Dennis L. Polla

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Dennis L. Polla is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis L. Polla has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dennis L. Polla's work include Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (18 papers), Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (10 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (9 papers). Dennis L. Polla is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (18 papers), Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (10 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (9 papers). Dennis L. Polla collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and South Korea. Dennis L. Polla's co-authors include Lorraine F. Francis, Ashok K. Sood, Zhong Lin Wang, Susan C. Mantell, Wenjie Mai, Cao Li, Youfan Hu, Ping‐Hung Yeh, Gang Bao and Yudong Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Dennis L. Polla

44 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gigantic enhancement in response and reset time of ZnO UV... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Gigantic enhancement in response and reset time of ZnO UV nanosensor by utilizing Schottky contact and surface functionalization
    2009 506 citations Wenjie Mai, Ashok K. Sood et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

Peers

Dennis L. Polla
Eui‐Hyeok Yang United States
A. Uusimäki Finland
Min Han China
Ryoichi Takayama Japan
M. Modreanu Ireland
H. Kliem Germany
C. L. Choy Hong Kong
Pedro Alpuim Portugal
Stephen E. Saddow United States
Toshishige Yamada United States
Eui‐Hyeok Yang United States
Dennis L. Polla
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dennis L. Polla

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dennis L. Polla. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dennis L. Polla based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dennis L. Polla. Dennis L. Polla is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sood, Ashok K., Roger E. Welser, Yash R. Puri, et al.. (2012). Development of Nanostructured Antireflection Coatings for EO/IR Sensor and Solar Cell Applications. Materials Sciences and Applications. 3(9). 633–639. 8 indexed citations
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Sood, Ashok K., et al.. (2010). Growth of Highly Oriented ZnO Nanowires on GaN Substrates for Electronic and Optical Sensor Applications. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 10(3). 1839–1841. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Sheng, Yong Ding, Yaguang Wei, et al.. (2009). Patterned Growth of Horizontal ZnO Nanowire Arrays. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(19). 6670–6671. 86 indexed citations
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Sood, Ashok K., Yash R. Puri, Wenjie Mai, et al.. (2008). ZnO nanostructures for optoelectronic applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6959. 69591A–69591A. 8 indexed citations
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Park, Myung Chul, Qin Kuang, Yulin Deng, et al.. (2007). Giant Enhancement in UV Response of ZnO Nanobelts by Polymer Surface-Functionalization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(40). 12096–12097. 285 indexed citations
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Sood, Ashok K., Yash R. Puri, Pu‐Xian Gao, et al.. (2007). Growth and characterization of ZnO nanowires for various sensor applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6556. 65561L–65561L.
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Arık, Mehmet, et al.. (2005). Design, fabrication, and characterization of thin film PZT membranes for high flux electronics cooling applications. Smart Materials and Structures. 14(6). 1239–1249. 5 indexed citations
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Diaz, J. A., Paul F. Daley, Robin Miles, Henry W. Rohrs, & Dennis L. Polla. (2004). Integration test of a miniature ExB mass spectrometer with a gas chromatograph for development of a low-cost, portable, chemical-detection system. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 23(4). 314–321. 13 indexed citations
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DuBow, J., Wenjia Zhang, Ramesh Harjani, et al.. (1999). <title>Embedded cure monitor, strain gauge, and mechanical state estimator</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3673. 336–350. 2 indexed citations
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Polla, Dennis L., et al.. (1999). Stress and Deformation of Pzt Thin Film on Silicon Wafer Due to Thermal Expansion. MRS Proceedings. 574. 8 indexed citations
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Polla, Dennis L. & Lorraine F. Francis. (1998). PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND INTEGRATION INTO MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS. Annual Review of Materials Science. 28(1). 563–597. 244 indexed citations
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Erdman, Arthur G., et al.. (1998). A New Inertia-Based Linear Stepper Motor for Micro-Surgical Procedures. 1 indexed citations
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DuBow, J., et al.. (1998). <title>Applied research in remotely queried embedded microsensors</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3328. 124–132. 4 indexed citations
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Yoon, Young Soo, et al.. (1998). Influence of Interface Structure on Chemical Etching Process for Air Gap of Microelectromechanical System Based on Surface Micromachining. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 37(12S). 7129–7129. 7 indexed citations
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Polla, Dennis L.. (1997). <title>Application of PZT thin films in microelectromechanical systems</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3046. 24–27. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, et al.. (1997). Fabrication process of pzt piezoelectric cantilever unimorphs using surface micromachining. Integrated ferroelectrics. 15(1-4). 325–332. 17 indexed citations
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Polla, Dennis L.. (1995). Microelectromechanical systems based on ferroelectric thin films. Microelectronic Engineering. 29(1-4). 51–58. 109 indexed citations
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Riza, Nabeel A. & Dennis L. Polla. (1993). <title>Micromechanical fiber optic switches for optical networks</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1793. 108–126. 16 indexed citations
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Polla, Dennis L., et al.. (1987). Technology Considerations For Integrated Multifunctional Silicon Sensors. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 782. 61–61. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, C. E., et al.. (1981). Generation-recombination centers in p-type Hg1−xCdxTe. Applied Physics Letters. 39(3). 248–250. 39 indexed citations

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