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Mourad Benamara

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Distinguished Professor Fayetteville

Also affiliated: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (1995–1997); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1998–2002); National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2017); University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (2017); Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (2003–2005); Observatoire de Paris (1989); Center for NanoScience (2018–2026); Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (2012–2017); V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics (2017); Nanchang Institute of Science & Technology (2018–2026); Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales (1995–1997); Material Sciences (United States) (2013); Motorola (France) (2002); Carnegie Mellon University (2003–2006); University of Tulsa (2016); Technical University of Denmark (1998–1999)

Faculty Researcher

36 h-index 230 pubs 5,822 cited

  • Humans
  • Particle Size
  • Surface Properties
  • Nanotechnology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Animals
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Nanoparticles
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Solubility
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Indoles
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Polymers

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Mourad Benamara's research program focuses on the synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterials for applications in areas such as energy storage and catalysis. His work involves techniques like molecular layer deposition and atomic layer deposition to create materials with tailored properties. Recent publications include studies on molecular layer deposition of crosslinked poly(silicone) for lithium metal anodes, Pt(II)-decorated covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic reactions, and nanoscale lithium sulfide coating via atomic layer deposition for high-performance LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cathodes.

Further research areas include the investigation of imine covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and catalyst-enabled linkage reduction. Benamara also studies the tuning of surface plasmon resonance in gold dumbbell nanorods and quantitative correlation of dislocation generation, strain relief, and Sn outdiffusion in thermally annealed GeSn epilayers. His group also explores polydopamine and SiO2 nanoparticle underlayers for improving DLC coating adhesion and durability.

Benamara is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He has an h-index of 35 and has authored over 228 publications with more than 5,777 citations. He collaborates extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Hryhorii Stanchu, Fernando Maia de Oliveira, Gregory J. Salamo, and Shui-Qing Yu.

Metrics

  • h-index: 36
  • Publications: 230
  • Citations: 5,822

Selected Publications

  • Strain Relaxation and Relative Defect Density with Thickness in MBE-Grown Ge <sub>0.85</sub> Sn <sub>0.15</sub> on Ge(001) (2026)
  • Temperature-Dependent Sn Incorporation and Defect Formation in Pseudomorphic SiSn Layers on Si (001) via Molecular Beam Epitaxy (2026)
  • Epitaxial Growth and Structural Evolution of Lattice-Matched SiGeSn/Ge Heterostructures with Si Composition up to 42% (2026)
  • Determination of composition, strain, and layer thickness of germanium-tin superlattices using x-ray diffraction (2026)
    Applied Physics Letters 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Phase-Coherent Transport in Two-Dimensional Tellurium Flakes (2026)
  • GeSn alloys with ∼21% Sn grown by effusion cell molecular beam epitaxy (2026)
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of short- and long-range disorder in the photoluminescence of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>GaAs</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Sb</mml:mi> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mi>GaAs</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> quantum wells (2025)
  • Durable Low-Friction Graphite Coatings Enabled by a Polydopamine Adhesive Underlayer (2025)
    Lubricants 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Dislocation-Related Photoluminescence Emission in MBE-Grown GeSn (2025)
    Crystal Growth & Design 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Leveraging oxygen mobility with zirconia in low-temperature plasma for enhanced methane reforming to syngas (2025)
  • MBE growth and characterization of strained GeSn/Ge multiple quantum well structures (2025)
    Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Optical spectroscopy of excitons in ReS2 monolayers grown by chemical vapor deposition (2025)
    Optical Materials 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Medium‐Entropy Engineering of Magnetism in Layered Antiferromagnet Cu<i><sub>x</sub></i>Ni<sub>2(1‐</sub><i><sub>x</sub></i><sub>)</sub>Cr<i><sub>x</sub></i>P<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub> (2024)
    Advanced Functional Materials 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Electrically Injected Mid-Infrared GeSn Laser on Si Operating at 140 K (2024)
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Epitaxial growth and characterization of GaAs (111) on 4H-SiC (2024)
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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