"Thermal transport in ZnO nanocrystal networks synthesized by nonthermal plasma"
X. Wu, B. L. Greenberg, Y. Zhang, J. T. Held, D. Huang, J. G. Barriocanal, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil, U. Kortshagen, X. Wang
- Phys. Rev. Mater. 4, 086001 (2020)

"Atomic-resolution analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy of topological insulators with a layered tetradymite structure"
D. Reifsnyder Hickey, K. A. Mkhoyan
- APL Mater. 8, 070902 (2020)

"Plasmonic nanocomposites of zinc oxide and titanium nitride"
C. A. Beaudette, J. T. Held, B. L. Greenberg, P. H. Nguyen, N. M. Concannon, R. J. Holmes, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil, U. R. Kortshagen
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 38, 042404 (2020)   Highlighted on JVSTA Cover.

"Diffusive Formation of Hollow Mesoporous Silica Shells from Core–Shell Composites: Insights from the Hydrogen Sulfide Capture Cycle of CuO@mSiO₂ Nanoparticles"
B. Fan, W. Zhao, S. Ghosh, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis, A. Stein
- Langmuir. 36, 6540 (2020)

"Layer Dependence of Dielectric Response and Water-Enhanced Ambient Degradation of Highly Anisotropic Black As"
H. Yun, S. Ghosh, P. Golani, S. J. Koester, K. A. Mkhoyan
- ACS Nano. 14, 5988 (2020)

"Spin pumping and large field-like torque at room temperature in sputtered amorphous WTe_2-x films"
Y. Fan, H. Li1, M. DC, T. Peterson, J. T. Held, P. Sahu, J. Chen, D. Zhang, K. A. Mkhoyan, J. P. Wang
- APL Mater. 8, 041102 (2020)

"One-dimensional intergrowths in two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets and their effect on ultra-selective transport"
P. Kumar, D. W. Kim, N. Rangnekar, H. Xu, E. O. Fetisov, S. Ghosh, H. Zhang, Q. Xiao, M. Shete, J. I. Siepmann, T. Dumitrica, B. McCool, M. Tsapatsis, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Nature Mater. 19, 443 (2020)   Highlighted in Nature Materials News & Views.

"Strain-induced majority carrier inversion in ferromagnetic epitaxial LaCoO_3-δ thin films"
V. Chaturvedi, J. Walter, A. Paul, A. Grutter, B. Kirby, J. S. Jeong, H. Zhou, Z. Zhang, B. Yu, M. Greven, K. A. Mkhoyan, T. Birol, C. Leighton
- Phys. Rev. Mater. 4, 034403 (2020)

"The activation of deformation mechanisms for improved tensile properties in nanocrystalline aluminum"
S. I. Ahmed, K. A. Mkhoyan, K. M. Youssef
- Mater. Sci. Eng A 777, 139069 (2020)

"Large-scale interlayer rotations and Te grain boundaries in (Bi, Sb)₂Te₃ thin films"
D. Reifsnyder Hickey, R. J. Wu, J. S. Lee, J. G. Azadani, R. Grassi, M. DC, J. P. Wang, T. Low, N. Samarth, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. Mater. 4, 011201(R) (2020)

"Simultaneous multi-region background subtraction for core-level EEL spectra"
J. T. Held, H. Yun, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Ultramicroscopy 210, 112919 (2020)

"Dysprosium iron garnet thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy on silicon"
J. J. Bauer, E. R. Rosenberg, S. Kundu, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. Quarterman, A. J. Grutter, B. J. Kirby, J. A. Borchers, and C. A. Ross
- Adv. Electron. Mater. 6, 1900820 (2020)

"STEM beam channeling in BaSnO₃/LaAlO₃ perovskite bilayers and visualization of 2D misfit dislocation network"
H. Yun, A. Prakash, B. Jalan, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Ultramicroscopy 208, 112863 (2020)

"Magnetic impurities as the origin of the variability in spin relaxation rates in Cu-based spin transport devices"
J. D. Watts, L. O’Brien, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. A. Crowell, C. Leighton
- Phys. Rev. Materials 3, 124409 (2019)

"Visualizing the metal-MoS₂ contacts in two-dimensional field-effect transistors with atomic resolution"
R. J. Wu, S. Udyavara, R. Ma, Y. Wang, M. Chhowalla, T. Birol, S. J. Koester, M. Neurock, and K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. Mater. 3, 111001(R) (2019)

"Metal-insulator transition in a semiconductor nanocrystal network"
B. L. Greenberg, Z. L. Robinson, Y. Ayino, J. T. Held, T. A. Peterson, K. A. Mkhoyan, V. S. Pribiag, E. S. Aydil, U. R. Kortshagen
- Sci. Adv. 5, eaaw1462 (2019)

