David P. Bour

10.4k citations

239 papers · 8.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 43

Impact in

Condensed Matter Physics top 0.1%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices

Papers in

Condensed Matter Physics 88
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials 87
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 152
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 135

Co-authors: Fernando Ponce (8 shared papers)NOBLE M. JOHNSON (38 shared papers)Werner Götz (10 shared papers)Scott W. Corzine (32 shared papers)Michael Kneissl (33 shared papers)Gloria E. Hofler (26 shared papers)Federico Capasso (23 shared papers)Laurent Diehl (19 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (60 papers)IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (15 papers)Electronics Letters (14 papers)IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (10 papers)Journal of Crystal Growth (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Germany

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David P. Bour

230 papers receiving 8.4k citations

David P. Bour's Hit Papers

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Nitride-based semiconductors for blue and green light-emitting devices 1997 · 1.5k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1997 Nature

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1	Nitride-based semiconductors for blue and green light-emitting devices Nature ·Fernando Ponce, David P. Bour Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1491
2	Activation of acceptors in Mg-doped GaN grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition Applied Physics Letters ·Werner Götz, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, J. Walker, David P. Bour, Robert A. Street	1996	438
3	Spatial distribution of the luminescence in GaN thin films Applied Physics Letters ·Fernando Ponce, David P. Bour, Werner Götz, Paul J. Wright	1996	337
4	Vertical Power p-n Diodes Based on Bulk GaN IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices ·Isik C. Kizilyalli, Andrew P. Edwards, Özgür Aktaş, T. Prunty, David P. Bour	2014	315
5	Fabrication of thin-film InGaN light-emitting diode membranes by laser lift-off Applied Physics Letters ·William S. Wong, T. Sands, Nathan W. Cheung, Michael Kneissl, David P. Bour, Ping Mei, Lucia Romano, NOBLE M. JOHNSON	1999	307
6	Determination of lattice polarity for growth of GaN bulk single crystals and epitaxial layers Applied Physics Letters ·Fernando Ponce, David P. Bour, W. T. Young, Martin J. Saunders, John Wickham Steeds	1996	205
7	Terabus: Terabit/Second-Class Card-Level Optical Interconnect Technologies IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics ·Laurent Schares, J. A. Kash, Fuad E. Doany, Clint L. Schow, Christian Schuster, Daniel M. Kuchta, Petar K. Pepeljugoski, Jeannine M. Trewhella	2006	183
8	Widely tunable mode-hop free external cavity quantum cascade lasers for high resolution spectroscopy and chemical sensing Applied Physics B ·Gerard Wysocki, Rafal Lewicki, Robert F. Curl, Frank K. Tittel, Laurent Diehl, Federico Capasso, Mariano Troccoli, Gloria E. Hofler	2008	179
9	Widely tunable single-mode quantum cascade laser source for mid-infrared spectroscopy Applied Physics Letters ·Benjamin G. Lee, Mikhail A. Belkin, Ross M. Audet, Jim MacArthur, Laurent Diehl, Christian Pflügl, Federico Capasso, Douglas C. Oakley	2007	175
10	In x Ga 1−x N light emitting diodes on Si substrates fabricated by Pd–In metal bonding and laser lift-off Applied Physics Letters ·William S. Wong, T. Sands, Nathan W. Cheung, Michael Kneissl, David P. Bour, Ping Mei, Lucia Romano, NOBLE M. JOHNSON	2000	169
11	Phase separation in InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells Applied Physics Letters ·Matthew D. McCluskey, Lucia Romano, Brent S. Krusor, David P. Bour, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, Sean B. Brennan	1998	169
12	Local vibrational modes of the Mg–H acceptor complex in GaN Applied Physics Letters ·Werner Götz, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, David P. Bour, Matthew D. McCluskey, E. E. Häller	1996	160
13	Multimode regimes in quantum cascade lasers: From coherent instabilities to spatial hole burning Physical Review A ·Ariel Gordon, Christine Y. Wang, Laurent Diehl, Franz Kaertner, Alexey Belyanin, David P. Bour, Scott W. Corzine, Gloria E. Hofler	2008	158
14	Metastability of Oxygen Donors in AlGaN Physical Review Letters ·Matthew D. McCluskey, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, Chris G. Van de Walle, David P. Bour, Michael Kneissl, W. Walukiewicz	1998	155
15	Bowtie plasmonic quantum cascade laser antenna Optics Express ·Nanfang Yu, Ertugrul Cubukcu, Laurent Diehl, David P. Bour, Scott W. Corzine, Jintian Zhu, Gloria E. Hofler, Kenneth B. Crozier	2007	138
16	Hydrogen passivation of Mg acceptors in GaN grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition Applied Physics Letters ·Werner Götz, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, J. Walker, David P. Bour, Hidetoshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki	1995	132
17	Multiband GaNAsP quaternary alloys Applied Physics Letters ·Kin Man Yu, W. Walukiewicz, Joel W. Ager, David P. Bour, Rouin Farshchi, O. D. Dubón, S. X. Li, Ian D. Sharp	2006	119
18	Coherent instabilities in a semiconductor laser with fast gain recovery Physical Review A ·Christine Y. Wang, Laurent Diehl, A. Gordon, Christian Jirauschek, Franz Kaertner, Alexey Belyanin, David P. Bour, Scott W. Corzine	2007	111
19	High-power quantum cascade lasers grown by low-pressure metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy operating in continuous wave above 400K Applied Physics Letters ·Laurent Diehl, David P. Bour, Scott W. Corzine, John Zhu, Gloria E. Hofler, Marko Lončar, Mariano Troccoli, Federico Capasso	2006	108
20	Drift leakage current in AlGaInP quantum-well lasers IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ·David P. Bour, David W. Treat, Robert L. Thornton, Randall S. Geels, DAVID F. WELCH	1993	102

About David P. Bour

David P. Bour is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Spectroscopy and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 239 papers that have together received 8.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (135 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (115 papers), GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (87 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (62 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (44 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (30 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (22 papers) and Ga2O3 and related materials (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (4.5k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.9k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (2.0k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5.0k citations) and Spectroscopy (1.3k citations). David P. Bour has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Fernando Ponce, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, Werner Götz, Scott W. Corzine, Michael Kneissl, Gloria E. Hofler, Federico Capasso, Laurent Diehl, J. Walker and Lucia Romano. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Electronics Letters, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics and Journal of Crystal Growth.

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