B. Aufray

6.5k citations

79 papers · 5.4k · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

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

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 59
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 43
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 20
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 15
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 9
- Topological Materials and Phenomena 7
Materials Chemistry 35
- Graphene research and applications 17

Co-authors: Hamid Oughaddou (37 shared papers)Abdelkader Kara (13 shared papers)S. Vizzini (18 shared papers)Hanna Enriquez (7 shared papers)G. Le Lay (23 shared papers)B. Ealet (13 shared papers)B. Lalmi (6 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

79 papers receiving 5.2k citations

B. Aufray's Hit Papers

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A review on silicene — New candidate for electronics 2011 · 671 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
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	1142
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	804
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	671
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	489
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	300
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	155
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	119
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	116
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	112
10	Equilibrium of segregation in Ag/Cu(111): kinetics and isotherms Surface Science ·John Eugene, B. Aufray, F. Cabané	1991	99
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	91
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	91
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	81
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	80
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	72
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	63
17	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	60
18	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	58
19	Equilibrium of segregation in Ag/Cu: influence of the orientation and temperature Surface Science ·John Eugene, B. Aufray, F. Cabané	1992	47
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, Atmospheric Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 79 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (43 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (20 papers), Graphene research and applications (17 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (17 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (11 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (9 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.1k citations), Materials Chemistry (4.6k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (260 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (284 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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