Publications

Selected Publications

104 papers in twelve parts by subject, and 20 review articles

Prof. Ruoff's own selection: 104 papers in twelve parts by subject, ordered by year within each part, followed by 20 review and perspective articles. The numbering is that of his Research Trajectory document. Every paper he has published in a journal is in the complete list.

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01

Intramolecular vibrational relaxation, and van der Waals and hydrogen-bonded clusters

Part I · 6 papers, 1984–1992

1
CH stretch excitation causes conformational interconversion in ground state methyl vinyl ether but not in methyl nitrite
R. S. Ruoff, T. J. Kulp, J. D. McDonald
The Journal of Chemical Physics 81 (10), 4414-4420 (1984)
2
Experimental separation of torsional and charge redistribution effects in rotational spectra of HCN dimers
R. Ruoff, T. Emilsson, C. Chuang, T. Klots, H. Gutowsky
Chemical Physics Letters 138 (6), 553-558 (1987)
3
Rotational spectrum and structure of the linear HCN trimer
R. S. Ruoff, T. Emilsson, T. D. Klots, C. Chuang, H. S. Gutowsky
The Journal of Chemical Physics 89 (1), 138-148 (1988)
4
Relaxation of conformers and isomers in seeded supersonic jets of inert gases
R. S. Ruoff, T. D. Klots, T. Emilsson, H. S. Gutowsky
The Journal of Chemical Physics 93 (5), 3142-3150 (1990)
5
Mutual polarization of monomer charge distribution in (HCN)2, (HCN)3, and (HCN)∞
R. S. Ruoff
The Journal of Chemical Physics 94 (4), 2717-2722 (1991)
6
Rotational spectra, dipole moment, and structure of the SiF4–NH3 dimer
R. S. Ruoff, T. Emilsson, A. I. Jaman, T. C. Germann, H. S. Gutowsky
The Journal of Chemical Physics 96 (5), 3441-3446 (1992)
02

Solubility and solvates of fullerenes

Part II · 5 papers, 1992–1999

7
Extraction of giant fullerene molecules, and their subsequent solvation in low boiling point solvents
C. Smart, B. Eldridge, W. Reuter, et al., R. Ruoff
Chemical Physics Letters 188 (3-4), 171-176 (1992)
10
C₆₀·Bromobenzene Solvate: Crystallographic and Thermochemical Studies and Their Relationship to C₆₀ Solubility in Bromobenzene
M. V. Korobov, A. L. Mirakian, N. V. Avramenko, et al., R. S. Ruoff
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 102 (19), 3712-3717 (1998)
11
Calorimetric Studies of Solvates of C₆₀ and C₇₀ with Aromatic Solvents
M. V. Korobov, A. L. Mirakyan, N. V. Avramenko, G. Olofsson, A. L. Smith, R. S. Ruoff
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 103 (8), 1339-1346 (1999)
03

