PhD position: Altermagnets for Spintronics

PhD position in Altermagnets for Spintronics

We are offering a four-year predoctoral position in the framework of the Project ETMOS ( Exploring Transition Metal Oxides for Energy-Efficient Spin-Orbit Torque Devices for the Next-Generation Magnetic Memories) at the Advanced Characterization and Nanostructured Materials. The project focuses on altermagnets, a recently discovered class of magnetic materials that combine the best features of antiferromagnets and ferromagnets — zero net magnetization with symmetry protected spin splitting. These materials promise ultrafast, energy-efficient spin-based information 
technologies. During your PhD you will acquire multidisciplinary skills on thin film growth, microstructural characterization and physical properties of altermagnetic thin films and complex oxide heterostructures. This position entails the pursuit of a PhD thesis under the guidance of Dr. Alberto Pomar and Prof. Benjamín Martínez within the framework of the UAB doctoral program in Physics.

Main tasks

• In this interdisciplinary research, the candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:
  Designing and growing complex heterostructures based on magnetic oxides.
• Conducting comprehensive structural and physical characterization of the prepared thin 
  films and multilayers.
• Evaluating the efficiency of spin-based devices by understanding the physical mechanisms 
  governing spin transmission and spin-charge interconversion.

Requirements

• Bachelor´s degree in Physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology or similar.
• Official master´s degree, essential for enrolment in the PhD programme, with strong 
  background in Materials Science, Physics, Nanotechnology or related disciplines.
• Fluency in written/spoken English.

Personal skills & others

• High motivation for experimental research.
• Working aptitudes in a collaborative group.