516-0954/01 – Physics of thin films, surfaces and interfaces (FTV)
| Gurantor department | Institute 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 |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | 2015/2016 |
| Intended for the faculties | USP | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The subject includes physical properties of thin films, interfaces, and surfaces, preparation of thin films, characterization of thin films and its applications. It is focused on optics of thin films and surfaces, optical characterization methods, application in optics, magnetism of thin films, magnetic properties of thin films and surfaces, magnetic applications. Electric properties of thin films and electric effects on interfaces are also included. Special attention is devoted to technology of preparation of ultrathin films of thicknesses in range of several nm and subsequent litographic methods and nanostructurization.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Summary
I. Technology of thin-film preparation and characterization of thin films, interfaces and surfaces
• vacuum technology
• methods of thin film preparation
• structural parameters of thin films and interfaces
• characterization methods of thin films, interfaces and surfaces
II. Optics of thin films and surfaces
• electromagnetic theory of light propagation, effects on boundary
• matrix description of layered medium, anisotropic and magneto-optical films
• effects of partial coherence, thick films
• thin-film interference filters, design, applications
• periodic systems, 1D photonic crystals
• optics of rough surfaces, methods of effective medium, scalar diffraction theory, perturbation theory
• measurement of thin-film parameters – reflectivity, transmission, ellipsometry, ATR
III. Magnetic thin films
• magnetic anisotropy, hysteresis loop
• magnetic domains, magnetization reversal
• parpendicular magnetic anisotropy, exchange interaction, surface magnetism
• spin transport, giant and tunel magnetoresistrance
• magnetic and magnetooptic recording
• thin film magnetic sensors
IV. Electric properties of thin films, surface effects
• conductivity of thin films
• dielectric properties of thin films
• eletric transport, temperature dependence
• application of thin films in technology ULSI
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 of thin films, interfaces, and surfaces, preparation of thin films, and methods for characterization of thin films and its applications. It is focused on optical, magnetic and eletric properties of thin films, interfaces, and surfaces. Special attention is devoted to technology of preparation of ultrathin films of thicknesses in range of several nm and subsequent litographic methods and nanostructurization.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
I. Technology of thin-film preparation and characterization of thin films, interfaces and surfaces
• vacuum technology
• methods of thin film preparation
• structural parameters of thin films and interfaces
• characterization methods of thin films, interfaces and surfaces
II. Optics of thin films and surfaces
• electromagnetic theory of light propagation, effects on boundary
• matrix description of layered medium, anisotropic and magneto-optical films
• effects of partial coherence, thick films
• thin-film interference filters, design, applications
• periodic systems, 1D photonic crystals
• optics of rough surfaces, methods of effective medium, scalar diffraction theory, perturbation theory
• measurement of thin-film parameters – reflectivity, transmission, ellipsometry, ATR
III. Magnetic thin films
• magnetic anisotropy, hysteresis loop
• magnetic domains, magnetization reversal
• parpendicular magnetic anisotropy, exchange interaction, surface magnetism
• spin transport, giant and tunel magnetoresistrance
• magnetic and magnetooptic recording
• thin film magnetic sensors
IV. Electric properties of thin films, surface effects
• conductivity of thin films
• dielectric properties of thin films
• eletric transport, temperature dependence
• application of thin films in technology ULSI
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
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