B. Aufray

6.5k citations

83 papers · 5.6k · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

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Materials Chemistry top 0.5%
- Graphene research and applications
- 2D Materials and Applications
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 62
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 45
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 21
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 15
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 11
- Topological Materials and Phenomena 7
Materials Chemistry 38
- Graphene research and applications 20

Co-authors: Hamid Oughaddou (38 shared papers)Abdelkader Kara (14 shared papers)S. Vizzini (18 shared papers)Hanna Enriquez (7 shared papers)G. Le Lay (25 shared papers)B. Ealet (15 shared papers)B. Lalmi (7 shared papers)Ari P. Seitsonen (2 shared papers)
Journals: Surface Science (19 papers)Applied Physics Letters (9 papers)Applied Surface Science (7 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (4 papers)Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (3 papers)
Partner nations: France United States Italy

In The Last Decade

B. Aufray

82 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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A review on silicene — New candidate for electronics 2011 · 695 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Surface Science Reports
2010 Applied Physics Letters
2010 Applied Physics Letters
2010 Applied Physics Letters

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1	Epitaxial growth of a silicene sheet Applied Physics Letters ·B. Lalmi, Hamid Oughaddou, Hanna Enriquez, Abdelkader Kara, S. Vizzini, Bénidicte Ealet, B. Aufray Hit paper breakdown →	2010	1183
2	Graphene-like silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A possible formation of silicene Applied Physics Letters ·B. Aufray, Abdelkader Kara, S. Vizzini, Hamid Oughaddou, Christel Léandri, B. Ealet, G. Le Lay Hit paper breakdown →	2010	830
3	A review on silicene — New candidate for electronics Surface Science Reports ·Abdelkader Kara, Hanna Enriquez, Ari P. Seitsonen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, S. Vizzini, B. Aufray, Hamid Oughaddou Hit paper breakdown →	2011	695
4	Evidence of graphene-like electronic signature in silicene nanoribbons Applied Physics Letters ·Paola De Padova, Claudio Quaresima, C. Ottaviani, Polina M. Sheverdyaeva, Paolo Moras, C. Carbone, D. Topwal, Bruno Olivieri, Abdelkader Kara, Hamid Oughaddou, B. Aufray, G. Le Lay Hit paper breakdown →	2010	510
5	Growth of silicene layers on Ag(111): unexpected effect of the substrate temperature Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·H. Jamgotchian, Yann Colignon, N Hamzaoui, B. Ealet, J.Y. Hoarau, B. Aufray, Jean-Paul Bibérian	2012	313
6	Physics and chemistry of silicene nano-ribbons Applied Surface Science ·G. Le Lay, B. Aufray, C. Léandri, Hamid Oughaddou, Jean-Paul Bibérian, Paola De Padova, M. E. Dávila, B. Ealet, A. Kara	2009	161
7	Self-aligned silicon quantum wires on Ag(110) Surface Science ·C. Léandri, G. Le Lay, B. Aufray, C. Girardeaux, J. Ávila, M. E. Dávila, M. Carmen Asensio, C. Ottaviani, A. Cricenti	2004	128
8	Physics of Silicene Stripes Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism ·Abdelkader Kara, C. Léandri, M. E. Dávila, Paola De Padova, B. Ealet, Hamid Oughaddou, B. Aufray, G. Le Lay	2009	124
9	Formation of one-dimensional self-assembled silicon nanoribbons on Au(110)-(2 × 1) Applied Physics Letters ·Mohamed Rachid Tchalala, Hanna Enriquez, Andrew J. Mayne, A. Kara, Silvan Roth, Mathieu G. Silly, A. Bendounan, Fausto Sirotti, Thomas Greber, B. Aufray, Gérald Dujardin, Mustapha Ait Ali, Hamid Oughaddou	2013	118
10	Equilibrium of segregation in Ag/Cu(111): kinetics and isotherms Surface Science ·John Eugene, B. Aufray, F. Cabané	1991	102
11	Growth of Straight, Atomically Perfect, Highly Metallic Silicon Nanowires with Chiral Asymmetry Nano Letters ·Paola De Padova, Claudio Quaresima, P. Perfetti, Bruno Olivieri, Christel Leandri, B. Aufray, S. Vizzini, G. Le Lay	2007	99
12	Ag/Cu(111) structure revisited through an extended mechanism for stress relaxation Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Isabelle Meunier, G. Tréglia, J.M. Gay, B. Aufray, Bernard Legrand	1999	94
13	Growth of Si nanostructures on Ag(001) Surface Science ·C. Léandri, Hamid Oughaddou, B. Aufray, J.M. Gay, G. Le Lay, A. Ranguis, Y. Garreau	2006	87
14	Ge/Ag(111) semiconductor-on-metal growth: Formation of anAg2Gesurface alloy Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Hamid Oughaddou, S. Sawaya, Jacek Goniakowski, B. Aufray, G. Le Lay, J.M. Gay, G. Tréglia, Jean-Paul Bibérian, N. Barrett, Claude Guillot, Andrew J. Mayne, Gérald Dujardin	2000	83
15	Surface segregation near the temperature of bulk phase separation: Incomplete wetting in Cu(Ag) alloys Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·G. Tréglia, B. Legrand, John Eugene, B. Aufray, F. Cabané	1991	75
16	Formation of a one-dimensional grating at the molecular scale by self-assembly of straight silicon nanowires Applied Physics Letters ·H. Sahaf, L. Masson, C. Léandri, B. Aufray, G. Le Lay, F. Ronci	2007	71
17	Burning Match Oxidation Process of Silicon Nanowires Screened at the Atomic Scale Nano Letters ·Paola De Padova, Christel Leandri, S. Vizzini, Claudio Quaresima, P. Perfetti, Bruno Olivieri, Hamid Oughaddou, B. Aufray, G. Le Lay	2008	66
18	Silicon nano-ribbons on Ag(110): a computational investigation Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Abdelkader Kara, S. Vizzini, C. Léandri, B. Ealet, Hamid Oughaddou, B. Aufray, G. LeLay	2010	62
19	Equilibrium of segregation in Ag/Cu: influence of the orientation and temperature Surface Science ·John Eugene, B. Aufray, F. Cabané	1992	49
20	Ordered surface alloy formation of immiscible metals: The case of Pb deposited on Ag(111) Physical Review B ·J. Dalmas, Hamid Oughaddou, C. Léandri, J-M. Gay, G. Le Lay, G. Tréglia, B. Aufray, Oliver Bunk, Robert L. Johnson	2005	34

About B. Aufray

B. Aufray is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 83 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (45 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (21 papers), Graphene research and applications (20 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (17 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (11 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (11 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Materials Chemistry (4.9k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.2k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (264 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.2k citations) and Atmospheric Science (289 citations). B. Aufray has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Hamid Oughaddou, Abdelkader Kara, S. Vizzini, Hanna Enriquez, G. Le Lay, B. Ealet, B. Lalmi, Ari P. Seitsonen, L. C. Lew Yan Voon and Paola De Padova. Their work appears in journals such as Surface Science, Applied Physics Letters, Applied Surface Science, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.

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