P. A. Thiel

15.0k citations

332 papers · 12.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 54

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
Catalysis top 0.5%

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 186
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 115
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 93
Geochemistry and Petrology 30
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies 30

Co-authors: Theodore E. Madey James W. Evans C. J. Jenks M. C. Bartelt John T. Yates S.‐L. Chang W. H. Weinberg J. W. Evans
Journals: Surface Science (60 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (26 papers)Physical Review B (25 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (25 papers)Physical Review Letters (18 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Germany

In The Last Decade

P. A. Thiel

329 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Morphological evolution during epitaxial thin film growth: Formation of 2D islands and 3D mounds 2006 · 573 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Surface Science Reports
1987 Surface Science Reports
1983 The Journal of Chemical Physics

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1	Encapsulation of metal nanoparticles at the surface of a prototypical layered material Nanoscale ·Ann Lii-Rosales, Yong Han, Dapeng Jing, Michael C. Tringides, Scott Julien, Kai‐Tak Wan, Cai‐Zhuang Wang, King C. Lai, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2021	13
2	Fundamentals of Au(111) Surface Dynamics: Coarsening of Two-Dimensional Au Islands The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Gudo, King C. Lai, Yong Han, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2020	11
3	Non-equilibrium growth of metal clusters on a layered material: Cu on MoS₂ New Journal of Physics ·Dapeng Jing, Ann Lii-Rosales, King C. Lai, Patricia Halladay, Jaeyoun Kim, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2020	16
4	Shapes of Fe nanocrystals encapsulated at the graphite surface New Journal of Physics ·Ann Lii-Rosales, Yong Han, Scott Julien, Olivier Pierre-Louis, Dapeng Jing, Kai‐Tak Wan, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2020	15
5	Fabricating Fe nanocrystals via encapsulation at the graphite surface Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·Ann Lii-Rosales, Yong Han, King C. Lai, Dapeng Jing, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2019	17
6	Surface energies, adhesion energies, and exfoliation energies relevant to copper-graphene and copper-graphite systems Surface Science ·Yong Han, King C. Lai, Ann Lii-Rosales, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2019	97
7	Reshaping, Intermixing, and Coarsening for Metallic Nanocrystals: Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanical and Coarse-Grained Modeling Chemical Reviews ·King C. Lai, Yong Han, Gudo, Wenyu Huang, P. A. Thiel, Da‐Jiang Liu, James W. Evans	2019	62
8	Squeezed nanocrystals: equilibrium configuration of metal clusters embedded beneath the surface of a layered material Nanoscale ·Scott Julien, Ann Lii-Rosales, Kai‐Tak Wan, Yong Han, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2019	13
9	Aperiodic order coming of age: from inorganic materials to dynamic protein superstructures Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances ·(unknown), A. I. Goldman, P. A. Thiel	2019	1
10	Modeling of Diffusivity for 2D Vacancy Nanopits and Comparison with 2D Adatom Nanoislands on Metal(100) Surfaces Including Analysis for Ag(100) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·King C. Lai, Da‐Jiang Liu, P. A. Thiel, James W. Evans	2018	6
11	Defect-mediated, thermally-activated encapsulation of metals at the surface of graphite Carbon ·Yinghui Zhou, Ann Lii-Rosales, Debra F. Singer, JIAN-FU HUANG, Dapeng Jing, Michael C. Tringides, Cai‐Zhuang Wang, P. A. Thiel	2017	24
12	Formation of dysprosium carbide on the graphite (0001) surface Physical Review Materials ·Ann Lii-Rosales, Yinghui Zhou, JIAN-FU HUANG, Cai‐Zhuang Wang, Michael C. Tringides, P. A. Thiel	2017	4
13	The (111) Surface of NaAu₂: Structure, Composition, and Stability Inorganic Chemistry ·Farinaz Khodadadkashi, Roland Widmer, Oliver Gröning, Okan Deniz, A. Datcu, Oke Kadarullah, Wenyu Huang, D. L. Schlagel, JIAN-FU HUANG, P. A. Thiel	2014	5
14	Correlation between adatom adsorption properties and growth morphology of metal on graphene Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Xiaojie Liu, Yan-Ru Xi, M. Hupalo, Daniele Lanzi, Yunxi Yao, P. A. Thiel, Kai‐Ming Ho, Michael C. Tringides	2012	1
15	Far-from-equilibrium film growth on alloy surfaces: Ni and Al on NiAl(110) Physical Review B ·Yong Han, Dapeng Jing, Barış Ünal, P. A. Thiel, J. W. Evans	2011	12
16	Twofold surface of the decagonal Al-Cu-Co quasicrystal Physical Review B ·Thomas Duguet, Charles Nichols, Mudhad A. Hassan, J. Ledieu, R. A. Ribeiro, P. C. Canfield, Sofia Deloudi, Walter Steurer, C. J. Jenks, Jean‐Marie Dubois, V. Fournée, P. A. Thiel	2009	12
17	Sensing Dipole Fields at Atomic Steps with Combined Scanning Tunneling and Force Microscopy Physical Review Letters ·Jeong Young Park, G. M. Sacha, Marius Enăchescu, D. Frank Ogletree, R. A. Ribeiro, P. C. Canfield, C. J. Jenks, P. A. Thiel, J. J. Sáenz, Miquel Salmerón	2005	45
18	Surface conditions of Nitinol wires, tubing, and as‐cast alloys. The effect of chemical etching, aging in boiling water, and heat treatment Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials ·Svetlana Shabalovskaya, James W. Anderegg, K. Kurita, P. A. Thiel, G. Rondelli	2003	85
19	Electronic structure of quasicrystals deduced from Auger and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopies Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·V. Fournée, James W. Anderegg, A. R. Ross, T. A. Lograsso, P. A. Thiel	2002	14
20	Evolution of Two-Dimensional Wormlike Nanoclusters on Metal Surfaces Physical Review Letters ·Woei Wu Pai, J. F. Wendelken, Conrad R. Stoldt, P. A. Thiel, James W. Evans, Da‐Jiang Liu	2001	38

About P. A. Thiel

P. A. Thiel is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Materials Chemistry and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 332 papers that have together received 12.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (115 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (93 papers), Quasicrystal Structures and Properties (89 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (87 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (46 papers), Graphene research and applications (35 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (31 papers) and Mineralogy and Gemology Studies (30 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (6.0k citations), Catalysis (1.3k citations), Materials Chemistry (8.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.9k citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (787 citations). P. A. Thiel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Theodore E. Madey, James W. Evans, C. J. Jenks, M. C. Bartelt, John T. Yates, S.‐L. Chang, W. H. Weinberg, J. W. Evans, R. Jürgen Behm and James W. Anderegg. Their work appears in journals such as Surface Science, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physical Review B, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Review Letters.

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