"Magnetic materials in nanoelectronisc - properties and fabrication"**

M. Urbaniak - lecture materials*

1. lecture 1    "Electrical measurements in nanoelectronics"    

• Basics of resistance measurements
• Resistance measurements in thin films
• Sources of errors

2. lecture 2    "Basic magnetic measurement methods" - a slightly updated  version of  my 2012 lecture

• Vibrating sample magnetometry and related methods
• Magnetooptical methods
• Other methods

3. lecture 3    "Magnetic anisotropy" - a slightly updated  version of  my 2012 lecture

• Magnetocrystalline anisotropy
• Shape anisotropy
• Surface anisotropy
• Stress anisotropy

4. lecture 4    "Magnetic hysteresis" - a slightly updated  version of  my 2012 lecture

• General properties of magnetic hysteresis
• Rate-dependent hysteresis
• Preisach model

5. lecture 5    "Giant magnetoresistance"

• Magnetoresistance
• Giant magnetoresistance

6. lecture 6    "Spintronic devices - applications"

• Magnetoresistive sensors
• Magnetoresistive memories
• Spintronic devices

7. lecture 7    "Fabrication of thin films"

• Physical vapor deposition
• Basic techniques

8. lecture 8    "Growth of thin films by physical vapor deposition"

• Initial growth
• Further stages of growth

Examination questions etc.

                                                                                                                                                                                      
Note: If you find any error/inaccuracy in my lecture files please contact me.

* lectures were held from February to April 2014 at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
** if the content of the lectures infringes on your copyrights please contact me and I will remove the relevant content.

Last modified: 2014.04.11