P. A. Thomas

10.3k citations

180 papers · 8.5k · 1 hit paper · h-index 46

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 0.5%
- Multiferroics and related materials
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Materials Chemistry top 0.5%
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
- Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Papers in

Materials Chemistry 136
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials 104
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography 28
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 69
- Multiferroics and related materials 49
- Crystal Structures and Properties 19

Co-authors: G. O. Jones (6 shared papers)A. M. Glazer (33 shared papers)Reese H. Clark (6 shared papers)Joyce L. Peabody (5 shared papers)Dean S. Keeble (18 shared papers)Semën Gorfman (13 shared papers)Jacob L. Jones (6 shared papers)J. Kreisel (9 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Applied Crystallography (16 papers)Physical Review B (14 papers)Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science (13 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (11 papers)Journal of Physics D Applied Physics (10 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom France United States

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Investigation of the structure and phase transitions in the novel A-site substituted distorted perovskite compound Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ 2002 · 851 citations

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2002 Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science

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1	Investigation of the structure and phase transitions in the novel A-site substituted distorted perovskite compound Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science ·G. O. Jones, P. A. Thomas Hit paper breakdown →	2002	851
2	Extrauterine Growth Restriction Remains a Serious Problem in Prematurely Born Neonates PEDIATRICS ·Reese H. Clark, P. A. Thomas, Joyce L. Peabody	2003	453
3	Evolving morphotropic phase boundary in lead-free (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3–BaTiO3 piezoceramics Journal of Applied Physics ·Wook Jo, J. Daniels, Jacob L. Jones, Xiaoli Tan, P. A. Thomas, Dragan Damjanović, Jürgen Rödel	2011	422
4	An x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy investigation of A-site substituted perovskite compounds: the (Na_1-xK_x)_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃(0lexle1) solid solution Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·J. Kreisel, A. M. Glazer, G. O. Jones, P. A. Thomas, L. Abello, G. Lucazeau	2000	384
5	Revised structural phase diagram of (Ba0.7Ca0.3TiO3)-(BaZr0.2Ti0.8O3) Applied Physics Letters ·Dean S. Keeble, Feres Benabdallah, P. A. Thomas, Mario Maglione, Jens Kreisel	2013	318
6	Monoclinic crystal structure of polycrystalline Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Applied Physics Letters ·Elena Aksel, Jennifer S. Forrester, Jacob L. Jones, P. A. Thomas, Katharine Page, Matthew R. Suchomel	2011	288
7	The missing boundary in the phase diagram of PbZr1−xTixO3 Nature Communications ·Nan Zhang, Hiroko Yokota, A. M. Glazer, Zihe Ren, David A. Keen, Dean S. Keeble, P. A. Thomas, Zuo‐Guang Ye	2014	242
8	Evidence for a non-rhombohedral average structure in the lead-free piezoelectric material Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ Journal of Applied Crystallography ·Semën Gorfman, P. A. Thomas	2010	221
9	The tetragonal phase of Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ – a new variant of the perovskite structure Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science ·G. O. Jones, P. A. Thomas	2000	205
10	Domain Wall Displacement is the Origin of Superior Permittivity and Piezoelectricity in BaTiO₃ at Intermediate Grain Sizes Advanced Functional Materials ·Dipankar Ghosh, Akito Sakata, Jared Carter, P. A. Thomas, HyukSu Han, Juan C. Nino, Jacob L. Jones	2013	187
11	Phonon Raman scattering ofRCrO3perovskites (R=Y, La, Pr, Sm, Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, Lu) Physical Review B ·Mads C. Weber, J. Kreisel, P. A. Thomas, Mark E. Newton, Kripasindhu Sardar, Richard I. Walton	2012	187
12	High-pressure x-ray scattering of oxides with a nanoscale local structure: Application toNa1/2Bi1/2TiO3 Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Jens Kreisel, Pierre Bouvier, Brahim Dkhil, P. A. Thomas, A. M. Glazer, T. R. Welberry, B. Chaabane, Mohamed Mézouar	2003	167
13	Bifurcated Polarization Rotation in Bismuth‐Based Piezoelectrics Advanced Functional Materials ·Dean S. Keeble, Emma R. Barney, David A. Keen, Matthew G. Tucker, J. Kreisel, P. A. Thomas	2012	162
14	The crystal structure and absolute optical chirality of paratellurite, α-TeO₂ Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics ·P. A. Thomas	1988	162
15	Influence of short-range and long-range order on the evolution of the morphotropic phase boundary inPb(Zr1−xTix)O3 Physical Review B ·A. M. Glazer, P. A. Thomas, K. Z. Baba‐Kishi, G. K. H. Pang, Cheuk‐Wai Tai	2004	156
16	A comprehensive study of the phase diagram of KxNa1−xNbO3 Applied Physics Letters ·D. Baker, P. A. Thomas, N. Zhang, A. M. Glazer	2009	149
17	A New Look at Intrauterine Growth and the Impact of Race, Altitude, and Gender PEDIATRICS ·P. A. Thomas, Joyce L. Peabody, Virginia Turnier, Reese H. Clark	2000	137
18	Local structure of the lead-free relaxor ferroelectric(KxNa1−x)0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Physical Review B ·V. A. Shuvaeva, D. Zekria, A. M. Glazer, Quanbo Jiang, S. Weber, P. Bhattacharya, P. A. Thomas	2005	133
19	A structural study of the (Na _{1− x} K _x ) _0.5 Bi _0.5 TiO ₃ perovskite series as a function of substitution ( x ) and temperature Powder Diffraction ·G. O. Jones, J. Kreisel, P. A. Thomas	2002	132
20	Phase transition sequence in sodium bismuth titanate observed using high-resolution x-ray diffraction Applied Physics Letters ·Elena Aksel, Jennifer S. Forrester, Benjamin A. Kowalski, Jacob L. Jones, P. A. Thomas	2011	98

About P. A. Thomas

P. A. Thomas is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 180 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (104 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (56 papers), Multiferroics and related materials (49 papers), Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis (38 papers), Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (32 papers), Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (28 papers), Crystal Structures and Properties (19 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (4.2k citations), Materials Chemistry (6.7k citations), Biomedical Engineering (2.7k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.6k citations) and Ceramics and Composites (237 citations). P. A. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include G. O. Jones, A. M. Glazer, Reese H. Clark, Joyce L. Peabody, Dean S. Keeble, Semën Gorfman, Jacob L. Jones, J. Kreisel, B.E. Watts and J. Kreisel. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Applied Crystallography, Physical Review B, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Physics D Applied Physics.

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