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Paul Haney, Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Paul Haney is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Electron Physics Group in the CNST. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin. Paul’s thesis focused on first-principles calculations of electron and spin transport in magnetic and antiferromagnetic multilayers. Paul was awarded a NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at NIST, and is currently working with Mark Stiles investigating theoretical aspects of spin transfer torque in magnetic semiconductors.



Selected Publications:

  • Current-Induced Torques Due to Compensated Antiferromagnets, P. M. Haney and A. H. MacDonald, Physical Review Letters 100(17), 196801 (2008).
  • Current-Induced Torques in Magnetic Metals: Beyond Spin Transfer, P. M. Haney, R. A. Duine, A. S. Nunez, and A. H. MacDonald, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 320(7), 1300 (2008).
  • Current induced order parameter dynamics: Microscopic theory applied to Co/Cu/Co spin valves, P. M. Haney, D. Waldron, R. A. Duine, A. S. Nunez, H. Guo, and A. H MacDonald, Physical Review B 76(2), 024404 (2007).
  • Ab-initio GMR and current-induced torques in Au/Cr multilayers, P. M. Haney, D. Waldron, R. A. Duine, A. S. Nunez, H. Guo, and A. H MacDonald, Physical Review B 75(17), 174428 (2007).
  • Spin transfer in an antiferromagnet, Z. Wei, A. Sharma, A. S. Nunez, P. M. Haney, R. A. Duine, J. Bass, A. H. MacDonald, and M. Tsoi, Physical Review Letters 98(11), 116603 (2007).
  • Nonlinear spin current and Magnetoresistance of Molecular Tunnel Junctions, D. Waldron, P. Haney, B. Larade, A. MacDonald, and H. Guo, Physical Review Letters 96(16), 166804 (2006).

Projects:

  • Spin transfer torques in tunnel junctions

Online: February 2008
Last Updated: October 2008

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