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\u2020<\/sup>Contributed equally, *<\/sup>Corresponding author, (Name<\/strong>): Group member<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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S. Bhandari, W. Ko<\/strong>, K. Jungjohann, D. Cullen, H. He, Z. Salimi, A. Ashtana, A.-P. Li, J. Uddin, D. Zhang, R. Pandey, and Y. K. Yap*<\/sup>, \u201cElectronic Switching Behaviors of Carbon Atomic Layers on Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d (submitted)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Karbasizadeh*<\/sup>, W. Yang<\/strong>, W. Ko<\/strong>, H. Zhou, A.-P. Li, T. Berlijn*<\/sup>, and S. Mu*<\/sup>, \u201cRevealing Charge Transfer in Defect-Engineered 4Hb<\/sub>-TaS2<\/sub>,\u201d arXiv:2603.24486<\/a><\/em> (submitted)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M. Zohair, N. Moehring, P. Cheng, J. Eaves-Rathert, E. Brody, J. Warner, W. Ko<\/strong>, A.-P. Li, P. Kidambi, and C. Pint*<\/sup>, \u201cNanoporous Graphene Modified Separators Enable Early Dendrite Detection for Safe Lithium and Magnesium Batteries,\u201d (submitted)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

P. Maksymovych*<\/sup>, S. Y. Song, B. Lawrie, W. Ko<\/strong>, and J. L. Lado, \u201cFingerprinting superconductors by disentangling Andreev and quasiparticle currents across tunable tunnel junctions,<\/a>\u201d Small<\/em> e75379 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F. L\u00fcpke, M. Kolmer, H. Tan, H. Chang, A. Kaminski, B. Yan, J. Yan, W. Ko<\/strong>*<\/sup>, and A.-P. Li*, \u201cDefect-induced displacement of topological surface state in quantum magnet MnBi2<\/sub>Te4<\/sub>,<\/a>\u201d Physical Review Letters<\/em> 137<\/strong> 066603 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H. Zhao, C. Vernachio<\/strong>, L. Bhurtel<\/strong>, W. Yang<\/strong>, R. Millan-Solsona, S. R. Brown, M. Checa, K. S. Agrawal, A. M. Guss, L. Collins, W. Ko<\/strong>*<\/sup>, A. Biswas*<\/sup>, \u201cA Fourier-Based Global Denoising Model for Smart Artifacts Removing of Microscopy Images,<\/a>\u201d Machine Learning: Science and Technology<\/em> 7<\/strong> 045034 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Xie*<\/sup>, W. Ko<\/strong>, R.-X. Zhang, and B. Yao, \u201cPhysics-augmented Deep Learning with Adversarial Domain Adaptation: Applications to STM Image Denoising<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Applied Physics<\/em> 139<\/strong> 144303 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Y. Song, C. Hua, G. B. Hal\u00e1sz, W. Ko<\/strong>, J. Yan, B. J. Lawrie, and P. Maksymovych*<\/sup>, \u201cNanoscale control over single vortex motion in an unconventional superconductor<\/a>,\u201d Nanoscale<\/em> 18<\/strong> 10620\u201310627 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y. Choi, S. Lee, D. Shin<\/strong>, S. Sim, M.-H. Jung, D. Wulferding, M. Kim, J. Eom, M. Mostafa<\/strong>, W. Ko<\/strong>, S.N. Cha, J. Hwang, H. Y. Jeong, K. K. Kim and W. S. Choi*<\/sup>, \u201cUniversal fabrication of graphene\/perovskite oxide hybrid heterostructures<\/a>,\u201d Small Structures<\/em> 7<\/strong> e202500613 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. Ko<\/strong>\u2020*<\/sup>, S.-H. Kang\u2020<\/sup>, Q. Lu, A.-H. Chen, G. Eres, H. N. Lee, Y.-K. Kwon, R. G. Moore, M. Yoon*<\/sup>, and M. Brahlek*<\/sup>, \u201cReversible Modification of Rashba States in Topological Insulators at Room Temperature by Edge Functionalization<\/a>,\u201d Advanced Science<\/em> 13<\/strong> e19814 (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

W. Yang<\/strong>, S. Karbasizadeh, H. Jeon, S. Hus, A. P. Baddorf, S. Mu, T. Berlijn, H. Zhou, W. Ko<\/strong>*<\/sup>, and A.-P. Li*<\/sup>, \u201cNanoscale modulation of flat bands via controllable charge-density-waves defects in 4Hb-TaS2<\/sub><\/a>,\u201d Physical Review B<\/em> 112<\/strong> 245126 (2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

W.-J. Jang\u2020<\/sup>, H. Noh\u2020<\/sup>, S.-H. Kang, W. Ko<\/strong>, J. Ku, M. J. Park*<\/sup>, and H. W. Kim*<\/sup>, \u201cHierarchical Zero- and One-Dimensional Topological States in Symmetry-Controllable Grain Boundary<\/a>,\u201d Nature Communications<\/em> 15<\/strong> 9328 (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. Ko<\/strong>\u2020<\/sup>, S.-H. Kang\u2020<\/sup>, J. Lapano, H. Chang, J. Teeter, H. Jeon, Q. Lu, A.-H. Chen, M. Brahlek, M. Yoon*<\/sup>, R. G. Moore*<\/sup>, and A.-P. Li*<\/sup>, \u201cInterplay between Topological States and Rashba States as Manifested on Surface Steps at Room Temperature<\/a>,\u201d ACS Nano<\/em> 18<\/strong> 18405 (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

F. L\u00fcpke\u2020<\/sup>, M. Kolmer\u2020<\/sup>, J. Yan, H. Chang, P. Vilmercati, H. Weitering, W. Ko<\/strong>*<\/sup>, and A.-P. Li*<\/sup>, \u201cAnti-site defect-induced disorder in compensated topological magnet MnBi2-x<\/sub>Sbx<\/sub>Te4<\/sub><\/a>,\u201d Communications Materials<\/em> 4<\/strong> 82 (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. Ko<\/strong>\u2020<\/sup>, S. Y. Song\u2020<\/sup>, J. Yan, J. L. Lado, and P. Maksymovych*<\/sup>, “Atomic-scale Andreev probe of unconventional superconductivity<\/a>,\u201d Nano Letters<\/em> 23<\/strong> 8310 (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Y. Song, C. Hua, L. Bell, W. Ko<\/strong>, H. Fangohr, J. Yan, G. B. Hal\u00e1sz, E. F. Dumitrescu, B. J. Lawrie, and P. Maksymovych*<\/sup>, \u201cNematically templated vortex lattices in superconducting FeSe<\/a>,\u201d Nano Letters<\/em> 23<\/strong> 2822 (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. Ko<\/strong>, Z. Gai, A. Puretzky, L. Liang, T. Berlijn, J. Hachtel, K. Xiao, P. Ganesh, M. Yoon, and A.-P. Li*<\/sup>, \u201cUnderstanding Heterogeneities in Quantum Materials<\/a> (review paper),\u201d Advanced Materials<\/em> 35<\/strong> 2106909 (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before UTK (~2022)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M. Kolmer*<\/sup>, W. Ko<\/strong>, J. Hall, S. Chen, J. Zhang, H. Zhao, L. Ke, C.-Z. Wang, A.-P. Li, and M. C. Tringides, \u201cBreaking of Inversion Symmetry and Interlayer Electronic Coupling in Bilayer Graphene Heterostructure by Structural Implementation of High Electric Displacement Fields<\/a>,\u201d J. Phys. Chem. Lett.<\/em> 13<\/strong> 11571 (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n