Jun Du
Professor
Department of Physics
Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Nanjing University
China
Biography
Education: Sep. 1989-Jul. 1993: Major in semiconductor Physics, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Bachelor degree got in July. 1993; Sept. 1993-Mar. 1998: Ph.D Candidate with major in Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, Nanjing University,Ph.D degree got in June, 1998. Professional Experience: Apr. 1998 -- Jan. 2000: Lecturer at Department of Physics and National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures (NLSSM), Nanjing University. Apr. 2001 – Nov. 2008: Associate Professor at Department of Physics and National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures (NLSSM), Nanjing University Dec. 2008 – Present: Professor at Department of Physics and National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures (NLSSM), Nanjing University Visiting Experience: Feb. 2000 - Apr. 2001 and Jul. 2002 – Sep. 2002: Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, USA Feb. 2004 – Feb. 2005: Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Research Interest
1. Tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) and Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) and spin valves (SVs) 2. Exchange bias effect in Ferromagnetic/Antiferromagnetic (FM/AFM) bilayers 3. Spin dynamics in magnetic nanostructures
Publications
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J. Du, B. Zhang, R. K. Zheng, X. X. Zhang Memory effect and spin-glass-like behavior in Co-Ag granular films Phys. Rev. B 75, 014415 (2007)
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X. J. Bai, J. Du*, J. Zhang, B. You, L. Sun, W. Zhang, X. S. Wu, S. L. Tang, and A. Hu Giant magnetoresistance and tunnel magnetoresistance effects in FeCoGd-based spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions J. Appl. Phys. 103, 07F305 (2008)
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X. P. Qiu, D. Z. Yang, S. M. Zhou, R. Chantrell, K. O’Grady, U. Nowak, J. Du, X. J. Bai, L. Sun Rotation of the Pinning Direction in the Exchange Bias Training Effect in Polycrystalline NiFe/FeMn Bilayers Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 147207 (2008)
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X. J. Bai, J. Du*, J. Zhang, B. You, L. Sun, W. Zhang, A. Hu and S. M. Zhou Influence of the thickness of the FeCoGd layer on the magnetoresistance in FeCoGd-based spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41, 215008 (2008)
