NIST Nanoscale Magnetic Materials
NIST researches nanoscale magnetic materials for applications like spintronics and cancer therapy using neutron scattering to study their structural and magnetic properties.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $82,764/year with $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship at NIST Center for Neutron Research to study nanoscale magnetic materials using neutron scattering for applications in spintronics and cancer therapy.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a Ph.D. earned within the last 5 years; requires contacting a NIST research adviser prior to application.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research focuses on advanced research in nanoscale magnetic materials. The research involves studying structural properties and magnetic ordering in magnetic semiconductors, transition metals, transition-metal oxides, rare-earth thin-film multilayers, patterned arrays, and nanoparticles. These materials have potential technological applications including spin electronics and cancer therapy.
The research employs both unpolarized and polarized neutron scattering techniques such as reflectivity, small angle neutron scattering (SANS), and triple-axis spectroscopy. Current topics of interest include:
- Interparticle interactions among ferromagnetic nanoparticles
- Interfacial effects in multiferroics
- Proximity-induced magnetism in topological insulators
- Exchange biasing in magnetic multilayers
- Magnetic domain formation in buried magnetic layers
Results are analyzed in relation to models of magnetic coupling, proximity effects, coherence range, finite size effects, magnetostriction, anisotropy, and electronic effects.
