Arend van der Zande

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Education

• Ph.D. Physics, Cornell University, 2011
• Master of Science, Physics, Cornell University, 2008
• Bachelor of Science, Physics and Mathematics, University of California Santa Cruz, 2003

Academic Positions

• Affiliate, Materials Research Lab, September 1, 2017 - Present
• Affiliate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, March 18, 2017 - present
• Affiliate, Beckman Institute, November 1, 2015 - December 2020
• Affiliate, Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, UIUC August 15, 2015 - Present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC, August 16, 2015 - Aug 2021
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Energy Frontier Research Center, Columbia University, 2012-2015
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2011-2015
• Graduate Student Researcher, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, 2004-2010

Resident Instruction

• ME370 - Mechanical Design, Spring 2023
• ME498 - Nanofabrication & Characterization, Fall 2022, on list of "teachers ranked as outstanding"

Research Interests

• Professor van der Zande's research re-engineers classic 3D systems at atomic length scale like mechanical structures such as atomically-thin membranes or flexible films and electronic structures such as transistors or photodiodes. We utilize molecular scale building blocks made from new 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide. The materials are naturally stable at only one to a few atoms thick and can be grown or manually manipulated to build heterostructures with tailored properties by stacking 2D materials layer-by-layer, like lego building blocks. These new structures are then used in applications that lie at the forefront of nanotechnology such as highly-tunable nano-electro-mechanical systems, flexible electronics, pushing Moore's Law, sensors, biological interfaces and new energy systems.

