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20192026
most citedNanoscale deformation mechanics reveal resilience in nacre of Pinna nobilis shell

95 citations · 218 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Synthesis of epitaxial TaO thin films on AlO by suboxide molecular-beam epitaxy and thermal laser epitaxy

Yorick A. Birkhölzer, Anna S. Park, Noah Schnitzer +28

Tantalum dioxide (TaO2) is a metastable tantalum compound. Here, we report the epitaxial stabilization of TaO2 on Al2O3 (1-102) (r-plane sapphire) substrates using suboxide molecul…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Melting point depression of charge density wave in 1T-TiSe due to size effects

Saif Siddique, Mehrdad T. Kiani, Omri Lesser +13

Classical nucleation theory predicts size-dependent nucleation and melting due to surface and confinement effects at the nanoscale. In correlated electronic states, observation of…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Unconventional superlattice ordering in intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide VNbS

Shannon S. Fender, Noah Schnitzer, Wuzhang Fang +11

The interplay between symmetry and topology in magnetic materials makes it possible to engineer exotic phases and technologically useful properties. A key requirement for these pur…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 3 cited

Quantitative approaches for multi-scale structural analysis with atomic resolution electron microscopy

Noah Schnitzer, Lopa Bhatt, Ismail El Baggari +4

Atomic-resolution imaging with scanning transmission electron microscopy is a powerful tool for characterizing the nanoscale structure of materials, in particular features such as…

cond-mat.supr-con2025★ 4 cited

Resolving Structural Origins for Superconductivity in Strain-Engineered LaNiO Thin Films

Lopa Bhatt, Abigail Y. Jiang, Eun Kyo Ko +13

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in bulk LaNiO under high hydrostatic pressure and, more recently, biaxial compression in epitaxial thin films has ig…

cond-mat.str-el2024★ 9 cited

Atomic-scale tracking of topological defect motion and incommensurate charge order melting

Noah Schnitzer, Berit H. Goodge, Gregory Powers +4

Charge order pervades the phase diagrams of quantum materials where it competes with superconducting and magnetic phases, hosts electronic phase transitions and topological defects…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

Spontaneous supercrystal formation during a strain-engineered metal-insulator transition

O. Yu. Gorobtsov, L. Miao, Z. Shao +13

Mott metal-insulator transitions possess electronic, magnetic, and structural degrees of freedom promising next generation energy-efficient electronics. We report a previously unkn…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

In operando cryo-STEM of pulse-induced charge density wave switching in TaS

James L Hart, Saif Siddique, Noah Schnitzer +3

The charge density wave (CDW) material 1T-TaS exhibits a pulse-induced insulator-to-metal transition, which shows promise for next-generation electronics such as memristive mem…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 17 cited

Endotaxial Stabilization of 2D Charge Density Waves with Long-range Order

Suk Hyun Sung, Nishkarsh Agarwal, Ismail El Baggari +10

Charge density waves are emergent quantum states that spontaneously reduce crystal symmetry, drive metal-insulator transitions, and precede superconductivity. In low-dimensions, di…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 3 cited

Real-space imaging of polar and elastic nano-textures in thin films via inversion of diffraction data

Ziming Shao, Noah Schnitzer, Jacob Ruf +13

Exploiting the emerging nanoscale periodicities in epitaxial, single-crystal thin films is an exciting direction in quantum materials science: confinement and periodic distortions…

physics.ins-det2022★ 3 cited

Ronchigram Simulation and Training through Ronchigram.com

Suk Hyun Sung, Noah Schnitzer, William Millsaps +2

This article introduces a training simulator for electron beam alignment using Ronchigrams. The interactive web application, www.ronchigram.com, is an advanced educational tool aim…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 29 cited

Ultrafast Modulations And Detection of a Ferro-rotational Charge Density Wave Using Time-resolved Electric Quadrupole Second Harmonic Generation

Xiangpeng Luo, Dimuthu Obeysekera, Choongjae Won +7

We show the ferro-rotational nature of the commensurate charge density wave (CCDW) in - and track its dynamic modulations by temperature-dependent and time-reso…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 1 cited

Two-dimensional charge order stabilized in clean polytype heterostructures

Suk Hyun Sung, Noah Schnitzer, Steve Novakov +15

Compelling evidence suggests distinct correlated electron behavior may exist only in clean 2D materials such as 1T-TaS2. Unfortunately, experiment and theory suggest that extrinsic…

physics.data-an2020★ 10 cited

Optimal STEM Convergence Angle Selection using a Convolutional Neural Network and the Strehl Ratio

Noah Schnitzer, Suk Hyun Sung, Robert Hovden

Selection of the correct convergence angle is essential for achieving the highest resolution imaging in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Use of poor heuristics, su…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 95 cited

Nanoscale deformation mechanics reveal resilience in nacre of Pinna nobilis shell

Jiseok Gim, Noah Schnitzer, Laura M. Otter +7

The combination of soft nanoscale organic components with inorganic nanograins hierarchically designed by natural organisms results in highly ductile structural materials that can…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 44 cited

Stacking, Strain, & Twist in 2D Materials Quantified by 3D Electron Diffraction

Suk Hyun Sung, Noah Schnitzer, Lola Brown +2

The field of two-dimensional (2D) materials has expanded to multilayered systems where electronic, optical, and mechanical properties change-often dramatically-with stacking order,…