520017 VO Magnonics (2024S)

A disturbance in the local magnetic order can propagate in a magnetic material in the form of a wave. This wave was first predicted by F. Bloch in 1929 and was named a spin wave because it is related to a collective excitation of the electron spin system in magnetically ordered solid bodies. The quanta of spin waves are referred to as magnons. The field of science that refers to information transport and processing by spin waves is known as magnonics

The course gives an introduction to various aspects of spin-wave physics. The course contains the following topics: Basics of magnetism, magnetization precession and FMR, magnetic materials, dipolar and exchange spin waves, quantized spin waves, basics of microwave technique, and basics of magneto-optical techniques.

The course is designed for Students interested in experimental solid-state physics and beyond. In particular, magnetism and spintronics are in focus.