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Dwight D. Viehland

Dwight D. Viehland

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
98
Citations
41072
World Ranking
1147
National Ranking
371

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Electrical engineering

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Piezoelectricity, Ferroelectricity, Condensed matter physics, Composite material and Magnetostriction. His research integrates issues of Amplitude, Equivalent circuit, Magnetoelectric effect and Nuclear magnetic resonance in his study of Piezoelectricity. His Ferroelectricity research integrates issues from Crystallography, Ceramic, Tetragonal crystal system and Permittivity.

Dwight D. Viehland specializes in Condensed matter physics, namely Phase transition. His Composite material study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Transverse plane, Vortex, Voltage, Terfenol-D and Iron alloys. His Magnetostriction study incorporates themes from Crystal, Composite number, Ferromagnetism and Sensitivity.

His most cited work include:

  • Dramatically enhanced polarization in (001), (101), and (111) BiFeO3 thin films due to epitiaxial-induced transitions (498 citations)
  • Magnetic-field-induced phase transition in BiFeO 3 observed by high-field electron spin resonance: Cycloidal to homogeneous spin order (338 citations)
  • Destruction of spin cycloid in (111)c-oriented BiFeO3 thin films by epitiaxial constraint: Enhanced polarization and release of latent magnetization (309 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Condensed matter physics, Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, Composite material and Magnetostriction. He has researched Condensed matter physics in several fields, including Magnetization, Nuclear magnetic resonance and Multiferroics. His work deals with themes such as Crystallography, Polarization and Tetragonal crystal system, which intersect with Ferroelectricity.

His Piezoelectricity research incorporates elements of Single crystal, Ceramic and Voltage. His Composite material research includes elements of Terfenol-D and Magnetoelectric effect. His study looks at the relationship between Magnetostriction and topics such as Optoelectronics, which overlap with Thin film.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Condensed matter physics (38.78%)
  • Ferroelectricity (31.29%)
  • Piezoelectricity (26.53%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2020)?

  • Condensed matter physics (38.78%)
  • Piezoelectricity (26.53%)
  • Ferroelectricity (31.29%)

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

Dwight D. Viehland mainly focuses on Condensed matter physics, Piezoelectricity, Ferroelectricity, Magnetostriction and Optoelectronics. His Condensed matter physics study combines topics in areas such as Single crystal, Magnetization, Monoclinic crystal system, Tetragonal crystal system and Crystal. His Piezoelectricity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Nanocomposite, Crystallography, Transmission electron microscopy, Diffraction and Dielectric.

His study looks at the intersection of Crystallography and topics like Phase boundary with X-ray crystallography. His study in Ferroelectricity is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Polarization, Phase transition and Ferromagnetism. His Magnetostriction research incorporates themes from Gyrator, Q factor and Modulation.

Between 2013 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Domain boundary-dominated systems: adaptive structures and functional twin boundaries (70 citations)
  • A review on applications of magnetoelectric composites: from heterostructural uncooled magnetic sensors, energy harvesters to highly efficient power converters (69 citations)
  • Giant strain with ultra-low hysteresis and high temperature stability in grain oriented lead-free K0.5Bi0.5TiO3-BaTiO3-Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 piezoelectric materials. (69 citations)

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

  • Composite material
  • Electrical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

Dwight D. Viehland mainly investigates Piezoelectricity, Magnetostriction, Gyrator, Condensed matter physics and Optoelectronics. His Piezoelectricity study combines topics in areas such as Thin film, Nanocomposite, Nanotechnology, Dielectric and Crystal. In his study, Phase transition and Crystallography is strongly linked to Epitaxy, which falls under the umbrella field of Thin film.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Magnetostriction, Ferromagnetism are connected with Engineering physics and Thermal control and other disciplines. His Gyrator research includes elements of Transformer, Power density, Electromagnetic coil, Electrical efficiency and Composite material. His Condensed matter physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Oxide, Magnetization, Ferroelectricity, Magnetoelectric effect and Nuclear magnetic resonance.

Best Publications

  • Multiferroic magnetoelectric composites: Historical perspective, status, and future directions

    Ce-Wen Nan;M. I. Bichurin;Shuxiang Dong;D. Viehland

  • Multiferroic BaTiO3-CoFe2O4 Nanostructures.

