McEuen, Paul L.
Professor/LASSPresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Science and technology of nanostructures, particularly carbon-based systems such as nanotubes and C60 molecules
- Novel fabrication techniques at the nanometer scale
- Scanned probe microscopy of nanostructures
- Assembly and measurement of chemical and biological nanostructure
- Carbon-based nanoelectronic devices (nanotubes, buckyballs, etc.)
- Nanomechanics
- Nanobiology
primary investigator of
- NANOTUBES FOR NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES | Research Grant
- QUANTUM-DOT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE | Research Grant
- SUBCONTRACT WITH PURDUE | Research Grant
co investigator of
- MANAGING THE RISK OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM AND SALMONELLA SPP. IN WATERSHEDS | Research Grant
- NANO-OPTICAL TETHER SYSTEM FOR PRECISION NANOWIRES | Research Grant
- NEAR INFRARED CONFOCAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED ELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS | Research Grant
- NIRT: REDOX AND CONDUCTION ROUTING IN MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS | Research Grant
research areas
- condensed matter physics and materials science | research concentration area (AEP)
- experimental condensed-matter physics | research concentration area (Physics)
- nanoscience and nanobiotechnology | research concentration area (AEP)
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Physics (PHYS) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Physics | graduate field
- Physics | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) | research center
- Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) | research center
- Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP) | research center
- Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) | research center
teaching
teaches
- PHYS 4400 - Informal Advanced Laboratory (TW 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- PHYS 4410 - Advanced Experimental Physics (M 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | fall 2009 class
- PHYS 6500 - Informal Graduate Laboratory (TW 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- PHYS 6510 - Advanced Experimental Physics (M 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | fall 2009 class
- PHYS 4410 - Advanced Experimental Physics (M 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | fall 2008 class
- PHYS 6510 - Advanced Experimental Physics (M 02:30:PM-03:20:PM) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
- Ph.D., Applied Physics, Yale University, 1991
- B.S., Engineering Physics, University of Oklahoma, 1985
professional background
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990-91
- Assistant Professor, Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1992-96
- Associate Professor, Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1996-2000
- Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 2001-present
featured in
- Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Cornell team shares in grant to see how graphene can replace silicon in microchips | Cornell Chronicle feature
- McEuen and Ralph put new spin on quantum computing in carbon nanotubes | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Scientists create world's thinnest balloon, just 1 atom thick | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
"Impermeable Atomic Membranes from Graphene Sheets," J. Scott Bunch, Scott S. Verbridge, Jonathan S. Alden, Arend M. van der Zande, Jeevak M. Parpia, Harold G. Craighead, and Paul L. McEuen, Nano Lett., ASAP 10.1021/nl801457 (2008),
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Monolayer graphene membrane deflating movie
Graphene Balloons in the news: MSNBC, New Scientist, Slashdot, about.com, photonics.com, nanowerk, physorg, USNews,
"Single-Electron Force Readout of Nanoparticle Electrometers Attached to Carbon Nanotubes," Jun Zhu, Markus Brink, and Paul L. McEuen,ASAP Nano Lett., ASAP, 10.1021/nl801295y (2008),
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In the news: Nanowerk News,
"Imaging Mechanical Vibrations in Suspended Graphene Sheets," Daniel Garcia-Sanchez, Arend M. van der Zande, A. San Paulo, B. Lassagne, Paul L. McEuen,and Adrian Bachtold Nano Lett., 8(5), 1399-1403, 10.1021/nl080201h (2008),
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"Coupling of Spin and Orbital Motion of Electrons in Carbon Nanotubes," F. Kuemmeth, S. Ilani, D. C. Ralph and P. L. McEuen, arXiv:0802.1351, Nature 452 448 (March 27, 2008),
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Supplemenatary Materials
"Terahertz time-domain measurement of ballistic electron resonance in a single-walled carbon nanotube," Zhaohui Zhong, Nathan M. Gabor, Jay E. Sharping, Alexander L. Gaeta, and P. L. McEuen, Nature Nanotechnology 3 201-205 (2008)
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"Synthesizing the Future," Paul L. McEuen, and Cees Dekker ACS Chem Biol., 3 (1), 10–12, 2008
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"Mechanical Properties of Suspended Graphene Sheets," Ian W. Frank, David M. Tanenbaum, Arend M. van der Zande, and Paul L. McEuen, Journal of Vacuum Sciences and Technology B, Vol 256, pp. 2558–2561, November 2007
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"Supported lipid bilayer/carbon nanotube hybrids," Xinjian Zhou, Jose M. Moran-Mirabal, Harold G. Craighead, and Paul L. McEuen, Nature Nanotechnology, 2, 185 (2007).
