Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Magnetic Properties of Solids

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	516-0917/03
Abbreviation	MVPL
Course title	Magnetic Properties of Solids
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Institute of Physics
Course coordinator	doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava

Subject syllabus

1.magnetostatics
- The boundary conditions of Maxwell's equations
- Magnetic flux, magnetic flux density
- Magnetic field generators
- Ampere's law the total current, magnetic circuits
- Permittivity and magnetic susceptibility
2.ORIGIN atomic magnetism
- Electron spin, Pauli exclusion principle
- Orbital and spin magnetic moments
- Spin-orbit interaction, Hund rules
3.A DIAMAGNETIZMUS paramagnetism
- Diamagnetic susceptibility
- Langevin theory paramagnetizmu
- Curie-Weiss law
4.FEROMAGNETIZMUS, Magnetic anisotropy
- Collective electron theory feromagnetizmu, Curie temperature
- Antiferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic arrangement
- Ferromagnetic domain observation of magnetic domains
- Domains theories, magnetic anisotropy, hysteresis
- Magnetostriction and magnetoelastic phenomena
5. MAGNETIC MATERIALS
- Magnetically soft materials for iron-based amorphous alloys
- Magnetically hard materials, ferrites
- Permanent magnets and their applications
- Magnetic oxides, magnetic semiconductors
6. Transport phenomena in magnetic materials
- Transport of electrons in magnetic materials
- Hall events
- Magnetorezistivita, GMR, TMR
- Giant magnetoimpedance
7. APPLICATION OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS
- Magnetic sensors
- High-temperature superconductors
- Magnetic recording information
- Biotechnological applications
- Magnetic cooling, magnetocaloric effects

Literature

1. B. D. Cullity, Introduction to Magnetic Materials, Addison-Wesley, 1972,
(2nd ed. Wiley, 2005).
2. R. C. O'Handley, Modern Magnetic Materials : Principles and Applications,
Wiley-Interscience, 1999.
3. R. E. Hummel, Electronic properties of materials, 3rd ed., Springer, 2000.
4. N. A. Spaldin, Magnetic Materials, Fundamentals and Device Applications,
Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Advised literature

1. JILES, D. Introduction to magnetism and magnetic materials. CRC Press, 1998.

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