"Structure and basal twinning of topological insulator Bi₂Se₃ grown by MBE onto crystalline Y₃Fe₅O₁₂"
D. Reifsnyder Hickey, J. G. Azadani, A. R. Richardella, J. C. Kally, J. S. Lee, H. Chang, T. Liu, M. Wu, N. Samarth, T. Low, and K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. Mater. 3, 061201(R) (2019)

"Synthesis of multiwall α-Fe₂O₃ hollow fibers via a centrifugal spinning technique"
M. Akia, K. A. Mkhoyan, K. Lozano
- Mater. Sci. Eng. C 102, 552 (2019)

"Separating Electrons and Donors in BaSnO₃ via Band Engineering"
A. Prakash, N. F. Quackenbush, H. Yun, J. T. Held, T. Wang, T. Truttmann, J. M. Ablett, C. Weiland, T. Lee, J. C. Woicik, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan
- Nano Lett. 19, 8920 (2019)

"Van der Waals contacts between three-dimensional metals and two-dimensional semiconductors"
Y. Wang, J. C. Kim, R. J. Wu, J. Martinez, X. Song, J. Yang, F. Zhao, K. A. Mkhoyan, H. Y. Jeong, M. Chhowalla
- Nature 568, 70 (2019)   Highlighted in C&EN.

"Rational synthesis of ternary PtIrNi nanocrystals with enhanced poisoning tolerance for electrochemical ethanol oxidation"
Y. H. Ahmad, A. T. Mohamed, K. M. Youssef, S. Kundu, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. Y. Al-Qaradawi
- Electrochem. Commun. 101, 61 (2019)

"Sub-Atomic Channeling and Helicon-Type Beams in SrTiO₃"
J. S. Jeong, H. Song, J. T. Held, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 075501 (2019)

"Direct Synthesis and Pseudomorphic Transformation of Mixed Metal Oxide Nanostructures with Non‐Close‐Packed Hollow Sphere Arrays"
Z. Liu, W. Zhao, P. Kumar, X. Li, Y. Al Wahedi, A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis, A. Stein
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 15707 (2018)

"Mobility Anisotropy in Black Phosphorus MOSFETs With HfO₂ Gate Dielectrics"
N. Haratipour, Y. Liu, R. J. Wu, S. Namgung, P. P. Ruden, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. H. Oh, and S. J. Koester
- IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 65, 4093 (2018)

"Zeolitic imidazolate framework membranes made by ligand-induced permselectivation"
X. Ma, P. Kumar, N. Mittal, A. Khlyustova, P. Daoutidis, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis
- Science 361, 1008 (2018)   Highlighted in Nature and in C&EN.

"Controlling Dissolution and Transformation of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks using Electron Beam Induced Amorphization"
S. Conrad, P. Kumar, F. Xue, L. Ren, S. Henning, C. Xiao, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 13592 (2018)

"Room-temperature high spin–orbit torque due to quantum confinement in sputtered Bi_xSe_(1–x) films"
M. DC, R. Grassi, J. Y. Chen, M. Jamali, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, D. Zhang, Z. Zhao, H. Li, P. Quarterman, Y. Lv, M. Li, A. Manchon, K. A. Mkhoyan, T. Low, J. P. Wang
- Nature Mater. 17, 800 (2018)   Highlighted in Nature Materials News & Views.

"Microstructure characterization of BaSnO₃ thin films on LaAlO₃ and PrScO₃ substrates from transmission electron microscopy"
H. Yun, K. Ganguly, W. Postiglione, B. Jalan, C. Leighton, K. A. Mkhoyan, J. S. Jeong
- Sci Rep. 8, 10245 (2018)

"Nonthermal Plasma Synthesis of Titanium Nitride Nanocrystals with Plasmon Resonances at Near-Infrared Wavelengths Relevant to Photothermal Therapy"
K, S. Schramke, Y. Qin, J. T. Held, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. R. Kortshagen
- ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 1, 2869 (2018)

"Decomposition of La_2-xSr_xCuO₄ into several La₂O₃ phases at elevated temperatures in ultrahigh vacuum inside a transmission electron microscope"
J. S. Jeong, W. Wu, M. Topsakal, G. Yu, T. Sasagawa, M. Greven, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. Mater. 2, 054801 (2018)

"Enhancement of tunneling magnetoresistance by inserting a diffusion barrier in L1₀-FePd perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions"
D. Zhang, K. B. Schliep, R. J. Wu, P. Quarterman, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, Y. Lv, X. Chao, H. Li, J. Chen, Z. Zhao, M. Jamali, K. A. Mkhoyan, and J. Wang
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 152401 (2018)   Highlighted on APL Cover.