Selected Articles in Journals

• Carpenter, J.+, H. Kim+, J. Ma, A.M. van der Zande*, and N. Miljkovic*, "The Surface Energy of Hydrogenated and Fluorinated Graphene", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023, 15, 1, 2429-2436 *Co-Corresponding Author, +Co-First Author
• Porras-Gomez M.+, H. Kim+, M.T. Dronadula, N. Kambar, C. Mettelus, A.M. van der Zande*, and C. Leal*, "Multiscale compression-induced restructuring of stacked phospholipids: from buckling delamination to molecular packing" PLOS ONE 17 12 e0275079 (2022) *Co-Corresponding Author, +Co-First Author
• Sarbapalli, D., Y.-H.LIN, S. Stafford, J.Son, A. Mishra, J. Hui, A. Nijamudheen.; A.I.B. Romo, Z.T. Gossage, A. M. van der Zande; J. Mendoza-Cortes, J. Rodríguez-López, "A Surface Modification Strategy Towards Reversible Na-ion Intercalation on Graphitic Carbon Using Fluorinated Few-Layer Graphene" Journal Of The Electrochemical Society 169, 10, 106522 (2022)
• Kafle, P., S. Huang, K.S. Park, F. Zhang, C. Kasprzak, H. Kim, A.M. van der Zande and Y. Diao, "Role of Interfacial Interactions in Graphene-Directed Assembly of Monolayer Conjugated Polymers," Langmuir 2022, 38, 22, 6984–6995,
• Arend M. van der Zande, "From controlling structure to tailoring function of atomic membranes from 2D materials" Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 26 (3) 2022, 100989 [Editorial for the special topic in COSSMS I guest edited]
• Ryu, H., D.-H. Kim, J. Kwon, S. K. Park, W. Lee, H. Seo, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S. Kim+, A. M. van der Zande, J. Son*+, and G.-H. Lee*, "Fluorinated graphene contacts and passivation layer for MoS2 field effect transistors" Advanced Electronic Materials, 2022, 8, 2101370 *Co-Corresponding Author, +My student and postdoc, from work started at UIUC and continued after leaving.
• Hwang, M. T., I. Park, M. Heiranian, A. Taqieddin, S. You, V. Faramarzi, A.A. Pak, A. M. van der Zande, N. Aluru, and R. Bashir, "Ultrasensitive detection of dopamine, IL-6 and SARS-CoV-2 proteins on crumpled graphene FET biosensor" Advanced Materials Technologies, 6, 11, 2100712, 2021
• Ferrari P.F., S. Kim, and A.M. van der Zande, "Dissipation From Interlayer Friction in Graphene Nanoelectromechanical Resonators," Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 19, 8058-8065
• Kim, S.+, J. Bunyan+, P.F. Ferrari+, A. Kanj+, A. Vakakis, A.M. van der Zande*, S. Tawfick* "Buckling-mediated phase transitions in nano-electromechanical phononic waveguides" Nano Letters 2021, 21, 15, 6416-6424 *Co-Corresponding Author, + Co-first author
• Lee, J.-Y.+, J. Kim+, Y. Jung, J. C. Shin, Y. Lee, K. Kim, A. M. van der Zande, J. Son*, and G.-H. Lee*, "Evolution of defect formation during atomically precise desulfurization of monolayer MoS2" Communications Materials 2, 80 (2021), +Co-First Author, *Co-Corresponding Author
• Yu, J., M.A. Hossein, S. Kim, P.F. Ferrari, S. Huang, H. Kim, Y. Zhang, D.A. Michel, and A.M. van der Zande, "Mechanically Sensing and Tailoring Electronic Properties with Mechanical Deformations in Two-Dimensional Atomic Membranes," Invited Perspective Article, Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science, 25, 2, 100900 (2021)
• Chen S., J. Son, S. Huang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, R. Bashir, A.M. van der Zande, and W.B. King, "Tip-Based Cleaning and Smoothing Improves Performance in Monolayer MoS2 Devices" ACS Omega, 6 (5) 4013-4021 (2021)
• Yu, J., E. Han, M.A. Hossain, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, E. Ertekin, A.M. van der Zande*, and Pinshane Y. Huang*, “Designing the bending stiffness of 2D heterostructures," Advanced Materials, 2007269, (2021) *Co-corresponding Author
• Son, J., H. Ryu, J. Kwon, S. Huang, J. Yu, J. Xu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, A.M. van der Zande*, and G.-H. Lee*, "Tailoring single- and double-sided fluorination of bilayer graphene via substrate interactions," Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 2, 891-898 *Co-Corresponding Author
• Hossein, M.A., J. Yu, and A.M. van der Zande "Realizing Optoelectronic Devices from Crumpled Two-Dimensional Material Heterostructures" ACS AMI, 2020, 12, 43, 48910-48916
• De, S., A.M. van der Zande, and N. Aluru "Intrinsic dissipation due to mode coupling in two-dimensional material resonators revealed through multiscale modeling," Physical Review Applied 14, 034062 (2020)
• Hwang, M. T., M. Heiranian, Y. Kim, Y. Jing, J. Leem, A.M.A.H. Taqieddin, V. Faramarzi, A. M. van der Zande, S. Nam, N. Aluru, and R. Bashir, "Ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids using deformed graphene channel field effect biosensors," Nature Communications, 11, 1543 (2020)
• Yu, J., S. Kim, E. Ertekin, and A.M. van der Zande, "Material Dependent Evolution of Mechanical Folding Instabilities in Two-Dimensional Atomic membranes," ACS AMI, 12, 9, 10801-10808 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b20909
• Kim, S., E. Annevelink, E. Han, J. Yu, P.Y. Huang, E. Ertekin, and A.M. van der Zande, "Stochastic stress jumps due to Soliton Dynamics in two-dimensional van der Waals interfaces," Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 2, 1201-1707 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04619
• Han, E.*, J. Yu*, E. Annevelink, J. Son, D.A. Kang, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, E. Ertekin, P.Y. Huang. A.M van der Zande, "Ultrasoft slip-mediated bending in few-layer graphene" Nature Materials 19, 305–309 (2020) doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0529-7 *Co-First Authors
• Son, J., N. Buzov, S. Chen, D. Sung, H. Ryu, J. Kwon, S. Kim, S. Namiki, J. Xu, S. Hong, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, W.P. King, G.‐H. Lee, and A.M. van der Zande, "Tailoring Surface Properties via Functionalized Hydrofluorinated Graphene Compounds," Advanced Materials 2019, 31 (39) 1903424
• Son, J., J. Kwon, S. Kim, Y. Lv, J. Yu, J.-Y. Lee, H. Ryu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, R. Garrido-Menacho, N. Mason, E. Ertekin, P. Y. Huang, G.-H. Lee, and A. M. van der Zande, "Atomically-precise graphene etch masks for 3D integrated systems from 2D material heterostructures," Nature Communications 9, 3988 (2018)
• Huang, P. Y.*, C. S. Ruiz-Vargas*, A. M. van der Zande*, W. S. Whitney, M. P. Levendorf, J. W. Kevek, S. Garg, J. S. Alden, C. J. Hustedt, Y. Zhu, J. Park, P. L. McEuen, and D. M. Muller, "Grains and grain boundaries in single-layer graphene patchwork quilts," Nature 469, 389-392 (2011). [* Equal Contribution]
• van der Zande, A.M., R.A. Barton, J.S. Alden, C.S. Ruiz-Vargas, W.S. Whitney, P.H.Q. Pham, J. Park, J.M. Parpia, H.G. Craighead, and P.L. McEuen, “Large-scale arrays of single-layer graphene resonators,” Nano Letters, 10(12), 4869-4873 (2010).
• Bunch, J. S., A. M. van der Zande, S. S. Verbridge, I. W. Frank, D. M. Tanenbaum, J. M. Parpia, H. G. Craighead, and P. L. McEuen, “Electromechanical resonators from graphene sheets," Science 315, 490 (2007).

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Hossain M.A. , Y. Zhang, A. M. van der Zande, "Three-dimensional deformation and stretchable photonics enabled by interfacial slip in 2D material heterostructures," Proc. SPIE 11464, Physical Chemistry of Semiconductor Materials and Interfaces IX, 1146404 (20 August 2020)

Research Honors

• Thimann Award for excellence in the sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz (2002-2003)
• Goldwater Award, national undergraduate award for excellence in the Sciences (2003)
• Cornell Graduate Fellowship, Cornell University (2003-2005)
• Cornell Center for Materials Research Gaines Fellowship, Cornell University (2007-2008)
• Energy Frontier Research Center Fellowship, Columbia University (2012)
• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. One of only 11 researchers at UIUC (2018)
• NSF CAREER award 2019. MOMS program in CMMI Directorate. (2019)
• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. One of only 8 researchers at UIUC. (2019)
• 2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Assistant Professor (2021)
• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. One of only 8 researchers at UIUC. (2021)
• Society for Engineering Science (SES) 2022 Young Investigator Medal (2022)
• Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. One of only 6 current researchers at UIUC. (2022)