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Stefan Blügel is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Materials Science. Within these broad areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Materials Chemistry; Condensed Matter Physics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses multiple main topics, including Magnetic properties of thin films, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Graphene research and applications, and 2D Materials and Applications.

Stefan Blügel has a substantial publication record with frequent contributions to various scientific venues. The most common venues for their publications are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review Materials
  • Physical Review Research

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Orbital Rashba effect in a surface-oxidized Cu film," 2021, Physical Review B
  • "Hopfion rings in a cubic chiral magnet," 2023, Nature
  • "Topological magnon insulators in two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnets CrSiTe 3 and CrGeTe 3: Toward intrinsic gap-tunability," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Systematic derivation of realistic spin models for beyond-Heisenberg solids," 2020, Physical Review B
  • "Magnetic skyrmions, chiral kinks, and holomorphic functions," 2020, Physical Review B

Stefan Blügel collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among whom are:

  • Yuriy Mokrousov
  • Gustav Bihlmayer
  • Dongwook Go
  • Philipp Rüßmann
  • Frank Freimuth

Best Publications

  • Spontaneous atomic-scale magnetic skyrmion lattice in two dimensions

    Stefan Heinze;Kirsten von Bergmann;Matthias Menzel;Jens Brede

  • Reproducibility in density functional theory calculations of solids

    Kurt Lejaeghere;Gustav Bihlmayer;Torbjörn Björkman;Torbjörn Björkman;Peter Blaha

  • Symmetry and magnitude of spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic heterostructures

    Kevin Garello;Ioan Mihai Miron;Can Onur Avci;Frank Freimuth

  • Chiral magnetic order at surfaces driven by inversion asymmetry

    M. Bode;M. Bode;M. Heide;K. von Bergmann;P. Ferriani

  • Strong spin-orbit splitting on bi surfaces.

    Yuri M. Koroteev;Yuri M. Koroteev;G. Bihlmayer;J. E. Gayone;J. E. Gayone;Eugene V. Chulkov;Eugene V. Chulkov

  • Terahertz spin current pulses controlled by magnetic heterostructures.

    Tobias Kampfrath;M. Battiato;P. Maldonado;G. Eilers

  • Wannier90 as a community code: new features and applications.

    Giovanni Pizzi;Valerio Vitale;Valerio Vitale;Ryotaro Arita;Stefan Blügel

  • Ground States of Constrained Systems: Application to Cerium Impurities

    P. H. Dederichs;S. Blügel;R. Zeller;H. Akai

  • Strength of effective Coulomb interactions in graphene and graphite.

    T.O. Wehling;E. Sasioglu;C. Friedrich;A.I. Lichtenstein

  • Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction accounting for the orientation of magnetic domains in ultrathin films: Fe/W(110)

    M. Heide;G. Bihlmayer;S. Blügel

  • Interface-engineered templates for molecular spin memory devices

    Karthik V. Raman;Karthik V. Raman;Alexander M. Kamerbeek;Alexander M. Kamerbeek;Arup Mukherjee;Nicolae Atodiresei

  • Real-space imaging of two-dimensional antiferromagnetism on the atomic scale

    S. Heinze;S. Heinze;M. Bode;A. Kubetzka;O. Pietzsch

  • Hyperfine fields of 3d and 4d impurities in nickel.

    S. Blügel;H. Akai;R. Zeller;P. H. Dederichs

  • Unravelling the interplay of local structure and physical properties in phase-change materials

    Wojciech Wełnic;Ariesto Pamungkas;Ralf Detemple;Christoph Steimer

  • Design of the local spin polarization at the organic-ferromagnetic interface.

    Nicolae Atodiresei;Jens Brede;Predrag Lazić;Predrag Lazić;Vasile Caciuc

  • Graphene on Ir(111): Physisorption with Chemical Modulation

    Carsten Busse;Predrag Lazić;Rabie Djemour;Johann Coraux

  • Electrically tunable quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene decorated by 5d transition-metal adatoms.

    Hongbin Zhang;Cesar Lazo;Stefan Blügel;Stefan Heinze

  • Effective Coulomb interaction in transition metals from constrained random-phase approximation

    Ersoy Şaşıoğlu;Christoph Friedrich;Stefan Blügel

  • Atomic-scale spin spiral with a unique rotational sense: Mn monolayer on W(001).

    P. Ferriani;K. von Bergmann;E. Y. Vedmedenko;S. Heinze

  • Spin- and energy-dependent tunneling through a single molecule with intramolecular spatial resolution.

    Jens Brede;Nicolae Atodiresei;Nicolae Atodiresei;Stefan Kuck;Predrag Lazić

Frequent Co-Authors

Gustav Bihlmayer
Gustav Bihlmayer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Peter H. Dederichs
Peter H. Dederichs Forschungszentrum Jülich
Roland Wiesendanger
Roland Wiesendanger Universität Hamburg
Rudolf Zeller
Rudolf Zeller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Claus M. Schneider
Claus M. Schneider Forschungszentrum Jülich
Oliver Rader
Oliver Rader Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Matthias Wuttig
Matthias Wuttig RWTH Aachen University
Rainer Waser
Rainer Waser RWTH Aachen University
Iosif Galanakis
Iosif Galanakis University of Patras
Thomas Michely
Thomas Michely University of Cologne

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