"A chromium hydroxide/MIL-101(Cr) MOF composite catalyst and its use for selective glucose isomerization to fructose"
Q. Guo, L. Ren, P. Kumar, V. J. Cybulskis, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. E. Davis, M. Tsapatsis
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 4926 (2018)

"Electronic structure of BaSnO₃ investigated by high-energy-resolution electron energyloss spectroscopy and ab initio calculations"
H. Yun, M. Topsakal, A. Prakash, K. Ganguly, C. Leighton, B. Jalan, R. M. Wentzcovitch, K. A. Mkhoyan, and J. S. Jeong
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 36, 031503 (2018). [Featured]   Highlighted in the AVS newsletter.

"Quasi continuous wave laser sintering of Si-Ge nanoparticles for thermoelectrics"
K. Xie, K. Mork, J. T. Held, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. Kortshagen, M. C. Gupta
- J. Appl. Phys. 123, 094301 (2018)

"Obtaining Structural Parameters from STEM-EDX Maps of Core/Shell Nanocrystals for Optoelectronics"
J. T. Held, K. I. Hunter, N. S. Dahod, B. L. Greenberg, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, W. A. Tisdale, U. R. Kortshagen, and K. A. Mkhoyan
- ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 1, 989 (2018)

"Direct Synthesis of 7 nm-Thick Zinc(II)–Benzimidazole–Acetate Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets"
F. Xue, P. Kumar, W. Xu, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis
- Chem. Mater. 30, 69 (2018)

"On the direct synthesis of Cu(BDC) MOF nanosheets and their performance in mixed matrix membranes"
M. Shete, P. Kumar, J. E. Bachman, X. Ma, Z. P. Smith, W. Xu, K. A. Mkhoyan, J. R. Long, M. Tsapatsis
- J. Membr. Sci. 249, 312 (2018)

"Strontium Oxide Tunnel Barriers for High Quality Spin Transport and Large Spin Accumulation in Graphene"
S. Singh, J. Katoch, T. Zhu, R. J. Wu, A. S. Ahmed, W. Amamou,D. Wang, K. A. Mkhoyan, R. K. Kawakami
- Nano Lett. 17, 7578 (2017)

"Sputtering growth of Y₃Fe₅O₁₂/Pt bilayers and spin transfer at Y₃Fe₅O₁₂/Pt interfaces"
H. Chang, T. Liu, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, P. A. P. Janantha, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Wu
- APL Mater. 5, 126104 (2017)

"Epitaxial growth: Rapid synthesis of highly permeable and selective zeolite-T membrane"
Y. Luo, Y. Lv, P. Kumar, J. Chu, J. Yang, M. Tsapatsis, K. A. Mkhoyan, G. He, J. Lu, Y. Zhang
- J. Mater. Chem. A. 5, 17828 (2017)

"Chelant enhanced solution processing for wafer scale synthesis of transition metal dichalcogenide thin films"
R. Ionescu, B. Campbell, R. J. Wu, E Aytan, A. Patalano, I. Ruiz, S. W. Howell, A. E. McDonald, T. E. Beechem, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Ozkan, C. S. Ozkan
- Sci. Rep. 7, 6419 (2017)

"Chemical vapor deposition of partially oxidized graphene"
Z. Mutlu,I. Ruiz, R. J. Wu, R. Ionescu, S. Shahrezaei, S. Temiz, M. Ozkan, K. A. Mkhoyan, C. S. Ozkan
- RSC Adv. 7, 32209 (2017)

"Simplifying Electron Beam Channeling in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)"
R. J. Wu, A. Mittal, M. L. Odlyzko, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Microsc. Microanal. 23, 794 (2017)

"Voltage-controlled interlayer coupling in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junctions"
T. Newhouse-Illige, Yaohua Liu, M. Xu, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, A. Kundu, H. Almasi, Chong Bi, X. Wang, J. W. Freeland, D. J. Keavney, C. J. Sun, Y. H. Xu, M. Rosales, X. M. Cheng, Shufeng Zhang, K. A. Mkhoyan, W. G. Wang
- Nature Commun. 8, 15232 (2017)

"Room temperature spin Kondo effect and intermixing in Co/Cu non-local spin valves"
J. D. Watts, J. S. Jeong, L. O'Brien, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. A. Crowell, C. Leighton
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 222407 (2017)

"Ultra-selective high-flux membranes from directly synthesized zeolite nanosheets"
M. Y. Jeon, D. Kim, P. Kumar, P. S. Lee, N. Rangnekar, P. Bai, M. Shete, B. Elyassi, H. S. Lee, K. Narasimharao, S. N. Basahel, S. Al-Thabaiti, W. Xu, H. J. Cho, E. O. Fetisov, R. Thyagarajan, R. F. DeJaco, W. Fan, K. A. Mkhoyan, J. I. Siepmann, M. Tsapatsis
- Nature 543, 690 (2017)

