Nanomagnetism (digital form) (160326-SoSe20)

!! This course is planned to be held in digital form via video conference. !!

Nanomagnetism comprises the research and applications of magnetism at the nanoscale. Whether fundamental properties or the multitude of potential applications, e.g. in nanomedicine, sensors, ferrofluidics, adaptive damping systems, etc., the field of nanomagnetism is a very active topic in research and industry. In this course I will first give a brief crash course in solid state magnetism. Next I will review the theory and effects in magnetism when scaling down the dimensionality of the system, i.e. from 3d (=bulk), to 2d (=thin films), to 1d (=nanowires) and eventually 0d (=nanostructures and nanoparticles). Then I will discuss typical 0d phenomena like superparamagnetism. Moreover, coupling phenomena and interactions with external fields (e.g. light, electrical current) will be presented. Finally the techniques to fabricate nanostructures (top-down versus bottom-up) will be reviewed. Moreover, examples in research and applications will be discussed.

PD Dr. Oleg Petracic
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH & Ruhr-Univ. Bochum

Infos:
2+1 SWS, Nr. 160326
3 credit points
Tuesday, 14:15-17:00, Start: 07.03.2020
Language: Englisch or Deutsch
o.petracic@fz-juelich.de, oleg.petracic@rub.de

!! This course is planned to be held in digital form via video conference. !!
One platform is e.g. "BlueJeans" which is a robust video-conferencing platform up to 50 participants(!). It can be used purely browser-based without installing any software. (But also software and apps are available if one prefers.)
Since the start of the Corona crisis, we at the Forschungszentrum Jülilch here use BlueJeans conferences with up to 50 people regularly, and every participant is at an individual place, and most are even at home(!). And it works fine.
Of course also other softwares could be used. I am not sure if Moodle provides such an option. I will check. (Not an option are platforms like Skype, WhatsApp and such type.)

!! If you are interested to participate, please e-mail me, so that I know. !!
If there are no interested participants, the course will not be offered.


Semester: ST 2024