D. C. Ralph

11.9k citations

65 papers · 9.1k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Condensed Matter Physics top 0.5%
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 60
- Magnetic properties of thin films 46
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 38
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 5
Condensed Matter Physics 16
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 10
- Theoretical and Computational Physics 5

Co-authors: R. A. Buhrman M. D. Stiles Jack C. Sankey I. N. Krivorotov N. C. Emley S. I. Kiselev Luqiao Liu O. J. Lee
Journals: Physical Review Letters (18 papers)Physical Review B (12 papers)Applied Physics Letters (11 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (2 papers)Nature Physics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Italy Spain

In The Last Decade

D. C. Ralph

65 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Current-Induced Switching of Perpendicularly Magnetized Magnetic Layers Using Spin Torque from the Spin Hall Effect 2012 · 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Physical Review Letters
2008 Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
2007 Nature Physics
2007 Nature Physics
2005 Science
2003 Nature

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Strong Enhancement of the Spin Hall Effect by Spin Fluctuations near the Curie Point of FexPt1−x Alloys Physical Review Letters ·Yongxi Ou, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2018	45
2	Few-nanosecond pulse switching with low write error for in-plane nanomagnets using the spin-Hall effect Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Sriharsha V. Aradhya, Graham E. Rowlands, Shengjie Shi, 誠一三沢, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2016	1
3	Enhancement of the anti-damping spin torque efficacy of platinum by interface modification Applied Physics Letters ·Minh-Hai Nguyen, Chi‐Feng Pai, Kayla X. Nguyen, David A. Muller, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2015	98
4	Spin transfer torque devices utilizing the spin Hall effect of tungsten Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Chi‐Feng Pai, Luqiao Liu, Yun Li, S Boussat, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2013	1
5	Current-Induced Switching of Perpendicularly Magnetized Magnetic Layers Using Spin Torque from the Spin Hall Effect Physical Review Letters ·Luqiao Liu, O. J. Lee, Theodore Gudmundsen, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman Hit paper breakdown →	2012	1378
6	Sidewall oxide effects on spin-torque- and magnetic-field-induced reversal characteristics of thin-film nanomagnets Nature Materials ·O. Ozatay, P. G. Gowtham, Kwan Wee Tan, J. C. Read, K. Andre Mkhoyan, Mark Thomas, Gregory D. Fuchs, P. M. Braganca, Bin Shi, Rodrigo Jácob Moreira de Freitas, J. Silcox, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2008	60
7	Time-domain studies of very-large-angle magnetization dynamics excited by spin transfer torques Physical Review B ·I. N. Krivorotov, N. C. Emley, R. A. Buhrman, D. C. Ralph	2008	45
8	Anisotropic Magnetoresistance and Anisotropic Tunneling Magnetoresistance due to Quantum Interference in Ferromagnetic Metal Break Junctions Physical Review Letters ·Kirill I. Bolotin, Ferdinand Kuemmeth, D. C. Ralph	2006	50
9	Spin-Transfer Effect in Py/Al/Py Nanopillar Spin Valves Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·A. G. F. Garcia, I. N. Krivorotov, P. M. Braganca, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2005	1
10	Reducing the critical current for short-pulse spin-transfer switching of nanomagnets Applied Physics Letters ·P. M. Braganca, I. N. Krivorotov, O. Ozatay, A. G. F. Garcia, N. C. Emley, Jack C. Sankey, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2005	61
11	Spin-Dependent Transport in Molecular Tunnel Junctions Physical Review Letters ·J. R. Petta, Bai LL, D. C. Ralph	2004	210
12	Current-Induced Nanomagnet Dynamics for Magnetic Fields Perpendicular to the Sample Plane Physical Review Letters ·S. I. Kiselev, Jack C. Sankey, I. N. Krivorotov, N. C. Emley, 虞淼, Carlos R. Pérez, R. A. Buhrman, D. C. Ralph	2004	116
13	Microwave oscillations of a nanomagnet driven by a spin-polarized current Nature ·S. I. Kiselev, Jack C. Sankey, I. N. Krivorotov, N. C. Emley, Robert Schoelkopf, R. A. Buhrman, D. C. Ralph Hit paper breakdown →	2003	1561
14	Measurements of Strongly AnisotropicgFactors for Spins in Single Quantum States Physical Review Letters ·J. R. Petta, D. C. Ralph	2002	19
15	Quantitative Study of Magnetization Reversal by Spin-Polarized Current in Magnetic Multilayer Nanopillars Physical Review Letters ·F. J. Albert, N. C. Emley, E. Myers, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	2002	157
16	Using Single Quantum States as Spin Filters to Study Spin Polarization in Ferromagnets Physical Review Letters ·Mandar M. Deshmukh, D. C. Ralph	2002	64
17	Studies of Spin-Orbit Scattering in Noble-Metal Nanoparticles Using Energy-Level Tunneling Spectroscopy Physical Review Letters ·J. R. Petta, D. C. Ralph	2001	44
18	Kondo-assisted and resonant tunneling via a single charge trap: A realization of the Anderson model out of equilibrium Physical Review Letters ·D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman	1994	117
19	Ensemble studies of nonlinear conductance fluctuations in phase coherent samples Physical Review Letters ·D. C. Ralph, K. S. Ralls, R. A. Buhrman	1993	24
20	A new proof of Robinson's homeomorphism theorem for pl-normal maps Linear Algebra and its Applications ·D. C. Ralph	1993	18

About D. C. Ralph

D. C. Ralph is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Structural Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 65 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic properties of thin films (46 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (38 papers), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (13 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (11 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (10 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (5 papers), ZnO doping and properties (5 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (8.3k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (2.8k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (2.8k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.8k citations) and Structural Biology (64 citations). D. C. Ralph has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Spain. Frequent co-authors include R. A. Buhrman, M. D. Stiles, Jack C. Sankey, I. N. Krivorotov, N. C. Emley, S. I. Kiselev, Luqiao Liu, O. J. Lee, Theodore Gudmundsen and Robert Schoelkopf. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Nature Physics.

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