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Vincent Meunier
R&D Staff Member

Computer Science and Mathematics Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P. O. Box 2008 
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6232
Phone: (865) 574-7632 
Fax: (865) 574-4839 
e-mail: meunierv@ornl.gov

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    Research Interests:

    My activities are focused on semi-empirical and first principles studies of nanoscopic materials, mostly carbon nanotubes based systems. My work includes the characterization and property of carbon nanocomposites with different morphology or anomalous structures (defects, 2D, and 3D networks), the study of the electronic and field emission properties of  carbon-boron-nitride hybrids, quantum transport in multi-branched assemblies, and gas adsorption/diffusion on the surface and inside carbon nanotube systems. More recent interests include the interaction of carbon nanostructures with metallic surfaces (electronic properties and mechanical stability).
    Education
    • 2002-... Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Computer Science and Mathematics Division - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
    • 2000-2002 Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Solid State Theory Group  at the North Carolina State University, North Carolina 
    • 1996-1999 Ph.D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics - University of Namur, Belgium
    • 1996-1998 M.S. in Physics and Chemistry of Interfacial Systems and Mesocopic Materials - University of Namur, Belgium
    • 1992-1996 B. S. in Physics - University of Namur, Belgium


    Recent Research Activities:
     

    • Characterization and property of carbon nanocomposites with different morphology or anomalous structures (defects and 2D and 3D networks) 
    • Electronic and structural properties of carbon-boron-nitride assemblies
    • Quantum transport in carbon nanotube based systems
    • Gas adsorption on the surface and inside carbon nanotube based systems
    • Interaction of carbon nanotube based systems with metallic surfaces (electronic properties and mechanical stability) 

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    Selected Publications: 
     

    • Intrinsic electron transport properties of carbon nanotube Y-junctions, V. Meunier, M. Buongiorno Nardelli, J. Bernholc, T. Zacharia, and J.-C. Charlier, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 5234 (2002)
    • Electronic and field emission properties of Boron Nitride / Carbon superlattices, V. Meunier, Ch. Roland, J. Bernholc, and M. Buongiorno Nardelli, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 47-49 (2002)
    • Ab initio investigations of lithium diffusion in carbon nanotube systems, V. Meunier, J. Kephart, C. Roland and J. Bernholc, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 075506 (2002)
    • Tight-Binding Computation of the STM Image of Carbon Nanotubes , V. Meunier and Ph. Lambin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5588-5591 (1998)

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    • Quantum transport through small silicon clusters, Christopher Roland, Vincent Meunier, Jeremy Taylor and Hong Guo, Phys. Rev. B 66, xxxx (2002)
    • Electronic and Structural properties of carbon nanotube tapers, V. Meunier, M. Buongiorno Nardelli, C. Roland and J. Bernholc, Phys. Rev. B 64, 195419 (2001)
    • Electronic structure of polychiral carbon nanotubes. , Ph. Lambin, V.Meunier, and A. Rubio Phys. Rev. B, 62, 5129 (2000)
    • Influence of structural defects on Fresnel projection microscope image of carbon nanotubes: Implications for the characterization of nanoscale devices,Ch. Adessi, M. Devel, Vu Thien Binh, Ph. Lambin and V. Meunier , Phys. Rev. B, 61 13385 (2000)
    • Atomic structure of carbon nanotubes from Scanning Tunneling Microscopy measurements, L. Venema, V. Meunier , Ph. Lambin and C. Dekker, Phys. Rev. B , 61, 2991 (2000)
    • STS signature of finite-size and connected nanotubes : a tight-binding study, V.Meunier, P. Senet and Ph. Lambin, Phys. Rev. B, 60, 7792 (1999)
    • Atomic and Electronic Structures of Large and Small Carbon Tori, V. Meunier, Ph. Lambin and A.A. Lucas, Phys. Rev. B 57 ,14886-14890 (1998)
    • Energetics of bent Carbon Nanotubes, V. Meunier , L. Henrard, and Ph. Lambin, Phys. Rev. B 57 , 2586-2592 (1998)

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    • Enhanced Electron Field Emission in B-doped Carbon Nanotubes,J.-C. Charlier, M. Terrones, M. Baxendale, V. Meunier, T. Zacharia, N.L. Rupesinghe, W.K. Hsu, N. Grobert, H. Terrones and G. A. J. Amaratunga, Nano Lett. xx, xxx, (2002)
    • Single electron tunneling of nanoscale TiSi2 islands on Si Jaehwan Oh, Vincent Meunier, Hoon Ham, and R. J. Nemanich, J. Appl. Phys. 92, 3332 , (2002).
    • Ab Initio Simulations of Quantum Transport: Si Clusters and Fullerene Chains Christopher Roland, Vincent Meunier, Brian Larade, Jeremy Taylor, and Hong Guo, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 727, xxx, (2002).
    • Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Nanotubes, J. Bernholc, D. Brenner, M. Buongiorno Nardelli, V. Meunier, and Ch. Roland, Annu. Rev. Mater. Res., 32, 347-375, (2002)
    • Li uptake in carbon nanotube systems: a first principles investigation, Vincent Meunier, Jeremy Kephart, Christopher Roland, and Jerry Bernholc, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 706, xxx, (2002).
    • STM study of a grain boundary in graphite, P. Simonis, C. Goffaux, P.A. Thiry, L.P. Biro, Ph. Lambin, and  V. Meunier, Surface Science, 511, 319-322 (2002) 
    • Measuring the helicity of carbon nanotubes ,Ph. Lambin, V.Meunier, L. Henrard and A. Lucas,  Carbon, 38 , 1713-1721 (2000)
    • Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of topological defects in carbon nanotubes, V.Meunier and Ph. Lambin, Carbon, 38, 1729-1733 (2000)
    • Propriétés structurales des jonctions de nanotubes de carbone , V.Meunier and Ph. Lambin, Can. J. Phys. ,77, 667 (1999)
    • Structural properties of junctions between two carbon nanotubes, Ph. Lambin and V. Meunier, Appl. Phys. A 68 , 263-266 (1999)
    • Elastic deformation of a carbon nanotube adsorbed on a stepped surface, Ph. Lambin, V. Meunier, and L.P. Biro, Carbon 36, 701-704 (1998)
Complete curriculum vitae can be found here.

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