Education
1988 Ph.D., Applied Physics, Stanford University
1985 M.Sc., Applied Physics, Stanford University
1982 B.Sc. with Distinction, Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell
University
Postdoctoral Training
1992-94 Postdoctoral Fellow, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
1988-92 Research Associate, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Academic Appointments
2004 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Physics, New York University
2004 Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, New York University
2001 Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, Harvard University
2000 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, New York University
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, New York University
Professional Honors
2006 Fellow of the American Physical Society
1998 NYU Goddard Fellowship
1997 NYU Golden Dozen Award for Excellence in Teaching
1987 ARC Achievement Fellowship
1984-85 IBM Fellowship
1980 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Professional Memberships
2001 American Vacuum Society
2000 Cornell Nanofabrication Facility Users Committee
1996 American Association for the Advancement of Science
1993 Materials Research Society
1984 American Physical Society
Current Research Interests
Magnetism and transport in mesoscopic systems; magnetic quantum
tunneling and coherence in nanostructures; spin-dependence electron
transport (spintronics), giant magnetoresistance; spin-angular momentum
transfer; scanning probe microscopy of nanostructured materials;
novel local probes of cooperative phenomena in nanomagnets.
Publication Highlights (total of 86)
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Ch. Renner, A. D. Kent, Ph. Niedermann, Ø. Fischer
and F. Levy, " Scanning tunneling spectroscopy of a vortex
core from the clean to the dirty limit," Physical Review
Letters 16, 1650 (1991). (63 citations, Institute for Scientific
Information, Citation Database as of 9/2003) |
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A. D. Kent, T. M. Shaw, S. von Molnar, and D. D. Awschalom,
" Growth of high aspect ratio nanometer-scale magnets with
chemical vapor deposition and scanning tunneling microscopy," Science 262, 1249 (1993). (67 citations) |
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A. D. Kent, S. von Molnar, S. Gider and D. D. Awschalom, " Properties and measurement of STM fabricated ferromagnetic particle
arrays," Journal of Applied Physics 76, 6656 (1994). (110
citations) |
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U. Ruediger, J. Yu, S. Zhang, A, D. Kent and S. S. P. Parkin,
“ Negative domain wall contribution to the resistivity
of microfabricated Fe Wires,” Physical Review Letters
80, 5639 (1998). (68 citations) |
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L. Bokacheva, A. D. Kent and M. A. Walters, “Crossover
between Thermally Assisted and Pure Quantum Tunneling in Molecular
Magnet Mn12-Acetate,” Physical Review Letters 85, 4803
(2000). (36 citations) |
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A. D. Kent, J. Yu, U. Ruediger, and S. S. P. Parkin, “Domain
wall resistivity in epitaxial ferromagnetic thin film microstructures,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 13, R461-488 (2001). (invited
review article, 9 citations) |
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E. del Barco, A. D. Kent, E. M. Rumberger, D. N. Hendrickson
and G. Christou, “Symmetry of magnetic quantum tunneling
in single molecule magnet Mn12-acetate,” Physical Review
Letters 91, 47203 (2003) |
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B. Oezyilmaz, A. D. Kent, D. Monsma, J. Z. Sun, M. J. Rooks
and R. H. Koch, “Current-induced magnetization reversal
in high magnetic fields in Co/Cu/Cu Nanopillars,” Physical
Review Letters 91, 67203 (2003) |
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E. del Barco, A. Kent, E.-C. Yang and D. N. Hendrickson, “Quantum Superposition of High Spin States in Single Molecule Magnet Ni4” Physical Review Letters 93, 157202 (2004). |
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B. Oezyilmaz, A. D. Kent, J. Z. Sun and R. H. Koch, “Current Induced Excitations in Single Cobalt Ferromagnetic Layer Nanopillars,” Physical Review Letters 93, 176604 (2004) |
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E. del Barco, A. D. Kent, S. Hill, J. M. North, N.S. Dalal, E. M. Rumberger, D. N. Hendrickson, N. Chakov and G. Christou, “Magnetic Quantum Tunneling in the Single Molecule Magnet Mn12-acetate,” Journal of Low Temperature Physics 140, 119-174 (2005) |
Patents
filed
“High Speed Low Power Annual Magnetoelectronic Devices Based on Current Induced Spin-Momentum Transfer” D. L. Stein and A. D. Kent, patent pending
granted
“Method of forming superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films
with controlled crystal orientation” inventors: M. R. Beasley,
K. Char, T. H. Geballe, R. H. Hammon, A. Kapitulnik, A. D. Kent,
N. Michio, and B. Oh, Assignee: Stanford University, Patent No.
5,047,385
“High Speed Low Power Magnetic Devices Based on Current Induced Spin-Momentum Transfer,” inventors: A. D. Kent, E. G. Garcia (E. del Barco) and B. Oezyilmaz, Assignee: NYU, U.S. Patent No. 6,980,469.
