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Magnetism in Solids

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 480-6015/02
Abbreviation MPL
Course title Magnetism in Solids
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator prof. Dr. RNDr. Jiří Luňáček

Osnova předmětu

1) ORIGIN OF THE MAGNETISM IN MATERIALS – GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Magnetic moment – origin
2) BASIC MAGNETIC ARRANGEMENT – OVERVIEW
Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism
3) BASIC MAGNETIC ARRANGEMENT – DESCRIPTION
Classical resp. semi-quantum theory of diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism
4) INTERACTIONS IN MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Origin, exchange interactions, magnetostatic energy, magnetic anisotropy, magnetoelastic energy and magnetostriction
5) MAGNETIC DOMAINS
Single and multidimensional particles, domain walls, critical parameters, wall movement
6) MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS
Hysteresis loop, parameters, influences
7) MAGNETISM OF NANOMATERIALS
Single-domain particles, Stoner-Wohlfarth model, superparamagnetism, spin bending, interparticle interactions, collective magnetic excitations, surface effects of magnetic nanoparticle, thin films and multilayers

E-learning

None

Povinná literatura

J.M.D. Coey, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Cambridge University Press (2010).
K. M. Krishnan, Fundamentals and Applications of Magnetic materials, Oxford Univ. Press (2016)
A. P. Guimaraes, Principles of Nanomagnesism, Springer, 2nd edition, 2017

Doporučená literatura

P. Mohn, Magnetism in the Solid State, Springer (2006).
J. Stohr, H.C. Siegmann, Magnetism: from Fundamentals to Nanoscale Dynamics, Springer (2006).