Recent
papers
pdf “In situ evidence for chirality-dependent
growth rates of individual carbon nanotubes”, R. Rao,
T. Cherukuri, B.I. Yakobson, and B. Maruyama, Nature Materials, 11, 213-216
(2012).
pdf “Ripping graphene: Preferred directions”, K. Kim, V. Artyukhov,
W. Regan, Y. Liu, M. Crommie, B.I. Yakobson, and A. Zettl, Nano Lett. 12, 293-297 (2011).
pdf “Graphene—Pushing the boundaries”, P.M. Ajayan and B.I. Yakobson, Nature Mater., 10, 415-417 (2011).
pdf “Carbon nanotube
nucleation driven by catalyst morphology dynamics”, E. Pigos, E.S. Penev, M.A. Ribas, R. Sharma, B.I. Yakobson, and A.R. Harutyunyan, ACS
Nano, 5, 10096–10101 (2011).
pdf "Structural dislocations in
anthracite", Y. Sun, L. Alemany, W.E. Billups, J. Lu, B.I. Yakobson, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2,
2521-2524 (2011).
pdf “BN white graphene
with ‘colorful’ edges: The energies and morphology”, Y. Liu, S. Bhowmick, and B.I. Yakobson, Nano Lett.
11, 3113-3116
(2011).
pdf "Upright standing graphene
formation on substrates", Q. Yuan, H. Hu, J. Gao,
F. Ding, Z. Liu, B.I. Yakobson, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 133, 16072–16079 (2011).
pdf “Calcium-decorated carbyne networks as hydrogen storage media”, P.B. Sorokin, H.K.
Lee, L.Yu. Antipina, A.K. Singh, and B.I. Yakobson, Nano Lett., 11, 2660–2665
(2011).
pdf “Electronic properties of twisted armchair graphene nanoribbons”, A. Sadrzadeh, M. Hua, and B.I.
Yakobson, Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, 013102 (2011).
pdf “Observational geology of graphene, at the nanoscale”, B.I. Yakobson and F. Ding, ACS Nano, 5, 1569–1574 (2011).
pdf “Ground states of group-IV nanostructures: Magic
structures of diamond and silicon nanocrystals”, X.
Yang, Y.-J. Zhao, H. Xu, and B.I.
Yakobson, Phys. Rev. B, 83,
205314 (2011).
pdf “Patterning nanoroads and quantum dots on fluorinated graphene”, M.A. Ribas, A.K. Singh, P.B. Sorokin, and B.I. Yakobson, Nano Res. 4, 143-152 (2011).
pdf “Challenges in hydrogen adsorptions: from physisorption to chemisorptions”,
F. Ding and B.I. Yakobson, Frontiers of Physiscs,
6, 142-150 (2011).
pdf “Electronic
structure of graphene nanoribbons subjected to twist and nonuniform
strain”, A. Dobrinsky, A. Sadrzadeh,
B.I. Yakobson, and J. Xu, Intern.
J. High Speed Electronics and Systems, 20, 153-160 (2011).
pdf “Graphene nucleation
on transition metal surface: Structure transformation and role of the metal
step edge”, J. Gao, J. Yip, J. Zhao, B. I. Yakobson,
and F. Ding, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 133,
5009-5015 (2011).
pdf “Hydrogen storage capacity of carbon-foams: Grand canonical Monte Carlo
simulations”, A.K. Singh, J. Lu, R.S. Aga, and B.I. Yakobson, J. Chem. Phys. C, 115,
2476–2482 (2011) . – Cover Article.
pdf “Quantum dots and nanoroads
of graphene embedded in hexagonal boron nitride”, S. Bhowmick,
A.K. Singh, and B.I. Yakobson, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115,
9889–9893 (2011).
pdf “Influence of size
effect on the electronic and elastic properties of diamond films with nanometer
thickness”, L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin, A.A.
Kuzubov, B.P. Sorokin, A.G. Kvashnin,
D.G. Kvashnin, P.V. Avramov,
and B.I. Yakobson, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115,
132–136 (2011).
pdf “Interface toughness of carbon nanotube
reinforced epoxy composites”, Y. Ganesan, C. Peng, Y. Lu, P.E. Loya, P. Moloney, E. Barrera, B.I. Yakobson, J.M. Tour, R. Ballarini, and J. Lou, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 3, 129–134 (2011).
pdf “Armchair or Zigzag?
