B. J. Chen

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

B. J. Chen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, B. J. Chen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in B. J. Chen's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (18 papers), ZnO doping and properties (9 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (8 papers). B. J. Chen is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (18 papers), ZnO doping and properties (9 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (8 papers). B. J. Chen collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. B. J. Chen's co-authors include Xiao Wei Sun, X. H. Zhang, Swee Tiam Tan, S. J. Chua, W. J. Fan, Hoi Sing Kwok, Zhongmin Xiao, Clement Yuen, Sze Ter Lim and S. F. Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

B. J. Chen

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Blueshift of optical band gap in ZnO thin films grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition

2005 667 citations Swee Tiam Tan, B. J. Chen et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. J. Chen Singapore	18	949	817	397	192	146	49	1.5k
Ning Xu China	21	1.1k 1.2×	650 0.8×	223 0.6×	263 1.4×	111 0.8×	154	1.7k
Yun Seop Yu South Korea	25	1.5k 1.6×	1.6k 2.0×	645 1.6×	238 1.2×	125 0.9×	152	2.4k
Kenji Kawahara Japan	21	1.3k 1.4×	706 0.9×	197 0.5×	353 1.8×	46 0.3×	85	1.8k
Tianran Chen United States	15	568 0.6×	494 0.6×	156 0.4×	225 1.2×	179 1.2×	43	990
Tai Min China	21	591 0.6×	642 0.8×	502 1.3×	720 3.8×	54 0.4×	112	1.4k
Y. Hayashi Japan	24	620 0.7×	1.8k 2.2×	528 1.3×	148 0.8×	52 0.4×	219	2.1k
Ilgu Yun South Korea	21	1.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.8×	253 0.6×	171 0.9×	134 0.9×	148	1.8k
Akio Kawabata Japan	20	1.1k 1.2×	465 0.6×	125 0.3×	214 1.1×	29 0.2×	99	1.5k
Alireza Nojeh Canada	20	1.2k 1.3×	450 0.6×	92 0.2×	306 1.6×	37 0.3×	106	1.6k
Yuhua Liu China	18	690 0.7×	616 0.8×	263 0.7×	43 0.2×	98 0.7×	42	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. J. Chen

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Lourembam, James, Hong Jing Chung, Lisen Huang, et al.. (2025). Spin-orbit torques in laminated tungsten multilayers with nominally doped oxygen. Physical Review Applied. 23(1).

Wang, Z. X., B. J. Chen, Xiyue Zhang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced light absorption efficiency for solar cell modules via the gap layer film. Materials Letters. 396. 138760–138760.

Zhou, Jing, Lisen Huang, Sherry Lee Koon Yap, et al.. (2024). Synergizing intrinsic symmetry breaking with spin–orbit torques for field-free perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction. APL Materials. 12(8). 3 indexed citations

Gan, Chee Kwan, B. J. Chen, & Minggang Zeng. (2023). In-plane dominant anisotropy stochastic magnetic tunnel junction for probabilistic computing: A Fokker–Planck study. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 586. 171197–171197.

Chen, B. J., Minggang Zeng, Khoong Hong Khoo, et al.. (2023). Spintronic devices for high-density memory and neuromorphic computing – A review. Materials Today. 70. 193–217. 50 indexed citations

Chen, B. J., James Lourembam, Hong Jing Chung, & Sze Ter Lim. (2021). Design parameters for field-free spin–orbit torque switching of perpendicular synthetic antiferromagnets. Journal of Applied Physics. 129(16). 4 indexed citations

Chen, B. J., James Lourembam, S. Goolaup, & Sze Ter Lim. (2019). Field-free spin-orbit torque switching of a perpendicular ferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Applied Physics Letters. 114(2). 41 indexed citations

Lourembam, James, et al.. (2018). A non-collinear double MgO based perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction. Applied Physics Letters. 113(2). 12 indexed citations

Chen, B. J., et al.. (2018). Domain wall nucleation and propagation in spin-transfer torque switching with thermal effects. Physics Letters A. 382(47). 3429–3434. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, B. J. & Gang Han. (2015). Field-Assisted Switching of Free-Layer Magnetization in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions. IEEE Magnetics Letters. 6. 1–4. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, B. J., et al.. (2014). Phenomenological study of barrier imperfection and interfacial scattering on MgO based tunnel junctions. Journal of Applied Physics. 115(3). 1 indexed citations

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Chen, B. J., et al.. (2013). Scattering of SH waves by an arbitrarily orientated closed crack. Acta Mechanica. 224(11). 2649–2662. 6 indexed citations

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Cai, Kui, et al.. (2011). Channel Modeling and Equalizer Design for Staggered Islands Bit-Patterned Media Recording. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 48(6). 1976–1983. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Songhua, et al.. (2010). Effect of Read Head Scaling on Servo and Data Signal Characteristics for Staggered Two-Row-per-Track Bit-Patterned-Media Recording. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 46(6). 1645–1648. 1 indexed citations

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Divayana, Yoga, B. J. Chen, Xiao Wei Sun, & Krishna Sarma. (2006). Organic light-emitting devices with a hole-blocking layer inserted between the hole-injection layer and hole-transporting layer. Applied Physics Letters. 88(8). 30 indexed citations

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Chen, B. J., et al.. (2005). The role of LiF buffer layer in tris‐(8‐hydroxyquinoline) aluminum‐based organic light‐emitting devices with Mg:Ag cathode. Journal of the Society for Information Display. 13(5). 443–446. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Swee Tiam, B. J. Chen, Xiao Wei Sun, et al.. (2005). Blueshift of optical band gap in ZnO thin films grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition. Journal of Applied Physics. 98(1). 667 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Chunxiang, Xiao Wei Sun, B. J. Chen, et al.. (2004). Network array of zinc oxide whiskers. Nanotechnology. 16(1). 70–73. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, B. J., Xiao Wei Sun, & Yanxun Li. (2003). Influences of central metal ions on the electroluminescene and transport properties of tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) metal chelates. Applied Physics Letters. 82(18). 3017–3019. 21 indexed citations

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Xiao, Zhongmin & B. J. Chen. (2001). Stress intensity factor for a Griffith crack interacting with a coated inclusion. International Journal of Fracture. 108(3). 193–205. 44 indexed citations

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