G. Le Lay

15.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
222 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

G. Le Lay is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Le Lay has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 90 papers in Materials Chemistry and 61 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. Le Lay's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (121 papers), Graphene research and applications (59 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (46 papers). G. Le Lay is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (121 papers), Graphene research and applications (59 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (46 papers). G. Le Lay collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Germany. G. Le Lay's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

G. Le Lay

219 papers receiving 12.3k 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.

Silicene: Compelling Experimental Evidence for Graphenelike Two-Dimensional Silicon

2012 3.2k citations Patrick Vogt, Paola De Padova et al. profile →
Germanene: a novel two-dimensional germanium allotrope akin to graphene and silicene

2014 1.3k citations M. E. Dávila, G. Le Lay et al. profile →
Graphene-like silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A possible formation of silicene

2010 795 citations B. Aufray, Abdelkader Kara et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Evidence of graphene-like electronic signature in silicene nanoribbons

2010 486 citations Paola De Padova, C. Ottaviani et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Le Lay France	50	9.7k	7.3k	3.2k	1.3k	814	222	12.7k
K. Horn Germany	51	11.0k 1.1×	7.9k 1.1×	5.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.8×	1.3k 1.7×	244	14.9k
M. C. Asensio France	45	7.4k 0.8×	3.8k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	946 0.7×	534 0.7×	214	9.4k
Jürg Osterwalder Switzerland	49	7.4k 0.8×	7.2k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	997 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	233	12.0k
Joseph A. Stroscio United States	45	4.7k 0.5×	7.0k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	503 0.6×	114	9.6k
Michael Rohlfing Germany	48	5.2k 0.5×	4.3k 0.6×	4.4k 1.4×	924 0.7×	302 0.4×	144	8.8k
Geert Brocks Netherlands	48	8.6k 0.9×	4.6k 0.6×	5.6k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	176 0.2×	152	12.2k
Steven C. Erwin United States	42	6.0k 0.6×	3.7k 0.5×	3.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	226 0.3×	140	9.5k
Philip Hofmann Denmark	58	7.2k 0.7×	6.7k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	885 1.1×	276	11.1k
A. Baldereschi Switzerland	49	5.5k 0.6×	5.1k 0.7×	4.1k 1.3×	831 0.6×	274 0.3×	202	9.9k
J. H. Weaver United States	50	4.2k 0.4×	4.7k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 2.0×	293	9.3k

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Minissale, Marco, Paolo Bondavalli, M. S. Figueira, & G. Le Lay. (2024). Sequencing one-dimensional Majorana materials for topological quantum computing. Journal of Physics Materials. 7(3). 31001–31001. 1 indexed citations

Dávila, M. E. & G. Le Lay. (2022). Silicene: Genesis, remarkable discoveries, and legacy. Materials Today Advances. 16. 100312–100312. 23 indexed citations

Ávila, J., Paola De Padova, Suyeon Cho, et al.. (2013). Presence of gapped silicene-derived band in the prototypical (3 × 3) silicene phase on silver (111) surfaces. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 25(26). 262001–262001. 60 indexed citations

Padova, Paola De, C. Ottaviani, F. Ronci, et al.. (2012). Mn-silicide nanostructures aligned on massively parallel silicon nano-ribbons. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 25(1). 14009–14009. 13 indexed citations

Padova, Paola De, P. Perfetti, Bruno Olivieri, et al.. (2012). 1D graphene-like silicon systems: silicene nano-ribbons. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 24(22). 223001–223001. 79 indexed citations

Gori, Paola, F. Ronci, Stefano Colonna, et al.. (2009). First-principles calculations and bias-dependent STM measurements at the α-Sn/Ge(111) surface. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 85(6). 66001–66001. 7 indexed citations

Salomon, Eric, Nicolas Papageorgiou, T. Angot, et al.. (2007). Lead Phthalocyanine Films by Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111(33). 12467–12471. 11 indexed citations

Valbuena, Miguel A., J. Ávila, M. E. Dávila, et al.. (2007). Silicon quantum wires on Ag(110): Fermi surface and quantum well states. Applied Surface Science. 254(1). 50–54. 6 indexed citations

Oughaddou, Hamid, B. Aufray, Jean-Paul Bibérian, et al.. (2007). Self-organization of Ge tetramers on Ag(001) surface: A 2D realization of unusual substrate mediated interactions. Surface Science. 602(2). 506–510. 9 indexed citations

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Göthelid, M., et al.. (2006). Creation of a metallic channel at theSn∕InAs(111)Bsurface studied using synchrotron-radiation photoelectron spectroscopy. Physical Review B. 74(20). 5 indexed citations

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Papageorgiou, Nicolas, Y. Ferro, J.M. Layet, et al.. (2003). Self-assembled molecular chains formed by selective adsorption of lead–phthalocyanine on InSb(100)-(4×2)/c(8×2). Applied Physics Letters. 82(15). 2518–2520. 21 indexed citations

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Weissenrieder, Jonas, M. Göthelid, G. Le Lay, & U. O. Karlsson. (2002). Investigation of the surface phase diagram of Fe()–S. Surface Science. 515(1). 135–142. 20 indexed citations

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Göthelid, M., et al.. (1998). Halogen Interaction with the Ge(111) and Ge(100) Surfaces. Surface Review and Letters. 5(1). 119–124. 2 indexed citations

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Aristov, V. Yu., V. M. Zhilin, A. Taleb‐Ibrahimi, et al.. (1996). Sb or Cs covered InAs(110) surfaces: moving EF into conduction band and quantized 2D electron channel. Applied Surface Science. 104-105. 73–78. 19 indexed citations

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Osvald, J., et al.. (1995). Pb/Si(111)1×1-H SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHT. University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE). 4(1). 191–197. 1 indexed citations

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Lay, G. Le, et al.. (1994). Frontiers in science and technology with synchrotron radiation. Synchrotron Radiation News. 7(4). 2–3.

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Lay, G. Le, Jacques Peretti, M. Hanbücken, & Weishen Yang. (1988). Surface spectroscopy studies of Pb monolayers on Si(111). Surface Science. 204(1-2). 57–68. 64 indexed citations

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Lay, G. Le, J. Derrien, & Nino Boccara. (1987). Semiconductor interfaces : formation and properties : proceedings of the workshops, Les Houches, France, February 24-March 6, 1987. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Hanbücken, M. & G. Le Lay. (1986). Formation of noble-metal-Si(100) interfaces. Surface Science. 168(1-3). 122–132. 65 indexed citations

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Bertucci, Michele, G. Le Lay, M. Manneville, & R. Kern. (1979). Desorption kinetics of condensed phases Two-dimensional phases of silver on Ge(111). Surface Science. 85(2). 471–492. 59 indexed citations

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