D. M. Eigler

13.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
32 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

D. M. Eigler is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. M. Eigler has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in D. M. Eigler's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (14 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (14 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (12 papers). D. M. Eigler is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (14 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (14 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (12 papers). D. M. Eigler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. D. M. Eigler's co-authors include Christopher P. Lutz, E. K. Schweizer, Michael F. Crommie, Joseph A. Stroscio, Andreas J. Heinrich, J. A. Gupta, Hari C. Manoharan, Paul S. Weiss, W. E. Rudge and Ali Yazdani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. M. Eigler

32 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Positioning single atoms with a scanning tunnelling microscope

1990 2.2k citations D. M. Eigler, E. K. Schweizer Nature profile →
Confinement of Electrons to Quantum Corrals on a Metal Surface

1993 1.2k citations Michael F. Crommie, Christopher P. Lutz et al. Science profile →
Imaging standing waves in a two-dimensional electron gas

1993 964 citations Michael F. Crommie, Christopher P. Lutz et al. Nature profile →
Atomic and Molecular Manipulation with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope

1991 828 citations Joseph A. Stroscio, D. M. Eigler Science profile →
Quantum mirages formed by coherent projection of electronic structure

2000 632 citations Hari C. Manoharan, Christopher P. Lutz et al. Nature profile →
An atomic switch realized with the scanning tunnelling microscope

1991 610 citations D. M. Eigler, Christopher P. Lutz et al. Nature profile →
Single-Atom Spin-Flip Spectroscopy

2004 515 citations Andreas J. Heinrich, J. A. Gupta et al. Science profile →
Bistability in Atomic-Scale Antiferromagnets

2012 466 citations Sebastian Loth, Christopher P. Lutz et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. M. Eigler United States	23	8.1k	4.0k	2.4k	2.3k	1.6k	32	10.0k
Christopher P. Lutz United States	41	8.8k 1.1×	4.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	64	10.8k
Karl‐Heinz Rieder Germany	50	6.6k 0.8×	4.5k 1.1×	3.1k 1.3×	3.5k 1.5×	670 0.4×	213	9.5k
H. Rohrer Switzerland	40	9.5k 1.2×	4.3k 1.1×	3.9k 1.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	108	12.3k
Richard Berndt Germany	58	8.3k 1.0×	6.8k 1.7×	4.2k 1.7×	3.8k 1.7×	789 0.5×	310	12.0k
Charles Rettner United States	61	8.3k 1.0×	4.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	4.9k 2.2×	1.5k 0.9×	207	13.0k
A. Baratoff Switzerland	45	5.8k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.6×	124	8.0k
Eran Rabani Israel	49	3.8k 0.5×	3.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	4.8k 2.1×	619 0.4×	191	8.6k
Martin Aeschlimann Germany	58	8.2k 1.0×	3.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	240	11.6k
T.‐C. Chiang United States	55	8.0k 1.0×	3.2k 0.8×	916 0.4×	5.1k 2.3×	1.8k 1.1×	326	11.5k
Claus M. Schneider Germany	56	7.2k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	4.5k 2.0×	2.6k 1.6×	511	11.8k

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Loth, Sebastian, Markus Etzkorn, Christopher P. Lutz, D. M. Eigler, & Andreas J. Heinrich. (2010). Measurement of Fast Electron Spin Relaxation Times with Atomic Resolution. Science. 329(5999). 1628–1630. 246 indexed citations

Crommie, Michael F., Hari C. Manoharan, Alexander Heinrich, et al.. (2007). Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. 1 indexed citations

Eigler, D. M., Christopher P. Lutz, Michael F. Crommie, et al.. (2004). Information transport and computation in nanometre-scale structures. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 362(1819). 1135–1147. 10 indexed citations

Heinrich, Andreas J., J. A. Gupta, Christopher P. Lutz, & D. M. Eigler. (2004). Single-Atom Spin-Flip Spectroscopy. Science. 306(5695). 466–469. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

Heinrich, Andreas J., Christopher P. Lutz, J. A. Gupta, & D. M. Eigler. (2002). Molecule Cascades. Science. 298(5597). 1381–1387. 355 indexed citations

Fiete, Gregory A., et al.. (2001). Scattering Theory of Kondo Mirages and Observation of Single Kondo Atom Phase Shift. Physical Review Letters. 86(11). 2392–2395. 64 indexed citations

Manoharan, Hari C., Christopher P. Lutz, & D. M. Eigler. (2000). Quantum mirages formed by coherent projection of electronic structure. Nature. 403(6769). 512–515. 632 indexed citations breakdown →

Eigler, D. M.. (1998). A new view from a cold STM. Solid State Communications. 107(11). 711–711. 2 indexed citations

Eigler, D. M., Ali Yazdani, Christopher P. Lutz, & N. D. Lang. (1996). Resistance of Atomic Wires. APS. 2 indexed citations

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Crommie, Michael F., Christopher P. Lutz, D. M. Eigler, & Eric J. Heller. (1996). Quantum interference in 2D atomic-scale structures. Surface Science. 361-362. 864–869. 11 indexed citations

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Crommie, Michael F., Christopher P. Lutz, D. M. Eigler, & Eric J. Heller. (1995). WAVES ON A METAL SURFACE AND QUANTUM CORRALS. Surface Review and Letters. 2(1). 127–137. 40 indexed citations

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Heller, Eric J., Michael F. Crommie, Christopher P. Lutz, & D. M. Eigler. (1994). Scattering and absorption of surface electron waves in quantum corrals. Nature. 369(6480). 464–466. 295 indexed citations

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Crommie, Michael F., Christopher P. Lutz, & D. M. Eigler. (1993). Spectroscopy of a single adsorbed atom. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(4). 2851–2854. 91 indexed citations

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Weiss, Paul S. & D. M. Eigler. (1993). Site dependence of the apparent shape of a molecule in scanning tunneling micoscope images: Benzene on Pt{111}. Physical Review Letters. 71(19). 3139–3142. 217 indexed citations

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Weiss, Paul S. & D. M. Eigler. (1992). Adsorption and accommodation of Xe on Pt{111}. Physical Review Letters. 69(15). 2240–2243. 105 indexed citations

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Eigler, D. M., Paul S. Weiss, E. K. Schweizer, & N. D. Lang. (1991). Imaging Xe with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Physical Review Letters. 66(9). 1189–1192. 214 indexed citations

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Stroscio, Joseph A. & D. M. Eigler. (1991). Atomic and Molecular Manipulation with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope. Science. 254(5036). 1319–1326. 828 indexed citations breakdown →

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Eigler, D. M. & S. Schultz. (1985). Measurement of Conduction-Electron Spin Relaxation Due to Rare Gases Physisorbed on a Lithium Surface. Physical Review Letters. 54(11). 1185–1188. 15 indexed citations

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Eigler, D. M. & S. Schultz. (1984). Summary Abstract: Measurement of the conduction electron spin scattering cross sections of rare gas adsorbates on lithium. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 2(2). 813–813. 2 indexed citations

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Eigler, D. M. & S. Schultz. (1982). Clarification of the measurement of surface spin relaxation via conduction electron spin resonance. Solid State Communications. 44(12). 1565–1568. 4 indexed citations

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