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  • 1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering studies of the statics and dynamics of the vortex state in superconductors

Overview

W. K. Kwok is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Chemistry; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work addresses various key topics within these areas, clustered around Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena, Iron-based Superconductors Research, Magnetic Properties of Thin Films, and Mechanical and Optical Resonators.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by W. K. Kwok are:

  • Superconducting diode effect via conformal-mapped nanoholes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Coherent Coupling of Two Remote Magnonic Resonators Mediated by Superconducting Circuits, 2022, Physical Review Letters
  • Nontrivial Fermi surface topology of the kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5 probed by de Haas-van Alphen oscillations, 2022, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Switchable X-Ray Orbital Angular Momentum from an Artificial Spin Ice, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Large enhancement of the in-field critical current density of YBCO coated conductors due to composite pinning landscape, 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology

W. K. Kwok has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including U. Welp, Zhili Xiao, Duck Young Chung, V. Novosad, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis. These collaborations have resulted in a substantial number of joint publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in superconductivity and materials research.

Their work has appeared repeatedly in prominent publication venues such as Physical review. B./Physical review. B, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Letters, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Physical Review Applied, indicating an active engagement with high-impact scientific forums.

In recognition of their contributions, W. K. Kwok was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1999 for pioneering studies related to the statics and dynamics of the vortex state in superconductors.

Best Publications

  • Structural properties of oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3O7- delta.

    J. D. Jorgensen;B. W. Veal;A. P. Paulikas;L. J. Nowicki

  • Emission of coherent THz radiation from superconductors.

    Lutfi Ozyuzer;Alexei E. Koshelev;Cihan Kurter;Cihan Kurter;Nachappa Sami Gopalsami

  • A new ambient-pressure organic superconductor, .kappa.-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br, with the highest transition temperature yet observed (inductive onset Tc = 11.6 K, resistive onset = 12.5 K)

    Aravinda M. Kini;Urs Geiser;Hau H. Wang;K. Douglas Carlson

  • Magnetic measurements of the upper critical field of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 − δ single crystals

    U. Welp;W. K. Kwok;G. W. Crabtree;K. G. Vandervoort

  • Calorimetric measurement of the latent heat of vortex-lattice melting in untwinned YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ

    A. Schilling;R. A. Fisher;N. E. Phillips;U. Welp

  • From semiconductor-semiconductor transition (42 K) to the highest-Tc organic superconductor, κ-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Cl (Tc = 12.5 K)

    J.M. Williams;A.M. Kini;H.H. Wang;K.D. Carlson

  • Organic superconductors--new benchmarks.

    Jack M. Williams;Arthur J. Schultz;Urs Geiser;K. Douglas Carlson

  • Hybrid magnonics: Physics, circuits, and applications for coherent information processing

    Yi Li;Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Vasyl Tyberkevych;Wai Kwong Kwok

  • Vortex lattice melting in untwinned and twinned single crystals of YBa2Cu3O7- delta.

    WK Kwok;S Fleshler;U Welp;VM Vinokur

  • Structural and superconducting properties of orthorhombic and tetragonal YBa2Cu

    J. D. Jorgensen;B. W. Veal;W. K. Kwok;G. W. Crabtree

  • Two-band superconductivity in MgB2.

    M. Iavarone;G. Karapetrov;A. E. Koshelev;W. K. Kwok

  • Direct observation of dissipative flux motion and pinning by twin boundaries in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ single crystals

    W. K. Kwok;U. Welp;G. W. Crabtree;K. G. Vandervoort

  • Enhanced critical magnetization currents due to fast neutron irradiation in single-crystal Y Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7 − δ

    A. Umezawa;G. W. Crabtree;J. Z. Liu;H. W. Weber

  • Fabrication of Alumina Nanotubes and Nanowires by Etching Porous Alumina Membranes

    Z. L. Xiao;Catherine Y. Han;U. Welp;H. H. Wang

  • Self-assembled monolayer-enhanced hydrogen sensing with ultrathin palladium films

    T. Xu;M. P. Zach;Z. L. Xiao;D. Rosenmann

  • Vortices in high-performance high-temperature superconductors

    Wai-Kwong Kwok;Ulrich Welp;Andreas Glatz;Andreas Glatz;Alexei E Koshelev

  • Hydrogen Gas Sensing with Networks of Ultrasmall Palladium Nanowires Formed on Filtration Membranes

    X. Q. Zeng;M. L. Latimer;Z. L. Xiao;S. Panuganti

  • Superconductivity in YBa2−xSrxCu3O7−δ

    B. W. Veal;W. K. Kwok;A. Umezawa;G. W. Crabtree

  • Scanning tunneling spectroscopy in MgB2.

    G. Karapetrov;M. Iavarone;M. Iavarone;W. K. Kwok;G. W. Crabtree

  • Thermodynamic evidence for a flux line lattice melting transition in YBa2 Cu3O7- delta.

    U. Welp;J. A. Fendrich;W. K. Kwok;G. W. Crabtree

  • Tuning the architecture of mesostructures by electrodeposition.

    Zhi Li Xiao;Catherine Y. Han;Wai Kwong Kwok;Hsien Hau Wang

  • High-field scaling behavior of thermodynamic and transport quantities of YBa2Cu3O7- delta near the superconducting transition.

    U Welp;S Fleshler;WK Kwok;RA Klemm

Frequent Co-Authors

G. W. Crabtree
G. W. Crabtree Argonne National Laboratory
Ulrich Welp
Ulrich Welp Argonne National Laboratory
Jack M. Williams
Jack M. Williams Argonne National Laboratory
Urs Geiser
Urs Geiser Argonne National Laboratory
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
B. W. Veal
B. W. Veal Argonne National Laboratory
John E. Pearson
John E. Pearson Argonne National Laboratory
Arvydas P. Paulikas
Arvydas P. Paulikas Argonne National Laboratory
Duck Young Chung
Duck Young Chung Argonne National Laboratory
Leonardo Civale
Leonardo Civale Los Alamos National Laboratory

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