B. Aufray

6.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
79 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

B. Aufray is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Aufray has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in B. Aufray's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (43 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (20 papers) and Graphene research and applications (17 papers). B. Aufray is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (43 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (20 papers) and Graphene research and applications (17 papers). B. Aufray collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. B. Aufray's co-authors include Hamid Oughaddou, Abdelkader Kara, S. Vizzini, Hanna Enriquez, G. Le Lay, B. Ealet, B. Lalmi, Ari P. Seitsonen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon and Paola De Padova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

B. Aufray

79 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Epitaxial growth of a silicene sheet

2010 1.1k citations B. Lalmi, Hamid Oughaddou et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Graphene-like silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A possible formation of silicene

2010 795 citations B. Aufray, Abdelkader Kara et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
A review on silicene — New candidate for electronics

2011 662 citations Abdelkader Kara, Hanna Enriquez et al. profile →
Evidence of graphene-like electronic signature in silicene nanoribbons

2010 486 citations Paola De Padova, Abdelkader Kara et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Aufray France	26	4.6k	3.1k	1.1k	471	332	79	5.3k
B. Ealet France	17	4.9k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	380 0.8×	288 0.9×	31	5.3k
Amadeo L. Vázquez de Parga Spain	34	2.4k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	798 1.7×	101 0.3×	113	3.9k
Serdar Öğüt United States	32	2.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	391 0.8×	136 0.4×	78	3.4k
C. Becker Germany	30	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	735 0.7×	326 0.7×	129 0.4×	101	2.7k
Vu Thien Binh France	29	2.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 2.4×	121 0.4×	105	3.8k
Michael C. Tringides United States	30	2.1k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	476 1.0×	61 0.2×	147	3.8k
Alessandro Molle Italy	30	4.9k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.7×	596 1.3×	162 0.5×	141	5.6k
Stefan Heun Italy	30	1.7k 0.4×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	644 1.4×	89 0.3×	190	3.5k
А. А. Саранин Russia	25	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.7×	819 0.7×	467 1.0×	176 0.5×	220	2.9k
C. F. J. Flipse Netherlands	27	1.7k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	798 0.7×	355 0.8×	71 0.2×	74	2.7k

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Jamgotchian, H., B. Ealet, Bence Parditka, et al.. (2014). Silicene on Ag(111) : domains and local defects of the observed superstructures. HAL AMU. 20 indexed citations

Vizzini, S., et al.. (2013). Unexpected behaviour of one Pb monolayer deposited on aluminum oxide thin film grown on Ag(111). Applied Physics Letters. 103(26). 4 indexed citations

Jamgotchian, H., et al.. (2012). Growth of silicene layers on Ag(111): unexpected effect of the substrate temperature. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 24(17). 172001–172001. 300 indexed citations

Kara, Abdelkader, Hanna Enriquez, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, et al.. (2012). Corrigendum to: A review on silicene - New candidate for electronics. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 6 indexed citations

Kara, Abdelkader, S. Vizzini, B. Ealet, et al.. (2010). Silicon nano-ribbons on Ag(110): a computational investigation. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 22(4). 45004–45004. 60 indexed citations

Lalmi, B., et al.. (2009). Unusual Behaviour of the Dissolutions Kinetics of one Monolayer of Si in Cu(001). Defect and diffusion forum/Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part A, Defect and diffusion forum. 289-292. 601–606. 1 indexed citations

Lalmi, B., et al.. (2009). Growth and Dissolution Kinetics of Ultra Thin Silicon Films on Cu(100). Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 9(7). 4311–4315. 1 indexed citations

Valbuena, Miguel A., J. Ávila, M. E. Dávila, et al.. (2007). Silicon quantum wires on Ag(110): Fermi surface and quantum well states. Applied Surface Science. 254(1). 50–54. 6 indexed citations

Oughaddou, Hamid, B. Aufray, Jean-Paul Bibérian, et al.. (2007). Self-organization of Ge tetramers on Ag(001) surface: A 2D realization of unusual substrate mediated interactions. Surface Science. 602(2). 506–510. 9 indexed citations

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Padova, Paola De, et al.. (2007). Growth of Straight, Atomically Perfect, Highly Metallic Silicon Nanowires with Chiral Asymmetry. Nano Letters. 8(1). 271–275. 90 indexed citations

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Oughaddou, Hamid, C. Léandri, G. Le Lay, et al.. (2006). Formation of an unexpected ordered two-dimensional Ag2Pb surfacealloy on Ag(111): A SXRD and STM study. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 67(1-3). 601–604. 5 indexed citations

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Léandri, C., Hamid Oughaddou, B. Aufray, et al.. (2006). Growth of Si nanostructures on Ag(001). Surface Science. 601(1). 262–267. 79 indexed citations

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Oughaddou, Hamid, S. Vizzini, B. Aufray, et al.. (2005). Growth and oxidation of aluminum thin films deposited on Ag(1 1 1). Applied Surface Science. 252(12). 4167–4170. 18 indexed citations

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Léandri, C., et al.. (2001). Silicon thin films deposited on Ag(001): growth and temperature behavior. Applied Surface Science. 177(4). 303–306. 12 indexed citations

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Meunier, Isabelle, G. Tréglia, B. Legrand, et al.. (2000). Molecular dynamics simulations for the Ag/Cu (111) system: from segregated to constitutive interfacial vacancies. Applied Surface Science. 162-163. 219–226. 21 indexed citations

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Oughaddou, Hamid, B. Aufray, Jean-Paul Bibérian, & J. Bernardini. (1997). AN UNEXPECTED SURFACE SEGREGATION PHENOMENON OF GOLD ON THE SURFACE OF A Pb(Au) SOLID SOLUTION. Surface Review and Letters. 4(6). 1139–1141. 3 indexed citations

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Tréglia, G., et al.. (1991). Surface segregation near the temperature of bulk phase separation: Incomplete wetting in Cu(Ag) alloys. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 44(11). 5842–5854. 72 indexed citations

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Eugene, John, et al.. (1991). Incomplete wetting of very dilute Cu(Ag) alloys by surface segregation. Surface Science Letters. 251-252. A350–A350. 1 indexed citations

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Pierantoni, Maria, et al.. (1985). SEGREGATION AND DIFFUSION OF SULPHUR IN SOME POLYCRYSTALS AND BICRYSTALS : INFLUENCE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC FACTORS. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 46(C4). C4–517. 4 indexed citations

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Aufray, B., et al.. (1985). Superficial composition in binary solid solutions A(B): Drastic effect of pure element surface tensions. Surface Science. 162(1-3). 530–537. 26 indexed citations

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