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"Electromechanical resonators from graphene sheets," J. Scott Bunch, Arend M. van der Zande, Scott S. Verbridge, Ian W. Frank, David M. Tanenbaum, Jeevak M. Parpia, Harold G. Craighead, and Paul L. McEuen, Science 315, 490 (2007).
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Graphene resonators in the news: Cornell News, Materials Today, Chemistry World, Nanomaterials News, Nature Nanotechnology, New Scientist Tech
"Transport in carbon nanotube p-i-n diodes," Ken Bosnick, Nathan Gabor, and Paul L. McEuen, Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 163121 (2006).
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"Measurement of the quantum capacitance of interacting electrons in carbon nanotubes," Shahal Ilani, Luke A. K. Donev, Mark Kindermann, and Paul L. McEuen, Nature Physics 2, 687 (2006).
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"Probing electrostatic potentials in solution with carbon nanotube transistors," Lisa Larrimore, Suddhasattwa Nad, Xinjian Zhou, Hector Abruña, and Paul L. McEuen, Nano Lett. 6, 1329 (2006).
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"Measurement of the adhesion force between carbon nanotubes and a silicon dioxide substrate," Jed D. Whittaker, Ethan D. Minot, David M. Tanenbaum, Paul L. McEuen, and Robert C. Davis, Nano Lett. 6, 953 (2006).
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"Frequency shift imaging of quantum dots with single-electron resolution," J. Zhu, M. Brink, and P. L. McEuen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 242102 (2005).
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"Mixing at 50 GHz using a single-walled carbon nanotube transistor," S. Rosenblatt, H. Lin, V. Sazonova, S. Tiwari, and P. L. McEuen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 153111 (2005).
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"Band structure, phonon scattering, and the performance limit of single-walled carbon nanotube transistors," Xinjian Zhou, Ji-Yong Park, Shaoming Huang, Jie Liu, and Paul. L. McEuen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 146805 (2005).
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"Vibration-assisted electron tunneling in C-140 transistors," A. N. Pasupathy, J. Park, C. Chang, A. V. Soldatov, S. Lebedkin, R. C. Bialczak, J. E. Grose, L. A. K. Donev, J. P. Sethna, D. C. Ralph, and P. L. McEuen, Nano Lett. 5, 203 (2005).
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"Coulomb oscillations and Hall effect in quasi-2D graphite quantum dots," J. Scott Bunch, Yuval Yaish, Markus Brink, Kirill Bolotin, and Paul L. McEuen, Nano Lett 5, 287 (2005).
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"A tunable carbon nanotube electromechanical oscillator," Vera Sazonova, Yuval Yaish, Hande Ustunel, David Roundy, Tomas A. Arias, and Paul L. McEuen, Nature 431, 284 (2004).
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"The Kondo effect in the presence of ferromagnetism," A. N. Pasupathy, R. C. Bialczak, J. Martinek, J. E. Grose, L. A. K. Donev, P. L. McEuen, and D. C. Ralph, Science 306, 86 (2004).
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"Noncontact-AFM imaging of molecular surfaces using single-wall carbon nanotube technology," J. S. Bunch, T. N. Rhodin, and P. L. McEuen, Nanotechnology 15, S76 (2004).
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"Determination of electron orbital magnetic moments in carbon nanotubes," E. D. Minot, Yuval Yaish, Vera Sazonova, and Paul L. McEuen, Nature 428, 536 (2004).
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"Electron-phonon scattering in metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes," Ji-Yong Park, Sami Rosenblatt, Yuval Yaish, Vera Sazonova, Hande Ustunel, Stephan Braig, T. A. Arias, Piet Brouwer, and Paul L. McEuen, Nano Lett. 4, 517 (2004).
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"Controlled assembly of dendrimer-like DNA," Yougen Li, Yolanda D. Tseng, Sang Y. Kwon, Leo D'Espaux, J. Scott Bunch, Paul L. McEuen, and Dan Luo, Nature Materials 3, 38 (2004).
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"Electrical nanoprobing of semiconducting carbon nanotubes using an atomic force microscope," Yuval Yaish, Ji-Yong Park, S. Rosenblatt, Vera Sazonova, Markus Brink, Paul L. McEuen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 046401 (2004).
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"Wiring up single molecules," Jiwoong Park, Abhay N. Pasupathy, Jonas I. Goldsmith, Alexander V. Soldatov, Connie Chang, Yuval Yaish, James P. Sethna, Héctor D. Abruña, Daniel C. Ralph and Paul L. McEuen, Thin Solid Films, 438, 457 (2003).
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"Tuning carbon nanotube bandgaps with strain," E. D. Minot, Yuval Yaish, Vera Sazonova, Ji-Yong Park, Markus Brink, and Paul L. McEuen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 156401 (2003).
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