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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.

News

09/01/07
Dr. Hayato Miyagawa and Dr. Chunghee Nam joined our group.

06/01/07
Dr. Wonjoon Jung and Alex Taussig graduated from our group.

03/01/07
Prof. Yongjun Oh, Dr. Hyun Suk Kim, Dr. David Otero, James Pacella and Bryan Ng joined our group

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