Tony Heinz Explained
| Tony Frederick Heinz |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Palo Alto |
| Nationality: | American |
| Workplaces: | Stanford University, Columbia University, IBM - Thomas J. Watson Research Center |
| Thesis Title: | Nonlinear optics of surfaces and absorbates |
| Thesis Url: | https://berkeley.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UCS_BER/1thfj9n/alma991051448759706532 |
| Thesis Year: | 1982 |
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| Known For: | Nanoscience, two-dimensional materials, laser physics |
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| Website: | Stanford profile |
Tony Frederick Heinz (born 30 April 1956 in Palo Alto) is an American physicist.[1]
Biography
Heinz studied at Stanford University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1978. He received his doctorate in 1982 at the University of California, Berkeley, in physics.[2] From 1983 to 1995 he was at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center of IBM. He was a professor at Columbia University and is now a professor at Stanford University. He served as president of The Optical Society in 2021.[3]
Research
His research focuses on ultrafast laser spectroscopy (femtosecond pulses) and thus investigates dynamics at surfaces. His group investigates electronic and optical properties of a few atoms of thin two-dimensional systems (such as graphene or ultrathin crystals of transition-metal di-chalcogen compounds).
Heinz is one of the most cited scientists. Since 2019, the media group Clarivate counts him among the favorites for a Nobel Prize (Clarivate Citation Laureates).[4]
Awards and honors
- 2020 William F. Meggers Award from The Optical Society "For seminal studies of the properties and dynamics of surfaces, interfaces, and nanoscale materials by diverse spectroscopic techniques, including through the development of powerful new methods."[5]
- 2008 he earned the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics.[6]
- 1996 he earned the Humboldt Prize.
- Fellow of the American Physical Society.
- Fellow of The Optical Society.
Selected publications
- Wang. Feng. Dukovic. Gordana. Brus. Louis E.. Heinz. Tony F.. 2005. The Optical Resonances in Carbon Nanotubes Arise from Excitons. Science. en. 308. 5723. 838–841. 10.1126/science.1110265. 0036-8075. 15879212. 2005Sci...308..838W. 11778836.
- Mak. Kin Fai. Sfeir. Matthew Y.. Wu. Yang. Lui. Chun Hung. Misewich. James A.. Heinz. Tony F.. 2008. Measurement of the Optical Conductivity of Graphene. Physical Review Letters. 101. 19. 196405. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.196405. 19113291. 2008PhRvL.101s6405M. 0810.1269. 6050585.
- Mak. Kin Fai. Lee. Changgu. Hone. James. Shan. Jie. Heinz. Tony F.. 2010. Atomically Thin MoS2 A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor. Physical Review Letters. 105. 13. 136805. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.136805. 21230799. 2010PhRvL.105m6805M. 1004.0546. 40589037.
- Lee. Changgu. Yan. Hugen. Brus. Louis E.. Heinz. Tony F.. Hone. James. Ryu. Sunmin. 2010. Anomalous Lattice Vibrations of Single- and Few-Layer MoS2. ACS Nano. 4. 5. 2695–2700. 10.1021/nn1003937. 20392077. 1936-0851. 1005.2509. 6543876.
- Mak. Kin Fai. He. Keliang. Shan. Jie. Heinz. Tony F.. 2012. Control of valley polarization in monolayer MoS2 by optical helicity. Nature Nanotechnology. en. 7. 8. 494–498. 10.1038/nnano.2012.96. 22706698. 1748-3395. 2012NatNa...7..494M. 1205.1822. 23248686.
- Butler. Sheneve Z.. Hollen. Shawna M.. Cao. Linyou. Cui. Yi. Gupta. Jay A.. Gutiérrez. Humberto R.. Heinz. Tony F.. Hong. Seung Sae. Huang. Jiaxing. Ismach. Ariel F.. Johnston-Halperin. Ezekiel. 2013. Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene. ACS Nano. 7. 4. 2898–2926. 10.1021/nn400280c. 23464873. 1936-0851.
- Mak. Kin Fai. He. Keliang. Lee. Changgu. Lee. Gwan Hyoung. Hone. James. Heinz. Tony F.. Shan. Jie. 2013. Tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS2. Nature Materials. en. 12. 3. 207–211. 10.1038/nmat3505. 23202371. 1476-4660. 2013NatMa..12..207M. 1210.8226. 205408065.
- van der Zande. Arend M.. Huang. Pinshane Y.. Chenet. Daniel A.. Berkelbach. Timothy C.. You. YuMeng. Lee. Gwan-Hyoung. Heinz. Tony F.. Reichman. David R.. Muller. David A.. Hone. James C.. 2013. Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulphide. Nature Materials. en. 12. 6. 554–561. 10.1038/nmat3633. 23644523. 1476-4660. 2013NatMa..12..554V. 1301.1985. 36712829.
- Xu. Xiaodong. Yao. Wang. Xiao. Di. Heinz. Tony F.. 2014. Spin and pseudospins in layered transition metal dichalcogenides. Nature Physics. en. 10. 5. 343–350. 10.1038/nphys2942. 1745-2481. 2014NatPh..10..343X. 85510443 .
- Lee. Chul-Ho. Lee. Gwan-Hyoung. van der Zande. Arend M.. Chen. Wenchao. Li. Yilei. Han. Minyong. Cui. Xu. Arefe. Ghidewon. Nuckolls. Colin. Heinz. Tony F.. Guo. Jing. 2014. Atomically thin p–n junctions with van der Waals heterointerfaces. Nature Nanotechnology. en. 9. 9. 676–681. 10.1038/nnano.2014.150. 25108809. 1748-3395. 2014NatNa...9..676L. 1403.3062. 9066135.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: American Men and Women of Science. Thomson Gale. 2004.
- Heinz . Tony . 1982 . Nonlinear optics of surfaces and absorbates . 729538318 . 2022-08-12.
- Web site: Biographies: Tony F. Heinz. The Optical Society.
- Web site: The 2019 Clarivate Citation Laureates . We recognize Heinz for contributions to understanding classes of nanoscale materials including carbon nanotubes, graphene, and two-dimensional semiconductors such as molybdenum disulfide. . Clarivate Analytics .
- Web site: William F. Meggers Award. The Optical Society.
- Web site: Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics. 2019-12-04. springer.com. en.