A tool for characterizing graphene edge”, A.K. Singh, E.S. Penev, and B.I. Yakobson, Computer Physics Communications,
182, 804-807 (2011).
pdf “Graphene edge from
A to Z—and the origins of nanotube chirality”, Y. Liu, A. Dobrinsky,
and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 235502 (2010).
pdf “Metallacarboranes:
Towards promising hydrogen storage metal-organic frameworks”, A.K. Singh, A. Sadrzadeh, and B.I. Yakobson, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 132,
14126–14129 (2010).
pdf "Large scale
growth and characterization of atomic hexagonal boron nitride layers", L.
Song; L. Ci, H. Lu, P.B. Sorokin, C. Jin, J. Ni, A.G.
Kvashnin, D.G. Kvashnin, J.
Lou, B.I. Yakobson, P. Ajayan, Nano Lett.,
10, 3209-3215 (2010).
pdf “Formation mechanism
of peapod-derived double-walled carbon nanotubes”, F. Ding, Z. Xu, B.I. Yakobson, R.J Young, I.A. Kinloch, S. Cui, L. Deng, P. Puech, and
M. Monthioux, Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Comm.), 82, 041403 (2010).
… “Theory of screw dislocation and chiral angle controlled carbon
nanotube growth”, F. Ding and B.I. Yakobson, 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, 168 10.1109/INEC.2010.5424604
(2010).
pdf “Cones, Pringles,
and Grain Boundary Landscapes in Graphene Topology”, Y. Liu and B.I. Yakobson, Nano Lett., 10,
2178-2183 (2010).
pdf “Vacancy clusters in
graphane as quantum dots”, A.K. Singh, E.S. Penev,
and B.I. Yakobson, ACS Nano, 4,
3510-3514 (2010). – Cover Article.
pdf “In-situ
observations of fullerene fusion and ejection in carbon nanotubes", S. Gorantla, F. Börrnert,
A. Bachmatiuk, M. Dimitrakopoulou,
R. Schönfelder, F. Schäffel, J. Thomas, T. Gemming, J. H. Warner, B.I.
Yakobson, J. Eckert, B. Büchner, and M.H. Rümmeli. Nanoscale, 2, 2077–2079 (2010).
pdf "Ballistic
thermal conductance of graphene ribbons", E. Munoz, J. Lu, B.I. Yakobson, Nano Lett., 10,
1652-1656 (2010).
pdf “Interplay of Catalyst Size and Metal-Carbon Interactions in the Growth
of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes”, J. C. Burgos, H. Reyna, B.I. Yakobson, and P.B Balbuena, J.
Phys. Chem. C, 114,
6952-6958 (2010).
pdf “Magnesium boride
nanotubes: Relative stability, atomic and electronic structure", P.B.
Sorokin, L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.V. Avramov, and B.I. Yakobson, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 4852 (2010).
pdf “The ultimate diamond slab: graphAne versus graphEne",
E. Munoz, A.K. Singh, M.A. Ribas, E.S. Penev, and B.I. Yakobson, Diamond and Related Materials,
DOI:10.1016/j.diamond.2010.01.007 (2010).
pdf “Dislocation
theory of chirality-controlled nanotube growth”, F. Ding, A.R. Harutyunyan, and B. I. Yakobson, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 106, 2506-2509 (2009). Cover Article.
pdf “Electronics and magnetism of patterned
graphene nanoroads”, A.K. Singh and B.I.
Yakobson, Nano Lett.,
9, 1540-1543 (2009).
pdf “Growing a carbon nanotube atom by atom: ‘And yet it does turn’”, M. Marchand, C. Journet, D. Guillot, J.-M. Benoit, B. I. Yakobson, and S.T. Purcell, Nano Lett., 9, 2961-2966 (2009).
pdf
“Spontaneous twist and intrinsic
instabilities of pristine graphene nanoribbons”, K.V. Bets and B.I.
Yakobson, Nano Research, 2,
161-166 (2009). Cover Article.
pdf “Nanotube nucleation versus
carbon-catalyst adhesion—Probed by molecular dynamics simulations”, M.A. Ribas, F. Ding, P.B. Balbuena , and B.I. Yakobson. J. Chem. Phys., 131,
224501 (2009).
pdf “H-Spillover through the catalyst saturation:
An ab initio thermodynamics study”, A.K.
