David W. Abraham

7.7k citations

87 papers · 5.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Condensed Matter Physics top 1%
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 71
- Magnetic properties of thin films 32
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications 19
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 8
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators 7
- Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies 7
Condensed Matter Physics 18
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 14

Co-authors: H. K. Wickramasinghe P. L. Trouilloud S. Brown Yves Martin E. J. O’Sullivan D. C. Worledge M. Tinkham C. J. Lobb
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (25 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (13 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (6 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Israel Italy

In The Last Decade

David W. Abraham

85 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Spin torque switching of perpendicular Ta∣CoFeB∣MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions 2011 · 560 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2011 Applied Physics Letters
1999 Journal of Applied Physics
1988 Applied Physics Letters
1987 Physical review. B, Condensed matter
1986 Physical review. B, Condensed matter

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1	Smart IoT device for in field Black Sigatoka Disease recognition and mapping SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Simone Figorilli, Ye.Ye. Zhaksylyk, Jim Walker, Leiv Erik Odegaard, Simona Violino, David W. Abraham, 老谈, V N Naumov, Ryan P. Barone, J. Kim, Corrado Costa, Antonio Scarfone, Luciano Ortenzi, Federico Pallottino	2024	0
2	Implementing a strand of a scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing fabric Nature Communications ·Jerry M. Chow, Jay Gambetta, Easwar Magesan, David W. Abraham, Andrew W. Cross, Blake Johnson, Nicholas Masluk, Colm A. Ryan, John A. Smolin, Srikanth Srinivasan, Matthias Steffen	2014	191
3	Publisher's Note: Blackbox quantization of superconducting circuits using exact impedance synthesis [Phys. Rev. B 90, 134504 (2014)] Physical Review B ·Li Peng, David W. Abraham, David P. DiVincenzo	2014	2
4	Extended coherence times of superconducting transmon qubits Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Erik Lucero, Matthias Steffen, Jay Gambetta, David W. Abraham, Antonio Córcoles	2013	1
5	Entanglement of Two Superconducting Qubits in a Waveguide Cavity via Monochromatic Two-Photon Excitation Physical Review Letters ·Stefano Poletto, Jay Gambetta, Seth Merkel, John A. Smolin, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio Córcoles, George Keefe, Mary Beth Rothwell, John Rozen, David W. Abraham, Chad Rigetti, Matthias Steffen	2012	79
6	Spin torque switching of 20 nm magnetic tunnel junctions with perpendicular anisotropy Applied Physics Letters ·M. Gajek, J. Nowak, J. Z. Sun, P. L. Trouilloud, E. J. O’Sullivan, David W. Abraham, M. C. Gaidis, G. Hu, S. Brown, Yanyan Zhu, R. P. Robertazzi, W. J. Gallagher, D. C. Worledge	2012	226
7	Demonstration of ultralow bit error rates for spin-torque magnetic random-access memory with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy IEEE Magnetics Letters ·J. Nowak, R. P. Robertazzi, J. Z. Sun, G. Hu, David W. Abraham, P. L. Trouilloud, S. Brown, M. C. Gaidis, E. J. O’Sullivan, W. J. Gallagher, D. C. Worledge	2011	66
8	Spin torque switching of perpendicular Ta∣CoFeB∣MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions Applied Physics Letters ·D. C. Worledge, G. Hu, David W. Abraham, J. Z. Sun, P. L. Trouilloud, J. Nowak, S. Brown, M. C. Gaidis, E. J. O’Sullivan, R. P. Robertazzi Hit paper breakdown →	2011	560
9	Effect of subvolume excitation and spin-torque efficiency on magnetic switching Physical Review B ·J. Z. Sun, R. P. Robertazzi, J. Nowak, P. L. Trouilloud, G. Hu, David W. Abraham, M. C. Gaidis, S. Brown, E. J. O’Sullivan, W. J. Gallagher, D. C. Worledge	2011	128
10	A three-terminal spin-torque-driven magnetic switch Applied Physics Letters ·J. Z. Sun, M. C. Gaidis, E. J. O’Sullivan, Eric Joseph, G. Hu, David W. Abraham, J. Nowak, P. L. Trouilloud, Yu Lu, S. Brown, D. C. Worledge, W. J. Gallagher	2009	58
11	Low power scaling using parallel coupling for toggle magnetic random access memory Applied Physics Letters ·David W. Abraham, D. C. Worledge	2006	7
12	Near-complete spin polarization in atomically-smooth chromium-dioxide epitaxial films prepared using a CVD liquid precursor Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·A. Anguelouch, Arunava Gupta, Gang Xiao, David W. Abraham, Yi Ji, Snorri Ingvarsson, C. L. Chien	2001	105
13	Optimizing Fabrication of Buried Oxide Channel Field Effect Transistors MRS Proceedings ·A. G. Schrott, James A. Misewich, M. Copel, David W. Abraham, D. Neumayer	2000	1
14	Transient dynamics in a self-starting passively mode-locked fiber-based soliton laser Applied Physics Letters ·David W. Abraham, Samira A. Mohamed, V. Mikhelashvili, G. Eisenstein	1993	12
15	Submicron Si trench profiling with an electron-beam fabricated atomic force microscope tip Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·Лариса Васильевна Столярова, David W. Abraham, 中嶋真希, Bukunola Towuru	1991	37
16	Theory of magnetic force microscope images Applied Physics Letters ·David W. Abraham, F. Alan McDonald	1990	23
17	Theoretical interpretation of resistive transition data from arrays of superconducting weak links Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·C. J. Lobb, David W. Abraham, M. Tinkham	1983	303
18	Electroabsorption in CdSe films Physics Letters ·T. O. Poehler, David W. Abraham	1966	3
19	A Physical Description of CdSe TFT Operation† International Journal of Electronics ·David W. Abraham, T. O. Poehler	1965	2
20	Superconducting films less than 100 A thick Solid-State Electronics ·David W. Abraham	1960	4

About David W. Abraham

David W. Abraham is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Bioengineering and Structural Biology, having authored 87 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic properties of thin films (32 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (14 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (14 papers), Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (9 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (8 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (7 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (4.7k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (1.2k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.6k citations), Structural Biology (115 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.1k citations). David W. Abraham has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Frequent co-authors include H. K. Wickramasinghe, P. L. Trouilloud, S. Brown, Yves Martin, E. J. O’Sullivan, D. C. Worledge, M. Tinkham, C. J. Lobb, Jonathan Weaver and J. Z. Sun. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physical Review Letters and IEEE Transactions on Magnetics.

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