Greece, he came to Michigan State University where he received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1974. After postdoctoral work at UCLA and AT&T Bell Labs he joined the IBM Research Division in 1978. There he led research groups in chemical physics, surface science and nanotechnology. In 2004 he was elected an IBM Fellow. He has been adjunct research professor at Columbia University NY and is currently adjunct research professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has been elected fellow of many scientific societies, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the US National Academy of Sciences, a corresponding member of the National Academy of Greece, and has received numerous awards for his work.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Phaedon Avouris’ research interests involve primarily the understanding of the relation between electronic structure and the electrical and photonic properties of carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes and graphene and their possible use in electronic and photonics technologies. The work involves experiments and theoretical modeling, as well as the fabrication and study of model devices. This work led to the first carbon nanotube field effect transistors, logic gates, integrated circuits and photon detectors. Similar results were achieved with graphene, including the development of GHz transistors, integrated circuits, infrared detectors and plasmonic devices. Earlier work focused on the behavior of molecules adsorbed on surfaces. He used scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/S) to image on the atomic scale chemical reactions taking place at surfaces and study the factors that determine surface reactivity. He also made use of the STM to manipulate individual atoms and molecules at surfaces.
OTHER INTERESTS
Ancient history and numismatics, natural history.
Phaedon Avouris is a chemical physicist and material scientist known for his work in the science and technology of carbon nanostructures and his work on the physics and chemistry of surfaces. He was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He graduated with a B.Sc. in chemistry from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. After postgraduate work at the N.R.C. “Demokritos”, Greece, he came to Michigan State University where he received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1974. After postdoctoral work at UCLA and AT&T Bell Labs he joined the IBM Research Division in 1978. There he led research groups in chemical physics, surface science and nanotechnology. In 2004 he was elected an IBM Fellow. He has been adjunct research professor at Columbia University NY and is currently adjunct research professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has been elected fellow of many scientific societies, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the US National Academy of Sciences, a corresponding member of the National Academy of Greece, and has received numerous awards for his work.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Phaedon Avouris’ research interests involve primarily the understanding of the relation between electronic structure and the electrical and photonic properties of carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes and graphene and their possible use in electronic and photonics technologies. The work involves experiments and theoretical modeling, as well as the fabrication and study of model devices. This work led to the first carbon nanotube field effect transistors, logic gates, integrated circuits and photon detectors. Similar results were achieved with graphene, including the development of GHz transistors, integrated circuits, infrared detectors and plasmonic devices. Earlier work focused on the behavior of molecules adsorbed on surfaces. He used scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/S) to image on the atomic scale chemical reactions taking place at surfaces and study the factors that determine surface reactivity. He also made use of the STM to manipulate individual atoms and molecules at surfaces.
OTHER INTERESTS
Ancient history and numismatics, natural history.
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