"Effects of small-angle mistilts on dopant visibility in ADF-STEM imaging of nanocrystals"
J. T. Held, S. Duncan, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Ultramicroscopy 177, 53 (2017)

"Nonthermal Plasma Synthesis of Core/Shell Quantum Dots: Strained Ge/Si Nanocrystals"
K. I. Hunter, J. T. Held, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. R. Kortshagen
- ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, 8263 (2017)

"A New Line Defect in NdTiO₃ Perovskite"
J. S. Jeong, M. Topsakal, P. Xu, B. Jalan, R. M. Wentzcovitch, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Nano Lett. 16, 6816 (2016)

"Surface-State-Dominated Spin-Charge Current Conversion in Topological-Insulator–Ferromagnetic-Insulator Heterostructures"
H. Wang, J. Kally, J. S. Lee, T. Liu, H. Chang, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Wu, A. Richardella, and N. Samarth
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 076601 (2016)

"Defects, stoichiometry, and electronic transport in SrTiO_3-δ epilayers: A high pressure oxygen sputter deposition study"
P. Ambwani, P. Xu, G. Haugstad, J. S. Jeong, R. Deng, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan, C. Leighton
- J. Appl. Phys. 120, 0556704 (2016)

"Atomic bonding effects in annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. II. Experiments"
M. L. Odlyzko, J. T. Held, K. A. Mkhoyan
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 34, 041603 (2016).   [Ed. Pick]

"Atomic bonding effects in annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. I. Computational predictions"
M. L. Odlyzko, B. Himmetoglu, M. Cococcioni, K. A. Mkhoyan
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 34, 041602 (2016).   [Ed. Pick]

"Probing core-electron orbitals by scanning transmission electron microscopy and measuring the delocalization of core-level excitations"
J. S. Jeong, M. L. Odlyzko, P. Xu, B. Jalan, and K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. B 93, 165140 (2016)

"Phase Engineering of 2D Tin Sulfides"
Z. Mutlu, R. J. Wu, D. Wickramaratne, S. Shahrezaei, C. Liu, S. Temiz, A. Patalano, M. Ozkan, R. K. Lake, K. A. Mkhoyan, C. S. Ozkan
- Small 22, 2998 (2016)

"Open-Pore Two-Dimensional MFI Zeolite Nanosheets for the Fabrication of Hydrocarbon-Isomer-Selective Memberanes on Porous Polymer Supports"
H. Zhang, Q. Xiao, X. Guo, Najun Li, P. Kumar, N. Rangnekar, M. Jeon, S. Al-Thabaiti, K. Narasimharao, S. N. Basahel, B. Topuz, F. J. Onorato, C. W. Macosko, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 7184 (2016)   Highlighted on Angewandte Cover.

"Improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Energy-Dispersive X-Ray (STEM-EDX) Spectrum Images Using Single-Atomic-Column Cross-Correlation Averaging"
J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Microsc. Microanal. 22, 536 (2016)

"Pillared Sn-MWW Prepared by a Solid-State-Exchange Method and its Use as a Lewis Acid Catalyst"
L. Ren, Q. Guo, M. Orazov, D. Xu, D. Politi, P. Kumar, S. M. Alhassan, K. A. Mkhoyan, D. Sidiras, M. E. Davis, M. Tsapatsis
- ChemCatChem 8, 1274 (2016)

"The role of back stress in sub-50 nm Si nanocubes"
E. D. Hintsala, A. J. Wagner, W. W. Gerberich, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Scripta Mater. 114, 51 (2016)

"Direct observation of core/double-shell architecture of intense dual-mode luminescent tetragonal bipyramidal nanophosphors"
S. Y. Kim, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, H. S. Jang
- Nanoscale 8, 10049 (2016)   Highlighted on Nanoscale Cover.

"Interdiffusion-controlled Kondo suppression of injection efficiency in metallic nonlocal spin valves"
L. O’Brien, D. Spivak, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. A. Crowell, C. Leighton
- Phys. Rev. B 93, 14413 (2016)

"Quasi 2D Ultrahigh Carrier Density in a Complex Oxide Broken-Gap Heterojunction"
P. Xu, T. C. Droubay, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. V. Sushko, S. A. Chambers, B. Jalan
- Adv. Mater. Interfaces 3, 1500432 (2016)   Highlighted on Phys.org News.

