| Albert Fert | |
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 Paris Descartes University
2009, Paris
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| Born | 7
March 1938 Carcassonne, France |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Université Paris-Sud, Michigan State University |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Doctoral advisor | I. A. Campbell |
| Known for | Giant magnetoresistive effect |
| Notable awards | Wolf
Prize in Physics (2006) Japan Prize (2007) Nobel Prize in Physics (2007) |
Albert Fert (born March 7, 1938 in Carcassonne, Aude) is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks. He is currently professor at Université Paris-Sud in Orsay and scientific director of a joint laboratory ('Unité mixte de recherche') between the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (National Scientific Research Centre) and Thales Group. Also, he is an Adjunct professor of physics at Michigan State University. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Peter Grünberg.
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Fert graduated in 1962 from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He received his master's degree in 1963 at the University of Paris, and earned his PhD in 1970 at the Université Paris-Sud.
In 1988 Fert discovered the Giant magnetoresistance effect (GMR) in multilayers of iron and chromium which is recognized as the birth of spintronics; GMR was simultaneously and independently discovered by Peter Grünberg from the Jülich Research Centre. Since 1988, Albert Fert has made contributions to the field of spintronics.
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| File:Albert Fert at EP2DS 2007 in Genua Fert at the EP2DS 2007, Genoa | |
| Born | 7 March 1938 Carcassonne, France |
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| Residence | Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Field | Physics |
| Institutions | Université Paris-Sud, Michigan State University |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Academic advisor | I. A. Campbell |
| Known for | Giant magnetoresistive effect |
| Notable prizes | Wolf Prize in Physics (2006) Japan Prize (2007) Nobel Prize in Physics (2007) |
Professor Albert Fert is a French physicist who was born on March 7 1938. He discovered giant magnetoresistance which was used to make gigabyte hard disks much easier to build. He is a professor at Université Paris-Sud in Orsay and scientific director of a laboratory called Unité mixte de recherche. The laboratory is part of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (National Scientific Research Centre) and Thales Group. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Peter Grünberg.
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Professor Fert graduated in 1962 from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He received his master's degree in 1963 at the University of Paris, and earned his PhD in 1970 at the Université Paris-Sud.
In 1988 Fert discovered Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in iron and chromium which began spintronics; GMR was also discovered by Peter Grünberg from the Jülich Research Centre but Peter Grünberg did not work with Professor Fert. Since 1988, Albert Fert has helped to improve spintronics.
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   | Giant Magnetoresistance of (001)Fe/(001)Cr Magnetic Superlattices, Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 2472, 1988 - Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 (1988): M. N. Baibich, J. M. Broto, A. Fert, F. Nguyen Van Dau, F. Petroff, P. Etienne, G. Creuzet, A. Friederich, and J. Chazelas - Giant Magnetoresistance of (001)Fe/(001)Cr... |
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