Research Activities

Advancing the understandings of the basic magnetic properties of nanoparticles and nanostructures.

The Group is working to identify how the different parameters (shape, interactions, magnetic phases, etc.) affect the magnetic properties, with the goal of tuning the properties to match specific applications.

Development of exchange coupled nanostructures.

Deepening the understanding of magnetic exchange interactions in lithographed magnetic nanostructures by controlling their magnetic properties though the extra degree of freedom given by interactions, and studying the role of different parameters of the constituent magnetic materials (e.g., anisotropy) on the overall magnetic properties.

Development of core-shell nanoparticles.

The Group is investigating the role of different magnetic materials, with diverse properties, on the magnetic properties of core-shell nanoparticles. The goal is to tailor the overall magnetic properties of the nanoparticle by controlling the structural (e.g., core diameter or shell thickness) and magnetic (e.g., type of material or anisotropy) properties of the constituents.