Contents

1  Introduction (23K)

2  Personnel (279K)

2.1 Members of the group
2.2 Visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows and exchange students
2.3 Guest seminars
2.4 Visits of group members at other laboratories
2.5 Group member photo gallery

3  Research topics (29K)

4  Equipment (21K)

5  Transfer of Technology (14K)

5.1 Magnetism
5.2 Institut für Dünnschichttechnologie - Transfersteller der Universität Kaiserslautern

6 Experimental results

A. Dynamic Magnetic Phenomena

6.1	Spin wave wells with multiple states created in small magnetic elements (54K)
6.2	Numerical simulations for potential polyvalent devices (147K)
6.3	Phase coherent precessional switching of microscopic spin-valve elements (53K)
6.4	Phase control of non-adiabatic parametric amplification of spin wave packets (108K)
6.5	Formation of envelope solitons from parametrically amplified and con-jugated spin wave pulses (112K)

B. Magnetic Films and Double Layers

6.6	Control of interlayer exchange coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe trilayers by ion beam irradiation(681K)
6.7	Temperature dependence of the interlayer coupling in a Fe/Cr/Fe wedge sample: Static and dynamic studies(98K)
6.8	Correlation of morphology and magnetic anisotropies of epitaxial Fe(001) films on vicinal Au(001) surfaces with different step orientation (387K)

C. Exchange Bias Effect

6.9	Spacer induced variation of the coupling strength in the exchange bias FeMn/Cu/NiFe system(60K)
6.10	Probing the interface magnetism in the Fe50 Mn50 /Ni81Fe19 exchange bias system using second harmonic generation(86K)
6.11	In-situ irradiation of NiFe/FeMn exchange bias bilayers(48K)
6.12	Phase diagrams of exchange bias systems with additional fourfold anisotropy(79K)
6.13	Influence of thermal activation on the exchange bias effect(136K)

D. Elastic Properties

6.14	Brillouin light scattering study on nanoporous low dielectric constant films (48K)
6.15	Surface phonons in stepped hard films (43K)

E. Transfer of Technology

6.16	Antiadhesive coatings on coextrusion dies for EVOH containing blend resin (155K)

7 Publications (28K)

8 Conferences, Workshops, Schools and Seminars (26K)

The  Annual Report 2002 may be downloded as one file (2273K).