Simon Fichtner

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Simon Fichtner is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Fichtner has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 31 papers in Materials Chemistry and 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Simon Fichtner's work include Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (41 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (28 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (14 papers). Simon Fichtner is often cited by papers focused on Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (41 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (28 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (14 papers). Simon Fichtner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Simon Fichtner's co-authors include Fabian Lofink, Bernhard Wagner, Niklas Wolff, Lorenz Kienle, H. Kohlstedt, Md Redwanul Islam, A. Petraru, Patrick D. Lomenzo, Georg Schönweger and Uwe Schroeder and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Simon Fichtner

44 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

AlScN: A III-V semiconductor based ferroelectric

2019 547 citations Simon Fichtner, Niklas Wolff et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Next generation ferroelectric materials for semiconductor process integration and their applications

2021 291 citations Thomas Mikolajick, Min Hyuk Park et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

Peers

Simon Fichtner

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Toshihiro Kamohara Japan

Mina Rais‐Zadeh United States

Wei Guo China

Daniel J. Lichtenwalner United States

J. A. Ott United States

David Zubía United States

Azadeh Ansari United States

Igor Stolichnov Switzerland

C. McAleese United Kingdom

Nobuaki Kawahara Japan

Toshihiro Kamohara Japan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Fichtner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Fichtner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Fichtner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Fichtner. Simon Fichtner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fichtner, Simon, Georg Schönweger, Cheng‐Wei Lee, et al.. (2025). Polarization and domains in wurtzite ferroelectrics: Fundamentals and applications. Applied Physics Reviews. 12(2). 4 indexed citations

Mikolajick, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Ferroelectric Al_1‐xSc_xN Opposite State Retention Model Based on Switching Dynamics. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(31). 2 indexed citations

Wolff, Niklas, Georg Schönweger, Md Redwanul Islam, et al.. (2025). Interfacial Polarization Switching in Al _0.92 Sc _0.08 N/GaN Heterostructures Grown by Sputter Epitaxy. Advanced Science. 12(30). e03827–e03827. 1 indexed citations

Fichtner, Simon, Masato Uehara, Jon‐Paul Maria, et al.. (2025). Growth of wurtzite ferroelectrics. MRS Bulletin.

Lu, Haidong, Georg Schönweger, Niklas Wolff, et al.. (2025). Al _1‐x Sc _x N‐Based Ferroelectric Domain‐Wall Memristors. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(46). 2 indexed citations

Wolff, Niklas, Tim Grieb, Georg Schönweger, et al.. (2025). Electric field-induced domain structures in ferroelectric AlScN thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 137(8). 8 indexed citations

Islam, Md Redwanul, Niklas Wolff, Georg Schönweger, et al.. (2025). Oxygen Doping in Ferroelectric Wurtzite‐type Al_0.73Sc_0.27N: Improved Leakage and Polarity Control. Advanced Electronic Materials. 11(9). 6 indexed citations

Kirste, Lutz, et al.. (2024). Modeling of polarization reversal-induced interface sheet charge in wurtzite-type AlScN/GaN heterostructures. Journal of Applied Physics. 135(15). 12 indexed citations

Fichtner, Simon, et al.. (2024). Clarification of the spontaneous polarization direction in crystals with wurtzite structure. Applied Physics Letters. 125(4). 9 indexed citations

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Wolff, Niklas, Georg Schönweger, Md Redwanul Islam, et al.. (2024). Demonstration and STEM Analysis of Ferroelectric Switching in MOCVD‐Grown Single Crystalline Al_0.85Sc_0.15N. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). 33 indexed citations

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Lomenzo, Patrick D., Md Redwanul Islam, Niklas Wolff, et al.. (2023). Thermal Stability of the Ferroelectric Properties in 100 nm-Thick Al_0.72Sc_0.28N. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(5). 7030–7043. 38 indexed citations

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Schönweger, Georg, Niklas Wolff, Md Redwanul Islam, et al.. (2023). In‐Grain Ferroelectric Switching in Sub‐5 nm Thin Al_0.74Sc_0.26N Films at 1 V. Advanced Science. 10(25). e2302296–e2302296. 55 indexed citations

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Fichtner, Simon, et al.. (2023). Wurtzite-Type Ferroelectrics for Microelectronic Devices: Scalability and Integration to Silicon based Ferroelectric FETs. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 6 indexed citations

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Islam, Md Redwanul, Georg Schönweger, Niklas Wolff, et al.. (2023). A Comparative Study of Pt/Al_0.72Sc_0.28N/Pt-Based Thin-Film Metal-Ferroelectric-Metal Capacitors on GaN and Si Substrates. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(35). 41606–41613. 14 indexed citations

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Islam, Md Redwanul, Niklas Wolff, Georg Schönweger, et al.. (2021). On the exceptional temperature stability of ferroelectric Al1-xScxN thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 118(23). 81 indexed citations

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Fichtner, Simon, et al.. (2021). A double-layer MEMS actuator based on ferroelectric polarization inversion in AlScN. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–3. 6 indexed citations

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Barabash, S. V., Simon Fichtner, Min Hyuk Park, & Tony Schenk. (2021). Emerging Fluorite‐ and Wurtzite‐Type Ferroelectrics: From (Hf,Zr)O₂ to AlN and Related Materials. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 15(5). 2 indexed citations

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Su, Jingxiang, Florian Niekiel, Simon Fichtner, et al.. (2020). AlScN-based MEMS magnetoelectric sensor. Applied Physics Letters. 117(13). 60 indexed citations

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Lisec, Thomas, et al.. (2020). A triple-wafer-bonded AlScN driven quasi-static MEMS mirror with high linearity and large tilt angles. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 3–3. 7 indexed citations

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Fichtner, Simon, et al.. (2020). A spiking and adapting tactile sensor for neuromorphic applications. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17260–17260. 34 indexed citations

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