G. Le Lay

15.6k citations

222 papers · 12.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
- Graphene research and applications
- 2D Materials and Applications
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Papers in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films 47
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 46
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 173
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 121
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 42
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 39
- Topological Materials and Phenomena 37
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 32
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 20

Co-authors: Paola De Padova B. Ealet M. E. Dávila Patrick Vogt Andrea Resta J. Ávila M. C. Asensio E. Frantzeskakis
Journals: Surface Science (44 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (25 papers)Applied Surface Science (24 papers)Surface Review and Letters (9 papers)Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (8 papers)
Partner nations: France Italy Germany

In The Last Decade

G. Le Lay

219 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Germanene: a novel two-dimensional germanium allotrope akin to graphene and silicene 2014 · 1.3k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 New Journal of Physics
2012 Physical Review Letters
2010 Applied Physics Letters
2010 Applied Physics Letters

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1	Phase transition of germanene prepared by atomic segregation epitaxy at Ag(111) thin films on Ge(111) 2D Materials ·Junji Yuhara, Chuek Hei Ho, Gauri Berry Shastry, Seiya Suzuki, Tomo‐o Terasawa, Jurusan Teknologi, Masashi Nakatake, G. Le Lay	2025	0
2	Sequencing one-dimensional Majorana materials for topological quantum computing Journal of Physics Materials ·Marco Minissale, Paolo Bondavalli, M. S. Figueira, G. Le Lay	2024	1
3	Formation of germanene with free-standing lattice constant Surface Science ·Junji Yuhara, كمال كمال مهلاوي, Masaki Ono, Akio Ohta, Seiichi Miyazaki, Masaaki Araidai, Jurusan Teknologi, Masashi Nakatake, G. Le Lay	2023	6
4	The Renaissance and Golden Age of Epitaxial Dry Germanene Crystals ·Marco Minissale, Eric Salomon, T. Sarkodie, C. Martin, Matthias Muntwiler, T. Angot, G. Le Lay	2023	3
5	Spin-polarized Majorana zero modes in proximitized superconducting penta-silicene nanoribbons Scientific Reports ·A. Meindl, Cemile Uyar, Yoon-Jin Kang, 杨文正, M. A. Contínentino, A. C. Seridonio, Marco Minissale, G. Le Lay, M. S. Figueira	2023	2
6	Single germanene phase formed by segregation through Al(111) thin films on Ge(111) 2D Materials ·Junji Yuhara, Yagoub Kamal Eldin, Masaaki Araidai, Masato Kobayashi, Akio Ohta, Seiichi Miyazaki, Jurusan Teknologi, Masashi Nakatake, G. Le Lay	2021	10
7	Comprehensive Raman study of epitaxial silicene-related phases on Ag(111) Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology ·Dmytro Solonenko, Ovidiu D. Gordan, G. Le Lay, Dietrich R. T. Zahn, Patrick Vogt	2017	15
8	Few layer epitaxial germanene: a novel two-dimensional Dirac material Scientific Reports ·M. E. Dávila, G. Le Lay	2016	204
9	Unveiling the pentagonal nature of perfectly aligned single-and double-strand Si nano-ribbons on Ag(110) Nature Communications ·Jorge I. Cerdá, Jagoda Sławińska, G. Le Lay, Weining Song, José M. Gómez‐Rodríguez, M. E. Dávila	2016	101
10	Growth and structural properties of silicene at multilayer coverage Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Eric Salomon, N.V. Prasad .K Associate Member Ieee, G. Le Lay, T. Angot	2014	41
11	Presence of gapped silicene-derived band in the prototypical (3 × 3) silicene phase on silver (111) surfaces Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·J. Ávila, Paola De Padova, Suyeon Cho, D.J. Maeng, MAREK Z. ZGIERSKIA, C. Quaresima, Patrick Vogt, Andrea Resta, G. Le Lay, M. C. Asensio	2013	60
12	The quasiparticle band dispersion in epitaxial multilayer silicene Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Paola De Padova, J. Ávila, Andrea Resta, Ivy Razado-Colambo, C. Quaresima, C. Ottaviani, Bruno Olivieri, Thomas Bruhn, Patrick Vogt, M. C. Asensio, G. Le Lay	2013	64
13	Atomic Structures of Silicene Layers Grown on Ag(111): Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy Observations Scientific Reports ·Andrea Resta, Thomas Leoni, Clemens Barth, Alain Ranguis, C. Becker, Thomas Bruhn, Patrick Vogt, G. Le Lay	2013	122
14	Mn-silicide nanostructures aligned on massively parallel silicon nano-ribbons Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Paola De Padova, C. Ottaviani, F. Ronci, Stefano Colonna, Bruno Olivieri, C. Quaresima, A. Cricenti, M. E. Dávila, Franz Hennies, Annette Pietzsch, M. Palanterä, G. Le Lay	2012	13
15	1D graphene-like silicon systems: silicene nano-ribbons Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Paola De Padova, P. Perfetti, Bruno Olivieri, C. Quaresima, C. Ottaviani, G. Le Lay	2012	79
16	Comparative structural and electronic studies of hydrogen interaction with isolated versus ordered silicon nanoribbons grown on Ag(110) Nanotechnology ·M. E. Dávila, Weining Song, Paola De Padova, I. Montero, Franz Hennies, Annette Pietzsch, صمد سعیدی مشیرآباد, José M. Gómez‐Rodríguez, G. Le Lay	2012	36
17	Detecting and localizing surface dynamics with STM: a study of the Sn/Ge(111) and Sn/Si(111) α-phase surfaces Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·F. Ronci, Stefano Colonna, A. Cricenti, G. Le Lay	2010	7
18	Direct Observation of Sn Adatoms Dynamical Fluctuations at theSn/Ge(111)Surface Physical Review Letters ·F. Ronci, Stefano Colonna, Stephen D. Thorpe, A. Cricenti, G. Le Lay	2005	32
19	Pb/Si(111)1×1-H SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHT University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE) ·J. Osvald, K. Hricovíni, G. Le Lay, Yu-Chang Kao	1995	1
20	Semiconductor interfaces : formation and properties : proceedings of the workshops, Les Houches, France, February 24-March 6, 1987 Springer eBooks ·G. Le Lay, J. Derrien, Nino Boccara	1987	1

About G. Le Lay

G. Le Lay is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Radiation and Structural Biology, having authored 222 papers that have together received 12.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (121 papers), Graphene research and applications (59 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (46 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (42 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (39 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (37 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (32 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.3k citations), Materials Chemistry (9.7k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (814 citations), Structural Biology (92 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.2k citations). G. Le Lay has collaborated with scholars based in France, Italy and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Paola De Padova, B. Ealet, M. E. Dávila, Patrick Vogt, Andrea Resta, J. Ávila, M. C. Asensio, E. Frantzeskakis, Ángel Rubio and Lede Xian. Their work appears in journals such as Surface Science, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Applied Surface Science, Surface Review and Letters and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.

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