Derek Waldron

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Magnetic properties of thin films(5), Quantum and electron transport phenomena(4), Semiconductor materials and devices(3), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures(3), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism(2)

Publications10 total

Erratum: Current-induced order parameter dynamics: Microscopic theory applied to<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Co</mml:mi><mml:mo>∕</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Cu</mml:mi><mml:mo>∕</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Co</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>spin valves [Phys. Rev. B<b>76</b>, 024404 (2007)]
Physical Review B·2008· 4 citedOpen Access
<i>Ab initio</i>simulation of magnetic tunnel junctions
Nanotechnology·2007· 69 cited
Current-induced order parameter dynamics: Microscopic theory applied to<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Co</mml:mi><mml:mo>∕</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Cu</mml:mi><mml:mo>∕</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Co</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>spin valves
Physical Review B·2007· 62 citedOpen Access
<i>Ab initio</i>giant magnetoresistance and current-induced torques in<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Cr</mml:mi><mml:mo>∕</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Au</mml:mi><mml:mo>∕</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Cr</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>multilayers
Physical Review B·2007· 81 citedOpen Access
Reducing the critical switching current of magnetic multilayers -- an ab-initio approach.
Bulletin of the American Physical Society·2007
Ab-initio simulation of spintronic devices
eScholarship@McGill (McGill)·2007· 2 citedOpen Access
First Principles Modeling of Tunnel Magnetoresistance of<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>Fe</mml:mi><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mi>MgO</mml:mi><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mi>Fe</mml:mi></mml:math>Trilayers
Physical Review Letters·2006· 157 citedOpen Access
Nonlinear Spin Current and Magnetoresistance of Molecular Tunnel Junctions
Physical Review Letters·2006· 411 cited
Towards ab-initio calculations for antiferromagnetic metal spintronic devices.
Bulletin of the American Physical Society·2006
Automistic modeling of direct tunnelling in metal-oxide-semiconductor nanostructures
2006· 4 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Paul M. Haney(6), A. H. MacDonald(5), R. A. Duine(5), Hong Guo(4), Álvaro S. Núñez(4), Hong Guo(3), Lei Liu(2), Hong Guo(2), Brian Larade(1), Vladimir Timoshevskii(1), Yibin Hu(1), Ke Xia(1), Vladimir Timochevski(1), A. Galdamez Nuñez(1)