    H. Zheng;J. Wang;S. E. Lofland;Z. Ma

  • Freezing of the polarization fluctuations in lead magnesium niobate relaxors

    Dwight Viehland;S. J. Jang;L. Eric Cross;Manfred Wuttig

  • Response to Comment on "Epitaxial BiFeO3 Multiferroic Thin Film Heterostructures"

    J. Wang;A. Scholl;H. Zheng;S. B. Ogale

  • Dramatically enhanced polarization in (001), (101), and (111) BiFeO3 thin films due to epitiaxial-induced transitions

    Jiefang Li;J. L. Wang;Manfred Wuttig;R. Ramesh

  • Magnetoelectric Laminate Composites: An Overview

    Junyi Zhai;Zengping Xing;Shuxiang Dong;Jiefang Li

  • Destruction of spin cycloid in (111)c-oriented BiFeO3 thin films by epitiaxial constraint: Enhanced polarization and release of latent magnetization

    Feiming Bai;J. L. Wang;Manfred Wuttig;Jiefang Li

  • Detection of pico-Tesla magnetic fields using magneto-electric sensors at room temperature

    Junyi Zhai;Zengping Xing;Shuxiang Dong;Jiefang Li

  • The glassy behavior of relaxor ferroelectrics

    D. Viehland;M. Wuttig;L. E. Cross

  • Enhanced magnetoelectric effects in laminate composites of Terfenol-D/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 under resonant drive

    Shuxiang Dong;J. R. Cheng;Jiefang Li;Dwight D. Viehland

  • Near-ideal magnetoelectricity in high-permeability magnetostrictive/piezofiber laminates with a (2-1) connectivity

    Shuxiang Dong;Junyi Zhai;Jiefang Li;Dwight D. Viehland

  • Longitudinal and transverse magnetoelectric voltage coefficients of magnetostrictive/ piezoelectric laminate composite: experiments

    Shuxiang Dong;Jie-Fang Li;D. Viehland

  • Ultrahigh magnetic field sensitivity in laminates of TERFENOL-D and Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 crystals

    Shuxiang Dong;Jiefang Li;Dwight D. Viehland

  • An extremely low equivalent magnetic noise magnetoelectric sensor.

    Yaojin Wang;David Gray;David Berry;Junqi Gao

  • Recent advancements in magnetoelectric particulate and laminate composites

    Shashank Priya;Rashed Islam;Shuxiang Dong;D. Viehland

  • Magnetic-field-induced phase transition in BiFeO 3 observed by high-field electron spin resonance: Cycloidal to homogeneous spin order

    B. Ruette;S. Zvyagin;Alexander P. Pyatakov;A. Bush

  • Conformal miniaturization of domains with low domain-wall energy: monoclinic ferroelectric states near the morphotropic phase boundaries.

    Y. M. Jin;Yu. U. Wang;Armen G. Khachaturyan;Jiefang Li

  • Magnetoelectrics for magnetic sensor applications: status, challenges and perspectives

    Yaojin Wang;Jiefang Li;D. Viehland

  • Phase transitional behavior and piezoelectric properties of the orthorhombic phase of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 single crystals

    Yu Lu;D. Y. Jeong;Z. Y. Cheng;Q. M. Zhang

  • Giant magnetoelectric effect in Metglas/polyvinylidene-fluoride laminates

    Junyi Zhai;Shuxiang Dong;Zengping Xing;Jiefang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiefang Li
Jiefang Li Virginia Tech
Shuxiang Dong
Shuxiang Dong Peking University
Haosu Luo
Haosu Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shashank Priya
Shashank Priya Pennsylvania State University
Junyi Zhai
Junyi Zhai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gopalan Srinivasan
Gopalan Srinivasan Oakland University
Kenji Uchino
Kenji Uchino Pennsylvania State University
Gen Shirane
Gen Shirane Brookhaven National Laboratory
Manfred Wuttig
Manfred Wuttig University of Maryland, College Park
A. K. Zvezdin
A. K. Zvezdin Russian Academy of Sciences

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