Kursinformation

Lehrinhalte
The lecture covers the following subjects:
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[*]Basics of atomic physics (structure of the atoms, electron hull)
[*]Basics of solid state physics (crystalline materials)
[*]Introduction to electron transport in solids (classical treatment, band structures)
[*]Basic notions and simple models of magnetism
[*]Magnetism in thin films
[*]Spin-dependent electronic transport
[*]Magnetoresistive effects, anisotropic magnetoresistance
[*]Giant magnetoresistance (GMR)
[*]Tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR)
[*]Spin-Transfer Torque
[*]Magnetic microwave oscillators
[*]Spin-Hall effect and other spin-orbit effects
[*]Materials for spintronics (ferromagnets, antiferromagnets)
[*]Magnetic data storage
[*]Spintronic devices as sensors
[*]Magnetic random-access memory (MRAM)
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Literature
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[*]A script will be made available electronically
[*]Coey, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2009, Cambridge University Press
[*]Skomski, Simple Models of Magnetism, 2008, Oxford University Press
[*]Felser, Fecher, Spintronics: From Materials to Devices, 2013, Springer
[*]Dietl, Awschalom, Kaminska, Ohno, Spintronics, 2008, Academic Press
[*]Blachowicz, Ehrmann, Spintronics, 2019, de Gruyter
[*]Tsymbal, Zutic, Spintronics Handbook, Volume One: Metallic Spintronics, 2019, CRC Press
[*]Xu, Awschalom, Nitta, Handbook of Spintronics, 2016, Springer
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Voraussetzungen
Module 11-01-6419 Materials of Electrical Engineering