M. Despont

8.6k citations
128 papers · 6.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

    • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
    • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
    • Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
    • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
    • Near-Field Optical Microscopy
    • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications

Papers in

M. Despont

123 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

The "millipede" - nanotechnology entering data storage 2002 · 560 citations
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Peers

M. Despont
Comparison fields: 5 of 115
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3.6k
  • Biomedical Engineering 3.0k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3.5k
  • Structural Biology 66
  • Bioengineering 249
Replace H. Rothuizen with:
H. Rothuizen Switzerland
Ute Drechsler Switzerland
P. Vettiger Switzerland
B. D. Terris United States
U. Dürig Switzerland
P.M. Sarro Netherlands
H. K. Wickramasinghe United States
Ingrid De Wolf Belgium
Andreas Stemmer Switzerland
Takahito Ono Japan
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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Despont

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside M. Despont, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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9 2010267
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The millipede, a very dense, highly parallel scanning-probe data-storage system
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About M. Despont

M. Despont is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Structural Biology, having authored 128 papers that have together received 6.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (65 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (59 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (50 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (16 papers), Near-Field Optical Microscopy (14 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (12 papers), Advancements in Photolithography Techniques (10 papers) and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.6k citations), Biomedical Engineering (3.0k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.5k citations), Structural Biology (66 citations) and Bioengineering (249 citations). M. Despont has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include P. Vettiger, Ute Drechsler, H. Lorenz, H. Rothuizen, G. Binnig, Philippe Renaud, Juergen Brügger, W. Häberle, U. Dürig and P. Vettiger. Their work appears in journals such as Microelectronic Engineering, Sensors and Actuators A Physical, Applied Physics Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments and Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems.

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