Ferroics: Materials and Phenomena

Relatore: Silvia Picozzi, CNR-SPIN, Chieti

Ciclo di lezioni su: Ferroics: Materials and Phenomena

19/03/2019 - 14.30-16.30 Aula U4/07, Edificio U4 – Piazza della Scienza, Milano
20/03/2019 - 14.30-16.30 Sala Seminari, Piano I, Edificio U5 – via Roberto Cozzi 55, Milano
26/03/2019 - 14.30-16.30 Sala Seminari, Piano I, Edificio U5 – via Roberto Cozzi 55, Milano
27/03/2019 - 14.30-16.30 Sala Seminari, Piano I, Edificio U5 – via Roberto Cozzi 55, Milano

Programma

1. Energy levels in transition metal atoms: magnetic moment formation and spin-orbit coupling
2. Crystal structures, symmetries and chemical bonds in Transition Metal Oxides
3. Crystal field theory and Jahn-Teller effects
4.  Spin, charge and orbital ordering, phase transitions and spontaneous symmetry breaking
5. Electronic basis of magnetism
6. Magnetism and exotic phases in complex oxides
7. Ferroelectrics
8. Multiferroics