Singh, M.A. Ribas, and B.I. Yakobson, ACS Nano, 3, 1657-1662 (2009).
pdf
”Templated growth of graphenic
materials”, N.W Nicholas, L.M. Connors, F. Ding, B.I Yakobson, H.K. Schmidt,
and R.H Hauge,
Nanotechnology, 20, 245607 (2009).
pdf
”In-situ observation of graphene sublimation
and multi-layer edge reconstructions: Genesis of interconnected carbon
nanostructures”, J.Y. Huang, F. Ding, B.I. Yakobson, P. Lu, L. Qi, and J. Li, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 106,
10103-10108 (2009).
pdf
“Comment on mechanism
for superelongation of carbon nanotubes at high
temperatures”, F.
Ding, J.Y. Huang, B.I. Yakobson, Phys.
Rev. Lett., 103, 039601 (2009).
pdf
“The Boron Fullerenes”, A. Sadrzadeh and B.I. Yakobson, in: Handbook
of Nanophysics, Ed. K. Sattler (Taylor & Francis, 2009) in press.
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pdf “B80
fullerene: An ab initio prediction of geometry,
stability, and electronic structure”,
N. Gonzalez Szwacki, A. Sadrzadeh, and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. Lett.,
100, 159901 (2008).
pdf “Fullerene
nanocage capacity for hydrogen storage”, O.V. Pupysheva, A.A. Farajian, and
B.I. Yakobson, Nano Letters, 8, 767
(2008). Cover Article.
pdf
“Hydrogen storage by spillover on graphene
as a phase nucleation process”, Y. Lin, F. Ding,
and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. B, 78, 041402(R) (2008).
pdf
“Polarization, energetics, and electrorheology in carbon nanotube suspensions under an
applied electric field: An exact numerical approach”, A.A. Farajian, O.V. Pupysheva, Howard K. Schmidt, and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. B, 77, 205432 (2008).
pdf “Dislocation dynamics in multiwalled carbon nanotubes at high temperatures”, J.Y.
Huang, F. Ding, and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. Lett.,
100, 035503 (2008).
pdf “Controlled nanocutting of graphene”, L. Ci, Z. Xu, L. Wang, W. Gao, F. Ding, K.F. Kelly, B.I. Yakobson, and P.M. Ajayan, Nano Res., 1, 116-122 (2008).
pdf
”Electron
transport of nanotube-based gas sensors—An ab initio study”, A. Sadrzadeh, A.A. Farajian, and B.I. Yakobson,
Appl.
Phys. Lett., 92, 022103 (2008).
pdf
”The
boron buckyball and its precursors: An electronic
structure study”, A. Sadrzadeh, O.V. Pupysheva, A.K. Singh, and B.I. Yakobson, J.
Phys. Chem.
A, 112, 13679-13683 (2008).
pdf
”Low-Temperature Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Synthesis: Feedstock Decomposition Limited Growth”, E. Mora, J.M.
Pigos, F. Ding, B.I. Yakobson, and A.R. Harutyunyan, JACS (Communications),
130, 11840-11841 (2008).
pdf “Probing properties of boron a-tubes by ab initio calculations”, A.K. Singh, A. Sadrzadeh, and B.I. Yakobson, Nano Letters, 8, 1314 (2008).
pdf ”Mesoscale reverse stick-slip nanofriction
behavior of vertically aligned multiwalled carbon
nanotube superlattices”, J. Lou, F. Ding, H. Lu, J.
Goldman, Y. Sun, and B.I.
Yakobson, Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 203115 (2008).
pdf “New
boron barrelenes and tubulenes”,
L.A. Chernozatonskii, P.B. Sorokin, and B.I. Yakobson, JETP
Letters, 8, 489-493 (2008).
pdf ”Friction
and adhesion properties of vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube
arrays and fluoro-nanodiamond films”, H. Lu, J. Goldman, F. Ding, Y.
Sun, M.X. Pulikkathara,V.N. Khabashesku, B.I. Yakobson, and J. Lou,
Carbon, 46, 1294-1301 (2008).
pdf “Nonlocal
shell model for flexural wave propagation in double-walled carbon nanotubes”, Y. Hu, K.M. Liew,
Q. Wang, X.Q.
He , and B.I. Yakobson, J. Mech. and Physics of Solids, 56, 3475-3485 (2008).
