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Bachelor's Thesis
Author of thesis: Bc. Jáchym Štindl
Acad. year: 2023/2024
Supervisor: Ing. Jan Hajduček
Reviewer: Ing. Ivo Kuběna, Ph.D.
Imaging of antiferromagnetic (AF) structures is limited by the fact that these materials have zero magnetization. A suitable approach to imaging AF materials is to correlate the output of several imaging techniques simultaneously. In this work, thin films of nickel oxide (NiO) were observed, for which strong coupling between AF arrangement and structure can be used in imaging. This coupling causes distortion of the NiO lattice, which contributes to the magneto-optical (MO) response. The polarizing (POL) microscope images were used as a reference in this work to correlate with the output of techniques using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In the SEM imaging of NiO, distortion was used to obtain channeling contrast (ECCI technique). Correlation of the signals from the POL microscope and SEM showed an increase in the resolution of the AF structures when using the ECCI technique in SEM. During the imaging of NiO in TEM, an approach based on the anisotropy of inelastic electron scattering upon impact with the sample was chosen. This anisotropy indicates the direction of the Néel vector in the imaged region.
NiO, antiferromagnetic domain structures, correlative imaging, reflection analogy to the Voigt effect, electron channelling contrast imaging, electron energy loss spectroscopy
Date of defence
14.06.2024
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
Po otázkách oponenta bylo dále diskutováno: EELS, pozorované energiové přechody. Jiné metody, kterými by bylo možné pozorovat zmíněné energiové přechody. Student na otázky odpověděl.
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta strojního inženýrství
Department
Institute of Physical Engineering
Study programme
Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology (B-FIN-P)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc. (předseda) prof. RNDr. Jiří Spousta, Ph.D. (místopředseda) prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Petr Dub, CSc. (člen) prof. Ing. Jan Čechal, Ph.D. (člen) prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Mgr. Vlastimil Křápek, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Stanislav Průša, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Radek Kalousek, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Miroslav Bartošík, Ph.D. (člen) RNDr. Antonín Fejfar, CSc. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportIng. Jan Hajduček
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Ivo Kuběna, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová