SUBJECT
Title
Magnetism
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
3
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Origin of different magnetic properties of materials (magnetic moments, magnetic interactions (magnetostatic, exchange, super exchange, RKKY), magnetic anisotropy). Magnetic measuring techniques (induction and force based, SQUID, nuclear and optical methods). Magnetic order (ferro-, antiferro-, ferrimagnetic, non-collinear), magnetic domain structure and magnetic materials (hard- and softmagnetic materials, spinglasses, amorphous materials, superparamagnetic systems). Magnetic phenomena (surface anisotropy, exchange bias, giant magnetoresistance, quantum tunneling) in nanosystems (thin films, multilayers, granular materials).
Readings
recommended readings:
- S. Chikazumi: Physics of Ferromagnetism (Clarendon Press, 1997)
- J. M. D. Coey: Magnetism and Magnetic materials (Cambridge University Press, 2010)
- Robert C. O’Handley: Modern Magnetic Materials (Wiley-Interscience, 1999)
- A. P. Guimaraes: Principles of Nanomagnetism (Springer, 2009)