"Nonequilibrium-Plasma-Synthesized ZnO Nanocrystals with Plasmon Resonance Tunable via Al Doping and Quantum Confinement"
B. L. Greenberg, S. Ganguly, J. T. Held, N. J. Kramer, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil, U. R. Kortshagen
- Nano Lett. 15, 8162 (2015)

"Hybrid molecular beam epitaxy for the growth of stoichiometric BaSnO₃"
A. Prakash, J. Dewey, H. Yun, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 33, 060608 (2015).   [Ed. Pick]

"Mapping the chemical potential dependence of current-induced spin polarization in a topological insulator"
J. S. Lee, A. Richardella, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, K. A. Mkhoyan, N. Samarth
- Phys. Rev. B. 92, 155312 (2015)

"Giant Spin Pumping and Inverse Spin Hall Effect in the Presence of Surface and Bulk Spin−Orbit Coupling of Topological Insulator Bi₂Se₃"
M. Jamali, J. S. Lee, J. S. Jeong, F. Mahfouzi, Y. Lv, Z. Zhao, B. K. Nikolić, K. A. Mkhoyan, N. Samarth, J. P. Wang
- Nano Lett. 15, 7126 (2015)

"Mechanisms of plasticity in near-theoretical strength sub-100 nm Si nanocubes"
A. J. Wagner, E. D. Hintsala, P. Kumar, W. W. Gerberich, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Acta Mater. 100, 256 (2015)

"Self-Pillared, Single-Unit-Cell Sn-MFI Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Use for Glucose and Lactose Isomerization"
L. Ren, Q. Guo, P. Kumar, M. Orazov, D. Xu, S. M. Alhassan,K. A. Mkhoyan, M. E. Davis, M. Tsapatsis
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 10848 (2015)

"Atomic and electronic structure of exfoliated black phosphorus"
R. J. Wu, M. Topsakal, T. Low, M. C. Robbins, N. Haratipour, J. S. Jeong, R. M. Wenzcovitch, S. J. Koester, K. A. Mkhoyan
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 33, 060604 (2015).   [Ed. Pick]   Highlighted on JVSTA Cover.

"Quantification of thickness and wrinkling of exfoliated two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets"
P. Kumar, K. V. Agrawal, M. Tsapatsis, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Nature Commun. 6, 7128 (2015).

"Structure and transport in high pressure oxygen sputter-deposited BaSnO_3−δ"
K. Ganguly, P. Ambwani, P. Xu, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, C. Leighton, B. Jalan
- APL Mater. 3, 062509 (2015).

"Enhanced tunneling magnetoresistance and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Mo/CoFeB/MgO magnetic tunnel junctions"
H. Almasi, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, T. Newhouse-Illige, M. Xu, M. R. Rosales, S. Nahar, J. T. Held, K. A. Mkhoyan, W. G. Wang
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 182406 (2015).

"2D Zeolite Coatings: Langmuir–Schaefer Deposition of 3 nm Thick MFI Zeolite Nanosheets"
N. Rangnekar, M. Shete, K. V. Agrawal, B. Topuz, P. Kumar, Q. Guo, I. Ismail, A. Alyoubi, S. Basahel, K. Narasimharao, C. W. Macosko, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. Al-Thabaiti, B. Stottrup, M. Tsapatsis
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 6571 (2015).

"Nucleation, Growth, and Robust Synthesis of SPP Zeolite: Effect of Ethanol, Sodium, and Potassium"
G. R. Swindlehurst, P. Kumar, D. Xu, S. M. Alhassan, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tspatsis
- Top. Catal. 58, 545 (2015).

"High electron mobility in thin films formed via supersonic impact deposition of nanocrystals synthesized in nonthermal plasmas"
E. Thimsen, M. Johnson, X. Zhang, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. R. Kortshagen, E. S. Aydil
- Nature Commun. 5, 5822 (2014).     Highlighted on Phys.org.

"Wafer Scale Synthesis and High Resolution Structural Characterization of Atomically Thin MoS₂ Layers"
A. S. George, Z. Matlu, R. Ionescu, R. J. Wu, J. S. Jeong, H. H. Bay, Y. Chai, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Ozkan, C. S. Ozkan
- Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 7461 (2014).

"Oxygen etching of thick MoS₂ films"
R. Ionescu, A. George, I. Ruiz, Z. Favors, Z. Mutlu, C. Liu, K. Ahmed, R. Wu, J. S. Jeong, L. Zavala, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Ozkan and C. S. Ozkan
- Chem. Commun. 50, 11226 (2014).

"On the Rotational Intergrowth of Hierarchical FAU/EMT"
M. Khaleel, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 9456 (2014).

"Fracture Transitions in Iron: Strain Rate and Environmental Effects"
E. D. Hintsala, C. Teresi, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, W. W. Gerberich
- J. Mater. Res. 29, 1513 (2014).

"Determining the thickness of atomically thin MoS₂ and WS₂ in the TEM"
R. J. Wu, M. L. Odlyzko, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Ultramicroscopy 147, 8 (2014).

