480-6017/01 – Physics of Thin Films, Surfaces and Interfaces (FTV)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Ondřej Životský, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Ondřej Životský, Ph.D. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF, USP, FEI | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The subject includes physical properties of thin films, interfaces, and surfaces and their applications. It is focused on optics of thin films and surfaces, application in optics, magnetism of thin films, magnetic properties of thin films and surfaces, magnetic applications.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Summary
Optics of thin films and surfaces
• electromagnetic theory of light propagating, effects at interface
• matrix description of layered media, anisotropic and magnetooptic films
• partial coherence, thick films
Magnetic thin films
• magnetic anisotropy, hysteresis loop
• magnetic domains and magnetization reversal
• perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, exchange interactions, surface magnetism
• spin transport, GMR, AMR
• magnetic and magnetooptical recording
• thin-film magnetic sensors
Compulsory literature:
M. Ohring, The materials science of thin films, Academic Press 1992.
H. A. Macleod, Thin-film optical filters, 2nd ed. Bristol, 1986
P. Yeh, Optical waves in layered media, Willey, New York 1988
R. M. A. Azzam, N. M. Bashara, Ellipsometry and polarized light, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1977.
J.A. Ogilvy, Theory of wave scattering from rough surfaces, Adam Hilger, 1991.
B. D. Cullity, Introduction to magnetic materials, Addison-Wesley, London.
J.A.C. Bland and B. Heinrich (Eds.), Ultrathin magnetic structures I-IV, Springer 2005.
Recommended literature:
Papers in scientific journals.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
tutorials, examination
E-learning
Other requirements
Understand basic physical properties (optical, magnetic) of thin films.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Optics of thin films and surfaces
• electromagnetic theory of light propagating, effects at interface
• matrix description of layered media, anisotropic and magnetooptic films
• partial coherence, thick films
Magnetic thin films
• magnetic anisotropy, hysteresis loop
• magnetic domains and magnetization reversal
• perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, exchange interactions, surface magnetism
• spin transport, GMR, AMR
• magnetic and magnetooptical recording
• thin-film magnetic sensors
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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