Ulf Helmersson

14.3k citations

208 papers · 12.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Mechanics of Materials top 0.01%
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- ZnO doping and properties

Papers in

Mechanics of Materials 115
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics 115
Condensed Matter Physics 35
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 20

Co-authors: Jón Tómas Guðmundsson Daniel Lundin Arutiun P. Ehiasarian Johan Böhlmark N. Brenning Martina Lattemann I. Petrov J.‐E. Sundgren
Journals: Thin Solid Films (24 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (23 papers)Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films (22 papers)Surface and Coatings Technology (17 papers)Plasma Sources Science and Technology (13 papers)
Partner nations: Sweden Japan France

In The Last Decade

Ulf Helmersson

208 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

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High power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge 2012 · 611 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.

2012 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
2006 Thin Solid Films
1999 Surface and Coatings Technology
1987 Journal of Applied Physics

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1	Evolution of microstructure and properties of TiNbCrAlHfN films grown by unipolar and bipolar high-power impulse magnetron co-sputtering: The role of growth temperature and ion bombardment Surface and Coatings Technology ·Hao Du, Rui Shu, Robert Boyd, Arnaud le Febvrier, Ulf Helmersson, Per Eklund, Daniel Lundin	2023	15
2	Temporal, spatial and spectroscopic study of plasma emission on Cu target in bipolar HiPIMS Plasma Sources Science and Technology ·Peter Klein, Jaroslav Hnilica, Daniel Lundin, Pavel Dvořák, Charles Puddle, Ulf Helmersson, Petr Vašina	2023	3
3	On selective ion acceleration in bipolar HiPIMS: A case study of (Al,Cr)2O3 film growth Surface and Coatings Technology ·Hao Du, Charles Puddle, Ulf Helmersson, Daniel Lundin	2022	11
4	The influence of pressure and gas flow on size and morphology of titanium oxide nanoparticles synthesized by hollow cathode sputtering Journal of Applied Physics ·В.Т. Маслюк, Iris Pilch, Robert Boyd, N. Brenning, Ulf Helmersson	2016	16
5	Principles for designing sputtering-based strategies for high-rate synthesis of dense and hard hydrogenated amorphous carbon thin films Diamond and Related Materials ·Asim Aijaz, Kostas Sarakinos, Miguel Angel Palacios Pedrero, J. Jensen, Ulf Helmersson	2014	16
6	The use of Highly Ionized Pulsed Plasmas for the Synthesis of Advanced Thin Films and Nanoparticles KONA Powder and Particle Journal ·Iris Pilch, Murugan Sivalingam, Daniel Lundin, Ulf Helmersson	2014	5
7	Molecular dynamics simulation of the growth of Cu nanoclusters from Cu ions in a plasma Physical Review B ·Alexey Tal, E. P. Münger, Igor A. Abrikosov, N. Brenning, Iris Pilch, Ulf Helmersson	2014	5
8	ZrB2 thin films grown by high power impulse magnetron sputtering from a compound target Thin Solid Films ·Mattias Samuelsson, J. Jensen, Ulf Helmersson, Lars Hultman, Hans Högberg	2012	58
9	On the film density using high power impulse magnetron sputtering Surface and Coatings Technology ·Mattias Samuelsson, Daniel Lundin, J. Jensen, M. A. Raadu, Jón Tómas Guðmundsson, Ulf Helmersson	2010	331
10	Faster-than-Bohm Cross-BElectron Transport in Strongly Pulsed Plasmas Physical Review Letters ·N. Brenning, R. L. Merlino, Daniel Lundin, M. A. Raadu, Ulf Helmersson	2009	50
11	On the electron energy in the high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge Journal of Applied Physics ·Jón Tómas Guðmundsson, Laurie K. Powers, Petter Larsson, Daniel Lundin, Ulf Helmersson	2009	75
12	The plasma parameters in a high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge (HiPIMS) Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Jón Tómas Guðmundsson, Laurie K. Powers, Daniel Lundin, Ulf Helmersson	2007	1
13	Effect of chemical composition on the elastic and electrical properties of the boron-oxygen-yttrium system studied byab initioand experimental means Physical Review B ·Denis Mušić, V. Chirita, Jochen M. Schneider, Ulf Helmersson	2004	1
14	Low temperature deposition of α-Al2O3 thin films by sputtering using a Cr2O3 template Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·Ping Jin, Gaohong Xu, Masato Tazawa, Kazuyoshi Yoshimura, (unknown), Jones Alami, Ulf Helmersson	2002	100
15	Growth and Characterization of Na_0.5K_0.5NbO₃ Thin Films on Polycrystalline Pt₈₀Ir₂₀ Substrates Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources ·Xin Wang, S. Ólafsson, Lynnette D. Madsen, S. Rudner, Ivan P. Ivanov, А. М. Гришин, Ulf Helmersson	2002	24
16	Carbon Monoxide Oxidation on Copper Oxide Thin Films Supported on Corrugated Cerium Dioxide {111} and {001} Surfaces Journal of Catalysis ·Björn Skårman, Reine Wallenberg, Per‐Olof Larsson, Arne Andersson, Jan‐Olov Bovin, Sissel N. Jacobsen, Ulf Helmersson	1999	39
17	High rate reactive dc magnetron sputter deposition of Al 2 O 3 films Maryam Olsson, K. Macák, Ulf Helmersson, Bjørgvin Hjörvarsson	1998	1
18	Electromagnetic Frequency-Temperature Compensation Techniques for High-Q Sapphire Resonators UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia) ·John G. Hartnett, E.N. Ivanov, (unknown), Jerzy Krupka, Sissel N. Jacobsen, Lone Madsen, Ulf Helmersson	1998	1
19	Flux pinning in YBa2Cu3O7 thin films grown by d.c. magnetron sputtering Cryogenics ·Johan Magnusson, P. Norling, Peter Svedlindh, П. Нордблад, Lisa Lundgren, T. I. Selinder, Z. Han, Ulf Helmersson	1992	13
20	The influence of target oxygen on the YBa2Cu3O6+δ direct-current magnetron sputtering process Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·Gen Larsson, T. I. Selinder, Ulf Helmersson, S. Rudner	1991	2

About Ulf Helmersson

Ulf Helmersson is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Ceramics and Composites, having authored 208 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (115 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (73 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (47 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (31 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (26 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (25 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (20 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanics of Materials (8.7k citations), Materials Chemistry (8.7k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5.9k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (975 citations) and Computational Mechanics (1.7k citations). Ulf Helmersson has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, Japan and France. Frequent co-authors include Jón Tómas Guðmundsson, Daniel Lundin, Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Johan Böhlmark, N. Brenning, Martina Lattemann, I. Petrov, J.‐E. Sundgren, Jones Alami and V. Kouznetsov. Their work appears in journals such as Thin Solid Films, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, Surface and Coatings Technology and Plasma Sources Science and Technology.

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