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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Applied Physics
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Amir Capua
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursdays, 16:00-17:00, Bergman 213
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Capua Amir
Course/Module description:
Introduction course to the field of Spintronics.
Course/Module aims:
To provide the background required for spin based electronics in solid state devices.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The participants will learn the basic concepts in magnetism, will understand spin dynamics, and will know how to analyze electrical phenomena that are based on spin polarized currents.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Weakly reading tasks and meetings
Course/Module Content:
Static magnetisation
Spin dynamics
relevant chapters in analytical mechanics
Losses of spin angular momentum
Spin transfer torques
Spin Hall effect
Connection between topological insulators and spintronics
Required Reading:
The course is based on books by
Cullity, Vonsovski, Lax, Kittel, Gurevich, Goldstein
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 75 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 25 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
The course takes place as weekly meetings and weekly reading assignments.
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