9360-0170/02 – Magnetic Properties of Nanostructures (MVN)
| Gurantor department | CNT - Nanotechnology Centre | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava | Subject version guarantor | doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2018/2019 | Year of cancellation | 2024/2025 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT, USP, HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Understand principles of applied magnetism of nanostructures and composite materials
Analyze magnetic phenomena, methods of magnetic measurement and modern magnetic applications
Teaching methods
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Summary
The course includes physical principles of applied magnetism thin films and nanostructures. Attention is devoted to understanding of phenomena, investigation methods and applications. It includes magnetic forces, magnetic moment, magnetic materials, magnetic anisotropy, modeling of magnetization reversal, dynamic behavior of magnetic and micromagnetic structures, magnetic domains, magnetic characterization techniques.
Compulsory literature:
BLUNDELL, S., Magnetism in Condensed Matter, Oxford University Press, 2001.
O 'HANDLEY, R. C., Modern Magnetic Materials : Principles and Applications, John Wiley & Sons., 2000.
CULLITY, B. D.: Introduction to Magnetic Materials, Addison-Wesley, (2nd ed. Wiley, 2005).
HUMMEL, R. E.: Electronic properties of materials, 3rd ed., Springer, 2000.
SPALDIN, N. A.: Magnetic Materials, Fundamentals and Device Applications, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Recommended literature:
NALWA, H. S., Ed., Magnetic nanostructures, Amer Scientific Pub., California, USA, 2002.
COEY, J. M. D, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Cambridge University Press 2009.
BLAND, J. A. C., HEINRICH, B., Eds.: Ultrathin Magnetic Structures I, II, III, IV Springer, Berlin, 1994.
HUBERT, A., SCHAFER, R.: Magnetic domains, Springer, Berlin, 1998.
JILES, D.: Introduction to magnetism and magnetic materials, CRC Press, 1998.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Zkouška, písemná a ústní.
E-learning
Other requirements
Thoretical understanding and ability of practical application of magnetic properties of nanostructures.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Content focus:
- Magnetic properties of solids - atomic origin of magnetism, temperature dependence
magnetic properties of materials, magnetically soft materials based on iron,
amorphous alloys, hard magnetic materials, ferrites, magnetic oxides,
magnetic semiconductors.
- Magnetism of nanostructures - magnetic anisotropy, exchange interaction,
energy magnetic dipole anisotropy, magneto-crystalline
and magnetoelastic anisotropy, Stoner-Wohlfarthův model for magnetic
particles, hysteresis loop, domain structure and magnetic domain
in nanosystems, exchange energy, periodic exchange coupling,
superparamagnetism, micromagnetic modeling, dynamics of magnetization reversal, the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation.
- Experimental methods for studying of magnetic nanostructures - generation of magnetic field, magnetic spectroscopies, vector magnetometry, magnetic microscopy
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction