Phaedon Avouris. Phaedon Avouris (; born 1945) is a Greek chemical physicist and materials scientist. He is an IBM Fellow and was formerly the group leader for Nanometer Scale Science and Technology at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. His group conducted early work on carbon nanotubes, including the production the first nanotube transistors.

He was born and raised in Athens, Greece. In 1968 he graduated with a BSc. in chemistry from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Awards and Honors
Phaedon Avouris was elected as member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003, the Academy of Athens, Greece (Corresponding member) in 2007,  and the IBM Academy of Technology in 2004.

He was also appointed Fellow in the following scientific societies: the American Physical Society (APS) in 1987; Institute of Physics (U.K.) in 2004; Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) in 2014; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996; Materials Research Society (MRS) in 2011; American Vacuum Society (AVS) in 1997; World Technology Network (1999). For his work, Avouris has received many awards from diverse scientific institutions including:
 Irving Langmuir Prize for Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 2003
 Medard W. Welch Award for Surface Science, American Vacuum Society, 1997
 IEEE Nanotechnology Section, Nanotechnology Pioneer Award, 2010
 Richard Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology, Foresight Institute, 1999
 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics (with T. Heinz), 2008
 MRS David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society, 2011
 Richard E. Smalley Prize of the Electrochemical Society, 2009
 H. Bloch Medal, Excellence of Research in Industry, Univ. of Chicago, 2015
 IBM Exceptional Achievement Corporate Award, 2011
 Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards, IBM Corporation, 1989, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015
 Honorary Doctorate, International Hellenic University, 2013
 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michigan State University, 2001

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Publications

 
 LYO, I.-W.; AVOURIS, P. (1991-07-12). "Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM". Science. 253 (5016): 173–176. doi:10.1126/science.253.5016.173. ISSN 0036-8075.
 
