From Materials to Electronics: A Personal Journey through Nano Letters

When I was an assistant professor�and later an associate professor�Nano Letters was the first journal that came to mind when my research group had discovered something genuinely new and exciting at the nanoscale.At that time, it was widely regarded as the top journal for nanomaterials, nanoscale science, and nanoelectronics.It was concise, selective, and conceptdriven, guided by an editorial vision that valued originality as much as technical rigor.Two decades later, after watching the field evolve dramatically and many new journals emerge, my view remains unchanged.Personally, I continue to see Nano Letters as a top-tier journal in the field of nanoscience, and one of the most rewarding venues for publishing work that can genuinely initiate or define a field.My own publishing journey with Nano Letters reflects the broader trajectory of nanoscale electronics�from identifying suitable materials, optimizing the growth, learning how to scale them, and eventually to discovering new physical functionalities that emerge only in low dimensional thin systems.When I look back, several of my most cited papers appeared in Nano Letters, often during periods when the field was going through major changes.