R. M. Kolbas

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

R. M. Kolbas is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. M. Kolbas has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 86 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 53 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. M. Kolbas's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (84 papers), GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (40 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (38 papers). R. M. Kolbas is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (84 papers), GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (40 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (38 papers). R. M. Kolbas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and South Korea. R. M. Kolbas's co-authors include John F. Muth, N. Holonyak, Russell D. Dupuis, P.D. Dapkus, I. K. Shmagin, A. K. Sharma, J. Narayan, Umesh K. Mishra, Steven P. DenBaars and B.P. Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. M. Kolbas

130 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Absorption coefficient, energy gap, exciton binding energy, and recombination lifetime of GaN obtained from transmission measurements

1997 629 citations John F. Muth, I. K. Shmagin et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Quantum-well heterostructure lasers

1980 410 citations N. Holonyak, R. M. Kolbas et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. M. Kolbas United States	30	2.7k	2.3k	1.8k	1.5k	1.1k	134	4.5k
P. Dawson United Kingdom	37	3.0k 1.1×	3.9k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	982 0.9×	212	5.7k
H. Asahi Japan	33	2.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	935 0.9×	304	4.0k
W. C. Mitchel United States	38	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	977 0.9×	256	4.7k
G. Bahir Israel	27	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	788 0.4×	906 0.6×	574 0.5×	132	2.7k
W. S. Hobson United States	30	3.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	736 0.5×	613 0.6×	250	4.0k
A. M. Sergent United States	39	4.7k 1.7×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	831 0.6×	618 0.6×	180	5.8k
D. M. Hwang United States	45	3.1k 1.2×	3.9k 1.7×	2.1k 1.2×	3.2k 2.2×	1.3k 1.3×	161	6.9k
Yoshiji Horíkoshi Japan	38	4.2k 1.6×	4.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.1×	978 0.7×	491 0.5×	320	6.0k
H. Riechert Germany	44	3.3k 1.2×	3.4k 1.5×	2.2k 1.2×	3.0k 2.0×	1.2k 1.1×	217	6.0k
I. Suemune Japan	33	3.2k 1.2×	3.1k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	789 0.5×	408 0.4×	283	4.5k

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Rech, Jeromy James, Jin‐Woo Lee, Michael J. Escuti, et al.. (2021). Mantis shrimp–inspired organic photodetector for simultaneous hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging. Science Advances. 7(10). 87 indexed citations

Kolbas, R. M., et al.. (2009). Semiconductor quantum wells: old technology or new device functionalities. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7514. 751412–751412.

Muth, John F., Chunlin Teng, A. K. Sharma, et al.. (2000). Growth Of ZnO/MgZnO Superlattice On Sapphire. MRS Proceedings. 617. 6 indexed citations

Sharma, A. K., John F. Muth, A. Kvit, J. Narayan, & R. M. Kolbas. (2000). Optical and Structural Characteristics Of Gold Nanocrystallites Embedded in a Dielectric Matrix. MRS Proceedings. 617. 6 indexed citations

Parker, C. A., S. M. Bedair, John F. Muth, et al.. (1999). Effect of growth temperature on point defect density of unintentionally doped GaN grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition and hydride vapor phase epitaxy. Journal of Applied Physics. 86(1). 281–288. 19 indexed citations

Sharma, A. K., Chendong Jin, A. Kvit, et al.. (1999). Structural and Optical Property Investigations on Mg-Alloying in Epitaxial Zinc Oxide Films on Sapphire. MRS Proceedings. 595. 1 indexed citations

Sharma, A. K., K. Dovidenko, S. Oktyabrsky, et al.. (1998). Growth of High Quality Single Crystal ZnO Films on Sapphire by Pulsed Laser Ablation. MRS Proceedings. 526. 6 indexed citations

Wei, Q., A. K. Sharma, Roger J. Narayan, et al.. (1998). Microstructure and IR Range Optical Properties of Pure DLC and DLC Containing Dopants Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition. MRS Proceedings. 526. 1 indexed citations

Keller, S., B.P. Keller, D. Kapolnek, et al.. (1997). Growth of bulk InGaN films and quantum wells by atmospheric pressure metalorganic chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Crystal Growth. 170(1-4). 349–352. 61 indexed citations

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Shmagin, I. K., John F. Muth, R. M. Kolbas, et al.. (1997). Optical data storage in InGaN/GaN heterostructures. Applied Physics Letters. 71(10). 1382–1384. 10 indexed citations

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Shmagin, I. K., John F. Muth, R. M. Kolbas, et al.. (1997). Reconfigurable optical properties in InGaN/GaN quantum wells. Applied Physics Letters. 71(11). 1455–1457. 13 indexed citations

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Balkaş, Cengiz M., Zlatko Sitar, Tsvetanka Zheleva, et al.. (1996). Growth of Bulk AlN and GaN Single Crystals by Sublimation. MRS Proceedings. 449. 24 indexed citations

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YUAN, C., T. Salagaj, R. A. Stall, et al.. (1996). Effect of shroud flow on high quality InxGa1−xN deposition in a production scale multi-wafer-rotating-disc reactor. Journal of Electronic Materials. 25(5). 749–753. 8 indexed citations

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Mishra, Umesh K. & R. M. Kolbas. (1991). Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications of Materials Grown at a Low Temperature by MBE. MRS Proceedings. 241. 1 indexed citations

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Ren, Jing, Karen Bowers, D.L. Dreifus, et al.. (1990). ZnSe light-emitting diodes. Applied Physics Letters. 57(18). 1901–1903. 97 indexed citations

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Kolbas, R. M., et al.. (1988). Photocurrent enhancement in a GaAs metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector due to ultrasmall Au islands. Applied Physics Letters. 52(12). 987–989. 4 indexed citations

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Kolbas, R. M., et al.. (1988). Strained layer and lattice matched transverse junction stripe quantum well lasers for continuous room temperature operation. Superlattices and Microstructures. 4(4-5). 603–608. 2 indexed citations

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Lo, Y. C. & R. M. Kolbas. (1988). Phonon-assisted stimulated emission in thin (<55 Å) AlGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs single quantum wells. Applied Physics Letters. 53(23). 2266–2268. 11 indexed citations

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Tischler, M. A., Neal G. Anderson, R. M. Kolbas, & S. M. Bedair. (1987). Stimulated emission from ultrathin InAs/GaAs quantum well heterostructures grown by atomic layer epitaxy. Applied Physics Letters. 50(18). 1266–1268. 29 indexed citations

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Chin, R., N. Holonyak, S. W. Kirchoefer, R. M. Kolbas, & E. A. Rezek. (1979). Determination of the valence-band discontinuity of InP1−xGaxP1−zAsz (x∼0.13, z∼0.29) by quantum-well luminescence. Applied Physics Letters. 34(12). 862–864. 24 indexed citations

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