The casting parameters or wire composition and thermo-mechanical treatment will be studied to achieve optimum performance. The student will work closely with the company. Recent studies have emphasized that as physical dimensions are reduced towards the nanometer range, the effect of surfaces and interfaces may become dominant. At a surface the regular crystal structure is disrupted in a number of ways, changing the electronic structure and hence the magnetic properties. It is almost universally true that the surface terms are opposite in sign to volume terms for example.
Much further work is required to move towards a more quantitative and microstructural understanding.
The aim is to establish the microstructural origins of the observed effects. Foreign nationals who have secured their own funding may also apply. Contract Research Staff Opportunities arise for short term contract work within the group. Details of any available posts will be given on this site during the application period. It is often possible to provide vacation employment for undergraduates who are at the end of their second or third year of study.