Terminated in academic year 2017/2018

Magnetism in Solids

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	717-9007/01
Abbreviation	MPL
Course title	Magnetism in Solids
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Physics
Course coordinator	prof. Dr. RNDr. Jiří Luňáček

Subject syllabus

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

Literature

J.M.D. Coey, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Cambridge University Press (2010).
J. Stohr, H.C. Siegmann, Magnetism: from Fundamentals to Nanoscale Dynamics, Springer (2006).
A. P. Guimaraes, Principles of Nanomagnesism, Springer, 2nd edition, 2017.

Advised literature

P. Mohn, Magnetism in the Solid State, Springer (2006).

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