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D-Index
68
Citations
17678
World Ranking
6471
National Ranking
1966

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2010 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Patricia A. Thiel is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, and optics, with additional interests in atmospheric science, electrical and electronic engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • James W. Evans
  • Michael C. Tringides
  • Yong Han
  • Da-Jiang Liu
  • Ann Lii-Rosales

Patricia A. Thiel has published multiple articles in a variety of venues, with notable recurring publication outlets such as:

  • ChemPhysChem
  • Physical Review Materials
  • Physical Review Research
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • New Journal of Physics

Selected recent papers include:

  • Growth and stability of Pb intercalated phases under graphene on SiC, 2020, Physical Review Materials
  • Adsorption, intercalation, diffusion, and adhesion of Cu at the 2H−MoS2 (0001) surface from first-principles calculations, 2020, Physical Review Research
  • Mechanism of Metal Intercalation under Graphene through Small Vacancy Defects, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Shapes of Fe nanocrystals encapsulated at the graphite surface, 2020, New Journal of Physics
  • Non-equilibrium growth of metal clusters on a layered material: Cu on MoS2, 2020, New Journal of Physics

Throughout their career, they have been recognized with various honors:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, 2010
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1984

Best Publications

  • The interaction of water with solid surfaces: Fundamental aspects

    Patricia A. Thiel;Theodore E. Madey

  • Morphological evolution during epitaxial thin film growth: Formation of 2D islands and 3D mounds

    J.W. Evans;P.A. Thiel;M.C. Bartelt;M.C. Bartelt

  • Diffusion of Large Two-Dimensional Ag Clusters on Ag(100)

    J.-M. Wen;S.-L. Chang;Joseph W. Burnett;James W. Evans

  • The interaction of CO and Pt(100). I. Mechanism of adsorption and Pt phase transition

    R. J. Behm;P. A. Thiel;P. R. Norton;G. Ertl

  • Low-temperature epitaxial growth of thin metal films

    James W. Evans;D. E. Sanders;Patricia A. Thiel;Andrew E. DePristo

  • The chemisorption of Co on Rh(111)

    P.A. Thiel;E.D. Williams;J.T. Yates;W.H. Weinberg

  • Coarsening mechanisms in a metal film: From cluster diffusion to vacancy ripening

    J.-M. Wen;James W. Evans;M. C. Bartelt;Joseph W. Burnett

  • The interaction of CO and Pt(100). II. Energetic and kinetic parameters

    P. A. Thiel;R. J. Behm;P. R. Norton;G. Ertl

  • Electronic control of friction in silicon pn junctions

    Jeong Young Park;D. F. Ogletree;P. A. Thiel;M. Salmeron

  • High Frictional Anisotropy of Periodic and Aperiodic Directions on a Quasicrystal Surface

    Jeong Young Park;Jeong Young Park;D. F. Ogletree;D. F. Ogletree;M. Salmeron;M. Salmeron;R. A. Ribeiro;R. A. Ribeiro

  • The interaction of oxygen with the Rh(111) surface a

    P.A. Thiel;J.T. Yates;W.H. Weinberg

  • The chemisorption of hydrogen on Rh(111)

    J.T. Yates;P.A. Thiel;W.H. Weinberg

  • Monolayer and multilayer adsorption of water on Ru(001)

    P. A. Thiel;F. M. Hoffmann;W. H. Weinberg

  • Structural Analysis of the Fivefold Symmetric Surface of the Al70Pd21Mn9 Quasicrystal by Low Energy Electron Diffraction

    M. Gierer;M. A. Van Hove;A. I. Goldman;Z. Shen

  • New Horizons in Quasicrystals: Research and Applications

    Alan I. Goldman;Daniel J. Sordelet;Patricia A. Thiel;Jean Marie Dubois

  • Fivefold surface of quasicrystalline AlPdMn: Structure determination using low-energy-electron diffraction

    M. Gierer;M. A. Van Hove;A. I. Goldman;Z. Shen

  • Growth morphology and properties of metals on graphene

    Xiaojie Liu;Yong Han;Yong Han;James W. Evans;James W. Evans;Albert K. Engstfeld

  • Photoelectron spectra of an Al70Pd21Mn9 quasicrystal and the cubic alloy Al60Pd25Mn15

    Cynthia J. Jenks;S.-L. Chang;James W. Anderegg;Patricia A. Thiel

  • Surface oxidation of an AlPdMn quasicrystal, characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    S.-L. Chang;J.W. Anderegg;P.A. Thiel

  • The interaction of formic acid with transition metal surfaces, studied in ultrahigh vacuum

    M.R. Columbia;P.A. Thiel

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Evans
James W. Evans Iowa State University
Thomas A. Lograsso
Thomas A. Lograsso Ames Laboratory
Cai-Zhuang Wang
Cai-Zhuang Wang Iowa State University
Jeong Young Park
Jeong Young Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kai-Ming Ho
Kai-Ming Ho Iowa State University
Alan I. Goldman
Alan I. Goldman Iowa State University
R. J. Behm
R. J. Behm University of Ulm
Zhi-Xun Shen
Zhi-Xun Shen Stanford University
Matthew J. Kramer
Matthew J. Kramer Ames Laboratory
M.A. Van Hove
M.A. Van Hove Hong Kong Baptist University

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