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Physics D-index 99 Citations 37,186 1,158 World Ranking 1138 National Ranking 608

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Awards & Achievements

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1994 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the growth of ultrahigh mobility semiconductor materials, the innovative use of molecular beam epitaxy, and the physics of lowdimensional electronic systems

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Condensed matter physics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Condensed matter physics, Quantum Hall effect, Electron, Quantum mechanics and Fractional quantum Hall effect. His Condensed matter physics research incorporates elements of Quantum well, Magnetic field, Landau quantization and Fermi gas. His Quantum well research incorporates themes from Exciton and Absorption spectroscopy.

His study on Landau quantization also encompasses disciplines like

  • Anisotropy which connect with Magnetoresistance,
  • Hall effect together with Molecular beam epitaxy. His work carried out in the field of Quantum Hall effect brings together such families of science as Band gap, Superconductivity, Quasiparticle and Electron density. The Electron study combines topics in areas such as Heterojunction, Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Atomic physics.

His most cited work include:

  • Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides in SiO2‐Si multilayer structures (532 citations)
  • Near-Field Spectroscopy of the Quantum Constituents of a Luminescent System (396 citations)
  • N -electron ground state energies of a quantum dot in magnetic field (393 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Condensed matter physics, Electron, Quantum well, Quantum Hall effect and Optoelectronics are his primary areas of study. His research investigates the connection between Condensed matter physics and topics such as Landau quantization that intersect with problems in Anisotropy and Shubnikov–de Haas effect. His Electron study combines topics in areas such as Microwave, Heterojunction and Quantum tunnelling.

His Quantum well course of study focuses on Exciton and Atomic physics, Photoluminescence, Polariton and Excitation. His Quantum Hall effect research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Quantum phase transition, Quasiparticle, Spin-½ and Filling factor. His studies in Optoelectronics integrate themes in fields like Molecular beam epitaxy, Quantum wire and Laser, Optics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Condensed matter physics (61.25%)
  • Electron (24.92%)
  • Quantum well (23.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Condensed matter physics (61.25%)
  • Quantum Hall effect (23.30%)
  • Quantum well (23.62%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Loren Pfeiffer spends much of his time researching Condensed matter physics, Quantum Hall effect, Quantum well, Electron and Polariton. Loren Pfeiffer combines subjects such as Quantum and Magnetic field, Landau quantization with his study of Condensed matter physics. His Quantum Hall effect study also includes fields such as

  • Filling factor together with Fractional quantum Hall effect,
  • Quasiparticle which intersects with area such as Polaron.

His Quantum well research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Optoelectronics, Semiconductor, Terahertz radiation and Electric field. His Electron research includes elements of Molecular beam epitaxy and Heterojunction. His Polariton research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Molecular physics, Scattering, Excitation and Atomic physics.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Topological order and thermal equilibrium in polariton condensates. (57 citations)
  • Measurement of the quantum geometric tensor and of the anomalous Hall drift. (50 citations)
  • Chiral Modes at Exceptional Points in Exciton-Polariton Quantum Fluids. (36 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

His primary scientific interests are in Condensed matter physics, Polariton, Quantum Hall effect, Landau quantization and Exciton. The study incorporates disciplines such as Quantum well, Electron, Fermi gas and Magnetic field in addition to Condensed matter physics. His Polariton research integrates issues from Quantum fluid, Quantum, Superfluidity and Excitation.

He combines subjects such as Wigner crystal, Superconductivity and Filling factor with his study of Quantum Hall effect. His Landau quantization research integrates issues from Composite fermion, Liquid crystal, Phase, Ground state and Spin-½. The concepts of his Exciton study are interwoven with issues in Scattering, Bose–Einstein condensate, Optoelectronics, Momentum and Current.

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Best Publications

Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides in SiO2‐Si multilayer structures

M. A. Duguay;Y. Kokubun;T. L. Koch;Loren Pfeiffer.
Applied Physics Letters (1986)

836 Citations

Evidence for an Anisotropic State of Two-Dimensional Electrons in High Landau Levels

M. P. Lilly;K. B. Cooper;J. P. Eisenstein;L. N. Pfeiffer.
Physical Review Letters (1999)

789 Citations

N -electron ground state energies of a quantum dot in magnetic field

RC Ashoori;HL Stormer;JS Weiner;LN Pfeiffer.
Physical Review Letters (1993)

786 Citations

Near-Field Spectroscopy of the Quantum Constituents of a Luminescent System

H. F. Hess;E. Betzig;T. D. Harris;L. N. Pfeiffer.
Science (1994)

720 Citations

Optically pumped NMR evidence for finite-size skyrmions in GaAs quantum wells near Landau level filling nu =1.

S. E. Barrett;G. Dabbagh;L. N. Pfeiffer;K. W. West.
Physical Review Letters (1995)

707 Citations

Single-electron capacitance spectroscopy of discrete quantum levels.

R. C. Ashoori;H. L. Stormer;J. S. Weiner;L. N. Pfeiffer.
Physical Review Letters (1992)

653 Citations

Nonuniversal conductance quantization in quantum wires

A. Yacoby;H. L. Stormer;Ned S. Wingreen;L. N. Pfeiffer.
Physical Review Letters (1996)

600 Citations

Formation of a high quality two-dimensional electron gas on cleaved GaAs

Loren Pfeiffer;K. W. West;H. L. Stormer;J. P. Eisenstein.
Applied Physics Letters (1990)

522 Citations

Real-time detection of electron tunnelling in a quantum dot

Wei Lu;Wei Lu;Zhongqing Ji;Loren Pfeiffer;K. W. West.
Nature (2003)

487 Citations

Many-body integer quantum Hall effect: Evidence for new phase transitions.

S. Q. Murphy;J. P. Eisenstein;G. S. Boebinger;L. N. Pfeiffer.
Physical Review Letters (1994)

471 Citations

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