J. A. Van Vechten

7.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
105 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

J. A. Van Vechten is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. A. Van Vechten has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 35 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J. A. Van Vechten's work include Semiconductor materials and interfaces (31 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (31 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (26 papers). J. A. Van Vechten is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor materials and interfaces (31 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (31 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (26 papers). J. A. Van Vechten collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Qatar. J. A. Van Vechten's co-authors include J. C. Phillips, T. K. Bergstresser, C. D. Thurmond, J. C. Phillips, John F. Wager, F.W. Saris, Raphael Tsu, Volker Heine, O. Berolo and Richard M. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. A. Van Vechten

102 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Quantum Dielectric Theory of Electronegativity in Covalent Systems. I. Electronic Dielectric Constant

1969 1.0k citations J. A. Van Vechten Physical Review profile →
Electronic Structures of Semiconductor Alloys

1970 586 citations J. A. Van Vechten et al. Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
Quantum Dielectric Theory of Electronegativity in Covalent Systems. II. Ionization Potentials and Interband Transition Energies

1969 520 citations J. A. Van Vechten Physical Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. A. Van Vechten United States	33	3.7k	3.4k	3.0k	925	727	105	6.4k
F. J. Himpsel United States	56	3.6k 1.0×	5.3k 1.6×	3.4k 1.1×	743 0.8×	909 1.3×	146	9.1k
J. H. Weaver United States	50	2.8k 0.8×	4.7k 1.4×	4.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.5k 2.1×	293	9.3k
Michael Stavola United States	40	3.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	873 0.9×	908 1.2×	182	5.7k
J. H. Weaver United States	45	1.6k 0.4×	2.8k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	532 0.6×	867 1.2×	168	6.2k
F. Jona United States	56	1.6k 0.4×	6.0k 1.7×	3.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	271	9.3k
F. Flóres Spain	52	4.5k 1.2×	7.2k 2.1×	4.1k 1.4×	622 0.7×	920 1.3×	374	11.0k
J. E. Rowe United States	50	3.5k 0.9×	4.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	776 0.8×	324 0.4×	196	7.5k
B. Segall United States	48	3.3k 0.9×	3.8k 1.1×	4.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	2.0k 2.8×	122	8.4k
A. Baldereschi Switzerland	49	4.1k 1.1×	5.1k 1.5×	5.5k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.8×	202	9.9k
W. E. Spicer United States	51	2.9k 0.8×	4.0k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	2.7k 3.7×	216	8.6k

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Vechten, J. A. Van, et al.. (2001). Smart Parking Lot with Just-In-Time Shuttle-Bus Service.

Guidotti, Daniel, et al.. (1989). Modeling of luminescence phase delay for nondestructive characterization of Si wafers. Journal of Applied Physics. 66(6). 2542–2553. 13 indexed citations

Wager, John F. & J. A. Van Vechten. (1989). Reply to ‘‘Comment on ‘Atomic model for theEL2 defect in GaAs’’. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 39(3). 1967–1969. 3 indexed citations

Wager, John F., et al.. (1988). Phosphorous Vacancy Nearest Neighbor Hopping Induced Instabilities in InP Capacitors: II . Computer Simulation. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 135(8). 2023–2027. 5 indexed citations

Vechten, J. A. Van, et al.. (1987). Kink site saturation mechanism for whisker growth under sputtering conditions. Journal of Crystal Growth. 82(3). 289–294. 17 indexed citations

Vechten, J. A. Van. (1986). Comment on "Green's-function calculation of the lattice response near the vacancy in Si". Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(12). 8785–8788. 9 indexed citations

Vechten, J. A. Van. (1985). Temperature dependence of transverse acoustic phonons in semiconductors. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(4). 2508–2509. 3 indexed citations

Vechten, J. A. Van. (1985). Kinetic segregation of AlAs-GaAs during 〈110〉 MBE. Journal of Crystal Growth. 71(2). 326–332. 16 indexed citations

Vechten, J. A. Van. (1984). Deviations from the one-defect approximation: antistructure in III-V compounds. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 17(35). L933–L937. 25 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1983). BOSE CONDENSATION AND THE ATHERMAL NATURE OF PULSED LASER ANNEALING. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 44(C5). C5–11. 1 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1982). Comment on ‘‘Phase transformation on and charged particle emission from a Si crystal surface induced by ps laser pulses’’. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(12). 9202–9203. 6 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1982). Electronic Dilation of Si during Pulsed Laser Annealing. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 21(2A). L125–L125. 8 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1975). Simple Theoretical Estimates of the Schottky Constants and Virtual‐Enthalpies of Single Vacancy Formation in Zinc‐Blende and Wurtzite Type Semiconductors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 122(3). 419–422. 168 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1975). Microscopic Mechanisms of Growth of Dark Line Defects in Double Heterostructure Lasers. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 122(11). 1556–1558. 26 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1974). Enthalpy of vacancy migration in Si and Ge. Physical review. B, Solid state. 10(4). 1482–1506. 95 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1973). Quantum Dielectric Theory of Electronegativity in Covalent Systems. III. Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagrams, Heats of Mixing, and Distribution Coefficients. Physical review. B, Solid state. 7(4). 1479–1507. 353 indexed citations

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Berolo, O., John C. Woolley, & J. A. Van Vechten. (1973). Effect of Disorder on the Conduction-Band Effective Mass, Valence-Band Spin-Orbit Splitting, and the Direct Band Gap in III-V Alloys. Physical review. B, Solid state. 8(8). 3794–3798. 102 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van, O. Berolo, & J. C. Woolley. (1972). Spin-Orbit Splitting in Compositionally Disordered Semiconductors. Physical Review Letters. 29(20). 1400–1403. 73 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1971). Semiconductor–metal phase transformation of tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors. physica status solidi (b). 47(1). 261–264. 9 indexed citations

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Vechten, J. A. Van. (1969). Quantum Dielectric Theory of Electronegativity in Covalent Systems. I. Electronic Dielectric Constant. Physical Review. 182(3). 891–905. 1016 indexed citations breakdown →

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