 
 LYO, I.-W.; AVOURIS, P. (1991-07-12). "Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM". Science. 253 (5016): 173–176. doi:10.1126/science.253.5016.173. ISSN 0036-8075. Field-Induced Nanometer- to Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Silicon Surfaces with the STM
 I-W. Lyo and Ph. Avouris (1989). "Negative Differential Resistance on the Atomic Scale: Implications for Atomic Scale Devices". Science 245 (4924): 1369–1371. doi: 10.1126/science.245.4924.1369
 Martel, R.; Schmidt, T.; Shea, H. R.; Hertel, T.; Avouris, Ph. (1998-10-21). "Single- and multi-wall carbon nanotube field-effect transistors". Applied Physics Letters. 73 (17): 2447–2449. doi:10.1063/1.122477. ISSN 0003-6951. Single- and multi-wall carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
 Collins, P. G. (2001-04-27). "Engineering Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotube Circuits Using Electrical Breakdown". Science. 292 (5517): 706–709. doi:10.1126/science.1058782.
 Martel, R.; Derycke, V.; Lavoie, C.; Appenzeller, J.; Chan, K. K.; Tersoff, J.; Avouris, Ph. (2001-12-03). "Ambipolar Electrical Transport in Semiconducting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 87 (25): 256805. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.256805. ISSN 0031-9007
 Wind, S. J.; Appenzeller, J.; Avouris, Ph. (2003-07-29). "Lateral Scaling in Carbon-Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors". Physical Review Letters. 91 (5): 058301.https://doi.org/10.1103%2FPhysRevLett.91.058301
 Perebeinos, Vasili; Tersoff, J.; Avouris, Phaedon (2004-06-25). "Scaling of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 92 (25): 257402. Scaling of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes
 Chen, J., Perebeinos, V, Freitag, M., Tsang, J., Fu, Q., Liu, J., Avouris, P. (2005-11-18). "Bright Infrared Emission from Electrically Induced Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes". Science. 310 (5751): 1171–1174. ISSN 0036-8075. Bright Infrared Emission from Electrically Induced Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes
 Chen, Z. (2006-03-24). "An Integrated Logic Circuit Assembled on a Single Carbon Nanotube". Science. 311 (5768): 1735–1735. ISSN 0036-8075. An Integrated Logic Circuit Assembled on a Single Carbon Nanotube
 Chen, Zhihong; Lin, Yu-Ming; Rooks, Michael J.; Avouris, Phaedon (2007-12-01). "Graphene nano-ribbon electronics". Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 40 (2): 228–232. ISSN 1386-9477. Graphene nano-ribbon electronics
 Perebeinos, Vasili; Avouris, Phaedon (2008-07-30). "Phonon and Electronic Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 101 (5): 057401. Phonon and Electronic Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms of Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes
 Xia, Fengnian; Mueller, Thomas; Lin, Yu-ming; Valdes-Garcia, Alberto; Avouris, Phaedon (2009–12). "Ultrafast graphene photodetector". Nature Nanotechnology. 4 (12): 839–843. ISSN 1748–3395. Ultrafast graphene photodetector
 Steiner, Mathias; Freitag, Marcus; Perebeinos, Vasili; Tsang, James C.; Small, Joshua P.; Kinoshita, Megumi; Yuan, Dongning; Liu, Jie; Avouris, Phaedon (2009-03-01). "Phonon populations and electrical power dissipation in carbon nanotube transistors". Nature Nanotechnology. 4 (5): 320–324. ISSN 1748–3387. Phonon populations and electrical power dissipation in carbon nanotube transistors
 Mueller, Thomas; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2010–05). "Graphene photodetectors for high-speed optical communications". Nature Photonics. 4 (5): 297–301. ISSN 1749–4893. Graphene photodetectors for high-speed optical communications
 Mueller, Thomas; Kinoshita, Megumi; Steiner, Mathias; Perebeinos, Vasili; Bol, Ageeth A.; Farmer, Damon B.; Avouris, Phaedon (2010–01). "Efficient narrow-band light emission from a single carbon nanotube p–n diode". Nature Nanotechnology. 5 (1): 27–31. ISSN 1748–3395. Efficient narrow-band light emission from a single carbon nanotube p–n diode
 Xia, Fengnian; Farmer, Damon B.; Lin, Yu-ming; Avouris, Phaedon (2010-02-10). "Graphene Field-Effect Transistors with High On/Off Current Ratio and Large Transport Band Gap at Room Temperature". Nano Letters. 10 (2): 715–718. ISSN 1530–6984. Graphene Field-Effect Transistors with High On/Off Current Ratio and Large Transport Band Gap at Room Temperature
 Lin, Y.-M.; Valdes-Garcia, A.; Han, S.-J.; Farmer, D. B.; Meric, I.; Sun, Y.; Wu, Y.; Dimitrakopoulos, C.; Grill, A.; Avouris, P.; Jenkins, K. A. (2011-06-10). "Wafer-Scale Graphene Integrated Circuit". Science. 332 (6035): 1294–1297. ISSN 0036-8075. Wafer-Scale Graphene Integrated Circuit
 Wu, Yanqing; Lin, Yu-ming; Bol, Ageeth A.; Jenkins, Keith A.; Xia, Fengnian; Farmer, Damon B.; Zhu, Yu; Avouris, Phaedon (2011–04). "High-frequency, scaled graphene transistors on diamond-like carbon". Nature. 472 (7341): 74–78. ISSN 1476–4687. High-frequency, scaled graphene transistors on diamond-like carbon
 Xia, Fengnian; Perebeinos, Vasili; Lin, Yu-ming; Wu, Yanqing; Avouris, Phaedon (2011–03). "The origins and limits of metal–graphene junction resistance". Nature Nanotechnology. 6 (3): 179–184. ISSN 1748–3395. The origins and limits of metal–graphene junction resistance
 Engel, Michael; Steiner, Mathias; Lombardo, Antonio; Ferrari, Andrea C.; Löhneysen, Hilbert v; Avouris, Phaedon; Krupke, Ralph (2012-06-19). "Light–matter interaction in a microcavity-controlled graphene transistor". Nature Communications. 3 (1): 906. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 3621428. PMID 22713748. Light–matter interaction in a microcavity-controlled graphene transistor
