M.S. (1977) Novosibirsk University
Ph.D. (1982) Russian Academy of Sciences
Theory of materials and nanoscale structures and processes, computational modeling, physics of imaging
Email: biy@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-3572
Office: 201 Cox Mech Eng Bldg
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Boris Yakobson
Professor in Mechanical Engineeriing and Materials Science and Chemistry
Born in Moscow-USSR, US citizen. One son, Eugene. For details: "Who's Who in America" 55th Edition, 2001, and "Who is Who in Science and Engineering" 4th Edition, 1996 (Marquis, NJ)
Research Statement
Methods of theoretical condensed matter and chemical physics used for understanding/ predicting materials properties, and relationships between structure and function (strength, conductance, color, etc.) of nanoscale units. Advanced computations, simulation and visualization broadly assist this endeavor.
Selected Publications
Huang JY (Huang, Jian-Yu), Ding F (Ding, Feng), Jiao K (Jiao, Kun), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "Self-templated growth of carbon-nanotube walls at high temperatures." SMALL, 3 (10) (OCT 2007): 1735-1739.
Dumitrica T (Dumitrica, Traian), Garcia ME (Garcia, Martin E.), Jeschke HO (Jeschke, Harald O.), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "Breathing coherent phonons and caps fragmentation in carbon nanotubes following ultrafast laser pulses." PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 74 (19) (NOV 2006): Art. No. 193406.
Zhang X (Zhang, X.), Jiao K (Jiao, K.), Sharma P (Sharma, P.), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, B. I.) "An atomistic and non-classical continuum field theoretic perspective of elastic interactions between defects (force dipoles) of various symmetries and application to graphene." JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 54 (11) (NOV 2006): 2304-2329.
Weck PF (Weck, Philippe F.), Kim E (Kim, Eunja), Balakrishnan N (Balakrishnan, Naduvalath), Cheng HS (Cheng, Hansong), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "Designing carbon nanoframeworks tailored for hydrogen storage." CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 439 (4-6) (MAY 11 2007): 354-359.
Ding F (Ding, Feng), Jiao K (Jiao, Kun), Lin Y (Lin, Yu), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "How evaporating carbon nanotubes retain their perfection?." NANO LETTERS, 7 (3) (MAR 2007): 681-684.
Larsson P (Larsson, Peter), Larsson JA (Larsson, J. Andreas), Ahuja R (Ahuja, Rajeev), Ding F (Ding, Feng), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.), Duan HM (Duan, Haiming), Rosen A (Rosen, Arne), Bolton K (Bolton, Kim) "Calculating carbon nanotube-catalyst adhesion strengths." PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 75 (11) (MAR 2007): Art. No. 115419.
Avramov PV (Avramov, Pavel V.), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "Interaction of low-energy ions and atoms of light elements with a fluorinated carbon molecular lattice." JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 111 (8) (MAR 1 2007): 1508-1514.
Farajian AA (Farajian, A. A.), Belosludov RV (Belosludov, R. V.), Mizuseki H (Mizuseki, H.), Kawazoe Y (Kawazoe, Y.), Hashizume T (Hashizume, T.), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, B. I.) "Gate-induced switching and negative differential resistance in a single-molecule transistor: Emergence of fixed and shifting states with molecular length." JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 127 (2) (JUL 14 2007): Art. No. 024901.
Szwacki NG (Szwacki, N. Gonzalez), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "Energy decomposition analysis of metal silicide nanowires from first principles." PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 75 (3) (JAN 2007): Art. No. 035406.
Ding F (Ding, Feng), Jiao K (Jiao, Kun), Wu MQ (Wu, Mingqi), Yakobson BI (Yakobson, Boris I.) "Pseudoclimb and dislocation dynamics in superplastic nanotubes." PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 98 (7) (FEB 16 2007): Art. No. 075503.
Presentations
Speaker. "One-dimensional materials for nanoscale devices." Electrochemical Society Congress, Paris, France. (April 27-30)
Speaker. "Mechanics of ~1D Materials: Nanowires and nanotubes." US Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM. (July 27-30, 2003) With B. I. Yakobson, T. Dumitrica, L. S. Couchman, M. Hua, Y. Zhao.
Speaker. "Challenges in Modeling One-Dimensional Materials." Grand Challenges in Modeling the Assembly and Properties of Nanomaterials, Argonne National Laboratory. (8-20-2003)
Speaker. "Materials by Numbers, and Why to 'Malitiscale'?." TA&M University, College Station, TX. (12-16-2003)
Speaker. "Nanomechanics of ~1D-Materials: Bulk vs Surface in Nanowires, Nanotubes, and Their Assemblies." Materials Research Society, Boston, Prudential Convention Center. (12-05-2003)
Theses
Mingqin Wu, MS-Thesis. "“Modeling of Carbon Nanotube Array Separation in Electrolytes and by Chemical Functionalization”." (2006).(Thesis or Dissertation Director)
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