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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Physics D-index 104 Citations 64,538 353 World Ranking 915 National Ranking 31

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Awards & Achievements

2009 - Member of Academia Europaea

2007 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Condensed matter physics

His primary scientific interests are in Condensed matter physics, Spin-½, Magnetization, Spin polarization and Spintronics. Albert Fert has researched Condensed matter physics in several fields, including Giant magnetoresistance, Magnetoresistance and Electron. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nanowire and Electric field in addition to Giant magnetoresistance.

His Spin-½ research includes themes of Spin Hall effect, Nanotechnology, Exchange interaction, Current and Skyrmion. His Magnetization research includes elements of Smart material and Ferroelectricity. His research in the fields of Magnetic skyrmion overlaps with other disciplines such as Context.

His most cited work include:

  • Giant magnetoresistance of (001)Fe/(001)Cr magnetic superlattices. (6689 citations)
  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems (1776 citations)
  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems (1776 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Condensed matter physics, Magnetoresistance, Spintronics, Ferromagnetism and Spin-½. Albert Fert has included themes like Scattering, Spin polarization, Magnetic field, Magnetization and Giant magnetoresistance in his Condensed matter physics study. His Magnetoresistance study combines topics in areas such as Thin film, Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Tunnel junction and Anisotropy.

His Spintronics research integrates issues from Nanotechnology, Graphene, Topological insulator, Spin pumping and Skyrmion. His Ferromagnetism research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Spin diffusion and Electron. His work deals with themes such as Charge and Current, which intersect with Spin-½.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Condensed matter physics (90.81%)
  • Magnetoresistance (27.97%)
  • Spintronics (24.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Condensed matter physics (90.81%)
  • Spintronics (24.22%)
  • Spin-½ (22.55%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Condensed matter physics, Spintronics, Spin-½, Skyrmion and Spin Hall effect. His Condensed matter physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Charge, Spin polarization and Magnetization. Albert Fert combines subjects such as Topological insulator, Spin valve, Graphene and Spin pumping with his study of Spintronics.

His Spin-½ study deals with Current density intersecting with Dissipation and Current limiting. The study incorporates disciplines such as Magnetism, Thin film, Spins, Magnetic skyrmion and Coupling in addition to Skyrmion. His Rashba effect study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Electron and Electric field.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems (1776 citations)
  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems (1776 citations)
  • Skyrmions on the track (1592 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Condensed matter physics

Albert Fert focuses on Condensed matter physics, Spintronics, Spin-½, Skyrmion and Graphene. He is involved in the study of Condensed matter physics that focuses on Ferromagnetism in particular. His studies deal with areas such as Spinplasmonics, Spin polarization, Spin and Spin pumping as well as Spintronics.

His Spin-½ research incorporates elements of Topological insulator, Nucleation, Torque, Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Current. His studies in Skyrmion integrate themes in fields like Nanoscopic scale, Spins, Magnetic field, Magnetic skyrmion and Coupling. His research in Nanotechnology intersects with topics in Quantum tunnelling and Systems engineering.

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Best Publications

Giant magnetoresistance of (001)Fe/(001)Cr magnetic superlattices.

Mario Norberto Baibich;Jean Marc Broto;Albert R. Fert;F. Nguyen van Dau.
Physical Review Letters (1988)

12043 Citations

Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

Andrea C. Ferrari;Francesco Bonaccorso;Francesco Bonaccorso;Vladimir Fal'ko;Konstantin S. Novoselov.
Nanoscale (2015)

2827 Citations

The emergence of spin electronics in data storage

Claude Chappert;Claude Chappert;Albert Fert;Albert Fert;Frédéric Nguyen Van Dau;Frédéric Nguyen Van Dau.
Nature Materials (2007)

2352 Citations

Theory of the perpendicular magnetoresistance in magnetic multilayers.

T. Valet;A. Fert.
Physical Review B (1993)

2020 Citations

Skyrmions on the track

Albert Fert;Vincent Cros;João Sampaio.
Nature Nanotechnology (2013)

1924 Citations

Nucleation, stability and current-induced motion of isolated magnetic skyrmions in nanostructures

J. Sampaio;V. Cros;S. Rohart;A. Thiaville.
Nature Nanotechnology (2013)

1104 Citations

Conditions for efficient spin injection from a ferromagnetic metal into a semiconductor

A. Fert;A. Fert;H. Jaffrès;H. Jaffrès.
Physical Review B (2001)

1076 Citations

Tunnel junctions with multiferroic barriers

Martin Gajek;Martin Gajek;Manuel Bibes;Stéphane Fusil;Karim Bouzehouane.
Nature Materials (2007)

1068 Citations

Nobel Lecture: Origin, development, and future of spintronics

Albert Fert.
Reviews of Modern Physics (2008)

979 Citations

Dynamics of Dzyaloshinskii domain walls in ultrathin magnetic films

André Thiaville;Stanislas Rohart;Émilie Jué;Vincent Cros.
EPL (2012)

827 Citations

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