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Robert A. Wolkow

Robert A. Wolkow

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Materials Science

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53
Citations
10858
World Ranking
9191
National Ranking
165

Chemistry

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50
Citations
10331
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14282
National Ranking
389

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

Robert A. Wolkow is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work covers various subfields and topics including Semiconductor materials and devices, Surface and Thin Film Phenomena, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Robert A. Wolkow has contributed to several recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • SiQAD: A Design and Simulation Tool for Atomic Silicon Quantum Dot Circuits, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
  • Atomically Precise Manufacturing of Silicon Electronics, 2024, ACS Nano
  • Deep learning-guided surface characterization for autonomous hydrogen lithography, 2020, Machine Learning Science and Technology
  • Atomic defect classification of the H-Si(100) surface through multi-mode scanning probe microscopy, 2020, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
  • Roadmap on atomic-scale semiconductor devices, 2025, Nano Futures

Their frequent co-authors include Jason Pitters, Lucian Livadaru, Jeremiah Croshaw, Konrad Walus, and Samuel Sze Hang Ng.

The scientist has published extensively in journals such as ACS Nano, arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Machine Learning Science and Technology, and Nano Futures.

Recognition for Robert A. Wolkow's work includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2012, acknowledged for contributions to atomic-scale characterization and fabrication processes with an emphasis on silicon surfaces. They were also named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2000 under the Academy of Science, and received the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada in 1999.

Best Publications

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

    Robert A. Wolkow

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

    Robert A. Wolkow

  • Self-directed growth of molecular nanostructures on silicon

    G. P. Lopinski;D. D. M. Wayner;R. A. Wolkow

  • Atom-resolved surface chemistry using scanning tunneling microscopy.

    R. Wolkow;Ph. Avouris

  • Organic modification of hydrogen terminated silicon surfaces

    Danial D. M. Wayner;Robert A. Wolkow

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

    Ph Avouris;R. Wolkow

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

    Paul G. Piva;Gino A. DiLabio;Jason L. Pitters;Janik Zikovsky

  • 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

  • Application of 25 density functionals to dispersion-bound homomolecular dimers

    Erin R. Johnson;Robert A. Wolkow;Robert A. Wolkow;Gino A. DiLabio

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

    M. Baseer Haider;Jason L. Pitters;Gino A. DiLabio;Lucian Livadaru

  • Nano-tip fabrication by spatially controlled etching

    Mohamed Rezeq;Jason Pitters;Robert Wolkow

  • Olefin additions on H-Si(111): Evidence for a surface chain reaction initiated at isolated dangling bonds

    Ronald L. Cicero;Christopher E. D. Chidsey;Gregory P. Lopinski;Danial D. M. Wayner

  • Patterning of Vinylferrocene on H−Si(100) via Self-Directed Growth of Molecular Lines and STM-Induced Decomposition

    Peter Kruse;Erin R. Johnson;Gino A. DiLabio;Robert A. Wolkow

  • Tungsten nanotip fabrication by spatially controlled field-assisted reaction with nitrogen

    Moh’d Rezeq;Jason Pitters;Robert Wolkow

  • Isolation of an intrinsic precursor to molecular chemisorption

    David E. Brown;Douglas J. Moffatt;Robert A. Wolkow

  • Autonomous Scanning Probe Microscopy in Situ Tip Conditioning through Machine Learning

    Mohammad Rashidi;Robert A. Wolkow

  • Multiple bonding geometries and binding state conversion of benzene/Si(100)

    G. P. Lopinski;T. M. Fortier;D. J. Moffatt;R. A. Wolkow

  • Surface relaxations, current enhancements, and absolute distances in high resolution scanning tunneling microscopy.

    W. A. Hofer;A. J. Fisher;R. A. Wolkow;P. Grütter

  • Inducing desorption of organic molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope: theory and experiments.

    Saman Alavi;Roger Rousseau;S. N. Patitsas;Gregory P. Lopinski

  • BENZENE/SI(100) : METASTABLE CHEMISORPTION AND BINDING STATE CONVERSION

    G.P Lopinski;D.J Moffatt;R.A Wolkow

Frequent Co-Authors

Gino A. DiLabio
Gino A. DiLabio University of British Columbia
Hong Guo
Hong Guo McGill University
Martin Moskovits
Martin Moskovits University of California, Santa Barbara
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris IBM (United States)
Wei Ji
Wei Ji Renmin University of China
Barry C. Sanders
Barry C. Sanders University of Calgary
Erin R. Johnson
Erin R. Johnson Dalhousie University
Danial D. M. Wayner
Danial D. M. Wayner National Research Council Canada
David W. McComb
David W. McComb The Ohio State University
Jeremy T. Robinson
Jeremy T. Robinson United States Naval Research Laboratory

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