Nathan Pfaff

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nathan Pfaff is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan Pfaff has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Nathan Pfaff's work include GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (17 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (11 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (8 papers). Nathan Pfaff is often cited by papers focused on GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (17 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (11 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (8 papers). Nathan Pfaff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Nathan Pfaff's co-authors include Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck, Robert M. Farrell, Umesh K. Mishra, S. Keller, Stuart Brinkley, Michael Cantore, Daniel Feezell and Shinichi Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Acta Materialia and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

Nathan Pfaff

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Development of gallium-nitride-based light-emitting diode... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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.

  1. Development of gallium-nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes for energy-efficient lighting and displays
    2013 361 citations Steven P. DenBaars, Daniel Feezell et al. Acta Materialia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathan Pfaff United States 13 832 702 604 428 342 20 1.3k
J.M. Tsai Taiwan 19 1.1k 1.3× 989 1.4× 766 1.3× 359 0.8× 550 1.6× 30 1.7k
Motokazu Yamada Japan 11 1.4k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 646 1.1× 598 1.4× 508 1.5× 13 1.8k
J. Baur Germany 15 773 0.9× 553 0.8× 487 0.8× 384 0.9× 318 0.9× 28 1.1k
D. S. Sizov Russia 14 543 0.7× 506 0.7× 749 1.2× 648 1.5× 138 0.4× 39 1.2k
T. A. Trottier United States 13 430 0.5× 975 1.4× 678 1.1× 169 0.4× 202 0.6× 20 1.3k
Haiqiang Jia China 19 1.0k 1.2× 791 1.1× 645 1.1× 500 1.2× 511 1.5× 126 1.5k
Nobuyuki Ikarashi Japan 25 492 0.6× 503 0.7× 1.3k 2.1× 453 1.1× 325 1.0× 134 1.7k
S. Fung Hong Kong 26 276 0.3× 923 1.3× 1.4k 2.4× 610 1.4× 322 0.9× 152 2.0k
Isamu Niki Japan 8 922 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 717 1.2× 484 1.1× 947 2.8× 10 2.2k
A. Bonanni Austria 25 692 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 763 1.3× 690 1.6× 626 1.8× 133 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cantore, Michael, Nathan Pfaff, Robert M. Farrell, et al.. (2015). High luminous flux from single crystal phosphor-converted laser-based white lighting system. Optics Express. 24(2). A215–A215. 183 indexed citations
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Keller, S., Haoran Li, Matthew A. Laurent, et al.. (2014). Recent progress in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of $\left( 000\bar{1} \right)$ N-polar group-III nitrides. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 29(11). 113001–113001. 188 indexed citations
3.
Pfaff, Nathan. (2013). Thermal Performance of III-Nitride Light Emitting Diodes and Developments in Laser Based White Lighting. 2 indexed citations
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DenBaars, Steven P., Daniel Feezell, Siddha Pimputkar, et al.. (2013). Development of gallium-nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes for energy-efficient lighting and displays. Acta Materialia. 61(3). 945–951. 361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pfaff, Nathan, Kathryn M. Kelchner, Daniel Feezell, et al.. (2013). Thermal Performance of Violet and Blue Single-Quantum-Well Nonpolarm-Plane InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes. Applied Physics Express. 6(9). 92104–92104. 3 indexed citations
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Pan, Chih‐Chien, Nathan Pfaff, Shinichi Tanaka, et al.. (2012). Reduction in Thermal Droop Using Thick Single-Quantum-Well Structure in Semipolar ($20\bar{2}\bar{1}$) Blue Light-Emitting Diodes. Applied Physics Express. 5(10). 102103–102103. 37 indexed citations
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Hu, Yan-Ling, Robert M. Farrell, Carl J. Neufeld, et al.. (2012). Effect of quantum well cap layer thickness on the microstructure and performance of InGaN/GaN solar cells. Applied Physics Letters. 100(16). 55 indexed citations
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Garrett, Gregory A., P. Rotella, Hongen Shen, et al.. (2012). Carrier dynamics in active regions for ultraviolet optoelectronics grown on thick, relaxed AlGaN on semipolar bulk GaN. physica status solidi (b). 249(3). 507–510. 1 indexed citations
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Keller, S., Nathan Pfaff, Steven P. DenBaars, & Umesh K. Mishra. (2012). Polarization spectroscopy of N-polar AlGaN/GaN multi quantum wells grown on vicinal (0001¯) GaN. Applied Physics Letters. 101(18). 5 indexed citations
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Haeger, Daniel A., Erin C. Young, Roy B. Chung, et al.. (2012). 384 nm laser diode grown on a (202¯1) semipolar relaxed AlGaN buffer layer. Applied Physics Letters. 100(16). 22 indexed citations
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Chung, Roy B., Changseok Han, Nathan Pfaff, et al.. (2012). The reduction of efficiency droop by Al0.82In0.18N/GaN superlattice electron blocking layer in (0001) oriented GaN-based light emitting diodes. Applied Physics Letters. 101(13). 39 indexed citations
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Brinkley, Stuart, Nathan Pfaff, Kristin A. Denault, et al.. (2011). Robust thermal performance of Sr2Si5N8:Eu2+: An efficient red emitting phosphor for light emitting diode based white lighting. Applied Physics Letters. 99(24). 205 indexed citations
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Brinkley, Stuart, You-Da Lin, Arpan Chakraborty, et al.. (2011). Polarized spontaneous emission from blue-green m-plane GaN-based light emitting diodes. Applied Physics Letters. 98(1). 56 indexed citations
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Chung, Roy B., You-Da Lin, Ingrid Koslow, et al.. (2010). Electroluminescence Characterization of (2021) InGaN/GaN Light Emitting Diodes with Various Wavelengths. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 49(7R). 70203–70203. 23 indexed citations
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Matioli, Elison, Blaise Fleury, Nathan Pfaff, et al.. (2010). High extraction efficiency light-emitting diodes based on embedded air-gap photonic-crystals. Applied Physics Letters. 96(3). 31108–31108. 83 indexed citations
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Zhong, Hong, Anurag Tyagi, Nathan Pfaff, et al.. (2009). Enhancing the Light Extraction Efficiency of Blue Semipolar (1011) Nitride-Based Light Emitting Diodes through Surface Patterning. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 48(3R). 30201–30201. 12 indexed citations
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Hong, C.-Y., et al.. (2009). Hybrid waveguides for optically pumped amplifiers. Applied Physics Letters. 94(9). 2 indexed citations
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Masui, Hisashi, Junichi Sonoda, Arpan Chakraborty, et al.. (2009). Customized Filter Cube in Fluorescence Microscope Measurements of InGaN/GaN Quantum-Well Characterization. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 48(9). 98003–98003. 2 indexed citations
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Masui, Hisashi, Junichi Sonoda, Nathan Pfaff, et al.. (2008). Quantum-confined Stark effect on photoluminescence and electroluminescence characteristics of InGaN-based light-emitting diodes. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 41(16). 165105–165105. 52 indexed citations
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Hong, C.-Y., et al.. (2008). Partial confinement photonic crystal waveguides. Applied Physics Letters. 93(26). 2 indexed citations

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