L. W. Molenkamp

32.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
438 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

L. W. Molenkamp is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. W. Molenkamp has authored 438 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 386 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 194 papers in Materials Chemistry and 157 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. W. Molenkamp's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (220 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (161 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (113 papers). L. W. Molenkamp is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (220 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (161 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (113 papers). L. W. Molenkamp collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Russia. L. W. Molenkamp's co-authors include H. Buhmann, C. Brüne, G. Schmidt, Markus König, Shou-Cheng Zhang, Xiao-Liang Qi, S. Wiedmann, C. Gould, D. Ferrand and B. J. van Wees and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

L. W. Molenkamp

427 papers receiving 23.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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 Spin Hall Insulator State in HgTe Quantum Wells

2007 4.4k citations Markus König, C. Brüne et al. Science profile →
Fundamental obstacle for electrical spin injection from a ferromagnetic metal into a diffusive semiconductor

2000 1.6k citations G. Schmidt, L. W. Molenkamp et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Injection and detection of a spin-polarized current in a light-emitting diode

1999 1.5k citations W. Ossau, G. Schmidt et al. profile →
Topolectrical-circuit realization of topological corner modes

2018 770 citations Stefan Imhof, L. W. Molenkamp et al. profile →
Nonlocal Transport in the Quantum Spin Hall State

2009 688 citations C. Brüne, H. Buhmann et al. Science profile →
The Quantum Spin Hall Effect: Theory and Experiment

2008 622 citations Markus König, H. Buhmann et al. profile →
Topolectrical Circuits

2018 437 citations Ching Hua Lee, Stefan Imhof et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. W. Molenkamp Germany	68	20.7k	11.4k	6.0k	5.7k	2.5k	438	24.4k
E. J. Melé United States	51	23.1k 1.1×	17.3k 1.5×	3.1k 0.5×	6.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	225	28.5k
Eiji Saitoh Japan	70	18.6k 0.9×	5.6k 0.5×	8.5k 1.4×	7.0k 1.2×	5.8k 2.3×	383	22.0k
Tsuneya Ando Japan	62	17.6k 0.9×	11.7k 1.0×	7.3k 1.2×	3.5k 0.6×	762 0.3×	303	22.3k
K. von Klitzing Germany	68	20.4k 1.0×	6.4k 0.6×	8.9k 1.5×	6.4k 1.1×	931 0.4×	472	23.3k
Ken‐ichi Uchida Japan	50	10.0k 0.5×	3.9k 0.3×	5.2k 0.9×	3.4k 0.6×	3.1k 1.3×	325	13.2k
L. Eaves United Kingdom	57	8.9k 0.4×	9.6k 0.8×	8.3k 1.4×	1.8k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	542	17.3k
M. L. Roukes United States	73	20.4k 1.0×	9.7k 0.9×	14.1k 2.4×	3.0k 0.5×	3.9k 1.6×	187	29.7k
C. T. Foxon United Kingdom	57	13.6k 0.7×	4.3k 0.4×	8.4k 1.4×	5.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	470	17.1k
M. Zahid Hasan United States	61	35.1k 1.7×	23.1k 2.0×	2.2k 0.4×	14.8k 2.6×	4.8k 2.0×	181	39.6k
P. B. Littlewood United States	63	8.5k 0.4×	6.0k 0.5×	2.4k 0.4×	9.0k 1.6×	7.8k 3.2×	275	18.5k

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Hofmann, Tobias, Tobias Helbig, Stefan Imhof, et al.. (2023). Observation of cnoidal wave localization in nonlinear topolectric circuits. Physical Review Research. 5(1). 30 indexed citations

Liang, Xianhu, et al.. (2023). Realization of smooth side profile using diffusion-controlled wet chemical etching for HgTe/(Hg,Cd)Te heterostructures. Nanotechnology. 34(20). 205302–205302. 2 indexed citations

