Charles Rettner

16.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
207 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Charles Rettner is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Rettner has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 75 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 72 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Charles Rettner's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (58 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (42 papers) and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (19 papers). Charles Rettner is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (58 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (42 papers) and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (19 papers). Charles Rettner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Bulgaria. Charles Rettner's co-authors include Daniel J. Auerbach, S. Parkin, Rai Moriya, Luc Thomas, Masamitsu Hayashi, Richard N. Zare, C. Buddie Mullins, Hope A. Michelsen, H. J. Mamin and D. Rugar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Charles Rettner

205 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

Phase-change random access memory: A scalable technology

2008 791 citations Geoffrey W. Burr, Charles Rettner et al. profile →
Current-Controlled Magnetic Domain-Wall Nanowire Shift Register

2008 554 citations Masamitsu Hayashi, Luc Thomas et al. Science profile →
Nanoscale Nuclear Magnetic Resonance with a Nitrogen-Vacancy Spin Sensor

2013 533 citations H. J. Mamin, Mark Sherwood et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Charles Rettner	8.3k	4.9k	4.0k	1.8k	1.7k	207	13.0k
P. S. Pershan	8.2k 1.0×	4.3k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	3.6k 2.0×	2.1k 1.2×	187	15.5k
H. T. Grahn	4.5k 0.5×	3.2k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	354	9.8k
Abraham Nitzan	13.8k 1.7×	5.6k 1.1×	10.8k 2.7×	3.1k 1.7×	4.1k 2.4×	382	24.2k
S. W. Koch	18.0k 2.2×	4.9k 1.0×	11.0k 2.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.8k 1.6×	658	22.6k
Karl F. Freed	8.4k 1.0×	8.2k 1.7×	1.2k 0.3×	700 0.4×	3.6k 2.1×	617	20.1k
James R. Chelikowsky	10.0k 1.2×	11.1k 2.3×	7.5k 1.9×	1.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	388	19.6k
J. D. Joannopoulos	10.1k 1.2×	7.9k 1.6×	7.8k 1.9×	2.7k 1.5×	2.7k 1.6×	132	18.6k
R. Silbey	10.0k 1.2×	5.5k 1.1×	9.8k 2.4×	2.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	317	22.8k
Y. R. Shen	14.3k 1.7×	6.5k 1.3×	5.6k 1.4×	4.4k 2.5×	5.7k 3.3×	211	22.3k
Andrew Zangwill	5.0k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	977 0.5×	786 0.5×	112	8.0k

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Yang, See‐Hun, Brian Hughes, Charles Rettner, et al.. (2025). Ferrimagnetic Heusler tunnel junctions with fast spin-transfer torque switching enabled by low magnetization. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(3). 360–365. 7 indexed citations

Wojtecki, Rudy J., Isvar A. Cordova, Noel Arellano, et al.. (2021). Additive Lithography–Organic Monolayer Patterning Coupled with an Area-Selective Deposition. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(7). 9081–9090. 19 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, Jie Shen, Zhao Zhao, et al.. (2020). Precise pitch-scaling of carbon nanotube arrays within three-dimensional DNA nanotrenches. Science. 368(6493). 874–877. 118 indexed citations

Liu, Philip L.‐F., Michael J. Maher, Christopher M. Bates, et al.. (2020). Spatial Control of the Self-assembled Block Copolymer Domain Orientation and Alignment on Photopatterned Surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(20). 23399–23409. 7 indexed citations

Spanu, Andrea, Pasqualina Farisello, Alexander Friz, et al.. (2020). A three-dimensional micro-electrode array for in-vitro neuronal interfacing. Journal of Neural Engineering. 17(3). 36033–36033. 27 indexed citations

Capua, Amir, Charles Rettner, & S. Parkin. (2016). Parametric Harmonic Generation as a Probe of Unconstrained Spin Magnetization Precession in the Shallow Barrier Limit. Physical Review Letters. 116(4). 47204–47204. 7 indexed citations

Cheng, Joy, Gurpreet Singh, Charles Rettner, et al.. (2014). Enabling complex nanoscale pattern customization using directed self-assembly. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5805–5805. 52 indexed citations

Rugar, D., H. J. Mamin, Mark Sherwood, et al.. (2014). Proton magnetic resonance imaging using a nitrogen–vacancy spin sensor. Nature Nanotechnology. 10(2). 120–124. 114 indexed citations

Knez, Ivan, Charles Rettner, See‐Hun Yang, et al.. (2014). Observation of Edge Transport in the Disordered Regime of Topologically InsulatingInAs/GaSbQuantum Wells. Physical Review Letters. 112(2). 26602–26602. 136 indexed citations

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Li, Gao, Brian Hughes, Charles Rettner, et al.. (2014). Subnanosecond incubation times for electric-field-induced metallization of a correlated electron oxide. Nature Nanotechnology. 9(6). 453–458. 82 indexed citations

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Burr, Geoffrey W., Kumar Virwani, Rohit S. Shenoy, et al.. (2013). Recovery dynamics and fast (sub-50ns) read operation with Access Devices for 3D crosspoint memory based on mixed-ionic-electronic-conduction (MIEC). Symposium on VLSI Technology. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Gao, et al.. (2013). Reliability of Signal Propagation in Magnetostatically Coupled Arrays of Magnetic Nanoelements. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013.

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Ghoneim, H., Philipp Mensch, Heinz Schmid, et al.. (2012). In situdoping of catalyst-free InAs nanowires. Nanotechnology. 23(50). 505708–505708. 25 indexed citations

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Kershner, Ryan J., Luisa Bozano, Christine Micheel, et al.. (2009). Placement and orientation of individual DNA shapes on lithographically patterned surfaces. Nature Nanotechnology. 4(9). 557–561. 317 indexed citations

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Park, Sang-Min, et al.. (2008). Patterning sub-10 nm line patterns from a block copolymer hybrid. Nanotechnology. 19(45). 455304–455304. 31 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Masamitsu, L. Thomas, Charles Rettner, Rai Moriya, & S. Parkin. (2007). Coherent precession of propagating domain walls in permalloy nanowires. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 6 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Masamitsu, Luc Thomas, Charles Rettner, et al.. (2007). Current Driven Domain Wall Velocities Exceeding the Spin Angular Momentum Transfer Rate in Permalloy Nanowires. Physical Review Letters. 98(3). 37204–37204. 206 indexed citations

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Thomas, Luc, Masamitsu Hayashi, Xin Jiang, et al.. (2006). Oscillatory dependence of current-driven magnetic domain wall motion on current pulse length. Nature. 443(7108). 197–200. 348 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Masamitsu, Luc Thomas, Charles Rettner, et al.. (2006). Dependence of Current and Field Driven Depinning of Domain Walls on Their Structure and Chirality in Permalloy Nanowires. Physical Review Letters. 97(20). 207205–207205. 292 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Masamitsu, Thomas Hauet, Ya. B. Bazaliy, et al.. (2006). Influence of Current on Field-Driven Domain Wall Motion in Permalloy Nanowires from Time Resolved Measurements of Anisotropic Magnetoresistance. Physical Review Letters. 96(19). 197207–197207. 227 indexed citations

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