Objective
Nanofabrication is becoming a technological reality for the electronics industry as the road map of the magnetic data storage industry predicts nanometer length magnetic structures within the next 5 years. Breakthroughs in local tailoring of nanomagnetism have been reported via reduced dimensional structures. In this proposal, we aim an innovative extension of this approach by tailoring properties via reduced dimensionality and symmetry breaking at surfaces in order to yield novel magnetic behaviour at the nanoscale.
The project will involve:
- Utilisation of the Liverpool Surface Science Research Centre's internationally recognised multidisciplinary research to create novel and innovative low symmetry 2-dimensional magnetic nanostructures namely: Chiral structures with loss of mirror symmetry (Raval, Barlow); Nanoclusters with loss of reflectional and translational symmetry (Raval, Barrett) and Quasicrystals with loss of translational symmetry (McGrath).
- Technically modify host institution's current STM facility to conduct Spin Polarised Scanning Probe Microscopy to enable the novel magnetic structures to be studied at the nanoscale. This will be the key task of the externally recruited experimental fellow who will work closely with Liverpool researchers in the implementation and transfer of this knowledge.
- Carry out high-level theory to model the magnetic behaviour and characteristics of the novel, low symmetry nanostructures.
The Liverpool group has international experts working on periodic DFT structure calculations (Hofer), STM image analysis (Hofer) and surface dynamics (Holloway and Darling). However, it is critical to advance from these methods to the full potential codes required for a reliable description of the magnetic behaviour. This will be the key task of the theoretical fellow who will work closely with the Liverpool researchers in the implementation and transfer of these theoretical methods.
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Call for proposal
FP6-2004-MOBILITY-3
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Funding Scheme
TOK - Marie Curie actions-Transfer of KnowledgeCoordinator
LIVERPOOL
United Kingdom