Walter A. Yarbrough

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Walter A. Yarbrough is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter A. Yarbrough has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Walter A. Yarbrough's work include Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (26 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (13 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (9 papers). Walter A. Yarbrough is often cited by papers focused on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (26 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (13 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (9 papers). Walter A. Yarbrough collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Walter A. Yarbrough's co-authors include R. Messier, Hidetoshi Saitoh, T. DebRoy, K. Tankala, Rustum Roy, Carlo G. Pantano, Greg D. Barber, James A. Cooper, Melanie Stewart and W. Piekarczyk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Walter A. Yarbrough

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Current Issues and Problems in the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond

1990 589 citations Walter A. Yarbrough, R. Messier Science profile →

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V. Katkanant United States

L.L. Bouilov Russia

A.J. Neves Portugal

U. Stephan Germany

N. A. Smirnov Russia

M. A. Machonkin United States

G. Braunstein United States

Lawrence H. Robins United States

S. R. Kasi United States

Y. Catherine France

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Komatsu, Shojiro, Walter A. Yarbrough, & Yusuke Moriyoshi. (1997). Structural stability of hydrogenated (100) surface of cubic boron nitride in comparison with diamond. Journal of Applied Physics. 81(12). 7798–7805. 21 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Hidetoshi, et al.. (1993). Crystal structure of new composition boron-rich boron nitride using Raman spectroscopy. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 8(1). 8–11. 33 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Hidetoshi & Walter A. Yarbrough. (1992). Growth of cubic boron nitride from vapor phase. Diamond and Related Materials. 1(2-4). 137–146. 47 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A., K. Tankala, & T. DebRoy. (1992). Diamond growth with locally supplied methane and acetylene. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 7(2). 379–383. 22 indexed citations

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Pantano, Carlo G., et al.. (1992). Graphite as a substrate for diamond growth. Journal of Applied Physics. 72(7). 3136–3142. 43 indexed citations

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Tankala, K., T. DebRoy, Walter A. Yarbrough, & C. Jane Robinson. (1992). Modeling of substrate surface temperature distribution during hot-filament assisted diamond deposition. Diamond and Related Materials. 1(12). 1177–1184. 2 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A.. (1992). Vapor‐Phase‐Deposited Diamond—Problems and Potential. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 75(12). 3179–3200. 81 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A.. (1991). Current research problems and opportunities in the vapor phase synthesis of diamond and cubic boron nitride. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 9(3). 1145–1152. 60 indexed citations

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Saitoh, Hidetoshi & Walter A. Yarbrough. (1991). Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline cubic boron nitride by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 58(20). 2228–2230. 79 indexed citations

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Piekarczyk, W. & Walter A. Yarbrough. (1991). Application of thermodynamics to the examination of the diamond CVD process II. A model of diamond deposition process from hydrocarbon-hydrogen mixtures. Journal of Crystal Growth. 108(3-4). 583–597. 20 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A.. (1991). Diamond growth on the (110) surface. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1534. 90–90. 4 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A.. (1991). Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the vapor phase preparation of diamond for electronic applications. Journal of Electronic Materials. 20(2). 133–139. 4 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A., A. Inspektor, & R. Messier. (1991). The Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond. Materials science forum. 52-53. 151–174. 3 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A., et al.. (1990). CVD Diamond As An IR And Optical Material. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1146. 2–2. 6 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A., et al.. (1990). Diamond deposition at low substrate temperatures. Journal of Crystal Growth. 99(1-4). 1177–1182. 27 indexed citations

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Cooper, James A. & Walter A. Yarbrough. (1990). <title>Flat-flame combustion synthesis of diamond</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 41–54. 7 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A. & R. Messier. (1990). Current Issues and Problems in the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond. Science. 247(4943). 688–696. 589 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yarbrough, Walter A., et al.. (1989). CVD Diamond For IR Applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1112. 176–176. 3 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A. & Rustum Roy. (1987). Microstructural evolution in sintering of ALOOH gels. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 2(4). 494–515. 44 indexed citations

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Yarbrough, Walter A. & Rustum Roy. (1986). Extraordinary effects of mortar-and-pestle grinding on microstructure of sintered alumina gel. Nature. 322(6077). 347–349. 15 indexed citations

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