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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 41 Citations 9,185 147 World Ranking 8157 National Ranking 170
Chemistry D-index 43 Citations 9,707 129 World Ranking 11371 National Ranking 301

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Awards & Achievements

2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to atomicscale characterization and fabrication processes with an emphasis on silicon surfaces

2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

1999 - Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics, Royal Society of Canada

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Ion

Robert A. Wolkow mostly deals with Scanning tunneling microscope, Silicon, Adsorption, Molecule and Chemical physics. The various areas that Robert A. Wolkow examines in his Scanning tunneling microscope study include Surface diffusion, Molecular physics and Analytical chemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Electron and Nanotechnology as well as Silicon.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Photochemistry and Electric field in addition to Adsorption. His study looks at the intersection of Molecule and topics like Quantum tunnelling with Atomic physics, Atom, Chirality and Absolute configuration. His study looks at the relationship between Chemical physics and topics such as Conductivity, which overlap with Atomic units, Thermal conduction, Field and Characterization.

His most cited work include:

  • Controlled molecular adsorption on silicon: laying a foundation for molecular devices. (479 citations)
  • Direct observation of an increase in buckled dimers on Si(001) at low temperature. (422 citations)
  • Self-directed growth of molecular nanostructures on silicon (417 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Silicon, Scanning tunneling microscope, Dangling bond, Molecular physics and Atomic physics. His Silicon research incorporates themes from Chemical physics, Hydrogen, Nanotechnology, Molecule and Analytical chemistry. The Scanning tunneling microscope study combines topics in areas such as Crystallography, Optoelectronics and Atomic units.

His Dangling bond research incorporates elements of Quantum dot, Quantum computer, Condensed matter physics, Dopant and Electron. In his work, Density of states is strongly intertwined with Density functional theory, which is a subfield of Molecular physics. His Atomic physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Field, Atom, Ion beam, Ion source and Quantum tunnelling.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Silicon (60.91%)
  • Scanning tunneling microscope (56.79%)
  • Dangling bond (44.86%)

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

  • Optoelectronics (27.16%)
  • Scanning tunneling microscope (56.79%)
  • Silicon (60.91%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Optoelectronics, Scanning tunneling microscope, Silicon, Dangling bond and Atomic units. His Dopant study in the realm of Optoelectronics connects with subjects such as Computer data storage. Robert A. Wolkow interconnects Lithography, Characterization, Molecule and Convolutional neural network, Artificial intelligence in the investigation of issues within Scanning tunneling microscope.

His Silicon study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Molecular physics, Atom and Semiconductor. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Dangling bond, narrowing it down to issues related to the Quantum dot, and often Nanoelectronics, Band gap and Atoms in molecules. His research investigates the link between Atomic units and topics such as Nanotechnology that cross with problems in Thermal stability.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Autonomous Scanning Probe Microscopy in Situ Tip Conditioning through Machine Learning (49 citations)
  • Binary atomic silicon logic (33 citations)
  • Binary atomic silicon logic (33 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Ion

His scientific interests lie mostly in Quantum dot, Silicon, Optoelectronics, Scanning tunneling microscope and Dangling bond. While working in this field, he studies both Silicon and OR gate. His work in the fields of Optoelectronics, such as Hydrogen-terminated silicon surface and Dopant, intersects with other areas such as Local environment and Science, technology and society.

He has researched Scanning tunneling microscope in several fields, including Scanning probe microscopy, Lithography, Characterization and Convolutional neural network, Artificial intelligence. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Hydrogen, Molecular physics, Atom, Charge and Position. His studies in Semiconductor integrate themes in fields like Chemical physics, Nanotechnology, Thermal stability and Electric field.

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Best Publications

Direct observation of an increase in buckled dimers on Si(001) at low temperature.

Robert A. Wolkow.
Physical Review Letters (1992)

875 Citations

Controlled molecular adsorption on silicon: laying a foundation for molecular devices.

Robert A. Wolkow.
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry (1999)

761 Citations

Self-directed growth of molecular nanostructures on silicon

G. P. Lopinski;D. D. M. Wayner;R. A. Wolkow.
Nature (2000)

692 Citations

Atom-resolved surface chemistry using scanning tunneling microscopy.

R. Wolkow;Ph. Avouris.
Physical Review Letters (1988)

450 Citations

Atom-resolved surface chemistry studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy.

Ph Avouris;R. Wolkow.
Physical Review B (1989)

389 Citations

Organic modification of hydrogen terminated silicon surfaces

Danial D. M. Wayner;Robert A. Wolkow.
Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1 (2002)

389 Citations

Field regulation of single-molecule conductivity by a charged surface atom

Paul G. Piva;Gino A. DiLabio;Jason L. Pitters;Janik Zikovsky.
Nature (2005)

366 Citations

Determination of the absolute chirality of individual adsorbed molecules using the scanning tunnelling microscope

G. P. Lopinski;D. J. Moffatt;D. D. M. Wayner;R. A. Wolkow.
Nature (1998)

290 Citations

Application of 25 density functionals to dispersion-bound homomolecular dimers

Erin R. Johnson;Robert A. Wolkow;Robert A. Wolkow;Gino A. DiLabio.
Chemical Physics Letters (2004)

264 Citations

Controlled coupling and occupation of silicon atomic quantum dots at room temperature.

M. Baseer Haider;Jason L. Pitters;Gino A. DiLabio;Lucian Livadaru.
Physical Review Letters (2009)

219 Citations

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