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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1980 - Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society For their effective development and application of photoelectron spectroscopy as an indispensable tool for study of bulk and surface electronic structure of solids
  • 1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1967 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

W. E. Spicer was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States during their academic career. Their work in physics was recognized through several honors and fellowships, reflecting their contributions to the scientific community.

Spicer received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize from the American Physical Society in 1980. This award acknowledged their role in the development and application of photoelectron spectroscopy as a significant technique for investigating the electronic structure of solids, both in bulk materials and at surfaces.

In addition to this award, Spicer was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1978. They had been recognized earlier as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1967 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1966.

Best Publications

  • New and unified model for Schottky barrier and III–V insulator interface states formation

    W. E. Spicer;P. W. Chye;P. R. Skeath;C. Y. Su

  • Anomalously large gap anisotropy in the a - b plane of Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 + δ

    Z.-X. Shen;Z.-X. Shen;D. S. Dessau;D. S. Dessau;B. O. Wells;B. O. Wells;D. M. King;D. M. King

  • Unified Mechanism for Schottky-Barrier Formation and III-V Oxide Interface States

    W. E. Spicer;I. Lindau;P. Skeath;C. Y. Su

  • Photoemission Studies of Copper and Silver: Theory

    C. N. Berglund;W. E. Spicer

  • Unconventional electronic structure evolution with hole doping in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ delta : Angle-resolved photoemission results.

    D. S. Marshall;D. S. Dessau;D. S. Dessau;A. G. Loeser;C. H. Park

  • Unified defect model and beyond

    W. E. Spicer;I. Lindau;P. Skeath;C. Y. Su

  • Electronic Structure of Amorphous Si from Photoemission and Optical Studies

    D. T. Pierce;W. E. Spicer

  • Optical Properties of NiO and CoO

    R. J. Powell;W. E. Spicer

  • Key features in the measured band structure of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ delta : Flat bands at EF and Fermi surface nesting.

    D. S. Dessau;Z.-X. Shen;D. M. King;D. S. Marshall

  • The probing depth in photoemission and auger-electron spectroscopy

    I. Lindau;W.E. Spicer

  • The advanced unified defect model for Schottky barrier formation

    W. E. Spicer;Z. Liliental-Weber;E. Weber;N. Newman;N. Newman

  • Anderson Hamiltonian description of the experimental electronic structure and magnetic interactions of copper oxide superconductors.

    Shen Zx;Allen Jw;Yeh Jj;Kang J

  • The adsorption of CO, O2, and H2 on Pt: I. Thermal desorption spectroscopy studies☆

    D.M. Collins;W.E. Spicer

  • Photoemission studies of high-tc superconductors: the superconducting gap.

    Z. X. Shen;W. E. Spicer;D. M. King;D. S. Dessau

  • Photoemission Studies of Copper and Silver: Experiment

    C. N. Berglund;W. E. Spicer

  • An Auger analysis of the SiO2‐Si interface

    J. S. Johannessen;W. E. Spicer;Y. E. Strausser

  • Anomalous spectral weight transfer at the superconducting transition of Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8 + δ

    D. S. Dessau;B. O. Wells;Z.-X. Shen;W. E. Spicer

  • Modern theory and applications of photocathodes

    William E. Spicer;Alberto Herrera-Gomez

  • Effects influencing the structural integrity of semiconductors and their alloys

    Arden Sher;An Ban Chen;W. E. Spicer;Chih-Kang Shih

  • Fermi surface and electronic structure of Nd 2-x Ce x CuO 4-δ

    D. M. King;Z.-X. Shen;D. S. Dessau;B. O. Wells

Frequent Co-Authors

I. Lindau
I. Lindau Stanford University
Nathan Newman
Nathan Newman Arizona State University
Aharon Kapitulnik
Aharon Kapitulnik Stanford University
Zhi-Xun Shen
Zhi-Xun Shen Stanford University
David B. Mitzi
David B. Mitzi Duke University
Joseph C. Woicik
Joseph C. Woicik National Institute of Standards and Technology
Eicke R. Weber
Eicke R. Weber University of California, Berkeley
Zuzanna Liliental-Weber
Zuzanna Liliental-Weber Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel J. Friedman
Daniel J. Friedman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Roger Fabian W. Pease
Roger Fabian W. Pease Stanford University

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