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MSE Seminar: Pulickel M. Ajayan

Date
Location
W122 Engineering Building 2

Pulickel M. Ajayan, Rice University

Carbon-Boron-Nitrogen Phases and their 2D/3D Structures

The ternary phase space consisting of boron, nitrogen and carbon shows  a number of thermodynamically stable phases of binary and ternary  nature. There has been tremendous amount of work in the past on  optimizing condition to grow these phases and understanding their  stability. This talk will focus on some of these interesting materials  that have compositions of C, BN, CN and BCN. The effort in synthesizing hexagonal as well cubic phases of these compositions will  be discussed with the goal of achieving 2D and 3D structures with  specific applications in mind.

Bio
Pulickel M. Ajayan is a pioneer in nanotechnology. He has published  more than 1300 journal papers earning more than 225,000 citations and  h-index of 230 (google scholar). His work covers diverse areas of  nanomaterials including nanoparticles, nanotubes, diamond, 2D  materials, nanocomposite, energy storage materials and 3D printing. He  is the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson professor of  Engineering at Rice University and the founding chair of the  department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering. He is the  recipient of several awards such as the Spiers memorial award, MRS  medal, Alexander von Humboldt-Helmoltz senior award, and lifetime  nanotechnology award from the Houston Technology Center. He received Docteur Honoris Causa from the Universite Catholique de of Louvain and  distinguished alumni recognition from his Alma Mater Banaras Hindu  University and the Materials Science department at Northwestern  University. https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/pulickel-ajayan