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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Thermodynamics and Kinetics, the Properties of Phases and Structure of Materials,Experimental Condensed Matter Physics |
| Keywords | Hybrid nanowires, electronic properties, Carbon Nanotubes, High Resolution, Transmission Electron Microscopy |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Houston |
| Institution | Rice University |
| Institute | Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Manfred Rühle | Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft, Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Stuttgart |
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| Prof. Dr. Frank Ernst | Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft, Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Stuttgart |
| Prof. Dr. Herbert Gleiter | Institut für Nanotechnologie, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen |
| Prof. Dr. Horst Hahn | Institut für Nanotechnologie, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen |
| Prof. Dr. Manfred Kappes | Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Elektrochemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/08/1995 |
Program(s)
| 1994 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme |
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| 2007 | Helmholtz-Humboldt Research Award Programme |
Nominator's project description
| Prof. Pulickel Ajayan is well known internationally for his studies on nanowires. The results he achieved are of basic significance for our present understanding of these materials. His pioneering work on the production of carbon nanotubes has won worldwide recognition and is extremely important for developing emerging technologies. During his stay in Germany he intends to focus on the development of hybrid-nanowires for electronic applications. |