Bernd Witzigmann

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
181 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Bernd Witzigmann is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Witzigmann has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 124 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 64 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Bernd Witzigmann's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (94 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (73 papers) and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (63 papers). Bernd Witzigmann is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (94 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (73 papers) and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (63 papers). Bernd Witzigmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Bernd Witzigmann's co-authors include Friedhard Römer, Magnus T. Borgström, Ratko G. Veprek, Lars Samuelson, Jesper Wallentin, Damir Asoli, Ingvar Åberg, Knut Deppert, Frank Dimroth and Martin H. Magnusson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nano Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Bernd Witzigmann

176 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

InP Nanowire Array Solar Cells Achieving 13.8% Efficiency... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 250 500 750
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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.

  1. InP Nanowire Array Solar Cells Achieving 13.8% Efficiency by Exceeding the Ray Optics Limit
    2013 974 citations Bernd Witzigmann, Magnus T. Borgström et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernd Witzigmann Germany 25 2.1k 1.6k 1.6k 1.0k 831 181 3.2k
Robert D. Grober United States 22 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 398 0.4× 769 0.9× 53 2.7k
Joseph G. Tischler United States 29 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 271 0.3× 1.5k 1.8× 125 4.2k
Heinz Schmid Switzerland 40 2.9k 1.4× 2.2k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 400 0.4× 1.5k 1.8× 168 4.9k
B. Gayral France 32 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 115 4.0k
Seth R. Bank United States 37 3.6k 1.8× 875 0.6× 3.3k 2.1× 776 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 262 5.0k
T. Taliercio France 29 966 0.5× 853 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 121 2.7k
C. Meier Germany 22 892 0.4× 610 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 346 0.3× 724 0.9× 97 2.1k
J. E. M. Haverkort Netherlands 32 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 234 0.2× 1.3k 1.5× 134 3.4k
S. R. Kurtz United States 26 2.3k 1.1× 582 0.4× 2.5k 1.6× 1.0k 1.0× 582 0.7× 77 3.3k
Tsuneo Mitsuyu Japan 33 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 425 0.4× 1.9k 2.3× 120 4.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Witzigmann, Bernd, et al.. (2024). Enhanced LWIR response of InP/InAsP quantum discs-in-nanowire array photodetectors by photogating and ultra-thin ITO contacts. Nanotechnology. 35(21). 215206–215206. 3 indexed citations
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Römer, Friedhard, et al.. (2024). Carrier Transport in a Deep Ultraviolet Mixed Quantum Well Light Emitting Diode. IEEE photonics journal. 16(1). 1–6. 6 indexed citations
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Römer, Friedhard, et al.. (2024). Optical Gain in AlGaN Quantum Wells: Impact of Higher Energy States. IEEE photonics journal. 16(2). 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Susilo, Norman, et al.. (2024). Simulation of Carrier Injection Efficiency in AlGaN-Based UV-Light-Emitting Diodes. IEEE photonics journal. 16(4). 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Susilo, Norman, Martin Guttmann, Friedhard Römer, et al.. (2024). Gain Characteristics of Optically Pumped UVC Lasers with Wide AlGaN Single‐Quantum‐Well Active Regions. physica status solidi (a). 221(21). 3 indexed citations
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Guttmann, Martin, et al.. (2024). Unraveling carrier distribution in far-UVC LEDs by temperature-dependent electroluminescence measurements. Applied Physics Letters. 125(7). 4 indexed citations
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Witzigmann, Bernd, et al.. (2023). Spectrally Tunable Broadband Gate-All-Around InAsP/InP Quantum Discs-in-Nanowire Array Phototransistors with a High Gain-Bandwidth Product. ACS Photonics. 10(6). 1748–1755. 6 indexed citations
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Kölle, Sabine, Friedhard Römer, A.J. Schultz, et al.. (2023). Simulation of optical gain in AlGaN quantum wells. 77–78. 1 indexed citations
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Chavarin, Carlos Alvarado, Oliver Skibitzki, Davide Spirito, et al.. (2022). Quantitative protein sensing with germanium THz-antennas manufactured using CMOS processes. Optics Express. 30(22). 40265–40265. 4 indexed citations
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Chavarin, Carlos Alvarado, Oliver Skibitzki, I. Costina, et al.. (2021). n-type Ge/Si antennas for THz sensing. Optics Express. 29(5). 7680–7680. 6 indexed citations
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Römer, Friedhard, et al.. (2019). Numerical analysis of subwavelength field effects in photonic crystal slab cavities. Journal of Physics Photonics. 2(1). 15001–15001. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Yu, Friedhard Römer, Matteo Meneghini, et al.. (2019). Top-down GaN nanowire transistors with nearly zero gate hysteresis for parallel vertical electronics. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10301–10301. 32 indexed citations
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Ruzzarin, Maria, Matteo Meneghini, Carlo De Santi, et al.. (2019). Demonstration of UV-Induced Threshold Voltage Instabilities in Vertical GaN Nanowire Array-Based Transistors. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 66(5). 2119–2124. 5 indexed citations
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Feng, Yu, Hao Zhou, Friedhard Römer, et al.. (2018). Normally Off Vertical 3-D GaN Nanowire MOSFETs With Inverted <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p}$ </tex-math> </inline-formula>-GaN Channel. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 65(6). 2439–2445. 32 indexed citations
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Susilo, Norman, Bernd Witzigmann, Martin Guttmann, et al.. (2018). Accurate determination of polarization fields in (0 0 0 1) c-plane InAlN/GaN heterostructures with capacitance-voltage-measurements. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 51(48). 485103–485103. 6 indexed citations
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Schenk, Andreas, et al.. (2012). Impact ionization scattering model based on the random-k approximation for GaAs, InP, InAlAs, and InGaAs. Journal of Applied Physics. 111(7). 3 indexed citations
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Stoop, R., et al.. (2010). Light absorption and emission in nanowire array solar cells. Optics Express. 18(26). 27589–27589. 130 indexed citations
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Osiński, Marek, Bernd Witzigmann, F. Henneberger, & Yasuhiko Arakawa. (2009). Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XVII. SPIE eBooks. 7211. 3 indexed citations
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Witzigmann, Bernd, et al.. (2009). Dispersion, Wave Propagation and Efficiency Analysis of Nanowire Solar Cells. Optics Express. 17(12). 10399–10399. 77 indexed citations
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Mahler, Lukas, Alessandro Tredicucci, Fabio Beltram, et al.. (2008). Vertically emitting microdisk lasers. Nature Photonics. 3(1). 46–49. 97 indexed citations

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