Nested carbon polyhedra enclosing single crystal metal-carbide particles

Part III · 2 papers, 1993–1994

04

Mechanics of C60, carbon nanotubes, graphene and their composites

Part IV · 27 papers, 1991–2025

15
The bulk modulus of C60 molecules and crystals: A molecular mechanics approach
R. S. Ruoff, A. L. Ruoff
Applied Physics Letters 59 (13), 1553-1555 (1991)
16
Radial deformation of carbon nanotubes by van der Waals forces
R. S. Ruoff, J. Tersoff, D. C. Lorents, S. Subramoney, B. Chan
Nature 364 (6437), 514-516 (1993)
20
Investigation of the Radial Deformability of Individual Carbon Nanotubes under Controlled Indentation Force
M. F. Yu, T. Kowalewski, R. S. Ruoff
Physical Review Letters 85 (7), 1456-1459 (2000)
22
Controlled Sliding and Pullout of Nested Shells in Individual Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
M. F. Yu, B. I. Yakobson, R. S. Ruoff
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 (37), 8764-8767 (2000)
23
Structure and mechanical flexibility of carbon nanotube ribbons: An atomic-force microscopy study
M. F. Yu, M. J. Dyer, R. S. Ruoff
Journal of Applied Physics 89 (8), 4554-4557 (2001)
24
Structural Analysis of Collapsed, and Twisted and Collapsed, Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Atomic Force Microscopy
M. F. Yu, T. Kowalewski, R. S. Ruoff
Physical Review Letters 86 (1), 87-90 (2001)
25
Realization of parametric resonances in a nanowire mechanical system with nanomanipulation inside a scanning electron microscope
M. F. Yu, G. J. Wagner, R. S. Ruoff, M. J. Dyer
Physical Review B 66 (7), 073406 (2002)
26
Direct Observation of Polymer Sheathing in Carbon Nanotube−Polycarbonate Composites
W. Ding, A. Eitan, F. T. Fisher, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nano Letters 3 (11), 1593-1597 (2003)
31
Ultra Long-Range Interactions between Large Area Graphene and Silicon
S. R. Na, J. W. Suk, R. S. Ruoff, R. Huang, K. M. Liechti
ACS Nano 8 (11), 11234-11242 (2014)
32
Fracture of polycrystalline graphene membranes by in situ nanoindentation in a scanning electron microscope
J. W. Suk, V. Mancevski, Y. Hao, K. M. Liechti, R. S. Ruoff
physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters 9 (10), 564-569 (2015)
34
Folding Large Graphene‐on‐Polymer Films Yields Laminated Composites with Enhanced Mechanical Performance
B. Wang, Z. Li, C. Wang, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Advanced Materials 30 (35), 1707449 (2018)
35
Camphor‐Enabled Transfer and Mechanical Testing of Centimeter‐Scale Ultrathin Films
B. Wang, D. Luo, Z. Li, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Advanced Materials 30 (28), 1800888 (2018)
36
Large-area single-crystal AB-bilayer and ABA-trilayer graphene grown on a Cu/Ni(111) foil
M. Huang, P. V. Bakharev, Z. J. Wang, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nature Nanotechnology 15 (4), 289-295 (2020)
37
Ultrahigh Strength and Modulus Graphene‐Based Hybrid Carbons with AB‐Stacked and Turbostratic Structures
S. Jin, B. Chung, H. J. Park, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., S. Ryu
Advanced Functional Materials 30 (50), 2005381 (2020)
39
Probing elastic properties of graphene and heat conduction in graphene bubbles above 1000∘C
W. Bacsa, F. Topin, M. Miscevic, J. M. Hill, Y. Huang, R. S. Ruoff
Physical Review B 107 (19), 195433 (2023)
05

Dispersions of nanotubes, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, and their processing in composites and films

Part V · 17 papers, 2000–2021

41
Organic Solvent Dispersions of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Toward Solutions of Pristine Nanotubes
K. D. Ausman, R. Piner, O. Lourie, R. S. Ruoff, M. Korobov
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 (38), 8911-8915 (2000)
43
Stable aqueous dispersions of graphitic nanoplatelets via the reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide in the presence of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)
S. Stankovich, R. D. Piner, X. Chen, N. Wu, S. T. Nguyen, R. S. Ruoff
J. Mater. Chem. 16 (2), 155-158 (2006)
47
Graphene−Silica Composite Thin Films as Transparent Conductors
S. Watcharotone, D. A. Dikin, S. Stankovich, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nano Letters 7 (7), 1888-1892 (2007)
48
Aqueous Suspension and Characterization of Chemically Modified Graphene Sheets
S. Park, J. An, R. D. Piner, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Chemistry of Materials 20 (21), 6592-6594 (2008)
49
Graphene Oxide Papers Modified by Divalent Ions—Enhancing Mechanical Properties via Chemical Cross-Linking
S. Park, K. S. Lee, G. Bozoklu, W. Cai, S. T. Nguyen, R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano 2 (3), 572-578 (2008)
50
Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites
T. Ramanathan, A. A. Abdala, S. Stankovich, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., L. C. Brinson
Nature Nanotechnology 3 (6), 327-331 (2008)
51
Colloidal Suspensions of Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide in a Wide Variety of Organic Solvents
S. Park, J. An, I. Jung, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nano Letters 9 (4), 1593-1597 (2009)
53
Exfoliation of Graphite Oxide in Propylene Carbonate and Thermal Reduction of the Resulting Graphene Oxide Platelets
Y. Zhu, M. D. Stoller, W. Cai, et al., R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano 4 (2), 1227-1233 (2010)
55
Graphene oxide nanoplatelet dispersions in concentrated NaCl and stabilization of oil/water emulsions
K. Y. Yoon, S. J. An, Y. Chen, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., K. P. Johnston
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 403, 1-6 (2013)
56
Filling the gap between transient and steady shear rheology of aqueous graphene oxide dispersions
F. D. Giudice, B. V. Cunning, R. S. Ruoff, A. Q. Shen
Rheologica Acta 57 (4), 293-306 (2018)
06

