This seminar series is built around topics that relate to the rare-earth nitride series of ferromagnetic semiconductors. The rare-earth nitride series was first investigated in the 1950s, however recent advances in ultra-high vacuum technology have only allowed the experimental investigation of high-quality samples for the last 20 years. During this time the series has seen interest in terms of both spintronic device application and fundamental science.
The present seminar series will cover topics from both the applied and fundamental side of these materials including; magnetic memory applications, density functional theory-based studies, epitaxial growth of thin films
and the recent advances of rare-earth nitride based alloys.
