Manfred Fiebig: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018

Name	Prof. Dr. Manfred Fiebig
Field	Multifunctional Ferroic Materials
Address	Multifunktionale Ferroische Mat. ETH Zürich, HCI E 488.1 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 44 633 26 90
Fax	+41 44 633 11 54
E-mail	manfred.fiebig@mat.ethz.ch
Department	Materials
Relationship	Full Professor

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
327-1300-00L	Joint Group Seminar Only for doctoral students D-MATL	0 credits	1S	M. Fiebig, N. Spaldin
Abstract	Seminar für Doktoranden und Forschende im Bereich Physik der kondensierten Materie.
Learning objective	Verbesserte Vernetzung der Forschungsprojekte der teilnehmenden Gruppen.
Content	Vorstellung und Diskussion aktueller Forschungsarbeiten.
Prerequisites / Notice	Eigene wissenschaftliche Arbeiten.
327-2203-00L	Complex Materials II: Structure & Properties	5 credits	4G	J. F. Löffler, M. Fiebig
Abstract	The course presents structure-property relationships in complex materials, such as photonic or ferroic crystals, heterostructures, and disordered materials.
Learning objective	The aim of the course is to impart detailed knowledge of the structure-property relationships in complex materials, such as photonic or ferroic crystals, heterostructures, and disordered materials.
Content	Part 1 focuses on the synthesis and processing of amorphous materials using physical routes. The resulting structure is discussed, as well as their thermodynamics and kinetics. The course focuses in particular on the relationships between the structure of glassy metals and other disordered materials and their resulting mechanical, thermophysical, biomedical and electronic properties. As to processing, new manufacturing routes such as 3D printing of metals are also introduced. In part 2, single crystals and heterostructures will be investigated for unconventional manifestations of ferroic order, such as (anti-) ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, ferrotoroidicity and in particular the coexistence of two or more of these. Domains and their interaction are of particular interest. They are visualized by laser-optical and force microscopy techniques. Very often the (multi-)ferroic order is a consequence of the competing interactions between spins, charges, orbitals, and lattices. This interplay is resolved by ultrafast laser spectroscopy with access to the sub-picosecond timescale.
Lecture notes	http://www.metphys.mat.ethz.ch/education/lectures/complex-materials-ii.html
Literature	References to original articles and reviews for further reading will be provided.
Prerequisites / Notice	Knowledge in the physics of materials, as provided by the ETH Zurich B.S. curriculum in Materials Science.
402-0558-00L	Crystal Optics in Intense Light Fields	6 credits	2V + 1U	M. Fiebig
Abstract	Because of their aesthetic nature crystals are termed "flowers of mineral kingdom". The aesthetic aspect is closely related to the symmetry of the crystals which in turn determines their optical properties. It is the purpose of this course to stimulate the understanding of these relations with a particular focus on those phenomena occurring in intense light fields as they are provided by lasers.
Learning objective	In this course students will at first acquire a systematic knowledge of classical crystal-optical phenomena and the experimental and theoretical tools to describe them. This will be the basis for the core part of the lecture in which they will learn how to characterize ferroelectric, (anti)ferromagnetic and other forms of ferroic order and their interaction by nonlinear optical techniques. See also http://www.ferroic.mat.ethz.ch/research/index.
Content	Crystal classes and their symmetry; basic group theory; optical properties in the absence and presence of external forces; focus on magnetooptical phenomena; density-matrix formalism of light-matter interaction; microscopy of linear and nonlinear optical susceptibilities; second harmonic generation (SHG); characterization of ferroic order by SHG; outlook towards other nonlinear optical effects: devices, ultrafast processes, etc.
Lecture notes	Extensive material will be provided throughout the lecture.
Literature	(1) R. R. Birss, Symmetry and Magnetism, North-Holland (1966) (2) R. E. Newnham: Properties of Materials: Anisotropy, Symmetry, Structure, Oxford University (2005) (3) A. K. Zvezdin, V. A. Kotov: Modern Magnetooptics & Magnetooptical Materials, Taylor/Francis (1997) (4) Y. R. Shen: The Principles of Nonlinear Optics, Wiley (2002) (5) K. H. Bennemann: Nonlinear Optics in Metals, Oxford University (1999)
Prerequisites / Notice	Basic knowledge in solid state physics and quantum (perturbation) theory will be very useful. The lecture is addressed to students in physics and students in materials science with an affinity to physics.