13M061NIN - Nanomagnetism and Nanospintronics

Course specification
Course title		Nanomagnetism and Nanospintronics
Acronym		13M061NIN
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module		Nanoelectronics and Photonics
Type of study		master academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Milan Tadić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		6.0	Status	elective
Condition		none
The goal		Introduce students to magnetic interactions and phenomena in magnetic materials and nanostructures. Gaining knowledge in the theory of spin transport in nanostructures.
The outcome		Acquiring skills for modeling spin transport effects in magnetic nanostructures and spintronic devices.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Dirac’s theory of spin. Spin-orbit interaction. States of two spins: spin singlet and spin triplet. Exchange interaction. Magnetism: diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and collective magnetism. Spin-orbit interaction in semiconductors. Spin relaxation in semiconductors. Spin Hall effect. Spin valve. Spin transfer torque. Spintronic devices. Bloch sphere. Spin qubit.
Contents of exercises		Practice in modeling of magnetic nanostructures and spin transport.
Literature
M. Tadić, "Lectures on nanomagnetism and nanospintronics", textbook, 2010. S. Blundell, "Magnetism in Condensed Matter", Oxford University Press, 2001. S. Bandyopadhyay, M. Cahay, "Introduction to Spintronics", CRC Press, 2008. J. Xia, W. Ge, K. Chang, "Semiconductor Spintronics", World Scientific, 2012. D. J. Griffiths, "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics", Addison-Wesley, 2004.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1
Methods of teaching		lectures, problem-solving classes, demonstrations
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	40
Practical lessons		0	Oral examination	0
Projects
Colloquia		40
Seminars		20