Patterning and tailoring graphite toward single sheets

Part VI · 2 papers, 1999

58
Patterning of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by oxygen plasma etching
X. Lu, H. Huang, N. Nemchuk, R. S. Ruoff
Applied Physics Letters 75 (2), 193-195 (1999)
07

Structure of graphite oxide, and chemical vapour deposition growth and transfer of graphene, and properties

Part VII · 18 papers, 2008–2022

60
Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Structural Characterization of ¹³ C-Labeled Graphite Oxide
W. Cai, R. D. Piner, F. J. Stadermann, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Science 321 (5897), 1815-1817 (2008)
63
Transfer of Large-Area Graphene Films for High-Performance Transparent Conductive Electrodes
X. Li, Y. Zhu, W. Cai, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nano Letters 9 (12), 4359-4363 (2009)
64
Chemical analysis of graphene oxide films after heat and chemical treatments by X-ray photoelectron and Micro-Raman spectroscopy
D. Yang, A. Velamakanni, G. Bozoklu, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Carbon 47 (1), 145-152 (2009)
65
Thermal Transport in Suspended and Supported Monolayer Graphene Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition
W. Cai, A. L. Moore, Y. Zhu, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nano Letters 10 (5), 1645-1651 (2010)
66
NMR-Based Structural Modeling of Graphite Oxide Using Multidimensional ¹³C Solid-State NMR and ab Initio Chemical Shift Calculations
L. B. Casabianca, M. A. Shaibat, W. W. Cai, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., Y. Ishii
Journal of the American Chemical Society 132 (16), 5672-5676 (2010)
69
Large-Area Graphene Single Crystals Grown by Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Methane on Copper
X. Li, C. W. Magnuson, A. Venugopal, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Journal of the American Chemical Society 133 (9), 2816-2819 (2011)
70
Transfer of CVD-Grown Monolayer Graphene onto Arbitrary Substrates
J. W. Suk, A. Kitt, C. W. Magnuson, et al., R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano 5 (9), 6916-6924 (2011)
72
Chemical structures of hydrazine-treated graphene oxide and generation of aromatic nitrogen doping
S. Park, Y. Hu, J. O. Hwang, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nature Communications 3 (1), 638 (2012)
73
The Role of Surface Oxygen in the Growth of Large Single-Crystal Graphene on Copper
Y. Hao, M. S. Bharathi, L. Wang, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Science 342 (6159), 720-723 (2013)
74
Selective Mechanical Transfer of Graphene from Seed Copper Foil Using Rate Effects
S. R. Na, J. W. Suk, L. Tao, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., K. M. Liechti
ACS Nano 9 (2), 1325-1335 (2015)
08

Supercapacitor and battery electrodes and their measurement

Part VIII · 16 papers, 2008–2020

79
Best practice methods for determining an electrode material's performance for ultracapacitors
M. D. Stoller, R. S. Ruoff
Energy & Environmental Science 3 (9), 1294 (2010)
80
Interfacial capacitance of single layer graphene
M. D. Stoller, C. W. Magnuson, Y. Zhu, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Energy & Environmental Science 4 (11), 4685 (2011)
81
Nanostructured Reduced Graphene Oxide/Fe₂O₃ Composite As a High-Performance Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
X. Zhu, Y. Zhu, S. Murali, M. D. Stoller, R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano 5 (4), 3333-3338 (2011)
83
Nitrogen doping of graphene and its effect on quantum capacitance, and a new insight on the enhanced capacitance of N-doped carbon
L. L. Zhang, X. Zhao, H. Ji, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Energy & Environmental Science 5 (11), 9618 (2012)
84
Generation of B-Doped Graphene Nanoplatelets Using a Solution Process and Their Supercapacitor Applications
J. Han, L. L. Zhang, S. Lee, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., S. Park
ACS Nano 7 (1), 19-26 (2012)
85
Highly Conductive and Porous Activated Reduced Graphene Oxide Films for High-Power Supercapacitors
L. L. Zhang, X. Zhao, M. D. Stoller, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nano Letters 12 (4), 1806-1812 (2012)
86
Activated Graphene-Based Carbons as Supercapacitor Electrodes with Macro- and Mesopores
T. Kim, G. Jung, S. Yoo, K. S. Suh, R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano 7 (8), 6899-6905 (2013)
90
The Origin of Improved Electrical Double‐Layer Capacitance by Inclusion of Topological Defects and Dopants in Graphene for Supercapacitors
J. Chen, Y. Han, X. Kong, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., H. Ji
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (44), 13822-13827 (2016)
92
Ultrafast-Charging Silicon-Based Coral-Like Network Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Energy and Power Densities
B. Wang, J. Ryu, S. Choi, et al., R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano, 2307–2315 (2019)
93
Metal‐Organic Framework Integrated Anodes for Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
R. Yuksel, O. Buyukcakir, W. K. Seong, R. S. Ruoff
Advanced Energy Materials 10 (16), 1904215 (2020)
09