Invited Seminars and Conference Presentations
| 9/06 |
“Magnetic and Microwave Studies of Single Molecule Magnets,” Invited talk, Workshop on “Current Trends in Nanoscopic and Mesoscopic Magnetism” Santorini, Greece
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| 07/05 |
"Symmetry of Magnetic Quantum Tunneoing in Mn12-acetate,” Invited talk, Coma-Ruga-2005, International Workshop on Nanomagnetism, Coma-Ruga, Spain |
| 06/05 |
“Magnetic and Microwave Studies of Single Molecule Magnets,” Invited talk,ICTP Conference on Single Molecule Magnets and Hybrid Magnetic Nanostructures, Trieste-Italy |
| 04/05 |
“Spin Transfer in Magnetic Metallic Nanopillars,” Invited Speaker, Symposium on Spintronics Technology, Intermag 2005, Nagoya, Japan |
| 08/04 |
“Spin Transfer in Magnetic Nanopillars,” Invited Speaker XIII International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico: August 2004 |
| 04/04 |
“Spin Transfer in Magnetic Nanopillars,” Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Department of Physics, Johns Hopkins University |
| 03/04 |
“Spin Transfer in Magnetic Nanopillars,” Invited
Speaker, Spin Dependent Transport and Magnetization Reversal
in Magnetic Nanostructures, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (Germany) |
| 03/04 |
“Magnetic Quantum Tunneling in Single Molecule Magnets,” Nanoscale Systems Seminar, Cornell University |
| 01/04 |
“Magnetic Quantum Tunneling and Coherence in Single
Molecule Magnets,” Invited Speaker, Aspen Center for Physics,
2004 Winter Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, Spins in
Nanostructures |
| 08/03 |
“Magnetic Quantum Tunneling in Single Molecule Magnets,” Invited Speaker XII International Materials Research Congress,
Cancun, Mexico: August 19, 2003 |
| 06/03 |
“Nanomagnetism,” Invited Speaker, 2nd Annual Nanoengineering
and Investing Trends, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME), Nano Forum: June 20, 2003 |
| 06/03 |
“A New Spin to Electronics,” Talk for the NYU
Faculty Resource Network Workshop: June 10, 2003 |
| 04/03 |
“Symmetry and Magnetic Quantum Tunneling in Single Molecule
Magnets,” Quantum Mechanics on a Macroscopic Scale, Banff,
Canada |
| 03/03 |
“Symmetry and Magnetic Quantum Tunneling in Single Molecule
Magnets,” Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Duke University,
Durham, NC |
| 03/03 |
“Disorder in Single Molecule Magnets,” Condensed
Matter Physics Seminar, Columbia University, New York |
| 03/03 |
“Nanomagnetism,” New York Nanoscience Discussion
Group, NYU, Chemistry Department |
| 03/03 |
“Magnetic Quantum Tunneling and Symmetry in Single Molecule
Magnet,” Invited Presentation March Meeting of the American
Physical Society, Texas |
| 12/02 |
“Quantum Effects in Single Molecule Magnets,” National Science Foundation Grantee’s Conference, Washington
DC |
| 12/02 |
“Quantum Effects in Single Molecule Magnets,” Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Brown University, Department
of Physics |
| 05/02 |
“Magnetic Quantum Tunneling and Hysteresis in SMMs,” Minisymposium on Molecular Magnets, Royal Institute, London,
England |
| 04/02 |
“Magnetic quantum tunneling in single molecule magnets,” Condensed Matter Physics Seminar Department of Physics, University
of Florida, Gainsville, FL |
| 03/02 |
“Magnetic quantum tunneling in single molecule magnets,” Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Department of Physics, University
of Connecticut at Storrs |
| 10/01 |
“Domain wall resistivity in magnetic micro- and nanostructures,” Invited presentation, 48th International Symposium of the American
Vacuum Society |
| 10/01 |
“Domain wall resistivity,” Triple Group Seminar,
Department of Physics, Harvard University |
| 06/01 |
“Magnetic properties of single molecule magnets,” Invited presentation, Micro Micro-Magnetics Meeting, Fine Hall,
Princeton University |
| 04/01 |
“Magnetic properties of single molecule magnets,” Lunch time seminar, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford,
CA |
| 04/01 |
“Magnetic properties of single molecule magnets,” Invited presentation, Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting,
San Francisco, CA |
| 04/01 |
“Domain wall resistivity in epitaxial transition metal
microstructures,” Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Department
of Physics, University of Connecticut at Storrs |
| 04/01 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states,” Colloquium,
Departments of Physics, Lehigh University |
| 09/00 |
“The Crossover from Thermally Assisted to Pure Quantum
Tunneling in Mn12” Invited presentation International
Conference on Molecular Magnets, San Antonio, Texas |
| 05/00 |
“Magnetics of Thin Film Ferromagnetic Elements,” Invited presentation, Micro Micro-Magnetics Meeting, Fine Hall,
Princeton University |
| 03/00 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states: New results
