François Léonard

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
136 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

François Léonard is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, François Léonard has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Materials Chemistry, 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in François Léonard's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (26 papers), Graphene research and applications (20 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). François Léonard is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (26 papers), Graphene research and applications (20 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). François Léonard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. François Léonard's co-authors include A. Alec Talin, J. Tersoff, Sergey V. Faleev, M. P. Anantram, Vitalie Stavila, Michael E. Foster, Farid El Gabaly, Mark D. Allendorf, Catalin D. Spataru and Alexandra C. Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

François Léonard

132 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Tunable Electrical Conductivity in Metal-Organic Framework Thin-Film Devices

2013 1.1k citations A. Alec Talin, Alexandra C. Ford et al. profile →
Theory of enhancement of thermoelectric properties of materials with nanoinclusions

2008 595 citations François Léonard et al. profile →
Li‐Ion Synaptic Transistor for Low Power Analog Computing

2016 504 citations Elliot J. Fuller, François Léonard et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Is Computing with Light All You Need? A Perspective on Codesign for Optical Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Computing 2025 ·Advanced Intelligent Systems ·Prasad P. Iyer, Gaurang R. Bhatt, Saaketh Desai, Elliot J. Fuller, Corinne Teeter, François Léonard, Craig M. Vineyard	0
2	Role of depth in optical diffractive neural networks 2024 ·Optics Express ·François Léonard, Elliot J. Fuller, Corinne Teeter, Craig M. Vineyard	1
3	Picosecond carrier dynamics in InAs and GaAs revealed by ultrafast electron microscopy 2024 ·Science Advances ·Christopher Perez, Scott R. Ellis, (unknown), Eric J. Smoll, Elliot J. Fuller, François Léonard, David Chandler, A. Alec Talin, (unknown), Shriram Ramanathan, Kenneth E. Goodson, Suhas Kumar	11
4	Promoting Explainability in Data-Driven Models for Anomaly Detection: A Step Toward Diagnosis 2023 ·Annual Conference of the PHM Society ·(unknown), Paul Labbé, François Léonard	1
5	Nanoscale architecture for frequency-resolving single-photon detectors 2023 ·Communications Physics ·S. Young, Mohan Sarovar, François Léonard	1
6	Scanning ultrafast electron microscopy reveals photovoltage dynamics at a deeply buried p−Si/SiO2 interface 2021 ·Physical review. B. ·Scott R. Ellis, N. C. Bartelt, François Léonard, (unknown), Elliot J. Fuller, David Russell Hughart, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph R. Michael, David W. Chandler, Bolin Liao, A. Alec Talin	12
7	Carrier Diffusion Lengths in Continuously Grown and Etched-and-Regrown GaN Pin Diodes 2021 ·IEEE Electron Device Letters ·(unknown), Andrew Armstrong, A. Alec Talin, Andrew A. Allerman, Mary H. Crawford, Gregory Pickrell, François Léonard	2
8	Ultralow Voltage GaN Vacuum Nanodiodes in Air 2021 ·Nano Letters ·Keshab Sapkota, François Léonard, A. Alec Talin, Brendan Gunning, (unknown), K. S. Jones, George T. Wang	34
9	Origami Terahertz Detectors Realized by Inkjet Printing of Carbon Nanotube Inks 2020 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·Juan Pablo Llinas, (unknown), A. Alec Talin, François Léonard	22
10	Surface Morphology and Electrical Properties of Cu₃BTC₂ Thin Films Before and After Reaction with TCNQ 2018 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Konrad Thürmer, Christian Schneider, Vitalie Stavila, Raymond W. Friddle, François Léonard, Roland A. Fischer, Mark D. Allendorf, A. Alec Talin	31
11	Dynamic Wavelength-Tunable Photodetector Using Subwavelength Graphene Field-Effect Transistors 2017 ·PubMed Central ·François Léonard, Catalin D. Spataru, Michael Goldflam, David W. Peters, Thomas E. Beechem	11
12	Two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks with high thermoelectric efficiency through metal ion selection 2017 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Yuping He, Catalin D. Spataru, François Léonard, Reese E. Jones, Michael E. Foster, Mark D. Allendorf, A. Alec Talin	32
13	Strong Photothermoelectric Response and Contact Reactivity of the Dirac Semimetal ZrTe₅ 2017 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·François Léonard, Wenlong Yu, Kimberlee C. Collins, Douglas L. Medlin, Joshua D. Sugar, A. Alec Talin, W. Pan	15
14	Metal–organic frameworks for electronics and photonics 2016 ·MRS Bulletin ·Mircea Dincă, François Léonard	30
15	Physical removal of metallic carbon nanotubes from nanotube network devices using a thermal and fluidic process 2013 ·Nanotechnology ·Alexandra C. Ford, Michael Shaughnessy, Bryan M. Wong, Alexander A. Kane, (unknown), (unknown), W. E. Billups, Robert H. Hauge, François Léonard	13
16	Patterned Radial GaAs Nanopillar Solar Cells 2011 ·Nano Letters ·Giacomo Mariani, Ping-Show Wong, Aaron M. Katzenmeyer, François Léonard, Joshua Shapiro, Diana L. Huffaker	106
17	Tunable Band Gaps and Excitons in Doped Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes Made Possible by Acoustic Plasmons 2010 ·Physical Review Letters ·Catalin D. Spataru, François Léonard	74
18	Terahertz Response of Carbon Nanotube Transistors 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·Diego Kienle, François Léonard	44
19	Size-Dependent Effects on Electrical Contacts to Nanotubes and Nanowires 2006 ·Physical Review Letters ·François Léonard, A. Alec Talin	118
20	Finite-Size Effects on the Structure of Grain Boundaries 2004 ·Physical Review Letters ·Emmanuelle A. Marquis, J. C. Hamilton, Douglas L. Medlin, François Léonard	23

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