Doped carbons as metal-free electrocatalysts

Part IX · 1 paper, 2012

94
Exploration of the active center structure of nitrogen-doped graphene-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
L. Lai, J. R. Potts, D. Zhan, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Energy & Environmental Science 5 (7), 7936 (2012)
10

Growth of boron nitride nanotubes and hexagonal boron nitride films

Part X · 3 papers, 2000–2022

95
CVD Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes
O. R. Lourie, C. R. Jones, B. M. Bartlett, P. C. Gibbons, R. S. Ruoff, W. E. Buhro
Chemistry of Materials 12 (7), 1808-1810 (2000)
96
Toward the Controlled Synthesis of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Films
A. Ismach, H. Chou, D. A. Ferrer, et al., R. S. Ruoff
ACS Nano 6 (7), 6378-6385 (2012)
11

Diamane

Part XI · 2 papers, 2013–2019

98
Conversion of multilayer graphene into continuous ultrathin sp3-bonded carbon films on metal surfaces
D. Odkhuu, D. Shin, R. S. Ruoff, N. Park
Scientific Reports 3 (1), 3276 (2013)
99
Chemically induced transformation of chemical vapour deposition grown bilayer graphene into fluorinated single-layer diamond
P. V. Bakharev, M. Huang, M. Saxena, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Nature Nanotechnology 15 (1), 59-66 (2019)
12

Diamond–metal interfaces, and carbon and diamond in liquid metals

Part XII · 5 papers, 2020–2024

100
Liquid‐Metal‐Templated Synthesis of 2D Graphitic Materials at Room Temperature
M. Mayyas, H. Li, P. Kumar, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., K. Kalantar‐Zadeh
Advanced Materials 32 (29), 2001997 (2020)
101
Carbonization of low thermal stability polymers at the interface of liquid metals
F. M. Allioux, S. Merhebi, J. Tang, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., K. Kalantar-Zadeh
Carbon 171, 938-945 (2021)
102
Dissolving Diamond: Kinetics of the Dissolution of (100) and (110) Single Crystals in Nickel and Cobalt Films
Y. Li, Y. Kim, P. V. Bakharev, et al., R. S. Ruoff
Chemistry of Materials 34 (6), 2599-2611 (2022)
103
Growth Mechanism and Kinetics of Diamond in Liquid Gallium from Quantum Mechanics Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Y. Shen, S. I. Morozov, D. C. Camacho-Mojica, R. S. Ruoff, Q. An, W. A. Goddard
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (27), 33046-33055 (2023)
13

Review articles

20 review and perspective articles, in the order of his Trajectory document

R4
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene
S. Z. Butler, S. M. Hollen, L. Cao, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., J. E. Goldberger
ACS Nano 7 (4), 2898-2926 (2013)
R5
Graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems for energy conversion and storage
F. Bonaccorso, L. Colombo, G. Yu, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., V. Pellegrini
Science 347 (6217), 1246501 (2015)
R9
From Conception to Realization: An Historial Account of Graphene and Some Perspectives for Its Future
D. R. Dreyer, R. S. Ruoff, C. W. Bielawski
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 49 (49), 9336-9344 (2010)
R12
Efficient Metal‐Free Electrocatalysts from N‐Doped Carbon Nanomaterials: Mono‐Doping and Co‐Doping
K. Gao, B. Wang, L. Tao, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., L. Qu
Advanced Materials 31 (13), 1805121 (2018)
R13
The physics and chemistry of graphene-on-surfaces
G. Zhao, X. Li, M. Huang, et al., R. S. Ruoff, et al., H. Zhu
Chemical Society Reviews 46 (15), 4417-4449 (2017)