W. C. Vassell

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

W. C. Vassell is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. Vassell has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W. C. Vassell's work include Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (7 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (6 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (6 papers). W. C. Vassell is often cited by papers focused on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (7 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (6 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (6 papers). W. C. Vassell collaborates with scholars based in United States and Czechia. W. C. Vassell's co-authors include M. A. Tamor, Keith R. Carduner, John Lambe, R. C. Jaklevic, Arup Gangopadhyay, P. A. Willermet, David K. Donald, T. J. Potter, W. H. Weber and M. J. Rokosz and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. C. Vassell

22 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Raman ‘‘fingerprinting’’ of amorphous carbon films

1994 869 citations M. A. Tamor, W. C. Vassell Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. C. Vassell United States	15	1.3k	868	456	288	268	22	1.6k
X. Shi Singapore	27	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	561 1.2×	216 0.8×	392 1.5×	80	1.9k
J. Birrell United States	15	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	512 1.1×	470 1.6×	321 1.2×	20	1.9k
J. Ahn Singapore	25	1.7k 1.3×	683 0.8×	945 2.1×	295 1.0×	251 0.9×	134	2.3k
R. O. Dillon United States	14	1.2k 0.9×	607 0.7×	402 0.9×	124 0.4×	171 0.6×	31	1.5k
W. Müller-Sebert Germany	19	1.4k 1.1×	793 0.9×	566 1.2×	266 0.9×	170 0.6×	32	1.7k
AC Ferrari United Kingdom	27	1.9k 1.4×	870 1.0×	732 1.6×	596 2.1×	198 0.7×	57	2.4k
Zhangda Lin China	16	789 0.6×	441 0.5×	448 1.0×	249 0.9×	119 0.4×	70	1.1k
C. Uzan-Saguy Israel	20	1.3k 1.0×	610 0.7×	540 1.2×	187 0.6×	110 0.4×	42	1.5k
Somnath Bhattacharyya South Africa	20	1.4k 1.1×	590 0.7×	763 1.7×	328 1.1×	112 0.4×	86	1.7k
V.S. Veerasamy United Kingdom	23	2.6k 2.0×	1.6k 1.9×	901 2.0×	287 1.0×	282 1.1×	36	2.8k

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Weber, W. H., et al.. (1998). Optical study of silicon-containing amorphous hydrogenated carbon. Journal of Applied Physics. 83(5). 2820–2825. 45 indexed citations

Gangopadhyay, Arup, P. A. Willermet, W. C. Vassell, & M. A. Tamor. (1997). Amorphous hydrogenated carbon films for tribological applications II. Films deposited on aluminium alloys and steel. Tribology International. 30(1). 19–31. 23 indexed citations

Vassell, W. C., Arup Gangopadhyay, T. J. Potter, M. A. Tamor, & M. J. Rokosz. (1997). Characterization of silicon-stabilized amorphous hydrogenated carbon. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 6(4). 426–432. 23 indexed citations

Gangopadhyay, Arup, P. A. Willermet, M. A. Tamor, & W. C. Vassell. (1997). Amorphous hydrogenated carbon films for tribological applications I. Development of moisture insensitive films having reduced compressive stress. Tribology International. 30(1). 9–18. 90 indexed citations

Gangopadhyay, Arup, W. C. Vassell, M. A. Tamor, & P. A. Willermet. (1994). Tribological Behavior of Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Films on Silicon. Journal of Tribology. 116(3). 454–462. 36 indexed citations

Tamor, M. A. & W. C. Vassell. (1994). Raman ‘‘fingerprinting’’ of amorphous carbon films. Journal of Applied Physics. 76(6). 3823–3830. 869 indexed citations breakdown →

Carduner, Keith R., M. J. Rokosz, M. A. Tamor, & W. C. Vassell. (1991). Solid state NMR study of carbon bonding in amorphous hydrogenated carbon films. Applied Magnetic Resonance. 2(4). 647–653. 10 indexed citations

Tamor, M. A., W. C. Vassell, & Keith R. Carduner. (1991). Atomic constraint in hydrogenated ‘‘diamond-like’’ carbon. Applied Physics Letters. 58(6). 592–594. 217 indexed citations

Baird, R. J., H. Holloway, M. A. Tamor, M. D. Hurley, & W. C. Vassell. (1991). Germanium/gallium arsenide alloys grown by molecular-beam epitaxy. Journal of Applied Physics. 69(1). 226–236. 15 indexed citations

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Logothetis, E. M., et al.. (1986). A high-sensitivity sensor for the measurement of combustible gas mixtures. Sensors and Actuators. 9(4). 363–372. 11 indexed citations

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Vassell, W. C., et al.. (1984). Extended Range Air-to-Fuel Ratio Sensor. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations

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Vassell, W. C., et al.. (1982). Oscillatory-mode oxygen sensor. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 29(1). 129–132. 15 indexed citations

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Vassell, W. C., et al.. (1981). Oxygen Sensing by Electrochemical Pumping. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 10 indexed citations

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Vassell, W. C., et al.. (1981). Oxygen sensing by electrochemical pumping. Applied Physics Letters. 38(5). 390–392. 24 indexed citations

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Vassell, W. C., et al.. (1981). Absolute pressure measurements using ZrO2 electrochemical cells. Applied Physics Letters. 39(11). 924–926. 3 indexed citations

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Jaklevic, R. C., et al.. (1972). Observation of electron standing waves in Mg by tunneling. Solid State Communications. 10(2). 199–202. 19 indexed citations

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Jaklevic, R. C., et al.. (1971). Observation of Electron Standing Waves in a Crystalline Box. Physical Review Letters. 26(2). 88–92. 107 indexed citations

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Vassell, W. C., et al.. (1970). Phonon and Plasmon Interactions in Metal-Semiconductor Tunneling Junctions. Physical review. B, Solid state. 2(6). 1875–1887. 21 indexed citations

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Lambe, John, David K. Donald, W. C. Vassell, & T. Cole. (1966). ELECTROLUMINESCENCE OF RARE-EARTH IONS IN CADMIUM FLUORIDE. Applied Physics Letters. 8(1). 16–18. 21 indexed citations

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Jaklevic, R. C., David K. Donald, John Lambe, & W. C. Vassell. (1963). INJECTION ELECTROLUMINESCENCE IN CdS BY TUNNELING FILMS. Applied Physics Letters. 2(1). 7–9. 49 indexed citations

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