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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society
  • 1985 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his principal role in the development of photoemission and inverse photoemission into powerful techniques for the determination of energy band dispersion of electrons in bulk solids and at surfaces

Overview

F. J. Himpsel is a researcher affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their academic career includes contributions primarily within physics, with a specialized focus on atomic and surface phenomena.

Himpsel has received notable recognition for their work. They were awarded the Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics by the American Physical Society in 2007. Earlier, in 1985, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation highlighting their principal role in developing photoemission and inverse photoemission as techniques for determining energy band dispersion of electrons in both bulk solids and at surfaces.

Their expertise lies in the physical analysis of surfaces and atomic interactions at the electronic level. This is underscored by the APS fellowship citation, which emphasizes advancements in photoemission methods. Although detailed publication records and specific main research topics are not available, the recognition points to a career focused on experimental and theoretical studies of electronic structures related to condensed matter physics.

Himpsel's affiliations and awards indicate a longstanding active presence in their field, contributing to the foundational understanding of electron behavior in solid materials. Their work informs both basic science and applications that depend on precise knowledge of energy band structures.

Best Publications

  • Microscopic structure of the SiO 2 /Si interface

    F. J. Himpsel;F. R. McFeely;A. Taleb-Ibrahimi;J. A. Yarmoff

  • Quantum photoyield of diamond(111)—A stable negative-affinity emitter

    F. J. Himpsel;J. A. Knapp;J. A. VanVechten;D. E. Eastman

  • Quantum-well states and magnetic coupling between ferromagnets through a noble-metal layer.

    J. E. Ortega;F. J. Himpsel;G. J. Mankey;R. F. Willis

  • Probing the transition layer at the SiO2‐Si interface using core level photoemission

    G. Hollinger;F. J. Himpsel

  • Angle-resolved measurements of the photoemission of electrons in the study of solids

    F.J. Himpsel

  • Quantum well states as mediators of magnetic coupling in superlattices.

    J. E. Ortega;F. J. Himpsel

  • First experimental results from IBM/TENN/TULANE/LLNL/LBL undulator beamline at the advanced light source

    Jianjun Jia;Thomas A. Callcott;J. Yurkas;Arthur W. Ellis

  • Determination of the Fermi-level pinning position at Si(111) surfaces

    F. J. Himpsel;G. Hollinger;R. A. Pollak

  • Oxidation studies of SiGe

    F. K. LeGoues;R. Rosenberg;T. Nguyen;F. Himpsel

  • Experimental energy band dispersions and lifetimes for valence and conduction bands of copper using angle-resolved photoemission

    J. A. Knapp;F. J. Himpsel;D. E. Eastman

  • Two-photon photoemission via image-potential states.

    K. Giesen;F. Hage;F. J. Himpsel;H. J. Riess

  • Experimental Band Structure and Temperature-Dependent Magnetic Exchange Splitting of Nickel Using Angle-Resolved Photoemission

    D. E. Eastman;F. J. Himpsel;J. A. Knapp

  • Experimental energy-band dispersions and exchange splitting for Ni

    F. J. Himpsel;J. A. Knapp;D. E. Eastman

  • Surface Core-Level Binding-Energy Shifts for GaAs(110) and GaSb(110)

    D. E. Eastman;T. C. Chiang;P. Heimann;F. J. Himpsel

  • Geometry-Dependent Si(2p) Surface Core-Level Excitations for Si(111) and Si(100) Surfaces

    F. J. Himpsel;P. Heimann;T. C. Chiang;D. E. Eastman

  • An ellipsoidal mirror display analyzer system for electron energy and angular measurements

    D.E. Eastman;J.J. Donelon;N.C. Hien;F.J. Himpsel

  • Surface oxidation states of germanium

    D. Schmeisser;R.D. Schnell;A. Bogen;F.J. Himpsel

  • Bistable conditions for low‐temperature silicon epitaxy

    Bernard S. Meyerson;Franz J. Himpsel;Kevin J. Uram

  • Chains of gold atoms with tailored electronic states

    J. N. Crain;J. L. McChesney;Fan Zheng;M. C. Gallagher

  • Photoemission studies of intrinsic surface states on Si(100)

    F. J. Himpsel;D. E. Eastman

Frequent Co-Authors

J. F. van der Veen
J. F. van der Veen Paul Scherrer Institute
Nicholas L. Abbott
Nicholas L. Abbott Cornell University
Angel Rubio
Angel Rubio Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
Roland Bennewitz
Roland Bennewitz Leibniz Association
Thomas F. Kuech
Thomas F. Kuech University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wanli Yang
Wanli Yang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas A. Jung
Thomas A. Jung Paul Scherrer Institute
Paul F. Nealey
Paul F. Nealey University of Chicago
Steven C. Erwin
Steven C. Erwin United States Naval Research Laboratory
Tai-Chang Chiang
Tai-Chang Chiang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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