"Disproportionation of (Mg,Fe)SiO₃ perovskite in Earth’s deep lower mantle"
L. Zhang, Y. Meng, W. Yang, L. Wang, W. L. Mao, Q. Zeng, J. S. Jeong, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, W. Liu, R. Xu, H. Mao
- Science 344, 877 (2014).     Highlighted on Science Perspectives.

"Plasmonic Interactions through Chemical Bonds of Surface Ligands on PbSe Nanocrystals"
A. A. Gunawan, B. D. Chernomordik, D. S. Plemmons, D. D. Deng, E. S. Aydil, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Chem. Mater. 26, 3328 (2014).

"Rapid facile synthesis of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystals"
B. D. Chernomordik, A. E. Béland, N. D. Trejo, A. A. Gunawan, D. D. Deng, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil
- J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 10389 (2014).     Highlighted on JMCA cover.

"Facile synthesis of intense green-emitting LiGdF₄:Yb,Er-based upconversion bipyramidal nanocrystals and their polymer composites"
H. Na, J. S. Jeong, H. J. Chang, H. Kim, K. Y. Woo, K. Lim, K. A. Mkhoyan, H. S. Jang
- Nanoscale 6, 7461 (2014).

"Stoichiometry-driven metal-to-insulator transition in NdTiO₃/SrTiO₃ heterostructures"
P. Xu, D. Phelan, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 082109 (2014).

"A high-performance adsorbent for hydrogen sulfide removal"
B. Elyassi, Y. Al Wahedi, N. Rajabbeigi, P. Kumar, J. S. Jeong, X. Zhang, P. Kumar, V. V. Balasubramanian, M. S. Katsiotis, K. A. Mkhoyan, N. Boukos, S. Al Hashimi, M. Tsapatsis
- Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 190, 152 (2014).

"Investigation of secondary hardening in Co–35Ni–20Cr–10Mo alloy using analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy"
D. Sorensen, B. Q. Lia, W. W. Gerberich, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Acta Mater. 63, 63 (2014).

"Propagating nanocavity-enhanced rapid crystallization of silicon thin films"
A. J. Wagner, C. M. Anderson, J. N. Trask, L. Cui, A. Chov, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. R. Kortshagen
- Nano Lett. 13, 5735 (2013).

"Optoelectronic properties of graphene thin films deposited by a Langmuir–Blodgett assembly"
H. Kim, C. Mattevi, H. J. Kim, A. Mittal, K. A. Mkhoyan, R. E. Riman, M. Chhowalla
- Nanoscale 5, 12365 (2013).

"Observation of Electrically-Inactive Interstitials in Nb-Doped SrTiO₃"
J. S. Jeong, P. Ambwani, B. Jalan, C. Leighton, K. A. Mkhoyan
- ACS Nano 7, 4487 (2013).

"Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanocrystal dispersions in polar liquids"
B. S. Tosun, B. D. Chernomordik, A. A. Gunawan, B. Williams, K. A. Mkhoyan, L. F. Francis, E. S. Aydil
- Chem. Commun. 49, 3549 (2013).

"Imaging Impurities in Semiconductor Nanostructures"
V. C. Holmberg, J. R. Helps, K. A. Mkhoyan, D. J. Norris
- Chem. Mater. 25, 1332 (2013).     Highlighted on Chem. Mater. cover.

"Phosphorus-Doped Silicon Nanocrystals Exhibiting Mid-Infrared Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance"
D. J. Rowe, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. R. Kortshagen
- Nano Lett. 13, 1317 (2013).

"Improving the Damp-Heat Stability of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Solar Cells with a Semicrystalline Tin Dioxide Overlayer"
B. S. Tosun, R. K. Feist, A. A. Gunawan, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. A. Campbell, E. S. Aydil
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 101, 270 (2012).

"Identifying Hexagonal Boron Nitride Monolayers by Transmission Electron Microscopy"
M. L. Odlyzko and K. A. Mkhoyan
- Microsc. Microanal. 18, 03 (2012).

"Efficient Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on Nanocrystalline Mixtures of Boron Subphthalocyanine Chloride and C60"
R. Pandey, A. A. Gunawan, K. A. Mkhoyan, R. J. Holmes
- Adv. Func. Mater. 22, 617 (2012).

"Sputter deposition of semicrystalline tin dioxide films"
B. S. Tosun, R. K. Feist, A. A. Gunawan, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. A. Campbell, E. S. Aydil
- Thin Solid Films 520, 2554 (2012).

"Graphene Oxide: Synthesis, Characterization, Electronic Structure, and Applications" (Book Chapter)
D. A. Stewart and K. A. Mkhoyan
- Graphene Nanoelectronics: Metrology, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Springer, editor H. Raza, 2012.

