Mahendra DC

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 682 citations indexed

About

Mahendra DC is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahendra DC has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 682 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 10 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 10 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Mahendra DC's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (16 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (8 papers) and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (7 papers). Mahendra DC is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (16 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (8 papers) and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (7 papers). Mahendra DC collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Spain. Mahendra DC's co-authors include Jian‐Ping Wang, Junyang Chen, Zhengyang Zhao, Delin Zhang, Hongshi Li, Mo Li, K. Andre Mkhoyan, Patrick Quarterman, Yang Lv and Tony Low and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Materials and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Mahendra DC

22 papers receiving 670 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.

  1. Room-temperature high spin–orbit torque due to quantum confinement in sputtered BixSe(1–x) films
    2018 353 citations Mahendra DC, Roberto Grassi et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahendra DC United States 11 551 237 236 231 199 24 682
Danrong Xiong China 10 387 0.7× 154 0.6× 224 0.9× 118 0.5× 203 1.0× 29 502
Sunae Seo South Korea 9 390 0.7× 186 0.8× 280 1.2× 214 0.9× 190 1.0× 16 620
Meiyin Yang China 9 502 0.9× 221 0.9× 283 1.2× 116 0.5× 391 2.0× 36 674
H. J. M. Swagten Netherlands 7 431 0.8× 107 0.5× 202 0.9× 132 0.6× 226 1.1× 9 474
Bingqian Dai United States 12 565 1.0× 155 0.7× 227 1.0× 187 0.8× 261 1.3× 20 632
Hailang Ju China 6 420 0.8× 187 0.8× 245 1.0× 105 0.5× 321 1.6× 11 561
B. Koopmans Netherlands 13 596 1.1× 155 0.7× 450 1.9× 168 0.7× 327 1.6× 18 779
Aymeric Vecchiola France 10 366 0.7× 249 1.1× 179 0.8× 176 0.8× 195 1.0× 17 550
C. K. Safeer Spain 10 552 1.0× 360 1.5× 191 0.8× 157 0.7× 170 0.9× 14 654

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahendra DC

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DC, Mahendra, Keita Sakuma, Santosh KC, et al.. (2025). Magnetization switching and detection by PtxSn1−x alloys. Applied Physics Reviews. 12(2).
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DC, Mahendra, Punyashloka Debashis, C. Gay, et al.. (2025). Unconventional spin-to-charge conversion in MnPd3. Applied Physics Letters. 126(11). 1 indexed citations
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Pham, Van Tuong, Diogo C. Vaz, Punyashloka Debashis, et al.. (2023). Quantification of spin-charge interconversion in highly resistive sputtered BixSe1−x with nonlocal spin valves. Physical review. B.. 108(10).
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Debashis, Punyashloka, John J. Plombon, Chia‐Ching Lin, et al.. (2022). Low-voltage and high-speed switching of a magnetoelectric element for energy efficient compute. 2022 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). 36.4.1–36.4.4. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Peng Li, Vincent Hou, et al.. (2021). Large and robust charge-to-spin conversion in sputtered conductive WTe with disorder. Matter. 4(5). 1639–1653. 22 indexed citations
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Xue, Fen, Mahendra DC, Chong Bi, et al.. (2021). Tunable spin–orbit torque efficiency in in-plane and perpendicular magnetized [Pt/Co]n multilayer. Applied Physics Letters. 118(4). 6 indexed citations
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Xue, Fen, Mahendra DC, Chong Bi, et al.. (2021). Ultrahigh Spin-Orbit Torque Efficiency at Spin Reorientation Transition State in Pt/Co Multilayer. 10. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Hickey, Danielle Reifsnyder, Ryan J. Wu, Joon Sue Lee, et al.. (2020). Large-scale interlayer rotations and Te grain boundaries in (Bi,Sb)2Te3 thin films. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Mahendra DC, Chengyang Yao, et al.. (2020). Materials Requirements of High-Speed and Low-Power Spin-Orbit-Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory. IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society. 8. 674–680. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Peng Li, Vincent Hou, et al.. (2020). Large and Robust Charge-to-Spin Conversion in Sputtered Weyl Semimetal WTex with Structural Disorder. arXiv (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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DC, Mahendra, Xiang Li, Delin Zhang, et al.. (2020). Spin-Orbit-Torque Material Exploration for Maximum Array-Level Read/Write Performance. 13.6.1–13.6.4. 12 indexed citations
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Hickey, Danielle Reifsnyder, Ryan J. Wu, Joon Sue Lee, et al.. (2020). Large-scale interlayer rotations and Te grain boundaries in (Bi,Sb)2Te3 thin films. Physical Review Materials. 4(1). 7 indexed citations
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Li, Hongshi, Mahendra DC, T. Peterson, et al.. (2020). Spin pumping and large field-like torque at room temperature in sputtered amorphous WTe2−x films. APL Materials. 8(4). 28 indexed citations
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DC, Mahendra, Junyang Chen, T. Peterson, et al.. (2019). Observation of High Spin-to-Charge Conversion by Sputtered Bismuth Selenide Thin Films at Room Temperature. Nano Letters. 19(8). 4836–4844. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Mahendra DC, Chengyang Yao, et al.. (2019). Materials Requirements of High-Speed and Low-Power Spin-Orbit-Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory. 10. 1–3. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Chia‐Ching, Tanay A. Gosavi, Dmitri E. Nikonov, et al.. (2019). Experimental demonstration of integrated magneto-electric and spin-orbit building blocks implementing energy-efficient logic. 37.3.1–37.3.4. 8 indexed citations
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DC, Mahendra, Roberto Grassi, Junyang Chen, et al.. (2018). Room-temperature high spin–orbit torque due to quantum confinement in sputtered BixSe(1–x) films. Nature Materials. 17(9). 800–807. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quarterman, Patrick, Javier García‐Barriocanal, Mahendra DC, et al.. (2018). Demonstration of Ru as the 4th ferromagnetic element at room temperature. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2058–2058. 25 indexed citations
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Chen, Junyang, Mahendra DC, Delin Zhang, et al.. (2017). Field-free spin-orbit torque switching of composite perpendicular CoFeB/Gd/CoFeB layers utilized for three-terminal magnetic tunnel junctions. Applied Physics Letters. 111(1). 31 indexed citations
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Jamali, Mahdi, Zhengyang Zhao, Mahendra DC, et al.. (2016). Planar Hall effect based characterization of spin orbital torques in Ta/CoFeB/MgO structures. Journal of Applied Physics. 119(13). 9 indexed citations

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