. . . “Quasi-One-Dimensional
Silicon Nanostructures”, Y. Lin, N. Gonzalez Szwacki,
and B.I. Yakobson, Chapter 8 in: Nanosilicon, Ed.
V. Kumar, p. 289-313 (Elsevier, Amsterdam, ISBN-10: 0-08-044528-4, 2008).
. . . “Green’s
Function Formulation of Electronic Transport at Nanoscale”,
A.A. Farajian, O.V. Pupysheva,
B.I. Yakobson, and Y. Kawazoe, Chapter 8 in: Nano- and Micromaterials. Advances
in Materials Research Series, Ed. Y. Kawazoe, Vol. 9, p.219-241 (Springer, Berlin, ISBN: 978-3-540-74556-3,
2008).
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pdf “Real time microscopy, kinetics,
and mechanism of giant fullerene evaporation”, J.Y. Huang, F. Ding, K. Jiao,
and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. Lett., 99, 175503 (2007). Editors’
Suggestion.
pdf
“Pseudo-climb and dislocation dynamics in superplastic nanotubes”, F. Ding, K.
Jiao, M. Wu, and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. Lett.,
98, 075503 (2007).
pdf “The
boron buckyball”, N. Gonzalez Szwacki,
A. Sadrzadeh, and B.I. Yakobson, Phys.
Rev. Lett., 98, 166804 (2007). Editors’ Suggestion.
pdf “How evaporating nanotubes
retain their perfection?”, F. Ding, K. Jiao, Y. Lin, and B.I. Yakobson, Nano
Letters, 7, 681-684 (2007).
pdf “Clustering of Sc on SWNT and reduction of hydrogen uptake: ab initio all-electron calculations”, P.O.
Krasnov, F. Ding, A.K. Singh, and B.I. Yakobson, J. Phys.
Chem. C, Letters, 111,
17977-17980 (2007).
pdf “Carbon Nanotube-Enhanced
Thermal Destruction of Cancer Cells in a Non-Invasive Radiofrequency Field”,
C.J. Gannon, P. Cherukuri, B.I. Yakobson, L. Cognet, C. Kittrell, M. Pasquali, R.B.. Weisman, J.S. Kanzius, R.E. Smalley, H.K. Schmidt, and S.A. Curley, Cancer,
110, 2654-2665 (2007).
pdf “Energy
decomposition analysis of metal silicide nanowires from first principles”, N.
Gonzalez Szwacki and B.I. Yakobson, Phys. Rev. B, 75, 035406 (2007).
pdf “Designing carbon nanoframeworks tailored for hydrogen storage”, P.F. Weck, E. Kim, N. Balakrishnan, H.
Cheng, and B.I. Yakobson, Chem. Phys. Lett.,
439, 354-359 (2007).
pdf “Calculating carbon nanotube–catalyst adhesion strengths”, P. Larsson, J.A. Larsson, R. Ahuja, F. Ding, B.I. Yakobson, H. Duan, A. Rosén, and K. Bolton, Phys. Rev. B, 75, 115419 (2007).
pdf “Gate-induced switching and
negative differential resistance in a single-molecule transistor: Emergence of
fixed and shifting states with molecular length”, A.A.
Farajian, R.V. Belosludov,
H. Mizuseki, Y. Kawazoe, T. Hashizume,
and B.I. Yakobson, J. Chem. Phys., 127,
024901 (2007).
pdf “Nanotube derived carbon foam
for hydrogen storage”, F. Ding, Y. Lin, P. Krasnov,
and B.I. Yakobson, J. Chem. Phys., 127,
164703 (2007).
pdf “Interaction of Low-Energy Ions and Atoms of Light Elements
with a Fluorinated Carbon Molecular Lattice”, P.V. Avramov and B.I. Yakobson, J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 1508 (2007).
pdf “Self-templated growth
of carbon nanotube walls at high temperatures”,
J.Y. Huang, F. Ding, K. Jiao and B.I. Yakobson, Small, 3, 1735-1739 (2007).
pdf “Symmetry,
time, and temperature dependent strength of carbon nanotubes”, T. Dumitrica¸ M. Hua, and B.I.
Yakobson, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103,
6105-6109 (2006). Cover Article.
pdf “Oxygen breaks
into carbon world”, P.M. Ajayan and B.I. Yakobson, Nature,
441, 818-819 (2006).