Contents

1  Introduction (25K)

2  Personnel (146K)

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 (32K)

4  Equipment (26K)

5  Transfer of Technology (19.5K)

5.1 Magnetism
5.2 Institut für Dünnschichttechnologie - Transferstelle der Technischen Universität Kaiserslautern

6 Experimental results

A. Dynamic Magnetic Phenomena

6.1	Spin-wave eigenmodes of permalloy squares with closure domain structure (168K)
6.2	Two dimensional patterns of spin-wave radiation by magnetic micro-rectangles(225K)
6.3	Propagation of spin waves through a 180◦ Bloch domain wall in an infinitely thin film (128K)
6.4	Ultrafast direct writing schemes for SAF MRAM cells in crossed-wire architecture (141K)

B. Nonlinear Wave Effects

6.5	Parametrically stimulated phase-coherent recovery of microwave signal conserved in exchange gaps of spin wave spectrum(470K)
6.6	Stopping of parametrically sustained spin waves in non-stationary bias magnetic field(136K)

C. Magnetic Films and Surfaces

6.7	Brillouin light scattering from the Heusler alloy Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al(201K)
6.8	Desorption induced self-ordered Cu(001)–c(2×2)N nanostructure prepared on a MgO(001) substrate using a low-energy atomic nitrogen beam(77K)

D. Exchange Bias Effect

6.9	Real time temperature dynamics in exchange coupled double layers upon photoexcitation(90K)
6.10	Modified Gilbert damping due to exchange bias in NiFe/FeMn bilayers(64K)
6.11	Magnetic micropatterning of polycrystalline NiFe/FeMn echange bias systems by Ga+ ion irradiation(114K)
6.12	Magnetically patterned exchange bias systems(154K)

E. Elastic Properties

6.13	The use of guided surface acoustic resonances in the determination of the thin film elastic tensor(125K)

F. Transfer of Technology

6.14	Amorphous carbon coatings on implants for the urinary tract: a trial therapy(54K)

7 Publications (36K)

8 Conferences, Workshops, Schools, Seminars, Awards (44K)

Appendix (82K)

The  Annual Report 2004 may be downloaded as one file (2.22M).