EE 4370: Electronic Properties of Materials
(Cross-listed with MATE 4370).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: EE 3320 or MATE 3170 or PHYS 3220
Magnetic fields, flux density and magnetization. Magnetic materials, magnetic measurements. Magnetic properties of materials. Domains, domain walls, domain processes, magnetization curves and hysteresis. Types of magnetic order, magnetic phases and critical phenomena. Magnetic moments of electrons, theory of electron magnetism. Technological application, soft magnetic materials for electromagnets, hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets, magnetic recording technology, biomedical applications of magnetism, magnetic evaluation of materials.
(Typically Offered: Spring)