Spintronics Nanomagnetism
Spintronics Nanomagnetism
Spintronics Nanomagnetism
EDUCATION Ph. D. CONDENSED PHYSICS 2007 HANYANG UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea M. S. CONDENSED PHYSICS 1997 HONGIK UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea B. S. PHYSICS 1995 ANDONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Andong, Korea
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Instrument/ System development: Development and construction of several vacuum processing and measurement systems: UHV- STM, SMOKE, Electron-Beam Evaporation System. Thin film growth: Thermal E-beam evaporation systems. Thermal Evaporation systems. Structural and Surface analysis : Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) , Scan Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Photo Emission Electron Microscopy (PEEM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Magnetic Characterization: X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD), X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism (XMLD), Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy (SPLEEM), Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley 2009-present Postdoctoral Associate, Advisor: Prof. Z. Q. Qiu I investigated nano-magnetism in magnetic thin films. Developed and built various vacuum processing and magnetic measurement systems Collaborated with various research partners (LBNL, UC DAVIS, and the other UC Berkeley department) Quantum Photonic Science Research Center in Hanyang University 2006-2009 Additional Doctoral Research: To further dissertation work, studied the fabrication of metallic thin films and numerous Mn oxides, including magnetic alloy. Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science 2003-2006 Additional Doctoral Research: Investigated exchange bias effect of mono-layers of Fe on Pt (110) by using In-situ SMOKE, XMCD, STM etc. Developed and built UHV-STM and SMOKE measurement systems.
Why nanomagnetism?
Spintronics? Combination of charge and spin in nanostructures
Charge + Spin Scalar + Vector
2D
1D
0D
FM/AFM interface
Nano-structure
Scalar + vector = more degree of freedom A great example: GMR A better understanding of spin at nano-scale is needed.
Bubble domain
vortex
Exchange bias
Domain image
L3 2p3/2(L3) ~ ~ 2p3/2(L3) ~ ~
780 800
L2
820 840
photo energy(eV)
L3
L2
Before
X-rays
After
Co NiO Fe
Co
NiO Fe NiO XMLD image provides the key information to understand the anomalous Co-Fe interlayer coupling.
However, XMLD is limited to single crystalline oxides, e.g. NiO, CoO.
Ir20Mn80/Ni80Fe20
XMCD
Fe
Mn
D=4 mm
AFM coupling
or
Our methodology
Quantum well state formed in thin film can be employed to retrieve band structure.
At fixed film thickness d E GMR Oscillatory Coupling Magneto-Optic Effect Thickness stability
DOS
Magnetic Anisotropy The periodicity of the oscillation in DOS with film thickness is determined by the momentum of valence electrons (kin,).
14
Energy (eV)
12 10 8 6 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Co Thickness (ML)
14
Energy (eV)
12 10 8 6 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Co Thickness (ML)
MRAM
Spin Transistor
Current
1 Word line
Free layer
Spin LED
Collaborators
SEM
No 10.
No 9.
450 480 925 950 490 560 630
ITO
Glass substrate
- Fe, Al anode
Anode (ITO) Interface Rate: 5 A/s Indium, Oxygen Diffusion Base pressure: 10-7 Torr Barrier poor h+ injection - Organic layer Variations in morphology Variations in work function Spin Coating 4000RPM
SMOKE/LEED system Pt(110) surface: 1KeV Ar-ion sputtering + annealing at 1000 K Fe evaporation: e-beam bombarded Fe plate (4N)
Piezo tube
200nm