"Strain-Hardening in Sub-micron Silicon Pillars and Spheres"
D. Stauffer, A. Beaber, A. J. Wagner, O. Ugurlu, J. Nowak, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. L. Girshick, W. W. Gerberich
- Acta Materialia 60, 2471 (2012).

"Imaging 'Invisible' Dopant Atoms in Semiconductor Nanocrystals"
A. A. Gunawan, K. A. Mkhoyan, A. W. Wills, M. G. Thomas, D. J. Norris
- Nano Lett. 11, 5553 (2011).     Highlighted in Nature Chemistry.

"Dispersible Exfoliated Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Application as a Selective Membrane"
K. Varoon, X Zhang, B. Elyassi, D. D. Brewer, M Gettel, S. Kumar, J. A. Lee, S. Maheshwari, A. Mittal, C. -Y. Sung, M. Cococcioni, L. F. Francis, A. V. McCormick, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis
- Science, 334, 72 (2011).     Breakthrough of the year Runner-Up in Science.

"Routes to identification of intrinsic twist in helical MoS2 nanotubes by electron diffraction and annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging"
A. Mittal, D.-B. Zhang, C. Teresi, T. Dumitrica, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys. Rev. B, 84, 153401 (2011).

"Carbon Diffusion from Methane into Walls of Carbon Nanotube through Structurally and Compositionally Modified Iron Catalyst"
M. J. Behr, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil
- Microsc. Microanal., 17, 582 (2011).

"Limits in detecting an individual dopant atom embedded in a crystal"
A. Mittal and K. A. Mkhoyan
- Ultramicroscopy, 111, 1101 (2011).

"Radiolysis to knock-on damage transition in zeolites under electron beam irradiation"
O. Ugurlu, J. Haus, A. A. Gunawan, M. G. Thomas, S. Maheshwari, M. Tsapatsis, K. A. Mkhoyan
- Phys Rev B, 83, 113408 (2011).

"Aqueous Only Route toward Graphene from Graphite Oxide"
K. Liao, A. Mittal, S. Bose, C. Leighton, K. A. Mkhoyan, C. W. Macosko
- ACS Nano, 5, 1253 (2011).

"Hydrogen etching and cutting of multiwall carbon nanotubes"
M. J. Behr, E. A. Gaulding, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil
- J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B 28, 1187 (2010).

"Effect of hydrogen on catalyst nanoparticles in carbon nanotube growth"
M. J. Behr, E. A. Gaulding, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil
- J. Appl. Phys. 108, 053303 (2010).     Highlighted in Science Daily.

"Orientation and Morphological Evolution of Catalyst Nanoparticles During Carbon Nanotube Growth"
M. J. Behr, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil
- ACS Nano, 4, 5087 (2010).

"Catalyst rotation, twisting, and bending during multiwall carbon nanotube growth"
M. J. Behr, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil
- Carbon 48, 3840 (2010).

"Evolution of Electrical, Chemical, and Structural Properties of Transparent and Conducting Chemically Derived Graphene Thin Films"
C. Mattevi, G. Eda, S. Agnoli, S. Miller, K.A. Mkhoyan, O. Celik, D. Mastrogiovanni, G. Granozzi, E. Garfunkel, M. Chhowalla
- Adv. Func. Mater. 19, 2577 (2009).

"Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide"
K.A. Mkhoyan, A.W. Contryman, J. Silcox, D.A. Stewart, G. Eda, C. Mattevi, S. Miller, M. Chhowalla
- Nano Lett. 9, 1058 (2009).

"Sidewall Oxide Effects on the Thermal Stability, Magnetic Damping and Low Temperature Reversal Characteristics of Thin Film Nanomagnets"
O. Ozatay, K.W. Tan, P.G. Gowtham, J.C. Read, K.A. Mkhoyan, M.G. Thomas, G.D. Fuchs, P.M. Braganca, E.M. Ryan. K.V. Thadani, J.C. Sankey, J. Silcox, D.C. Ralph, R.A. Buhrman
- Nature Materials 7, 567 (2008).

"Reduction of Contrast in ADF-STEM Images Due To Amorphous Layer"
S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox
- Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. 1026, 1026-C16-02 (2008).

"Effects of specimen tilt on high-resolution ADF-STEM imaging"
S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, K.A. Mkhoyan, E.J. Kirkland, J. Silcox
- Ultramicroscopy 108, 718 (2008).

"Effects of amorphous layer on high-resolution ADF-STEM imaging"
K.A. Mkhoyan, S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, E.J. Kirkland, J. Silcox
- Ultramicroscopy 108, 791 (2008).

