Mark A. Ratner
Theralogix (United States)
Mark Alan Ratner was an American chemist and professor emeritus at Northwestern University whose work focused on the interplay between molecular structure and molecular properties. He is widely credited as the "father of molecular-scale electronics" thanks to his groundbreaking work with Arieh Aviram in 1974 that first envisioned how electronic circuit elements might be constructed from single molecules and how these circuits might behave.
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Mark Alan Ratner was an American chemist and professor emeritus at Northwestern University whose work focused on the interplay between molecular structure and molecular properties. He is widely credited as the "father of molecular-scale electronics" thanks to his groundbreaking work with Arieh Aviram in 1974 that first envisioned how electronic circuit elements might be constructed from single molecules and how these circuits might behave.
Affiliation
Theralogix (United States)
Top Publications
- Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications (1997) - 5,114 citations
- Molecular rectifiers (1974) - 3,591 citations
- Design and construction of molecular assemblies with large second-order optical nonlinearities. Quantum chemical aspects (1994) - 2,328 citations
- Electron Transport in Molecular Wire Junctions (2003) - 2,327 citations
- 6‐31G* basis set for third‐row atoms (2001) - 2,279 citations
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- Full name
- Mark A. Ratner
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-7983-3387
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5026490818
Research interests
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions
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- Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications ↗1997 · Physics Today5,114OpenAlex citations
- Molecular rectifiers ↗1974 · Chemical Physics Letters3,591OpenAlex citations
- 2,328OpenAlex citations
- Electron Transport in Molecular Wire Junctions ↗2003 · Science2,327OpenAlex citations
- 6‐31G* basis set for third‐row atoms ↗2001 · Journal of Computational Chemistry2,279OpenAlex citations
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- Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications ↗1997 · Physics Today
- Molecular rectifiers ↗1974 · Chemical Physics Letters
- Electron Transport in Molecular Wire Junctions ↗2003 · Science
- 6‐31G* basis set for third‐row atoms ↗2001 · Journal of Computational Chemistry
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