Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to
- explain and summarize key models used to describe nanomagnetism and magneto-transport properties (k1/k2);
- describe and apply the basic concepts of magnetism to reduced dimensions (k2/k4);
- describe and compare the different magneto-transport effects based on the underlying physical principles (k2/k3);
- assess the extractable information and characteristic limitations of the discussed magneto-transport techniques (k3/k4);
- explain the underlying mechanisms of novel magnetic materials and their resulting properties, and critically assess these materials in the context of current scientific understanding (k4/k5).
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During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of nanomagnetism and spintronics:
- magnetism in reduced dimensions;
- superparamagnetism;
- spin diffusion length, magneto-transport phenomena, giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) effect, spin-LED, spin transistor, magnetic RAM;
- (dilute) magnetic semiconductors, half metals and other current classes of magnetic materials;
- long-range magnetic interactions, determination of spin-polarization.
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