on molecular magnet Mn12,” Invited presentation, March
Meeting of the American Physical Society 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 03/00 |
“Magnetotransport and Magnetics of Epitaxial Ferromagnetic
Nanostructures,” Symposium on Nanoscale Magnetism and
Transport, Sendia, Japan |
| 02/00 |
“New results and perspectives on quantum tunneling of
the magnetization in molecular magnets,” Invited presentation,
Gordon Research Conference (Frontiers in Science) on Magnetic
Nanostructures, Ventura, California |
| 12/99 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states: New results
on molecular magnet Mn12 , “Condensed Matter Physics Seminar,
Department Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania |
| 11/99 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states: New results
on molecular magnet Mn12,“Seminar, IBM Alamaden Resarch
Center, San Jose, California |
| 11/99 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states: New results
on molecular magnet Mn12, “Condensed Matter Physics Seminar,
Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford,
California |
| 10/99 |
“Evidence for a first order transition between quantum
tunneling and thermally assisted tunneling in a molecular magnet,
” Invited presentation, 3rd International Workshop on
Magnetic Fine Particles and Their Relevance to Material Science,
Barcelona, Spain |
| 09/99 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states,” Colloquium,
Department of Physics, New York University |
| 08/99 |
“Evidence for a first order transition between quantum
tunneling and thermally assisted tunneling in a molecular magnet,” Invited presentation, Frontiers in Magnetism 1999, Satellite
conference to the 22nd International Conference on Low Temperature
Physics, Stockholm, Finland |
| 07/99 |
“Escape from metastable magnetic states: New results
on molecular magnet Mn12”, Seminar, IBM T. J. Watson Resarch
Center |
| 03/99 |
“Micromagnetism and magnetoresistance in epitaxial thin
film ferromagnetic structures,” Seminar, IBM T. J. Watson
Resarch Center |
| 02/99 |
“Magnetism in Small Structures: from the micron to the
molecular scale,” Department of Materials Science Colloquium,
Cornell University |
| 12/98 |
“Micromagnetism and magnetoresistance of lithographically
defined epitaxial Fe and Co structures,” Invited presentatiom.
Materials Research Society, 1998 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA |
| 11/98 |
“Magnetoresistance and micromagnetics of lithographically
patterned epitaxial Fe and Co wires,” Invited presentation,
43 rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,
Miami, FL |
| 11/98 |
“Magnetoresistance and micromagnetics of epitaxial thin
film ferromagnetic structures,” Condensed Matter Physics
Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin |
| 09/98 |
“Hall effect magnetometers,” Condensed Matter
Physics Seminar, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln,
Nebraska |
| 09/98 |
“Magnetoresistance and micromagnetics of epitaxial thin
film ferromagnetic structures,” Colloquium, University
of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 04/98 |
“Magnetoresistance and magnetic domain walls”,
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, City College of New York,
CUNY |
| 03/98 |
“Magnetoresistance, magnetic domains and novel probes
of ferromagnetic nanostructures,” Seminar, The Aerospace
Corporation, Los Angles, CA |
Synergistic Activities
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Tutorial Organizer "Single Molecule Magnets," March Meeting of the APS 2005 and 2006 |
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Elected Member of the Executive Council, Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG) of the American Physical Society (APS) |
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Session Organizer and Co-Chair, APS March Meeting 2004, “Molecular
Nanomagnets |
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Member of the Editorial Board of Superlattices and Microstructures,
Elsevier, since 2003 |
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Organizer MRS Symposium on Magnetoelectronics and MRS Tutorial
on Magnetoelectronics Fall 2002 (Boston, MA)
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| · | Member Executive Committee AVS Magnetic Interfaces
and Nanostructures Division |
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Program Committee Member of MMM 2002 (Tampa, FL) |
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Session Chair, Gordon Conference on Magnetic Nanostructures
2002 |
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International Organizing Committee Symposium on Multilayers
(MML '01) Aachen, Germany |
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Member of the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility Users Committee,
since 2000 |
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