Y. Ducommun

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Y. Ducommun is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Ducommun has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Y. Ducommun's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (19 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (9 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (8 papers). Y. Ducommun is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (19 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (9 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (8 papers). Y. Ducommun collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Y. Ducommun's co-authors include M. Kroutvar, Jonathan J. Finley, G. Abstreiter, M. Bichler, Dieter Schuh, D. Heiss, E. Kapon, A. Hartmann, Ulrich Hohenester and Elisa Molinari and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Y. Ducommun

19 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Optically programmable electron spin memory using semiconductor quantum dots

2004 729 citations M. Kroutvar, Y. Ducommun et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y. Ducommun Switzerland	10	1.0k	610	371	201	141	20	1.2k
D. Martrou France	14	893 0.9×	605 1.0×	238 0.6×	194 1.0×	250 1.8×	42	1.1k
T. Kümmell Germany	20	945 0.9×	815 1.3×	945 2.5×	95 0.5×	200 1.4×	79	1.4k
M. Kroutvar Germany	5	666 0.7×	424 0.7×	223 0.6×	187 0.9×	81 0.6×	8	819
E. Stock Germany	18	733 0.7×	514 0.8×	191 0.5×	189 0.9×	127 0.9×	33	827
A. Kam Canada	16	920 0.9×	611 1.0×	172 0.5×	229 1.1×	309 2.2×	36	1.2k
Gregory Sallen France	13	541 0.5×	497 0.8×	578 1.6×	140 0.7×	216 1.5×	19	988
A. S. Bracker United States	8	651 0.6×	443 0.7×	329 0.9×	168 0.8×	160 1.1×	13	921
Eric Stinaff United States	16	1.2k 1.2×	702 1.2×	476 1.3×	203 1.0×	95 0.7×	38	1.4k
Michael Scheibner United States	20	1.5k 1.5×	804 1.3×	577 1.6×	313 1.6×	140 1.0×	47	1.7k
D. Heiss Netherlands	13	982 1.0×	732 1.2×	265 0.7×	276 1.4×	155 1.1×	27	1.3k

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Kroutvar, M., Y. Ducommun, D. Heiss, et al.. (2004). Optically programmable electron spin memory using semiconductor quantum dots. Nature. 432(7013). 81–84. 729 indexed citations breakdown →

Ducommun, Y., M. Kroutvar, Jonathan J. Finley, et al.. (2004). Dynamics of optically stored charges in InGaAs quantum dots. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 21(2-4). 886–891.

Beham, E., M. Betz, M. Kroutvar, et al.. (2004). Physics and applications of self‐assembled quantum dots. Physica status solidi. C, Conferences and critical reviews/Physica status solidi. C, Current topics in solid state physics. 1(8). 2131–2159. 7 indexed citations

Ducommun, Y., M. Kroutvar, Michael E. Reimer, et al.. (2004). Redistribution dynamics of optically generated charges in In(Ga)As∕GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters. 85(13). 2592–2594. 5 indexed citations

Leósson, Kristján, Zuyan Xu, J. M. Hvam, et al.. (2004). Dynamic Dipole–Dipole Interactions Between Excitons in Quantum Dots of Different Sizes. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. 3(2). 318–327. 8 indexed citations

Kroutvar, M., Y. Ducommun, Jonathan J. Finley, et al.. (2003). Wavelength selective charge storage in self-assembled InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters. 83(3). 443–445. 32 indexed citations

Pelucchi, E., M. Baier, Y. Ducommun, Shinichi Watanabe, & E. Kapon. (2003). High‐quality In_xGa_1–xAs/Al_0.30Ga_0.70As quantum dots grown in inverted pyramids. physica status solidi (b). 238(2). 233–236. 22 indexed citations

Kroutvar, M., A. Zrenner, Y. Ducommun, Jonathan J. Finley, & G. Abstreiter. (2003). Wavelength selective data storage in InGaAs–GaAs quantum dots. physica status solidi (b). 238(2). 345–348. 3 indexed citations

Kroutvar, M., Y. Ducommun, Jonathan J. Finley, et al.. (2002). Wavelength Selective Charge Storage in self-assembled InGaAs-GaAs Quantum Dots. MRS Proceedings. 737. 1 indexed citations

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Ducommun, Y.. (2001). Semiconductor quantum dots grown in inverted pyramids. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 3 indexed citations

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Ducommun, Y., A. Hartmann, D. Y. Oberli, & E. Kapon. (2001). Carrier Capture and Recombination Dynamics in a Single Pyramidal Quantum Dot. physica status solidi (b). 224(2). 431–436. 4 indexed citations

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Ducommun, Y., A. Hartmann, E. Kapon, Ulrich Hohenester, & Elisa Molinari. (2001). Observation of Charged Few-Particle States in the Optical Spectra of Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots. physica status solidi (b). 224(2). 325–330. 5 indexed citations

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Hartmann, A., Y. Ducommun, Manuel Bächtold, & E. Kapon. (2000). Influence of the shallow impurity environment on the luminescence of single-quantum dots. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 7(3-4). 461–465. 8 indexed citations

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Leifer, Klaus, A. Hartmann, Y. Ducommun, & E. Kapon. (2000). Carrier transport and luminescence in inverted-pyramid quantum structures. Applied Physics Letters. 77(24). 3923–3925. 19 indexed citations

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Hartmann, A., Y. Ducommun, E. Kapon, Ulrich Hohenester, & Elisa Molinari. (2000). Few-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Observation of Multicharged Excitons. Physical Review Letters. 84(24). 5648–5651. 186 indexed citations

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Hartmann, A., Y. Ducommun, E. Kapon, et al.. (2000). Optical Spectra of Single Quantum Dots: Influence of Impurities and Few-Particle Effects. physica status solidi (a). 178(1). 283–290. 11 indexed citations

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Hartmann, A., Y. Ducommun, Klaus Leifer, & E. Kapon. (1999). Structure and optical properties of semiconductor quantum nanostructures self-formed in inverted tetrahedral pyramids. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 11(31). 5901–5915. 55 indexed citations

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Biasiol, G., E. Kapon, Y. Ducommun, & Anders Gustafsson. (1998). Self-ordering of quantum-wire superlattices on V-grooved substrates. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 57(16). R9416–R9419. 28 indexed citations

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Hartmann, A., et al.. (1998). Structure and photoluminescence of single AlGaAs/GaAs quantum dots grown in inverted tetrahedral pyramids. Applied Physics Letters. 73(16). 2322–2324. 37 indexed citations

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Ducommun, Y., E. Martinet, H. Weman, et al.. (1998). Structure and optical properties of V-groove quantum wire superlattices. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 2(1-4). 954–958. 9 indexed citations

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