Rolf Allenspach: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2012

Name PD Dr. Rolf Allenspach
FieldExperimentalphysik
Address
IBM Forschungslaboratorium
Säumerstrasse 4
8803 Rüschlikon
SWITZERLAND
Telephone044 724 82 67
DepartmentPhysics
RelationshipPrivatdozent

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
402-0536-00LFerromagnetism: From Thin Films to Spintronics6 credits2V + 1UR. Allenspach
AbstractFerromagnetism: from Thin Films to Spintronics
ObjectiveKnowing the most important concepts and applications of ferromagnetism, in particular on the nanoscale (thin films, small structures). Being able to read and understand scientific articles at the front of research in this area. Learn to know how and why a hard disk functions. Learn to condense and present the results of a research articles so that the colleagues understand.
ContentShort revisit of some fundamental terms from the “Magnetism: From the atom to the solid state" lecture.
Topics: magnetization curves, magnetic domains, magnetic anisotropy; novel effects in ultrathin magnetic films and multilayers: interlayer exchange, spin transport;
magnetization dynamics, spin precession.
Applications: Magnetic data storage, magnetic memories, spin-based electronics, also called spintronics.
Lecture notesScript will be handed out. Script is in English.
Prerequisites / NoticeLanguage: English, or German if all students agree.