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Mourad Benamara

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Distinguished Professor Fayetteville

Also affiliated: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (1989–1997); National Chung Cheng University (2024); 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); V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics (2017); Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales (1995–1997); Motorola (France) (2002); State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices (2017); Carnegie Mellon University (2003–2006); University of Tulsa (2016); Technical University of Denmark (1998–1999)

36 h-index 237 pubs 5,901 cited

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

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Mourad Benamara is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research interests encompass materials science, with a particular focus on nanomaterials and their applications. He has investigated the synthesis and properties of various nanoparticles, including gold nanoparticles derived from plant extracts and silver nanoparticles with enhanced antimicrobial activity when combined with polydopamine coatings.

His work also delves into semiconductor materials, with publications on InAs/GaAs quantum-dot lasers grown on silicon substrates and the evolution of deep centers in GaN. Benamara leads a research group and maintains an active lab website. His h-index is 36, with over 5,800 citations across 234 publications, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He has collaborated extensively with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Hryhorii Stanchu, Fernando Maia de Oliveira, Shui-Qing Yu, and Gregory J. Salamo.

Metrics

  • h-index: 36
  • Publications: 237
  • Citations: 5,901

Positions

  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville publications 2009–2026
    ORCID
  • Distinguished Professor Fayetteville publications 2009–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Listing

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 GaAs 1 − x Sb x / GaAs quantum wells (2025)
    Physical review. B./Physical review. B 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • 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)
    EES Catalysis 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • 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 CuxNi2(1‐x)CrxP2S6 (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 21 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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