Fijalkowski, Kajetan M., Nan Liu, S. Schreyeck, et al.. (2023). Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling of a Topological Ferromagnet. Advanced Science. 10(22). e2303165–e2303165. 6 indexed citations

Werther, Joachim, Katarzyna Gas, C. Schumacher, et al.. (2022). Bulk-like magnetic properties in MBE-grown unstrained, antiferromagnetic CuMnSb. Applied Physics Letters. 121(1). 2 indexed citations

Tielrooij, Klaas‐Jan, Alessandro Principi, David Saleta Reig, et al.. (2022). Milliwatt terahertz harmonic generation from topological insulator metamaterials. Light Science & Applications. 11(1). 315–315. 44 indexed citations

Kayyalha, Morteza, Di Xiao, Ruoxi Zhang, et al.. (2020). Absence of evidence for chiral Majorana modes in quantum anomalous Hall-superconductor devices. arXiv (Cornell University). 27 indexed citations

Kayyalha, Morteza, Di Xiao, Ruoxi Zhang, et al.. (2020). Absence of evidence for chiral Majorana modes in quantum anomalous Hall-superconductor devices. Science. 367(6473). 64–67. 93 indexed citations

Müller, Valentin, et al.. (2020). Identification of massive and topological surface states in the 3D topological insulator tensile strained HgTe. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations

Zabolotnyy, V. B., R. J. Green, T. R. F. Peixoto, et al.. (2020). Comparing magnetic ground-state properties of the V- and Cr-doped topological insulator (Bi,Sb)2Te3. Physical review. B.. 101(4). 21 indexed citations

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Charnukha, Aliaksei, et al.. (2019). Ultrafast nonlocal collective dynamics of Kane plasmon-polaritons in a narrow-gap semiconductor. Science Advances. 5(8). eaau9956–eaau9956. 18 indexed citations

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Tarakina, Nadezda V., S. Schreyeck, Martial Duchamp, et al.. (2017). Microstructural characterization of Cr-doped (Bi,Sb)₂Te₃thin films. CrystEngComm. 19(26). 3633–3639. 4 indexed citations

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Wiedenmann, Jonas, Erwann Bocquillon, Russell Deacon, et al.. (2016). 4π-periodic Josephson supercurrent in HgTe-based topological Josephson junctions. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10303–10303. 277 indexed citations

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Buhmann, H., et al.. (2014). Landau levels and spin splitting in the two-dimensional electron gas of a HgTe quantum well near the critical width for the topological phase transition. Physical Review B. 90(23). 9 indexed citations

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Nowack, Katja C., Eric Spanton, Matthias Baenninger, et al.. (2013). Imaging currents in HgTe quantum wells in the quantum spin Hall regime. Nature Materials. 12(9). 787–791. 183 indexed citations

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Yao, Shu‐Hua, Bo Zhou, Ming‐Hui Lu, et al.. (2012). Observing electronic structures on ex‐situ grown topological insulator thin films. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 7(1-2). 130–132. 9 indexed citations

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Astakhov, G. V., et al.. (2011). 強磁性半導体(Ga,Mn)Asにおける光誘起Barkhausen効果. Physical Review Letters. 106(3). 1–37204. 2 indexed citations

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Hankiewicz, Ewelina M., Jairo Sinova, V. Hock, et al.. (2006). Direct observation of the Aharonov-Casher phase. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2 indexed citations

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Zaı̆tsev, S. V., H. Schömig, G. Bacher, et al.. (2001). Buried CdTe/CdMgTe single quantum dots using selective thermal interdiffusion. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 16(7). 631–634. 11 indexed citations

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Molenkamp, L. W., G. Schmidt, & G. Bauer. (2001). Rashba Hamiltonian and electron transport. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 64(12). 156 indexed citations

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Houten, H. van, L. W. Molenkamp, C. W. J. Beenakker, & C. T. Foxon. (1992). Thermo-electric properties of quantum point contacts. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 82 indexed citations

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