Prof. Ross' research is
directed towards the magnetic properties of thin films and small
structures, particularly for data storage applications. Magnetic
materials are used in a variety of applications, such as recording
media and heads, magneto-optical devices, and sensors.
Prof. Ross' group studies the fabrication of magnetic films and
small structures using sputtering, pulsed laser deposition, evaporation
and electrodeposition combined with nanolithography and self-assembly
methods, and measuring and modeling the magnetic behavior of the
resulting films and nanostructures. Examples include arrays of small
magnetic 'dots' for patterned recording media, magnetoresistive
elements for magnetic random access memories, magnetooptical materials
for optical components, and thin films for hard disk media. We also
maintain a Thin Film Laboratory which includes a pulsed laser deposition
system and a UHV sputter system.
If you are not familiar with magnetism and self assembly,
check out our outreach section for a simple-term explanation
of some of the work that we do.
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