B. Diény

24.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
461 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

B. Diény is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Diény has authored 461 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 423 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 205 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 170 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in B. Diény's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (413 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (144 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (99 papers). B. Diény is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (413 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (144 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (99 papers). B. Diény collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Russia. B. Diény's co-authors include B. Rodmacq, Mairbek Chshiev, V. S. Speriosu, B. A. Gurney, Dennis R. Wilhoit, S. Parkin, Lucian Prejbeanu, S. Auffret, R. C. Sousa and D. Mauri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

B. Diény

455 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Giant magnetoresistive in soft ferromagnetic multilayers

1991 1.5k citations B. Diény et al. profile →
Review on spintronics: Principles and device applications

2020 943 citations Lucian Prejbeanu, B. Diény et al. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials profile →
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at transition metal/oxide interfaces and applications

2017 540 citations B. Diény, Mairbek Chshiev profile →
First-principles investigation of the very large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at Fe|MgO and Co|MgO interfaces

2011 534 citations Mairbek Chshiev, B. Diény et al. profile →
Creep and Flow Regimes of Magnetic Domain-Wall Motion in UltrathinPt/Co/PtFilms with Perpendicular Anisotropy

2007 481 citations B. Diény et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Magnetotransport properties of magnetically soft spin-valve structures (invited)

1991 445 citations B. Diény et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Giant magnetoresistance in spin-valve multilayers

1994 439 citations B. Diény Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials profile →
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory

2016 376 citations B. Diény et al. profile →
Two-dimensional materials prospects for non-volatile spintronic memories

2022 266 citations Hyunsoo Yang, Sergio O. Valenzuela et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. Diény	15.1k	8.5k	5.7k	5.4k	5.0k	461	18.0k
Yoshishige Suzuki	13.8k 0.9×	6.9k 0.8×	4.0k 0.7×	5.8k 1.1×	6.3k 1.3×	527	18.1k
Mathias Kläui	11.7k 0.8×	5.9k 0.7×	5.0k 0.9×	4.3k 0.8×	4.1k 0.8×	401	14.7k
F. Pétroff	10.6k 0.7×	6.4k 0.8×	4.1k 0.7×	3.9k 0.7×	5.6k 1.1×	171	14.4k
F. Matsukura	13.7k 0.9×	13.2k 1.6×	6.4k 1.1×	7.8k 1.4×	18.5k 3.7×	245	26.9k
J. C. Slonczewski	10.6k 0.7×	4.6k 0.5×	4.0k 0.7×	4.3k 0.8×	3.7k 0.7×	94	13.0k
Axel Hoffmann	10.5k 0.7×	4.9k 0.6×	5.3k 0.9×	4.4k 0.8×	3.5k 0.7×	306	14.1k
R. Wiesendanger	21.7k 1.4×	5.2k 0.6×	8.1k 1.4×	6.2k 1.1×	6.9k 1.4×	584	26.0k
Yan Zhou	8.1k 0.5×	3.7k 0.4×	3.6k 0.6×	3.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.4×	377	10.6k
Y. Otani	11.9k 0.8×	5.1k 0.6×	5.2k 0.9×	3.6k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	383	14.0k
Kang L. Wang	9.6k 0.6×	4.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	7.6k 1.4×	8.0k 1.6×	341	16.8k

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Buda-Prejbeanu, L. D., et al.. (2024). Dipole-coupled core-shell perpendicular-shape-anisotropy magnetic tunnel junction with enhanced write speed and reduced crosstalk. Physical Review Applied. 21(4). 1 indexed citations

Diény, B., S. Aggarwal, V. B. Naik, et al.. (2024). Impact of External Magnetic Fields on STT-MRAM: An Application Note. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2(3). 52–59. 3 indexed citations

Mondal, Sucheta, Debanjan Polley, Akshay Pattabi, et al.. (2023). Single-shot switching in Tb/Co-multilayer based nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 581. 170960–170960. 6 indexed citations

