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Joerg Appenzeller

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1992

Publications

307

Citations

23,459

Est. group size

~19

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Joerg Appenzeller's research focuses on building and understanding tiny electronic switches (transistors) made from ultra-thin, atomically layered semiconductor materials such as MoS2 and WSe2. His work addresses practical challenges in shrinking these devices for future computer chips, including how to make good electrical contacts, reduce defects, and improve reliability as transistors get smaller than a single molecule thick. He also explores related topics like novel computing hardware (probabilistic bits) and characterizing material interfaces at the atomic scale.

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materialsTransistor scaling and device engineeringContact and interface engineering in nanoelectronicsMaterial defect and reliability characterizationEmerging computing hardware (probabilistic bits)

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, averaging around 11-13 papers per year with minor year-to-year fluctuations but no clear long-term decline or growth.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.4/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 7 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 13 publications13242025: 12 publications252026: 13 publications1326
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×15
  • ACS Nano×10
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices×8
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts×6
  • Research Square×6
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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