Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After this course, the student has a good basic understanding of magnetism and spintronics. The student will also get an overview of relevant characterization techniques and some of the most fascinating recent topics in this research field.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 05.09.2023 - 01.12.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sebastiaan van Dijken

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Magnetism of electrons and atoms, magnetic ordering phenomena, domain theory and magnetization reversal, nanoscale magnetism, magnetization dynamics, experimental methods, applications of magnetic materials, magnetoresistance, recent topics in nanomagnetism and spintronics. 

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Weekly excercises (week 1-6) and a student presentation on a topic related to the course (final week).

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lectures, reading of text book and review articles, exercise sessions, homework exercises, student presentation on topic related to the course.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 No teaching
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II

  Enrollment :

  Registration in Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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