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Magnetism in materials: exchange, reversal, magnetic anistropy.
Magnetic Analysis: Magnetometry (VSM, Squid, Torque), Microscopy (Kerr, MFM, Lorentz).
Design of magnetic materials for information storage: in-plane and perpendicular anisotropy, remanent magnetisation, grain size distribution, medium noise, thermal stability, heat assisted recording.
Preparation techniques: granular materials, multilayers, patterned media, self assembled arrays of particles
Future materials for ultra-high density information storage.