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Dr D Read, Dr P Buckle No more applications being accepted Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

About the Project

Understanding nanomagnetism is important not only for the study of fundamental physics but also for its potential use in data storage or sensor technologies. A convenient way to study nanomagnetic elements is by making use of a compound semiconductor Hall cross. These devices have certain advantages over conventional magnetometry including giving very local information about the magnetic response of samples, being compatible with low temperature measurements and having an extremely linear response even when used in very large applied magnetic fields. The compound semiconductor InSb offers an excellent system with which to study the behaviour of nanomagnets. We will fabricate nanoscale InSb Hall crosses and decorate them with patterned magnetic structures. High sensitivity electrical measurements will then be used to study the properties of nanomagnetic elements. The feasibility of using such InSb Hall sensors as biological or environmental detectors will also be explored within the final stages of this study.

Funding Notes

The EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership welcomes applications from both UK and EU applicants.
Full awards (tuition fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. For more information visit: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding-and-fees/view/epsrc-doctoral-training-partnership-phd-in-physics-and-astronomy
The research project listed above is in competition with other projects for 2017/18; studentships will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants from all applications received. We reserve the right to close applications early should sufficient applications be received.

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Nano-magnetic sensing with compound semiconductors (physics)

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