P. D. Kirchner

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

P. D. Kirchner is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, P. D. Kirchner has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 68 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 25 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in P. D. Kirchner's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (53 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (42 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (41 papers). P. D. Kirchner is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (53 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (42 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (41 papers). P. D. Kirchner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and France. P. D. Kirchner's co-authors include J. M. Woodall, G. D. Pettit, J. M. Woodall, M. D. Pashley, K. W. Haberern, William A. Friday, Robert F. Cook, Eugene A. Fitzgerald, D. G. Ast and James T. Klosowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

P. D. Kirchner

114 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Structure of GaAs(001)(2×4)−c(2×8)Determined by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

1988 466 citations M. D. Pashley, K. W. Haberern et al. profile →
Chromium

2002 381 citations Greg Humphreys, Mike Houston et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Optimizing Defocus to Increase Efficiency in Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules 2014 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Brent A. Wacaser, (unknown), P. D. Kirchner, (unknown), Yves Martin, (unknown), R. L. Sandstrom, (unknown), (unknown), Alhassan Badahdah, (unknown), (unknown)	2
2	Chromium 2008 ·Greg Humphreys, Mike Houston, Ren Ng, Randall Frank, Sean Ahern, P. D. Kirchner, James T. Klosowski	1
3	So Who Needs Lattice Matched Heterojunctions Anyway? 2005 ·J. M. Woodall, P. D. Kirchner, D.L. Rogers, M. F. Chisholm, J.J. Rosenberg	0
4	The continuing drama of the semiconductor interface 1993 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·J. M. Woodall, P. D. Kirchner, J. L. Freeouf, (unknown), Fred H. Pollak, D. T. McInturff	9
5	Two-dimensional arsenic-precipitate structures in GaAs 1993 ·Journal of Crystal Growth ·M. R. Melloch, C. L. Chang, N. Ōtsuka, K. Mahalingam, J. M. Woodall, P. D. Kirchner	5
6	Cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy of epitaxial GaAs structures 1993 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·A. Vaterlaus, R. M. Feenstra, P. D. Kirchner, J. M. Woodall, G. D. Pettit	21
7	Different Fermi-level pinning behavior onn- andp-type GaAs(001) 1993 ·Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·M. D. Pashley, K. W. Haberern, R. M. Feenstra, P. D. Kirchner	112
8	Electromodulation study of GaAs with excess arsenic 1992 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·A.C. Warren, J. M. Woodall, P. D. Kirchner, Xin Yin, Xinxin Guo, Fred H. Pollak, M. R. Melloch	23
9	Inhomogeneous and wide range of barrier heights at metal/molecular-beam epitaxy GaAs(100) interfaces observed with electrical measurements 1992 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·(unknown), A. Raisanen, L. J. Brillson, J. L. Shaw, P. D. Kirchner, G. D. Pettit, J. M. Woodall	14
10	Temperature dependence of the photoreflectance of a strained layer (001) In0.21Ga0.79As/GaAs single quantum well 1991 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·Ying‐Sheng Huang, Hao Qiang, Fred H. Pollak, G. D. Pettit, P. D. Kirchner, J. M. Woodall, Hans Stragier, L. B. Sorensen	50
11	Photoreflectance study of surface photovoltage effects at (100)GaAs surfaces/interfaces 1991 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Xin Yin, (unknown), Fred H. Pollak, Yang‐Hao Chan, P. A. Montano, P. D. Kirchner, G. D. Pettit, J. M. Woodall	75
12	Correlation of interface chemistry, barrier height, and step density for Al on vicinal GaAs(100) surfaces 1991 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·C. Shu, I. M. Vitomirov, L. J. Brillson, (unknown), P. D. Kirchner, G. D. Pettit, J. M. Woodall	3
13	I n s i t u photoreflectance study of the effects of sputter/annealing on the Fermi level at (001) n- and p-type GaAs surfaces 1991 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·Xin Yin, (unknown), Fred H. Pollak, Yang Cao, P. A. Montano, P. D. Kirchner, G. D. Pettit, J. M. Woodall	30
14	Masked, anisotropic thermal etching and regrowth for i n s i t u patterning of compound semiconductors 1987 ·Applied Physics Letters ·A.C. Warren, J. M. Woodall, (unknown), G. D. Pettit, P. D. Kirchner, D. T. McInturff	6
15	Summary Abstract: Unpinned (100) GaAs surfaces in air using photochemistry 1986 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena ·A.C. Warren, S. D. Offsey, J. M. Woodall, P. D. Kirchner, T.I. Chappell, G. D. Pettit	1
16	Unpinned (100) GaAs surfaces in air using photochemistry 1986 ·Applied Physics Letters ·S. D. Offsey, J. M. Woodall, A.C. Warren, P. D. Kirchner, T.I. Chappell, G. D. Pettit	171
17	An In_0.15Ga_0.85As/GaAs pseudomorphic single quantum well HEMT 1985 ·IEEE Electron Device Letters ·J.J. Rosenberg, (unknown), P. D. Kirchner, J. M. Woodall, G. D. Pettit	159
18	Controlled low barrier height n+-InGaAs/n-GaAs pseudomorphic heterojunction Schottky diodes 1985 ·Applied Physics Letters ·A. W. Kleinsasser, J. M. Woodall, G. D. Pettit, Thomas N. Jackson, (unknown), P. D. Kirchner	9
19	The analysis of exponential and nonexponential transients in deep-level transient spectroscopy 1981 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·P. D. Kirchner, W. J. Schaff, G.N. Maracas, L.F. Eastman, T.I. Chappell, C. Ransom	72
20	Volatile metal oxide incorporation in layers of GaAs and Ga1−xAlxAs grown by molecular beam epitaxy 1981 ·Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology ·P. D. Kirchner, J. M. Woodall, J. L. Freeouf, D. J. Wolford, G. D. Pettit	16

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