W. H. Butler

13.2k citations

195 papers · 10.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 54

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
Materials Chemistry top 1%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 0.5%
Condensed Matter Physics top 0.5%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%

Co-authors: T. C. Schulthess J. M. MacLaren X.-G. Zhang G. M. Stocks Arunava Gupta F. J. Pinski Roman V. Chepulskii Philip B. Allen
Topics: Magnetic properties of thin films (90 papers)Quantum and electron transport phenomena (52 papers)Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (41 papers)
Cited by: Condensed Matter Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Physical Review Letters The Journal of Chemical Physics
Partner nations: United States France Germany

In The Last Decade

W. H. Butler

192 papers receiving 10.1k citations

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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.

Spin-dependent tunneling conductance ofFe|MgO|Fesandwiches

2001 1.6k citations W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Basic principles of STT-MRAM cell operation in memory arrays

2013 412 citations A. V. Khvalkovskiy, Dmytro Apalkov et al. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prism waves for imaging steep geologic features and sediment terminations against salt flanks: Examples from the Gulf of Mexico 2018 ·The Leading Edge ·Konstantin N. Kudin,Maksym Kryvohuz,(unknown),(unknown),W. H. Butler,(unknown),(unknown)	6
2	Voltage Dependence of Spin Transfer Torque In Magnetic Tunnel Junctions 2016 ·CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge) ·W. H. Butler,Mairbek Chshiev,Alan Kalitsov,Nicholas Kioussis,(unknown)	2
3	Basic principles of STT-MRAM cell operation in memory arraysbreakdown → 2013 ·Journal of Physics D Applied Physics ·A. V. Khvalkovskiy,Dmytro Apalkov,Steven Watts,Roman V. Chepulskii,R. S. Beach,A. Ong,X. Tang,A. Driskill-Smith,W. H. Butler,P. B. Visscher,D. K. Lottis,(unknown),V. Nikitin,M. Krounbi	412
4	磁性酸化物の光学バンドギャップ階層構造 NiFe 2 O 4 の電子構造 2012 ·Physical Review B ·(unknown),Hunter Sims,Dipanjan Mazumdar,(unknown),B. S. Holinsworth,Kenneth R. O’Neal,(unknown),W. H. Butler,(unknown),(unknown)	7
5	Co-Ptナノ粒子のL1 0 原子秩序の調整 Ab initio洞察 2012 ·Physical Review B ·(unknown),W. H. Butler	4
6	Advances and Future Prospects of Spin-Transfer Torque Random Access Memory 2010 ·IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ·(unknown),Dmytro Apalkov,Zhuo Diao,A. Driskill-Smith,D. P. Druist,D. K. Lottis,V. Nikitin,X. Tang,Steven Watts,(unknown),Stefan Wolf,Avik W. Ghosh,Jiwei Lu,S. J. Poon,Mircea R. Stan,W. H. Butler,Subhadra Gupta,Claudia Mewes,Tim Mewes,P. B. Visscher	288
7	Tailoring morphology in free-standing anodic aluminium oxide: Control of barrier layer opening down to the sub-10 nm diameter 2010 ·Nanoscale ·Jie Gong,W. H. Butler,Giovanni Zangari	18
8	Electrochemical/chemical synthesis of nanostructured arrays of oxide cones or rings 2008 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry ·Jie Gong,W. H. Butler,Giovanni Zangari	6
9	Half-metallic electronic structures of quaternary ferromagnetic chalcospinels: CdxCu1−xCr2S4 and CdxCu1−xCr2Se4 2008 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown),Arunava Gupta,Mairbek Chshiev,W. H. Butler	36
10	Magnetism and transport of CuCr2Se4 thin films 2007 ·Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials ·(unknown),Rajesh V. Chopdekar,M. Liberati,(unknown),Mairbek Chshiev,Yayoi Takamura,(unknown),Elke Arenholz,Y. U. Idzerda,Angelica M. Stacy,W. H. Butler,Y. Suzuki	33
11	Anomalous Bias Dependence of Spin Torque in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions 2006 ·Physical Review Letters ·Ioannis Theodonis,Nicholas Kioussis,Alan Kalitsov,Mairbek Chshiev,W. H. Butler	215
12	Spin-polarized current-induced torque in magnetic tunnel junctions 2006 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·Alan Kalitsov,Ioannis Theodonis,Nicholas Kioussis,Mairbek Chshiev,W. H. Butler,A. Vedyayev	32
13	Temperature and particle-size dependence of the equilibrium order parameter of FePt alloys 2005 ·Physical Review B ·Roman V. Chepulskii,W. H. Butler	88
14	On the role of magnetostatic interactions in assemblies of Fe nanoparticles 2001 ·APS ·T. C. Schulthess,M. Benakli,P. B. Visscher,K. D. Sorge,J. R. Thompson,F. A. Modine,T. E. Haynes,L. A. Boatner,G. M. Stocks,W. H. Butler	0
15	Electronic structure and magnetic interactions in Mn doped semiconductors 2001 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·T. C. Schulthess,W. H. Butler	44
16	Disorder dependence of the magnetic moment of the half-metallic ferromagnet NiMnSb from first principles 2000 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·(unknown),Hirokazu Fujiwara,T. C. Schulthess,W. H. Butler	36
17	Giant-magnetoresistance calculation for {111} Co/Cu/Co spin valves 1998 ·Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Randall H. Brown,D. M. Nicholson,W. H. Butler,X.-G. Zhang,W. A. Shelton,T. C. Schulthess,J. M. MacLaren	12
18	Validity of the Julliere model of spin-dependent tunneling 1997 ·Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·J. M. MacLaren,X.-G. Zhang,W. H. Butler	117
19	Local-environment fluctuations and densities of states in substitutionally disordered alloys 1984 ·Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·A. Gonis,G. M. Stocks,W. H. Butler,H. Winter	83
20	Local theory of disordered systems 1970 ·Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry ·W. H. Butler,W. Kohn	48

About W. H. Butler

W. H. Butler is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 195 papers that have together received 10.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic properties of thin films (90 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (52 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (41 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (2.8k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.1k citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (3.9k citations). W. H. Butler has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include T. C. Schulthess, J. M. MacLaren, X.-G. Zhang, G. M. Stocks, X.-G. Zhang, Arunava Gupta, F. J. Pinski, Roman V. Chepulskii, Philip B. Allen and Hunter Sims. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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