Carnegie Mellon University

Luc Berger

Emeritus Professor

Condensed Matter Physics

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Prof. Luc Berger

Education & Professional Experience

Ph.D.: University of Lausanne (Switzerland)

Honors and Awards:
APS Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (2013)

Research Interests

Luc Berger is well known for his theoretical studies on metallic ferromagnets such as iron, nickel, cobalt and their alloys and glasses. His research investigates the interaction of conduction electrons with spin waves, domain walls, film interfaces and other disturbances of the magnetic spin system through the s-d exchange energy and through hydromagnetic forces. The conduction electrons also undergo anisotropic scattering by magnetized chemical impurities through the spin-orbit energy.

Selected Publications

L. Berger, Gilbert Damping And Anisotropic Magnetoresistance In Iron-Based Alloys, J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 410 (2016) 150-155

L. Berger, Relation Between Damping, Current-Induced Torques, and Wall Resistance, Phys. Rev. B 75, 174401 (2007).

S. Mukherjee and L. Berger, Switching of Composite Media by Wall Propogation, J. Appl. Phys. 99, 08Q909 (2006).

L. Berger, Analysis of Measured Transport Properties of Domain Walls in Magnetic Nanowires and Films, Phys. Rev. B 73, 014407 (2006).

L. Berger, Relation Between Giant Magnetoresistance and Critical Current for Spin Precession in Magnetic Multilayers, Phys. Rev. B 72, 100402 (2005).

A. Rebei, L. Berger, R. Chantrell, and M. Covington, 1/f-Type Noise in a Spin Valve, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 10E306 (2005).

L. Berger, Influence of Current Leads on Critical Current for Spin Precession in Magnetic Multilayers, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 278, 185 (2004).

L. Berger, Emission Of Spin Waves By A Magnetic Multilayer Traversed By A Current, Phys. Rev. B 54, 9353 (1996).

L. Berger, Theory Of Magnetoresistance In Concentrated Ferromagnetic Alloys, J. Appl. Phys. 67, 5549 (1990).

L. Berger, Possible Existence Of A Josephson Effect In Ferromagnets, Phys. Rev. B 33, 1572 (1986).

L. Berger, Exchange Interaction Between Ferromagnetic Domain Wall And Electric Current In Very Thin Metallic Films, J. Appl. Phys. 55, 1954 (1984).