Buhrman, Robert A
John Edson Sweet Professor of Engineering, Applied and Engineering Physics; Senior Vice Provost for Research
research
research and scholarship focus
Our program is concerned with the study of the electronic and structural properties of thin-film systems and nanostructures with which we can address and resolve current problems in condensed-matter physics, both basic and applied. These efforts involve a wide range of experimental approaches. This program heavily utilizes the capabilities of the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility and the resources of the Cornell Center for Materials Research.
- Nanomagnetics
- Condensed Matter Physics at the Nanometer Scale
- High-Temperature Superconductivity
primary investigator of
- ACQUISTION OF ION BEAM ETCHING SYSTEM WITH MASS SPECTROMETER FOR PRECISE ETCH END-POINT DETECTION | Research Grant
- CENTER FOR NANOSCALE SYSTEMS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES | Research Grant
- CENTER FOR NANOSCALE SYSTEMS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES | Research Grant
- LOW TEMPERATURE SPIN-TORQUE MRAM FOR INTEGRATION WITH SUPERCONDUCTING DIGITAL ELECTRONICS | Research Grant
- LOW TEMPERATURE SPIN TORQUE MRAM FOR INTEGRATION WITH SUPERSONDUCTING DIGITAL ELECTRONICS | Research Grant
- MATERIALS PHYSICS AND ELECTRON TRANSPORT ISSUES IN SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS | Research Grant
- MATERIALS PHYSICS AND ELECTRON TRANSPORT ISSUES IN SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRONICS | Research Grant
- NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES & NANOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED EDUCATION & INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH IN NEW YORK STATE | Research Grant
- SPIN MOMENTUM TRANSFER DEVICES FOR APPLICATION IN A MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHIP FOR RECONFIGURABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING | Research Grant
- SPIN-TORQUE-SWITCHED MRAM DEVICES AND CIRCUITS | Research Grant
co investigator of
research areas
- condensed matter physics and materials science | research concentration area (AEP)
- nanomaterials, nanodevices, and nanoscience | strategic research area (Engineering)
- nanoscience and nanobiotechnology | research concentration area (AEP)
affiliations
head of
- Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) | research center
- Office of the Vice Provost for Research | administrative office
faculty appointment in
- Applied and Engineering Physics (A&EP) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Physics | graduate field
- Physics | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) | research center
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for NanoScale Science | research institute
staff member in
- Office of the Vice Provost for Research | administrative office
teaching
teaches
- AEP 8020 - Graduate Thesis (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEP 8020 - Graduate Thesis (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEP 8020 - Graduate Thesis (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
Ph.D. 1973 (Cornell)
M.S. 1970 (Cornell)
B.E.S. 1967 (Johns Hopkins)
M.S. 1970 (Cornell)
B.E.S. 1967 (Johns Hopkins)
professional background
Buhrman joined the faculty in 1973 after completing his doctoral degree. At Cornell, he is associated with the Materials Science Center, the Semiconductor Research Corporation?s Program in Microstructure Science and Technology, and the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility (CNF). He was the CNF's associate director from 1981 through 1983, and is currently the chairman of its executive committee. In 1993 he was named the John Edson Sweet Professor of Engineering.
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- Research Without Boundaries, College of Engineering | magazine
- Weill Hall business incubator gets new momentum with $7.5 million McGovern gift | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- “Current-driven magnetization reversal and spin-wave excitations in Co/Cu/Co pillars,” J. A. Katine, F. J. Albert, R. A Buhrman, E. B. Myers, and D. C. Ralph, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3149-3152 (2000).
- “Spin-dependent hot electron transport in Co/Cu thin films,” W. H. Rippard and R. A. Buhrman, Phys. Rev. Lett., 84, 971-974 (2000).
- “Observation of magnetization reversal of thin-film permalloy nanostructures using ballistic electron magnetic microscopy,” W. H. Rippard, A. C. Perrella P. Chalsani, F. J. Albert, J. A. Katine, and R. A. Buhrman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1357-1359 (2000).
- “Current-induced realignment of magnetic domains in nanostructured Cu/Co multilayer pillars,” J. A. Katine, F. J. Albert, R. A. Buhrman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 354-356 (2000).
- “Spin-filtering by ultra-thin magnetic layers”, S. K. Upadhyay, R. N. Louie and R. A. Buhrman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 3881-3883, (1999).