Ultrathin Metal Films

Matthias Wuttig is Professor for Physics of New Materials at the University of Aachen since 1997, and holds a JARA Professorship at Research Centre Jülich & RWTH Aachen since 2011. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, and is Speaker of the strategy board of RWTH Aachen. He has been visiting professor in China, Kenya, USA, and Singapure. His research on phase change memories and organic thin films has been awarded several times, among others with the Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the Ministry for Education and Science, the Gaede-Prize of the German Vacuum Society, and the Stanford R. Ovshinsky Prize. Since 2009, Matthias Wuttig is Einstein Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Introduction.- Growth of Ultrathin Metal Films.- Structure of Ultrathin Films.- Magnetism of Ultrathin Metal Films.- Epitaxy-Stabilized Structures.- Correlation between Magnetism, Structure and Growth.- Manganese Films on Cu (100) and Ni (100).- Summary and Outlook.