IRG I: Nanomagnetism: Fundamental Interactions and Applications @ University of Nebraska
Research Fields: | Magnetics / Ferroelectrics / Spintronics |
The unifying theme of this IRG is the study of exchange and magnetostatic interactions between particles or grains in nanostructures. Understanding these interactions is a fundamental problem in magnetism and spin electronics and of technological importance in areas such as magnetic recording media, magnetoresistive sensors, and permanent-magnet materials. Since nonlocal, nonlinear, and nonequilibrium effects play important roles in nanostructures, the atomic origin of their magnetism requires relativistic quantum-mechanical solutions for very complex interfaces and boundaries.