W. Ossau

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
234 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

W. Ossau is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Ossau has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 134 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 84 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Ossau's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (188 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (96 papers) and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (79 papers). W. Ossau is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (188 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (96 papers) and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (79 papers). W. Ossau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and Poland. W. Ossau's co-authors include A. Waag, L. W. Molenkamp, D. R. Yakovlev, G. Schmidt, M. Keim, R. Fiederling, G. Landwehr, G. Reuscher, G. Landwehr and G. V. Astakhov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

W. Ossau

230 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Injection and detection of a spin-polarized current in a ... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Injection and detection of a spin-polarized current in a light-emitting diode
    1999 1.5k citations W. Ossau, G. Schmidt et al. 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. Ossau Germany 36 4.5k 2.8k 2.4k 792 548 234 5.5k
G. Landwehr Germany 33 3.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 451 0.6× 213 0.4× 230 3.9k
J. Kossut Poland 33 3.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 627 0.8× 544 1.0× 350 4.5k
R. Heitz Germany 40 4.9k 1.1× 4.0k 1.5× 3.2k 1.3× 964 1.2× 518 0.9× 200 6.0k
T. Wójtowicz Poland 39 4.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 4.0k 1.7× 1.4k 1.7× 1.5k 2.8× 524 6.8k
H. Mariette France 38 3.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 2.0× 794 1.4× 275 5.4k
S. Tatarenko France 33 2.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 484 0.6× 568 1.0× 179 4.4k
Shingo Katsumoto Japan 31 3.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 3.5k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 1.9k 3.5× 181 5.9k
G. Landwehr Germany 31 2.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 600 0.8× 201 0.4× 218 3.5k
Udo W. Pohl Germany 27 2.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 396 0.5× 220 0.4× 173 3.0k
A. Petrou United States 30 2.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 572 0.7× 483 0.9× 173 3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Ossau

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Henn, T., T. Kießling, L. W. Molenkamp, et al.. (2014). Time and spatially resolved electron spin detection in semiconductor heterostructures by magneto‐optical Kerr microscopy. physica status solidi (b). 251(9). 1839–1849. 7 indexed citations
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Astakhov, G. V., et al.. (2011). 強磁性半導体(Ga,Mn)Asにおける光誘起Barkhausen効果. Physical Review Letters. 106(3). 1–37204. 2 indexed citations
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Astakhov, G. V., et al.. (2011). Photoinduced Barkhausen Effect in the Ferromagnetic Semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As. Physical Review Letters. 106(3). 37204–37204. 6 indexed citations
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Astakhov, G. V., V. L. Korenev, T. Kießling, et al.. (2009). Nonthermal Photocoercivity Effect in a Low-Doped (Ga,Mn)As Ferromagnetic Semiconductor. Physical Review Letters. 102(18). 187401–187401. 14 indexed citations
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Astakhov, G. V., R. I. Dzhioev, K. V. Kavokin, et al.. (2008). Suppression of Electron Spin Relaxation in Mn-Doped GaAs. Physical Review Letters. 101(7). 76602–76602. 34 indexed citations
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Astakhov, G. V., A. V. Koudinov, K. V. Kavokin, et al.. (2007). Exciton Spin Decay Modified by Strong Electron-Hole Exchange Interaction. Physical Review Letters. 99(1). 16601–16601. 17 indexed citations
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Astakhov, G. V., T. Kießling, А. В. Платонов, et al.. (2006). Circular-to-Linear and Linear-to-Circular Conversion of Optical Polarization by Semiconductor Quantum Dots. Physical Review Letters. 96(2). 27402–27402. 32 indexed citations
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Kießling, T., А. В. Платонов, G. V. Astakhov, et al.. (2006). Anomalous in-plane magneto-optical anisotropy of self-assembled quantum dots. Physical Review B. 74(4). 9 indexed citations
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Kimel, A. V., G. V. Astakhov, A. Kirilyuk, et al.. (2005). Observation of Giant Magnetic Linear Dichroism in(Ga,Mn)As. Physical Review Letters. 94(22). 227203–227203. 46 indexed citations
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Ossau, W., D. R. Yakovlev, G. V. Astakhov, et al.. (2002). High magnetic field optical studies of 2DEG in modulation-doped ZnSe quantum wells. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 12(1-4). 512–515. 1 indexed citations
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Jeukens, Cécile R. L. P. N., Peter C. M. Christianen, J. C. Maan, et al.. (2002). Dynamical equilibrium between excitons and trions in CdTe quantum wells in high magnetic fields. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 66(23). 24 indexed citations
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Zaı̆tsev, S. V., H. Schömig, G. Bacher, et al.. (2001). Buried CdTe/CdMgTe single quantum dots using selective thermal interdiffusion. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 16(7). 631–634. 11 indexed citations
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Bacher, G., H. Schömig, S. V. Zaı̆tsev, et al.. (2001). Optical spectroscopy on individual CdSe/ZnMnSe quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters. 79(4). 524–526. 45 indexed citations
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Yakovlev, D. R., Barbara König, L. Hansen, et al.. (2001). Magnetoluminescence of Zn(Mn)Se/Be(Mn)Te semimagnetic heterostructures with a type-II band alignment. Applied Physics Letters. 78(13). 1870–1872. 11 indexed citations
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Yakovlev, D. R., H. Nickel, B. D. McCombe, et al.. (2000). Magneto-optics of charged excitons in ZnSe/ZnMgSSe quantum wells. Journal of Crystal Growth. 214-215. 823–826. 5 indexed citations
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Yakovlev, D. R., J. Puls, G. V. Astakhov, et al.. (2000). Charged Exciton Dynamics in ZnSe/ZnMgSSe QWs. physica status solidi (a). 178(1). 501–505. 13 indexed citations
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Landwehr, G. & W. Ossau. (1997). High magnetic fields in the physics of semiconductors II : 12th International Conference, 29 July-2 August 1996, W?rzburg, Germany vol. 1vol. 2. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Кочерешко, В. П., D. R. Yakovlev, R. A. Suris, et al.. (1997). Combined Exciton–Electron Processes in Modulation-Doped QW Structures. physica status solidi (a). 164(1). 213–216. 2 indexed citations
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Merkulov, I. A., D. R. Yakovlev, K. V. Kavokin, et al.. (1995). Hierarchy of relaxation times in the formation of an excitonic magnetic polaron in (CdMn)Te. JETPL. 62. 313. 3 indexed citations
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Кочерешко, В. П., Г. Позина, I. A. Merkulov, et al.. (1995). Inversion of magnetic hysteresis in semimagnetic superlattices. ZhETF Pisma Redaktsiiu. 61. 390. 2 indexed citations

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