D. O. Cowan

3.3k citations

22 papers · 2.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 14

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 1%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 5%
Materials Chemistry top 5%
Organic Chemistry top 2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 1%

Co-authors: John P. Ferraris Jerry Perlstein Vernon Walatka A. Bloćh T. O. Poehler M. Maxfield W. A. Bryden J.S. Chappell
Topics: Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (8 papers)Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers)Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (4 papers)
Cited by: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Organic Chemistry
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Advanced Materials The Journal of Physical Chemistry
Partner nations: United States Spain France

In The Last Decade

D. O. Cowan

22 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Electron transfer in a new highly conducting donor-acceptor complex

1973 1.5k citations John P. Ferraris, D. O. Cowan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Degree of charge transfer in organic conductors by infrared absorption spectroscopy

1981 510 citations A. Bloćh, T. O. Poehler et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metallic conductivity in a disordered charge-transfer salt derived from cis-BET-TTF 1997 ·Synthetic Metals ·Concepció Rovira,Judit Tarrés,E. Ribera,Jaume Veciana,Enric Cañadell,Elı́es Molins,(unknown),V. N. Laukhin,Marie‐Liesse Doublet,D. O. Cowan,(unknown)	14
2	Charge-transfer salts based on BET-TTF and the linear ions AuX2− (X = Br, I) 1995 ·Synthetic Metals ·Concepció Rovira,Jaume Veciana,Judit Tarrés,Elı́es Molins,(unknown),D. O. Cowan,(unknown)	11
3	Bis(ethylenethio)tetrathiafulvalene (BET‐TTF), an organic donor with high electrical conductivity 1995 ·Advanced Materials ·Concepció Rovira,Judit Tarrés,Jaume Veciana,Carme Rovira,Juan J. Novoa,(unknown),D. O. Cowan,Enric Cañadell	23
4	A new synthesis and study of diferrocenylsulfide 1991 ·Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·(unknown),D. O. Cowan	9
5	A desirable route to heterodimers of 1,4-dihalobenzenes and anthracene and their photoproperties and thermal properties 1988 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Mutsumi Kimura,Hideki Okamoto,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kyosuke Satake,Shiro Morosawa,(unknown),(unknown),D. O. Cowan	12
6	Preliminary study of the nonlinear optical properties of 4-amino-4'-nitrodiphenyl sulfide 1986 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·(unknown),D. O. Cowan,Dean W. Robinson,(unknown),Masao Kimura	22
7	BDMT-TXF - A NEW SERIES OF TETRACHALCOGEN FULVALENES 1983 ·Le Journal de Physique Colloques ·(unknown),D. O. Cowan	3
8	Structure of the red, semiconducting form of 4,4',5,5'-tetramethyl-Δ^2,2'-bi-1,3-diselenole-7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane, TMTSF–TCNQ 1982 ·Acta Crystallographica Section B ·Thomas J. Kistenmacher,Thomas J. Emge,A. Bloćh,D. O. Cowan	283
9	Cyano-based acceptor molecules. Electrochemistry and electron spin resonance spectroscopy 1980 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·M. L. Kaplan,Robert C. Haddon,(unknown),Fred Wudl,John Marshall,D. O. Cowan,Salo Gronowitz	54
10	4,4',5,5-Tetramethyl-Δ^2,2'-bis-1,3-diselenole, TMTSF 1979 ·Acta Crystallographica Section B ·Thomas J. Kistenmacher,Thomas J. Emge,(unknown),D. O. Cowan	32
11	Crystal structure and diffuse X-ray scattering of the 1.3:2 salt of 4,4',5,5'-tetramethyl-Δ^2,2-bis-1,3-dithiole [TMTTF] and 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane [TCNQ], a nonstoichiometric quasi one-dimensional organic conductor 1976 ·Acta Crystallographica Section B ·Thomas J. Kistenmacher,Terry Phillips,D. O. Cowan,John P. Ferraris,A. Bloćh,T. O. Poehler	17
12	Studies of mixed-valence diferrocenylselenide and diferrocenyldiselenide 1976 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·(unknown),K. Bechgaard,D. O. Cowan	34
13	Oxidation-state and electron-transfer properties of mixed-valence 1,1'-polyferrocene ions 1975 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Gilbert M. Brown,Thomas J. Meyer,D. O. Cowan,Carole LeVanda,F. B. Kaufman,P. V. ROLING,Marvin D. Rausch	117
14	ChemInform Abstract: OXIDATION‐STATE AND ELECTRON‐TRANSFER PROPERTIES OF MIXED‐VALENCE 1,1′‐POLYFERROCENE IONS 1975 ·Chemischer Informationsdienst ·Gilbert M. Brown,Thomas J. Meyer,D. O. Cowan,Carole LeVanda,F. B. Kaufman,P. V. ROLING,Marvin D. Rausch	1
15	Electron transfer in a new highly conducting donor-acceptor complexbreakdown → 1973 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·John P. Ferraris,D. O. Cowan,Vernon Walatka,Jerry Perlstein	1523
16	Electronic structure of thieno[3,4-d]thiepin 1973 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Rolf Gleiter,Erika Schmidt,Philip M. Johnson,D. O. Cowan	10
17	Flash lamp design and construction 1971 ·Journal of Chemical Education ·D. O. Cowan,Robert P. DeToma	3
18	Organic solid state. V. Symmetry distortions in ferrocenium compounds 1971 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·D. O. Cowan,George A. Candela,F. B. Kaufman	42
19	Organic solid state. IV. Effect of environment on electron transfer in biferrocene[iron(II)iron(III)] picrate 1971 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·D. O. Cowan,R. L. Collins,F. B. Kaufman	43
20	Variation of fragmentation with chain length between two functional groups 1970 ·Journal of Mass Spectrometry ·Catherine Fenselau,(unknown),D. O. Cowan	1

About D. O. Cowan

D. O. Cowan is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Organic Chemistry, having authored 22 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (8 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers) and Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.9k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (371 citations) and Organic Chemistry (748 citations). D. O. Cowan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and France. Frequent co-authors include John P. Ferraris, Jerry Perlstein, Vernon Walatka, A. Bloćh, T. O. Poehler, M. Maxfield, W. A. Bryden, J.S. Chappell, Thomas J. Kistenmacher and Thomas J. Emge. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

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