"Critical role of inelastic scattering in quantitative electron microscopy"
K.A. Mkhoyan, S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, M.G. Thomas, J. Silcox
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 025503 (2008).

"Separation of bulk and surface-losses in low-loss EELS measurements in STEM"
K.A. Mkhoyan, T. Babinec, S.E. Maccagnano, E.J. Kirkland, J. Silcox
- Ultramicroscopy, 107, 345 (2007).

"Analytical electron microscopy study of growth mechanism for smoothing of metallic multilayer thin films"
O. Ozatay, K.A. Mkhoyan, M.G. Thomas, D.G. Fuchs, J. Silcox, R.A. Buhrman
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 162509 (2006).

"Direct Determination of Local Lattice Polarity in Crystals"
K.A. Mkhoyan, P.E. Batson, J. Cha, W.J. Schaff, J. Silcox
- Science 312, 1354 (2006).    Media coverage of this work

"Radiolytic purification of CaO by electron microscope"
K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, M.A. McGuire, F.J. DiSalvo,
- Phil. Mag. 86, 2907 (2006).

"Full recovery of electron damage in glass at ambient temperatures"
K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, A. Ellison, D. Ast, R. Dieckmann,
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 205506 (2006).     Media coverage of this work:

"Atomic level scanning transmission electron microscopy characterization of GaN/AlN quantum wells"
K.A. Mkhoyan, E.J. Kirkland, J. Silcox, E.S. Alldredge,
- J. Appl. Phys. 96, 738 (2004).

"Formation of a quasi-two-dimensional electron gas in GaN/AlGaN heterostructures with diffuse interfaces"
K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, Z. Yu, W.J. Schaff, L.F. Eastman
- J. Appl. Phys. 95, 4 (2004).

"Nonuniformities in GaN/AlN quantum wells"
K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, H. Wu, W.J. Schaff, L.F. Eastman
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 2668 (2003).

"Measuring electronic structure of wurtzite InN using electron energy loss spectroscopy"
K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, E.S. Alldredge, N.W. Ashcroft, H. Lu, W.J. Schaff, L.F. Eastman
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 1407 (2003).

"Electron-beam-induced damage in wurtzite InN"
K.A. Mkhoyan and J. Silcox
- Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 859 (2003).

"Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of AlN/GaN Multiple Quantum Wells"
H. Wu, W.J. Schaff, G. Koley, M. Furis, A.N. Cartwright, K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, W. Henderson, W. A. Doolittle, A.V. Osinsky
- Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., 743, L6.2.1 (2002).

"Determination of the possible magnitude of the charging effect in a SCALPEL mask membrane"
M.M. Mkrtchyan, A.S. Gasparyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J.A. Liddle, A.E. Novembre
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 17(6), pp. 2888-2892 (1999).

"SCALPEL Mask-Membrane Charging"
M.M. Mkrtchyan, A.S. Gasparyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J. A. Liddle, A. E. Novembre, D. A. Muller
- Bell Labs Technical Memorandum, BL011122-990120-13-TM (1999).

"SCALPEL Mask-Membrane Charging"
M.M. Mkrtchyan, A.S. Gasparyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J. A. Liddle, A. E. Novembre, D. A. Muller
- Microelectron. Eng. 46, 223 (1999).

"Indirect Transitions in Thin Films Due to Coulomb Interaction Between Electrons"
E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan
- Thin Solid Films 338 (1-2), 185 (1999).

"Indirect Electron Transitions in Semiconductors Occurring as a Result of Scattering of Charge Carriers by Dislocations in a Quantizing Magnetic Field"
E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan
- Semiconductor 32, 404 (1998).

"The Size Quantization of Charge Carriers in Semiconducting Microcrystals of Ellipsoidal Form"
A.S. Gasparyan, E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan
- J. Contemp. Phys. 34, 56 (1998).

"Indirect Transitions Caused by Electron-Dislocation Interaction in Size-Quantized Semiconductor Films"
E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan
- Thin Solid Films 302 (1-2), 54 (1997).

"Permittivity Function of Size-Quantized Semiconducting Films"
K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan
- Uch. Zapiski YGU 2, 39 (1996) (in Russian).

"Light Absorption in Semiconductors, Containing Dislocations, in Indirect Interband Transitions"
A.A. Kirakosyan, K.A. Kumashyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan
- J. Contemp. Phys. 30, 14 (1995).

"Scanning transmission electron microscopy study of III-V nitrides" (Advisor: John Silcox),
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2004. It is available at many on-line bookstores.
K.A. Mkhoyan

Reflections of an Armenian Student. How it can be done:
The Armenian National Scientific and Educational Fund, Armenian Reporter Int. (New York, NY, Vol. XXXV, Jan. 4, p.7, 2003).
K. A. Mkhoyan