Magnetism is a very active and challenging subject since it represents a typical many-body problem and a complex application of quantum-mechanics, statistical physics and electromagnetism. During the last decades, new discoveries have emerged such as the high temperature superconductors and the colossal magneto-resistance manganite compounds. Besides bulk materials, magnetism of thin films and surfaces became a topic of great current interest. A promising new field of application emerges, so-called magneto-electronics with spin transistors. This progress is largely due to new experimental methods and only neutron and synchrotron X-ray scattering would be mentioned.

CILO-1: Students will be able to conceptualize and describe the magnetic principles, magnetic interactions, magnetic orders, and new magnetic materials. CILO-2: Students will be able to synthesize, analyse and perform the preparing process of magnetic materials. CILO-3: Students will be able to defend judgement in assessing magnetic parameters, magnetic conceptualism, and magnetic property. CILO-4: Students will be able to measure magnetization and hysteresis and track magnetic origins by scattering techniques. CILO-5: Students will be able to make magnetic materials into applications by performing magnetic measurements, magnetic criticization based on practical requirements.