W. J. Choyke

13.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
298 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

W. J. Choyke is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Choyke has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 238 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 114 papers in Materials Chemistry and 77 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W. J. Choyke's work include Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (162 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (142 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (44 papers). W. J. Choyke is often cited by papers focused on Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (162 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (142 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (44 papers). W. J. Choyke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. W. J. Choyke's co-authors include Lyle Patrick, John T. Yates, Robert P. Devaty, D. R. Hamilton, Patrick Taylor, L. Muehlhoff, D. W. Feldman, J. H. Parker, John T. Yates and Chih‐Chia Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Choyke

295 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Phonon Dispersion Curves ... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Phonon Dispersion Curves by Raman Scattering in SiC, Polytypes3C,4H,6H,15R, and21R
    1968 458 citations W. J. Choyke, Lyle Patrick et al. Physical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. J. Choyke United States 56 8.0k 4.1k 3.3k 1.4k 974 298 10.6k
M. Bałkanski France 45 4.2k 0.5× 5.6k 1.4× 3.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 453 0.5× 311 8.5k
J. I. Pánkové United States 42 7.7k 1.0× 6.6k 1.6× 3.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.6× 278 0.3× 168 11.9k
J. J. Cuomo United States 39 3.4k 0.4× 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 209 0.2× 138 6.3k
Fred H. Pollak United States 56 9.2k 1.2× 5.8k 1.4× 8.4k 2.5× 677 0.5× 211 0.2× 344 13.7k
P. R. Briddon United Kingdom 45 4.0k 0.5× 5.2k 1.3× 2.2k 0.7× 910 0.6× 184 0.2× 316 7.7k
J. C. Mikkelsen United States 43 3.1k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 651 0.5× 975 1.0× 111 6.5k
David Emin United States 45 3.5k 0.4× 6.0k 1.4× 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 1.4× 961 1.0× 173 9.8k
M. Copel United States 52 7.3k 0.9× 4.5k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 834 0.6× 109 0.1× 159 9.6k
F. Lévy Switzerland 52 4.3k 0.5× 7.7k 1.9× 1.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 254 0.3× 265 10.8k
Mikhaı̈l R. Baklanov Belgium 42 5.2k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 4.7k 3.3× 540 0.6× 334 8.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Devaty, Robert P., et al.. (2017). New Evidence for the Second Conduction Band in 4H SiC. Materials science forum. 897. 250–253. 2 indexed citations
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Ke, Yanxiong, Robert P. Devaty, & W. J. Choyke. (2008). Comparative columnar porous etching studies on n‐type 6H SiC crystalline faces. physica status solidi (b). 245(7). 1396–1403. 25 indexed citations
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Yan, Fei, Robert P. Devaty, W. J. Choyke, et al.. (2005). Evolution of Defect and Hydrogen-Related Low Temperature Photoluminescence Spectra with Annealing for Hydrogen or Helium Implanted 6H SiC. Materials science forum. 483-485. 493–496. 1 indexed citations
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Bardeleben, H. J. von, J. L. Cantin, I. Vickridge, et al.. (2004). Modification of the oxide/semiconductor interface by high temperature NO treatments: A combined EPR, NRA and XPS study on oxidized porous and bulk n-type 4H-SiC. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 5 indexed citations
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Shishkin, Y., Yue Ke, Robert P. Devaty, & W. J. Choyke. (2004). Porous Structure of Anodized p-Type 6H SiC. Materials science forum. 457-460. 1471–1474. 1 indexed citations
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Lyubinetsky, Igor, S. Mezhenny, W. J. Choyke, & John T. Yates. (1999). Scanning tunneling microscope assisted nanostructure formation: Two excitation mechanisms for precursor molecules. Journal of Applied Physics. 86(9). 4949–4953. 4 indexed citations
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Sridhara, S.G., et al.. (1998). Phosphorus Four Particle Donor Bound Exciton Complex in 6H SiC. Materials science forum. 264-268. 465–468. 8 indexed citations
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Choyke, W. J., et al.. (1997). Silicon carbide : a review of fundamental questions and applications to current device technology. 99 indexed citations
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Wee, Andrew T. S., Z. C. Feng, Huey Hoon Hng, et al.. (1995). XPS and SIMS studies of MBE-grown CdTe/InSb(001) heterostructures. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 7(23). 4359–4369. 15 indexed citations
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Schadt, M., Gerhard Pensl, Robert P. Devaty, et al.. (1994). Anisotropy of the electron Hall mobility in 4H, 6H, and 15R silicon carbide. Applied Physics Letters. 65(24). 3120–3122. 72 indexed citations
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Götz, Werner, Adolf Schöner, Gerhard Pensl, et al.. (1993). Hall Effect and Infrared Absorption Measurements on Nitrogen Donors in 4H-SiC. Materials science forum. 117-118. 495–500. 3 indexed citations
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Choyke, W. J., et al.. (1991). A comparison of the annealing of spectral features in plasma-deposited polycrystalline diamond films and natural diamond. 703–708. 2 indexed citations
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Choyke, W. J. & Gerhard Pensl. (1991). Siliciumkarbid — Halbleiter für die neunziger Jahre. Physikalische Blätter. 47(3). 212–214. 4 indexed citations
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Choyke, W. J.. (1987). Optical, Vibrational and Surface Properties of SiC. MRS Proceedings. 97. 3 indexed citations
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Bozack, Michael J., Patrick Taylor, W. J. Choyke, & John T. Yates. (1987). Alkyl radical involvement in silicon surface chemistry. Surface Science. 179(1). 132–142. 20 indexed citations
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Bradshaw, John L., W. J. Choyke, Z. C. Feng, D.L. Meier, & R.L. Messham. (1987). Study of Diffusion Length and Alloy Segregation in MOCVD AlGaAs. MRS Proceedings. 102. 1 indexed citations
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Picraux, S. T. & W. J. Choyke. (1982). Metastable materials formation by ion implantation : proceedings of the Materials Research Society annual meeting, November 1981, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. North-Holland eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Choyke, W. J., et al.. (1976). SiC, a new material for mirrors 1: High power lasers; 2: VUV applications. Applied Optics. 15(9). 2006–2006. 23 indexed citations
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Patrick, Lyle, D. R. Hamilton, & W. J. Choyke. (1966). Growth, Luminescence, Selection Rules, and Lattice Sums of SiC with Wurtzite Structure. Physical Review. 143(2). 526–536. 112 indexed citations
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Patrick, Lyle, D. R. Hamilton, & W. J. Choyke. (1963). Optical Properties of15RSiC: Luminescence of Nitrogen-Exciton Complexes, and Interband Absorption. Physical Review. 132(5). 2023–2031. 44 indexed citations

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