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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 75 Citations 17,488 352 World Ranking 1927 National Ranking 630

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to metal/semiconductor interfaces and heterogeneous integration

2009 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Semiconductor
  • Electron

Timothy D. Sands focuses on Thin film, Optoelectronics, Epitaxy, Nanowire and Heterojunction. His Thin film research includes elements of Ferroelectricity, Crystal structure, Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry and Substrate. His Optoelectronics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Sapphire and Optics, Scanning electron microscope.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Overlayer, Coercivity, Semiconductor and Superlattice. His study in Nanowire is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Yield, Thermoelectric materials and Porosity. The Heterojunction study combines topics in areas such as Monocrystalline silicon, Silicon and Nial.

His most cited work include:

  • Methods of fabricating nanostructures and nanowires and devices fabricated therefrom (648 citations)
  • Separation of thin films from transparent substrates by selective optical processing (506 citations)
  • Titanium nitride as a plasmonic material for visible and near-infrared wavelengths (411 citations)

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

Timothy D. Sands mainly focuses on Optoelectronics, Thin film, Epitaxy, Analytical chemistry and Nanotechnology. The concepts of his Optoelectronics study are interwoven with issues in Sapphire and Laser. His Thin film study incorporates themes from Layer, Composite material, Perovskite, Mineralogy and Metallurgy.

Timothy D. Sands has included themes like Ferroelectricity, Condensed matter physics, Heterojunction, Transmission electron microscopy and Substrate in his Epitaxy study. His Analytical chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Pulsed laser deposition, Ohmic contact and Annealing. His Nanotechnology study deals with Porosity intersecting with Anode.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optoelectronics (33.60%)
  • Thin film (29.30%)
  • Epitaxy (27.69%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2020)?

  • Optoelectronics (33.60%)
  • Epitaxy (27.69%)
  • Thermoelectric effect (9.41%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Optoelectronics, Epitaxy, Thermoelectric effect, Superlattice and Nanotechnology. Optoelectronics and Nanostructure are commonly linked in his work. Timothy D. Sands has researched Epitaxy in several fields, including Crystallography, Crystal structure, Wavelength and Transmission electron microscopy.

Timothy D. Sands combines subjects such as Thin film, Thermal conductivity and Semiconductor with his study of Thermoelectric effect. His Thin film research focuses on subjects like Analytical chemistry, which are linked to Sputtering. His work in Semiconductor addresses issues such as Inorganic chemistry, which are connected to fields such as Pulsed laser deposition.

Between 2008 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Titanium nitride as a plasmonic material for visible and near-infrared wavelengths (411 citations)
  • Nanoscale design to enable the revolution in renewable energy (280 citations)
  • Epitaxial superlattices with titanium nitride as a plasmonic component for optical hyperbolic metamaterials. (145 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Semiconductor
  • Electron

His primary areas of investigation include Superlattice, Optoelectronics, Epitaxy, Thermoelectric effect and Condensed matter physics. His research in Superlattice intersects with topics in Tin and Metamaterial. His Optoelectronics study combines topics in areas such as Substrate and Nanotechnology.

The concepts of his Epitaxy study are interwoven with issues in Transmission electron microscopy, Semiconductor and Sputtering. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Quantum well, Heterojunction and Analytical chemistry. Inorganic chemistry is closely attributed to Thin film in his study.

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Best Publications

Separation of thin films from transparent substrates by selective optical processing

Nathan W. Cheung;Timothy D. Sands;William S. Wong.
(1998)

725 Citations

Titanium nitride as a plasmonic material for visible and near-infrared wavelengths

Gururaj V. Naik;Jeremy L. Schroeder;Xingjie Ni;Alexander V. Kildishev.
Optical Materials Express (2012)

660 Citations

Methods of fabricating nanostructures and nanowires and devices fabricated therefrom

Arun Majumdar;Ali Shakouri;Timothy D. Sands;Peidong Yang.
(2002)

650 Citations

Damage-free separation of GaN thin films from sapphire substrates

W. S. Wong;T. Sands;N. W. Cheung.
Applied Physics Letters (1998)

499 Citations

Equilibrium limits of coherency in strained nanowire heterostructures

Elif Ertekin;P. A. Greaney;D. C. Chrzan;Timothy D. Sands.
Journal of Applied Physics (2005)

479 Citations

Nanowires, nanostructures and devices fabricated therefrom

Arun Majumdar;Ali Shakouri;Timothy D. Sands;Peidong Yang.
(2002)

457 Citations

Fatigue and retention in ferroelectric Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O/Pb‐Zr‐Ti‐O/Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O heterostructures

R. Ramesh;W. K. Chan;B. Wilkens;H. Gilchrist.
Applied Physics Letters (1992)

454 Citations

Fabrication of thin-film InGaN light-emitting diode membranes by laser lift-off

W. S. Wong;T. Sands;N. W. Cheung;M. Kneissl.
Applied Physics Letters (1999)

446 Citations

Ferroelectric La‐Sr‐Co‐O/Pb‐Zr‐Ti‐O/La‐Sr‐Co‐O heterostructures on silicon via template growth

R. Ramesh;H. Gilchrist;T. Sands;V. G. Keramidas.
Applied Physics Letters (1993)

420 Citations

Nanoscale design to enable the revolution in renewable energy

Jason Baxter;Zhixi Bian;Gang Chen;David Danielson.
Energy and Environmental Science (2009)

416 Citations

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