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Physics D-index 138 Citations 78,021 1,162 World Ranking 299 National Ranking 174

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For theoretical contributions to the understanding of the fractional quantum Hall effect

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Condensed matter physics

Allan H. MacDonald spends much of his time researching Condensed matter physics, Graphene, Quantum mechanics, Quantum Hall effect and Electron. His Condensed matter physics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Bilayer graphene and Magnetic field. Allan H. MacDonald has included themes like Band gap, Optoelectronics, Quantum tunnelling, Semiconductor and Electronic band structure in his Graphene study.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Spontaneous symmetry breaking and Zeeman effect. His biological study deals with issues like Lattice, which deal with fields such as Skyrmion. His Ferromagnetism research focuses on subjects like Symmetry breaking, which are linked to Quantum.

His most cited work include:

  • Anomalous hall effect (1958 citations)
  • Universal intrinsic spin Hall effect. (1285 citations)
  • Observation of Majorana fermions in ferromagnetic atomic chains on a superconductor (1125 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Condensed matter physics, Quantum mechanics, Quantum Hall effect, Electron and Graphene. His Condensed matter physics study deals with Landau quantization intersecting with Fermi gas. His Quantum mechanics study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Quantum electrodynamics.

His research integrates issues of Quantum tunnelling, Filling factor and Ground state in his study of Quantum Hall effect. His studies deal with areas such as Magnetization, Spin polarization and Semiconductor as well as Ferromagnetism. His work deals with themes such as Spin Hall effect and Thermal Hall effect, which intersect with Quantum spin Hall effect.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Condensed matter physics (84.21%)
  • Quantum mechanics (26.11%)
  • Quantum Hall effect (25.49%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Condensed matter physics (84.21%)
  • Bilayer graphene (9.07%)
  • Electron (18.37%)

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

His main research concerns Condensed matter physics, Bilayer graphene, Electron, Quantum Hall effect and Graphene. His research in Condensed matter physics intersects with topics in Magnetic field and Landau quantization. His Bilayer graphene study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Magic angle, Twist, Valence, Stacking and Quantum tunnelling.

The various areas that he examines in his Electron study include Quasiparticle and Heterojunction. In Quantum Hall effect, Allan H. MacDonald works on issues like Spin-½, which are connected to Antiferromagnetism and Ferromagnetism. His study on Graphene is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Electronic structure.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Superconductors, orbital magnets and correlated states in magic-angle bilayer graphene (428 citations)
  • Interface-induced phenomena in magnetism (396 citations)
  • Evidence for moiré excitons in van der Waals heterostructures (386 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Condensed matter physics

His primary areas of investigation include Condensed matter physics, Bilayer graphene, Electron, Superconductivity and Magnetic field. Allan H. MacDonald has included themes like Quantum Hall effect and Graphene in his Condensed matter physics study. The Bilayer graphene study which covers Electrical resistivity and conductivity that intersects with Twist.

His studies in Electron integrate themes in fields like Brillouin zone, Absorption, Band gap and Optical conductivity. He interconnects Phase transition, Quantum and Fermi level in the investigation of issues within Superconductivity. Allan H. MacDonald focuses mostly in the field of Magnetic field, narrowing it down to topics relating to Electric field and, in certain cases, Substrate and Spin.

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Best Publications

Anomalous hall effect

Naoto Nagaosa;Jairo Sinova;Shigeki Onoda;Allan H Macdonald.
Reviews of Modern Physics (2010)

3627 Citations

Universal intrinsic spin Hall effect.

Jairo Sinova;Jairo Sinova;Dimitrie Culcer;Qian Niu;N. A. Sinitsyn.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

2413 Citations

Observation of Majorana fermions in ferromagnetic atomic chains on a superconductor

Stevan Nadj-Perge;Ilya K. Drozdov;Jian Li;Hua Chen.
Science (2014)

1900 Citations

Moiré bands in twisted double-layer graphene

Rafi Bistritzer;Allan H. MacDonald.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2011)

1850 Citations

Photonic topological insulators

Alexander B. Khanikaev;S. Hossein Mousavi;Wang Kong Tse;Mehdi Kargarian.
Nature Materials (2013)

1569 Citations

Theory of ferromagnetic (III, Mn) V semiconductors

T. Jungwirth;Jairo Sinova;J. Mašek;J. Kučera.
Reviews of Modern Physics (2006)

1517 Citations

Intrinsic and Rashba spin-orbit interactions in graphene sheets

Hongki Min;J. E. Hill;N. A. Sinitsyn;B. R. Sahu.
Physical Review B (2006)

1120 Citations

Spintronics and pseudospintronics in graphene and topological insulators.

Dmytro Pesin;Allan H. MacDonald.
Nature Materials (2012)

1074 Citations

Graphene: Exploring carbon flatland

Andrey K. Geim;Allan H. MacDonald.
Physics Today (2007)

979 Citations

Anomalous Hall effect in ferromagnetic semiconductors

T. Jungwirth;Qian Niu;A. H. MacDonald.
Physical Review Letters (2002)

941 Citations

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