Luc Thomas

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Luc Thomas is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Thomas has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 16 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Luc Thomas's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (40 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (12 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (11 papers). Luc Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (40 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (12 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (11 papers). Luc Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Taiwan. Luc Thomas's co-authors include S. Parkin, Masamitsu Hayashi, Charles Rettner, Rai Moriya, See‐Hun Yang, Kwang‐Su Ryu, Xin Jiang, Ya. B. Bazaliy, B. Barbara and Po-Kang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Luc Thomas

43 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Magnetic Domain-Wall Racetrack Memory

2008 3.5k citations S. Parkin, Masamitsu Hayashi et al. Science profile →
Chiral spin torque at magnetic domain walls

2013 959 citations Kwang‐Su Ryu, Luc Thomas et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Current-Controlled Magnetic Domain-Wall Nanowire Shift Register

2008 554 citations Masamitsu Hayashi, Luc Thomas et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Luc Thomas	6.9k	3.4k	2.9k	2.3k	2.1k	43	7.9k
Masamitsu Hayashi	7.6k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	111	8.6k
See‐Hun Yang	7.2k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	2.9k 1.3×	94	8.8k
A. Thiaville	9.4k 1.4×	4.3k 1.3×	4.6k 1.6×	2.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	153	10.4k
C. Chappert	5.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	150	6.7k
Y. Nakatani	5.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	190	6.2k
Geoffrey S. D. Beach	6.8k 1.0×	4.0k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	128	8.1k
I. N. Krivorotov	6.8k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	134	7.7k
Gilles Gaudin	6.8k 1.0×	3.3k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	62	7.5k
T. J. Silva	7.3k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	124	8.0k
T. Devolder	4.8k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	175	5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Thomas

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Jan, Guenole, Huanlong Liu, S. Serrano-Guisan, et al.. (2018). High-temperature thermal stability driven by magnetization dilution in CoFeB free layers for spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14409–14409. 43 indexed citations

Ryu, Kwang‐Su, See‐Hun Yang, Luc Thomas, & S. Parkin. (2016). Current-driven domain wall motion due to volume spin transfer torque in Co/Ni multilayer systems on Au underlayer. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 55(9). 93002–93002. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Luc, Guenole Jan, Son Le, & Po-Kang Wang. (2015). Quantifying data retention of perpendicular spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory chips using an effective thermal stability factor method. Applied Physics Letters. 106(16). 43 indexed citations

Jan, Guenole, Luc Thomas, Son Le, et al.. (2014). Demonstration of fully functional 8Mb perpendicular STT-MRAM chips with sub-5ns writing for non-volatile embedded memories. 1–2. 50 indexed citations

Ryu, Kwang‐Su, See‐Hun Yang, Luc Thomas, & S. Parkin. (2014). Chiral spin torque arising from proximity-induced magnetization. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3910–3910. 200 indexed citations

Ryu, Kwang‐Su, Luc Thomas, See‐Hun Yang, & S. Parkin. (2013). Chiral spin torque at magnetic domain walls. Nature Nanotechnology. 8(7). 527–533. 959 indexed citations breakdown →

Thomas, Luc, Masamitsu Hayashi, Rai Moriya, Charles Rettner, & S. Parkin. (2012). Topological repulsion between domain walls in magnetic nanowires leading to the formation of bound states. Nature Communications. 3(1). 810–810. 52 indexed citations

Thomas, Luc, See‐Hun Yang, Kwang‐Su Ryu, et al.. (2011). Racetrack Memory: A high-performance, low-cost, non-volatile memory based on magnetic domain walls. 24.2.1–24.2.4. 50 indexed citations

Jiang, Xin, Luc Thomas, Rai Moriya, et al.. (2010). Enhanced stochasticity of domain wall motion in magnetic racetracks due to dynamic pinning. Nature Communications. 1(1). 25–25. 62 indexed citations

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Bergman, Bastiaan, Rai Moriya, Masamitsu Hayashi, et al.. (2009). Generation of local magnetic fields at megahertz rates for the study of domain wall propagation in magnetic nanowires. Applied Physics Letters. 95(26). 2 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Masamitsu, Luc Thomas, Rai Moriya, Charles Rettner, & S. Parkin. (2008). Current-Controlled Magnetic Domain-Wall Nanowire Shift Register. Science. 320(5873). 209–211. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hayashi, Masamitsu, Luc Thomas, Charles Rettner, Rai Moriya, & S. Parkin. (2008). Dynamics of domain wall depinning driven by a combination of direct and pulsed currents. Applied Physics Letters. 92(16). 32 indexed citations

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Thomas, Luc, Masamitsu Hayashi, Xin Jiang, Charles Rettner, & S. Parkin. (2008). Perturbation of spin-valve nanowire reference layers during domain wall motion induced by nanosecond-long current pulses. Applied Physics Letters. 92(11). 7 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.. (2007). Resonant Amplification of Magnetic Domain-Wall Motion by a Train of Current Pulses. Science. 315(5818). 1553–1556. 112 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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Thomas, Luc & B. Négulescu. (2003). Metastable antiferromagnetic domain configurations in exchange biased bilayers. Journal of Applied Physics. 93(10). 8606–8608. 7 indexed citations

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Thomas, Luc, A. J. Kellock, & S. Parkin. (2000). On the exchange biasing through a nonmagnetic spacer layer. Journal of Applied Physics. 87(9). 5061–5063. 81 indexed citations

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Thomas, Luc, Andréa Caneschi, & B. Barbara. (1999). Nonexponential Dynamic Scaling of the Magnetization Relaxation inMn12Acetate. Physical Review Letters. 83(12). 2398–2401. 76 indexed citations

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