Phillip N. First

19.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
73 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Phillip N. First is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Phillip N. First has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 45 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Phillip N. First's work include Graphene research and applications (37 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (22 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (17 papers). Phillip N. First is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (37 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (22 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (17 papers). Phillip N. First collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Phillip N. First's co-authors include Walt A. de Heer, Claire Berger, E. H. Conrad, Xuebin Li, Tianbo Li, Zhimin Song, Alexei Marchenkov, Joanna Hass, Xiaosong Wu and Joseph A. Stroscio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Phillip N. First

71 papers receiving 15.3k 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.

Electronic Confinement and Coherence in Patterned Epitaxial Graphene

2006 4.6k citations Claire Berger, Zhimin Song et al. Science profile →
Ultrathin Epitaxial Graphite: 2D Electron Gas Properties and a Route toward Graphene-based Nanoelectronics

2004 2.8k citations Claire Berger, Zhimin Song et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →
Substrate-induced bandgap opening in epitaxial graphene

2007 1.9k citations Shuyun Zhou, G.-H. Gweon et al. Nature Materials profile →
Epitaxial graphene

2007 697 citations Walt A. de Heer, Claire Berger et al. Solid State Communications profile →
Why Multilayer Graphene on4H−SiC(0001¯)Behaves Like a Single Sheet of Graphene

2008 661 citations Joanna Hass, F. Varchon et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Scattering and Interference in Epitaxial Graphene

2007 612 citations Gregory M. Rutter, Jason Crain et al. Science profile →
Isolation of Smaller Nanocrystal Au Molecules: Robust Quantum Effects in Optical Spectra

1997 529 citations T. Gregory Schaaff, Marat N. Shafigullin et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Trivalent titanium in high-titanium lunar ilmenite 2026 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Katherine Burgess, (unknown), Mengkun Tian, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nobumichi Tamura, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Phillip N. First	0
2	Tailoring On-Surface Molecular Reactions and Assembly through Hydrogen-Modified Synthesis: From Triarylamine Monomer to 2D Covalent Organic Framework 2023 ·ACS Nano ·(unknown), (unknown), Raghunath R. Dasari, Qingqing Dai, Hong Li, Timothy C. Parker, Jean‐Luc Brédas, Seth R. Marder, Phillip N. First	7
3	Catalyst: Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and the Lunar Surface 2018 ·Chem ·Thomas M. Orlando, Brant M. Jones, C. S. Paty, Micah J. Schaible, John R. Reynolds, Phillip N. First, (unknown), Valeria La Saponara, (unknown)	10
4	The effect of the tip in scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene Landau levels 2011 ·APS March Meeting Abstracts ·Kevin D. Kubista, David Miller, Ming Ruan, Walt de Heer, Phillip N. First, Gregory M. Rutter, Joseph A. Stroscio	1
5	Rotational Grain Boundaries in Graphene 2010 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Eric Cockayne, Gregory M. Rutter, Nathan P. Guisinger, Jason Crain, Phillip N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio	1
6	High-resolution tunnelling spectroscopy of a graphene quartet 2010 ·Nature ·Young Jae Song, A. F. Otte, Young Kuk, Yike Hu, (unknown), Phillip N. First, Walt A. de Heer, Hongki Min, Shaffique Adam, M. D. Stiles, A. H. MacDonald, Joseph A. Stroscio	143
7	Real-space mapping of magnetically quantized graphene states 2010 ·Nature Physics ·David L. Miller, Kevin D. Kubista, Gregory M. Rutter, Ming Ruan, Walt A. de Heer, Markus Kindermann, Phillip N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio	68
8	Exposure of Epitaxial Graphene on SiC(0001) to Atomic Hydrogen 2009 ·Nano Letters ·Nathan P. Guisinger, Gregory M. Rutter, Jason Crain, Phillip N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio	122
9	Why Multilayer Graphene on4H−SiC(0001¯)Behaves Like a Single Sheet of Graphene breakdown → 2008 ·Physical Review Letters ·Joanna Hass, F. Varchon, (unknown), M. Sprinkle, Nidhi Sharma, Walt A. de Heer, Claire Berger, Phillip N. First, (unknown), E. H. Conrad	661
10	Ultrafast Relaxation of Excited Dirac Fermions in Epitaxial Graphene Using Optical Differential Transmission Spectroscopy 2008 ·Physical Review Letters ·Dong Sun, Zong-Kwei Wu, Charles J. Divin, Xuebin Li, Claire Berger, Walt A. de Heer, Phillip N. First, Theodore B. Norris	374
11	表面X線回折により決定した多層グラフェン/4H‐SiC(000-1)系の構造特性 2007 ·Physical Review B ·(unknown), Ruicheng Feng, (unknown), (unknown), M. Sprinkle, Phillip N. First, Walt A. de Heer, (unknown), (unknown)	27
12	Substrate-induced bandgap opening in epitaxial graphene breakdown → 2007 ·Nature Materials ·Shuyun Zhou, G.-H. Gweon, А. В. Федоров, Phillip N. First, Walt A. de Heer, D.-H. Lee, F. Guinea, A. H. Castro Neto, Alessandra Lanzara	1861
13	Scattering and Interference in Epitaxial Graphene breakdown → 2007 ·Science ·Gregory M. Rutter, Jason Crain, Nathan P. Guisinger, (unknown), Phillip N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio	612
14	Epitaxial graphene breakdown → 2007 ·Solid State Communications ·Walt A. de Heer, Claire Berger, Xiaosong Wu, Phillip N. First, E. H. Conrad, Xuebin Li, Tianbo Li, M. Sprinkle, Joanna Hass, M. L. Sadowski, M. Potemski, Gérard Martinez	697
15	Ultrathin epitaxial graphite layers : 2D electron gas properties and a route towards graphene based nanoelectronics 2005 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Claire Berger, Zhimin Song, Tianbo Li, Xuebin Li, (unknown), Rui Feng, Zhenting Dai, Alexei Marchenkov, E. H. Conrad, Phillip N. First, Walt de Heer	3
16	Brewster angle with a negative-index material 2005 ·Applied Optics ·Ceji Fu, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Phillip N. First	15
17	Evidence for 2D electron gas behavior in ultrathin epitaxial graphite on a SiC substrate 2004 ·APS March Meeting Abstracts ·Claire Berger, Zhimin Song, Tianbo Li, Phillip N. First, Jean Bellissard, Walt de Heer	3
18	Measurement of quasibound states in semiconductor heterostructures using ballistic electron emission spectroscopy 1999 ·Microelectronics Journal ·(unknown), Phillip N. First, Thomas K. Gaylord, Elias N. Glytsis, R. E. Leibenguth	4
19	Isolation of Smaller Nanocrystal Au Molecules: Robust Quantum Effects in Optical Spectra breakdown → 1997 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·T. Gregory Schaaff, Marat N. Shafigullin, Joseph T. Khoury, Igor Vezmar, Robert L. Whetten, William Cullen, Phillip N. First, Claudia Gutiérrez-Wing, (unknown), M. José-Yacamán	529
20	Metallicity and gap states in tunneling to Fe clusters in GaAs(110) 1989 ·Physical Review Letters ·Phillip N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio, Robert A. Dragoset, D. T. Pierce, R. J. Celotta	118

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