 Yan, Hugen; Li, Xuesong; Chandra, Bhupesh; Tulevski, George; Wu, Yanqing; Freitag, Marcus; Zhu, Wenjuan; Avouris, Phaedon; Xia, Fengnian (2012–05). "Tunable infrared plasmonic devices using graphene/insulator stacks". Nature Nanotechnology. 7 (5): 330–334. ISSN 1748–3395. Tunable infrared plasmonic devices using graphene/insulator stacks
 Freitag, Marcus; Low, Tony; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2012-12-16). "Photoconductivity of biased graphene". Nature Photonics. 7 (1): 53–59. ISSN 1749–4885. Photoconductivity of biased graphene
 Yan, Hugen; Low, Tony; Zhu, Wenjuan; Wu, Yanqing; Freitag, Marcus; Li, Xuesong; Guinea, Francisco; Avouris, Phaedon; Xia, Fengnian (2013–05). "Damping pathways of mid-infrared plasmons in graphene nanostructures". Nature Photonics. 7 (5): 394–399. ISSN 1749–4893. Damping pathways of mid-infrared plasmons in graphene nanostructures
 Low, T.; Perebeinos, V.; Tersoff, J.; Avouris, Ph. (2012-03-01). "Deformation and Scattering in Graphene over Substrate Steps". Physical Review Letters. 108 (9): 096601. Deformation and Scattering in Graphene over Substrate Steps
 Freitag, Marcus; Low, Tony; Zhu, Wenjuan; Yan, Hugen; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2013-06-03). "Photocurrent in graphene harnessed by tunable intrinsic plasmons". Nature Communications. 4 (1): 1951. ISSN 2041-1723. Photocurrent in graphene harnessed by tunable intrinsic plasmons
 Zhu, Wenjuan; Low, Tony; Lee, Yi-Hsien; Wang, Han; Farmer, Damon B.; Kong, Jing; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2014-01-17). "Electronic transport and device prospects of monolayer molybdenum disulphide grown by chemical vapour deposition". Nature Communications. 5 (1): 3087. doi:10.1038/ncomms4087. ISSN 2041-1723. Electronic transport and device prospects of monolayer molybdenum disulphide grown by chemical vapour deposition
 Yan, Hugen; Low, Tony; Guinea, Francisco; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2014-08-13). "Tunable Phonon-Induced Transparency in Bilayer Graphene Nanoribbons". Nano Letters. 14 (8): 4581–4586. doi:10.1021/nl501628x. ISSN 1530–6984. Tunable Phonon-Induced Transparency in Bilayer Graphene Nanoribbons
 Low, Tony; Guinea, Francisco; Yan, Hugen; Xia, Fengnian; Avouris, Phaedon (2014-03-18). "Novel Midinfrared Plasmonic Properties of Bilayer Graphene". Physical Review Letters. 112 (11): 116801. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.116801. Novel Midinfrared Plasmonic Properties of Bilayer Graphene
 Koppens, F. H. L.; Mueller, T.; Avouris, Ph; Ferrari, A. C.; Vitiello, M. S.; Polini, M. (2014–10). "Photodetectors based on graphene, other two-dimensional materials and hybrid systems". Nature Nanotechnology. 9 (10): 780–793. doi:10.1038/nnano.2014.215. ISSN 1748–3395. Photodetectors based on graphene, other two-dimensional materials and hybrid systems
 Farmer, Damon B.; Rodrigo, Daniel; Low, Tony; Avouris, Phaedon (2015-03-10). "Plasmon–Plasmon Hybridization and Bandwidth Enhancement in Nanostructured Graphene". Nano Letters. 15 (4): 2582–2587. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00148. ISSN 1530–6984. Plasmon–Plasmon Hybridization and Bandwidth Enhancement in Nanostructured Graphene
 Falk, Abram L.; Chiu, Kuan-Chang; Farmer, Damon B.; Cao, Qing; Tersoff, Jerry; Lee, Yi-Hsien; Avouris, Phaedon; Han, Shu-Jen (2017-06-22). "Coherent Plasmon and Phonon-Plasmon Resonances in Carbon Nanotubes". Physical Review Letters. 118 (25). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.118.257401. ISSN 0031-9007. Coherent Plasmon and Phonon-Plasmon Resonances in Carbon Nanotubes
 Low, Tony; Chaves, Andrey; Caldwell, Joshua D.; Kumar, Anshuman; Fang, Nicholas X.; Avouris, Phaedon; Heinz, Tony F.; Guinea, Francisco; Martin-Moreno, Luis; Koppens, Frank (2017–02). "Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials". Nature Materials. 16 (2): 182–194. doi:10.1038/nmat4792. ISSN 1476–4660. Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials
 Ho, Po-Hsun; Farmer, Damon B.; Tulevski, George S.; Han, Shu-Jen; Bishop, Douglas M.; Gignac, Lynne M.; Bucchignano, Jim; Avouris, Phaedon; Falk, Abram L. (2018-12-11). "Intrinsically ultrastrong plasmon–exciton interactions in crystallized films of carbon nanotubes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (50): 12662–12667. doi:10.1073/pnas.1816251115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6294907. PMID 30459274.
 Lee, In-Ho; Yoo, Daehan; Avouris, Phaedon; Low, Tony; Oh, Sang-Hyun (2019-02-11). "Graphene acoustic plasmon resonator for ultrasensitive infrared spectroscopy". Nature Nanotechnology. 14 (4): 313–319. doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0363-8. ISSN 1748–3387. Graphene acoustic plasmon resonator for ultrasensitive infrared spectroscopy
 Lee, In-Ho; He, Mingze; Zhang, Xi; Luo, Yujie; Liu, Song; Edgar, James H.; Wang, Ke; Avouris, Phaedon; Low, Tony; Caldwell, Joshua D.; Oh, Sang-Hyun (2020-07-20). "Image polaritons in boron nitride for extreme polariton confinement with low losses". Nature Communications. 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17424-w. ISSN 2041-1723. Image polaritons in boron nitride for extreme polariton confinement with low losses
 Avouris, Phaedon (1995-03-01). "Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels". Accounts of Chemical Research''. 28 (3): 95–102. doi:10.1021/ar00051a002. ISSN 0001-4842. Manipulation of Matter at the Atomic and Molecular Levels

References

External links
 Nanometer Scale Science and Technology Group Homepage
 Irving Langmuir Prize
 Academy of Athens
 Feynman Prize Recipients, Foresight Nanotech Institute

1945 births
Living people
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Greek academics
Greek nanotechnologists
IBM Fellows
Michigan State University alumni
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni
Corresponding Members of the Academy of Athens (modern)