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Dr S Cavill Applications accepted all year round Self-Funded PhD Students Only

York United Kingdom Experimental Physics Physics Quantum Mechanics Solid State Physics

About the Project

Recently, there have been observations in which phenomena typical of ferromagnets are accompanied by order that would normally be associated with antiferromagnets: Altermagnetism. Altermagnets are predicted to span a large range of materials and exhibit exotic phenomena owing to their unique dual magnetic character. This includes large spin torque efficiencies, making them prime candidates in next generation memory. In this project thin film oxides, identified as altermagnet candidates from ab-initio calculations, wil be grown using pulsed laser deposition. These include RuO2, and La2CuO4. Film quality will be verified by X-ray diffraction and TEM. Signatures of altermagnetism, zero net magnetization and a finite anomalous Hall conductivity, will be verified by vibrating sample magnetometry and transport measurements respectively. In addition, by growing an altermagnet / ferrimagnet heterostructure the change in magnetization in the ferrimagnet layer, due to a spin current generated in the altermagnet, will be measured allowing the spin torque efficiency to be obtained.

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Funding Notes

This is a self-funded project and you will need to have sufficient funds in place (eg from scholarships, personal funds and/or other sources) to cover the tuition fees and living expenses for the duration of the research degree programme. Please check the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology website https://www.york.ac.uk/physics-engineering-technology/study/funding/ for details about funding opportunities at York.

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