Course Unit Code | 9360-0170/02 |
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Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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Type of Course Unit * | Optional |
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Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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Year of Study * | |
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Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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Language of Instruction | English |
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Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| POS40 | doc. Dr. Mgr. Kamil Postava |
Summary |
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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. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Understand principles of applied magnetism of nanostructures and composite materials
Analyze magnetic phenomena, methods of magnetic measurement and modern magnetic applications
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Course Contents |
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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 |
Recommended or Required Reading |
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Required Reading: |
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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. |
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.
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Recommended Reading: |
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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. |
NALWA, H. S., Ed., Magnetic nanostructures, Amer Scientific Pub., California, USA, 2002.
COEY, J. M. D, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Cambridge University Press 2009.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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Lectures, Tutorials |
Assesment methods and criteria |
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Tasks are not Defined |