Institute of Experimental Physics
Topic
Novel multiferroic functional materials and magnetoelectric physics
PhD. program
Physical engineering of advanced materials
Name of the supervisor
RNDr. Matúš Mihálik, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University in Košice
Annotation
Transition metal oxides are intensively studied due to their high application potential as cathodes for fuel cells, sensors for the detection of various gases and, last but not least, as components with strong magnetoelectric coupling for electronics. The topic is focused on the search for new multiferroic materials and the optimization of their properties with regard to application use. New materials will be searched mainly in the REMn(1-x)FexO3 and REMn(1-x)TixO3 material families (RE = rare earths; 0 ≤ x ≤ 1). Multiferroicity has already been observed for these types of materials, e.g. in ErMnO3 and TbMn(1-x)FexO3 compounds; x < 0.02. Within the course of the study, the student will go through all the steps of experimental research from the preparation and characterization of samples, experiments (emphasis on magnetism, magneto-electric coupling, multiferroicity and parameter optimization), data analysis and presentation of the achieved results. This will ensure that the person who completes this study will have a broad perspective in the field of experimental physics and will be able to continue their career in basic or applied research.