Auffret, S., Isabelle Joumard, L. Vila, et al.. (2023). Control of interface anisotropy for spin transfer torque in perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions for cryogenic temperature operation. AIP Advances. 13(2). 3 indexed citations

Yi, Peng, S. Auffret, M. Hehn, et al.. (2023). Field-Free All-Optical Switching and Electrical Readout of Tb/Co-Based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions. Physical Review Applied. 20(3). 10 indexed citations

Sousa, R. C., L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu, S. Auffret, et al.. (2023). Engineering of Voltage-Controlled Magnetic Anisotropy Magnetic Tunnel Junctions at Cryogenic Temperatures. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 59(11). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

Almeida, Trevor P., Victor Boureau, Olivier Fruchart, et al.. (2022). Off-axis electron holography for the direct visualization of perpendicular shape anisotropy in nanoscale 3D magnetic random-access-memory devices. APL Materials. 10(6). 6 indexed citations

Hazen, Daniel Sanchez, S. Auffret, L. Vila, et al.. (2022). Real time investigation of double magnetic tunnel junction with a switchable assistance layer for high efficiency STT-MRAM. APL Materials. 10(3). 5 indexed citations

Tonnerre, J. M., E. Mossang, L. Ortéga, et al.. (2022). Depth-resolved magnetization profile of MgO/CoFeB/W perpendicular half magnetic tunnel junctions. AIP Advances. 12(3). 3 indexed citations

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Fanciulli, Mauro, Matteo Pancaldi, Emanuele Pedersoli, et al.. (2022). Observation of Magnetic Helicoidal Dichroism with Extreme Ultraviolet Light Vortices. Physical Review Letters. 128(7). 77401–77401. 28 indexed citations

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Yang, Hyunsoo, Sergio O. Valenzuela, Mairbek Chshiev, et al.. (2022). Two-dimensional materials prospects for non-volatile spintronic memories. Nature. 606(7915). 663–673. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diény, B., R. C. Sousa, Н. А. Соболев, et al.. (2021). Spin-Torque-Triggered Magnetization Reversal in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with Perpendicular Shape Anisotropy. Physical Review Applied. 16(2). 12 indexed citations

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Olivier, A., L. Avilés-Félix, M. Rubio-Roy, et al.. (2020). Indium Tin Oxide optical access for magnetic tunnel junctions in hybrid spintronic–photonic circuits. Nanotechnology. 31(42). 425302–425302. 3 indexed citations

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Boureau, Victor, Aurélien Massebœuf, Erwan Gautier, et al.. (2020). An electron holography study of perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions nanostructured by deposition on pre-patterned conducting pillars. Nanoscale. 12(33). 17312–17318. 3 indexed citations

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Strelkov, N., S. Auffret, L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu, et al.. (2019). Perpendicular shape anisotropy spin transfer torque-MRAM: determination of pillar tilt angle from 3D Stoner–Wohlfarth astroid analysis. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(50). 505005–505005. 11 indexed citations

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Strelkov, N., S. Auffret, L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu, et al.. (2019). Perpendicular shape anisotropy spin transfer torque magnetic random-access memory: towards sub-10 nm devices. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(23). 234001–234001. 23 indexed citations

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Fettar, F., S. Auffret, C. Ducruet, et al.. (2019). Reduced Thermal Variation of Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy in Magnetically Stiffened Dual-W Composite Storage Layer for Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory. Physical Review Applied. 12(4). 5 indexed citations

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Gautier, Éric, et al.. (2019). Physicochemical origin of improvement of magnetic and transport properties of STT-MRAM cells using tungsten on FeCoB storage layer. Applied Physics Letters. 114(9). 15 indexed citations

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Strelkov, N., et al.. (2019). Impact of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions on the thermal stability factor of heavy metal/magnetic metal/oxide based nano-pillars. Journal of Applied Physics. 126(10). 6 indexed citations

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Strelkov, N., L. Vila, L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu, et al.. (2018). A highly thermally stable sub-20 nm magnetic random-access memory based on perpendicular shape anisotropy. Nanoscale. 10(25). 12187–12195. 87 indexed citations

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