Shape dependent properties of anisotropic magnetic particles (A05)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics ; Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis ; Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 2016 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268730352

The main goal of the project is to gain essential knowledge on the relation between morphology and magnetic properties by generating defined metal chalcogenide nanocrystals with ferromagnetic (EuO, EuS), ferrimagnetic (Fe3O4) or antiferromagnetic (Fe2O3) properties and unusual or new shapes, followed by a magnetic characterization including state-of-the-art computer simulations. The second focus is on exploring 2D and 3D arrays of those particles towards the emergence of cooperative magnetic phenomena, such as complex, highly frustrated magnetic states that can be exploited in magnonic or spintronic devices.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1214: Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures
• Applicant Institution: Universität Konstanz
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Mikhail Fonin; Professor Dr. Ulrich Nowak; Professor Dr. Sebastian Polarz