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Overview

Jacek K. Furdyna is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research spans several core areas within physics and materials science, including atomic and molecular physics, optics, condensed matter physics, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to multiple topics in their field, with key areas including magnetic properties of thin films, ZnO doping and properties, quantum and electron transport phenomena, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, topological materials and phenomena, and 2D materials and applications.

Jacek K. Furdyna's recent publications illustrate a focus on quantum materials and spin-orbit phenomena. Notable papers include:

  • Light control of surface-bulk coupling by terahertz vibrational coherence in a topological insulator (2020), published in npj Quantum Materials
  • Topological response of the anomalous Hall effect in MnBi2Te4 due to magnetic canting (2022), published in npj Quantum Materials
  • Spin-orbit torque switching in a single (Ga,Mn)(As,P) layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (2021), published in APL Materials
  • Spin orbit torque switching of magnetization in the presence of two different orthogonal spin-orbit magnetic fields (2022), published in Applied Physics Letters
  • Quantitative determination of spin-orbit-induced magnetic field in GaMnAs by field-scan planar Hall measurements (2021), published in Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with a select group of co-authors, including Sang-Hoon Lee, Xinyu Liu, M. Dobrowolska, Kyung Jae Lee, and Seul-Ki Bac.

The majority of Jacek K. Furdyna's work is published in specialized venues such as APL Materials, Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, and Physical Review Materials. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the scientist's research, bridging applied physics and materials science.

Recognition for this scientist includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011. This honor highlights a professional standing within the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Diluted magnetic semiconductors

    J. K. Furdyna

  • The fractional a.c. Josephson effect in a semiconductor-superconductor nanowire as a signature of Majorana particles

    Leonid P. Rokhinson;Xinyu Liu;Jacek K. Furdyna

  • Highly efficient electroluminescent materials based on fluorinated organometallic iridium compounds

    Y. Wang;N. Herron;V. V. Grushin;D. LeCloux

  • Effect of the location of Mn sites in ferromagnetic Ga 1-x Mn x As on its Curie temperature

    K. M. Yu;W. Walukiewicz;T. Wojtowicz;I. Kuryliszyn

  • Evidence for reversible control of magnetization in a ferromagnetic material by means of spin–orbit magnetic field

    Alexander Chernyshov;Mason Overby;Xinyu Liu;Jacek K Furdyna

  • Valence band anticrossing in mismatched III-V semiconductor alloys

    K. Alberi;J. Wu;J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;K. M. Yu

  • Formation of self‐assembling CdSe quantum dots on ZnSe by molecular beam epitaxy

    S. H. Xin;P. D. Wang;Aie Yin;C. Kim

  • Magnetic susceptibility of semimagnetic semiconductors: The high-temperature regime and the role of superexchange.

    Spalek J;Lewicki A;Tarnawski Z;Furdyna Jk

  • Infrared and microwave magnetoplasma effects in semiconductors

    E D Palik;J K Furdyna

  • Magnetic Domain Structure and Magnetic Anisotropy in G a 1 − x M n x A s

    U. Welp;V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov;X. Liu;J. K. Furdyna

  • Excitonic gain and laser emission in ZnSe-based quantum wells.

    J. Ding;H. Jeon;T. Ishihara;M. Hagerott

  • Ferromagnetic resonance in Ga 1 − x Mn x As : Effects of magnetic anisotropy

    X. Liu;Y. Sasaki;J. K. Furdyna

  • Giant Zeeman splitting in nucleation-controlled doped CdSe:Mn2+ quantum nanoribbons.

    Jung Ho Yu;Xinyu Liu;Kyoung Eun Kweon;Jin Joo;Jin Joo

  • Growth of cubic (zinc blende) CdSe by molecular beam epitaxy

    N. Samarth;H. Luo;J. K. Furdyna;S. B. Qadri

  • Coherent magnetization precession in ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As induced by picosecond acoustic pulses.

    A. V. Scherbakov;A. S. Salasyuk;A. S. Salasyuk;A. V. Akimov;A. V. Akimov;X. Liu

  • Magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and the spin-glass transition in Hg 1 − x Mn x Te

    Shoichi Nagata;R. R. Galazka;D. P. Mullin;H. Akbarzadeh

  • Quasi-two-dimensional excitons in (Zn,Cd)Se/ZnSe quantum wells : reduced exciton-LO-phonon coupling due to confinement effects

    N. T. Pelekanos;J. Ding;M. Hagerott;A. V. Nurmikko

  • Spin-polarizable excitonic luminescence in colloidal Mn2+-doped CdSe quantum dots.

    Rémi Beaulac;Paul I. Archer;Xinyu Liu;Sanghoon Lee

  • Optical properties of zinc-blende CdSe and ZnxCd1-xSe films grown on GaAs.

    Y. D. Kim;M. V. Klein;S. F. Ren;Y. C. Chang

  • Interband Faraday rotation in diluted magnetic semiconductors: Zn 1 − x Mn x Te and Cd 1 − x Mn x Te

    D. U. Bartholomew;J. K. Furdyna;A. K. Ramdas

  • Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors

    Nitin Samarth;J. K. Furdyna

Frequent Co-Authors

Nitin Samarth
Nitin Samarth Pennsylvania State University
Kin Man Yu
Kin Man Yu City University of Hong Kong
Wladek Walukiewicz
Wladek Walukiewicz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Howard E. Jackson
Howard E. Jackson University of Cincinnati
Yong-Hang Zhang
Yong-Hang Zhang Arizona State University
Huili Grace Xing
Huili Grace Xing Cornell University
Sergei Rouvimov
Sergei Rouvimov University of Notre Dame
James L. Merz
James L. Merz University of Notre Dame
Arto V. Nurmikko
Arto V. Nurmikko Brown University
Julie A. Borchers
Julie A. Borchers National Institute of Standards and Technology

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