Entry requirements

120 credits in science/engineering. Participation in Spin-based Technology I. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• discuss and analyze existing applications of spin-based technologies, as well as give an overall perspective on the future potential of such applications
• apply experimental methods to understand contemporary research and developments, analyze data, and draw inferences
• analyze the present status of spin-based technology as well as evaluate the importance, possibilities, and limitations of some specific spin-based technologies
• demonstrate critical thinking by identifying persistent challenges in the field
• design an experiment involving a spin-related system

Content

Present-day spintronic low-dimensional and quantum materials, to their nanostructures, complex interfaces, heterostructures, and devices. State-of-the-art experimental, theoretical, and simulation methods to study phenomena such as micromagnetism, magnetization dynamics, spin-resolved states, spin polarization, spin transport and tunneling, magnetoresistance, spin hall effect, spin transfer, and spin-orbit torques, ultrafast spin dynamics and magnonics. Cutting-edge nanofabrication and synthesis techniques for making materials, heterostructures, and spintronic devices. Combination of theoretical and experimental approaches to investigate spin phenomena for emerging research direction and new technological advancements.

Instruction

​Seminars and laboratory sessions, project work.

Assessment

Hand-in exercises. Oral and written presentations of project studies and laboratory work.