Prof.
Ross’s group research is directed towards the following areas:
- Fabrication of magnetic films, multilayers and small magnetic
structures, with applications in magnetic logic, magnetic random
access memory, hard disks, and bit-patterned media.
- Magnetooptical oxides including perovskites and other oxides for
use in integrated optical components such as magnetooptical isolators.
- Self-assembly of block copolymers, with particular application
to nanolithography, and in other self-assembling systems such as
dewetting of thin metal films and porous alumina formation.
We maintain a Thin Film Laboratory which includes a pulsed laser
deposition system and an ultra-high vacuum sputter system, in addition
to a range of magnetic, magnetooptical and magnetoelectronic characterization
equipment. For an introduction to self-assembly, see the movies
in our Outreach section.
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