Low-Angle Polarized Neutron and X-Ray Scattering from Magnetic Nanolayers and Nanostructures

Dr. Paul is doing research at the neutron scattering department of the Technical University Munich. His focus is on fundamental and applied research on novel nanomaterials. He received his PhD from Indore University, India and spent his early postdoc phase collaborating with Nobel laureate Peter Grunberg in Julich, Germany. Amitesh Paul's work is addressing the fundamental details of interface magnetism, such as exchange bias, interlayer exchange coupling, magnetization reversal, anisotropic properties, as well as magneto-transport properties in layered materials and layered oxide heterostructures. His particular interest lies in layer resolved magnetization profiles and lateral magnetic correlations and domains, using polarized neutron scattering and grazing incidence x-ray and neutron scattering as the main techniques.

Introduction.- Low-angle scattering theory and techniques.- Scattering instruments.- Magnetic nanolayers and superlattices.- Self-assembly of nanolayers and nanostructures.- Magnetic oxide heterostructures and their interfaces: proximity and coupling.- Self-diffusion kinetics in layered systems.- Summary and Outlook.