Main goals of this class
Introduction to basic research principles, including literature searches, graphing and presentation
Introduction to sample growth and determination of sample quality
Introduction to magnetic research
Practice in research and scientific communication (in both oral and written form)
Learning to seek feedback from peers and various advisors on how to improve research
Learning how to take ownership of your own research (AKA don't wait on the professor to bug you)
Past magnetism class schedule (with follow-up meetings in the spring)
Summary of key scientific topics we learned in the fall semester
August 25: Introducing class structure and types of magnetism
September 1: Distinguishing types of magnetism and our discovery
September 8: How to grow high-quality thin films
September 15: Information literacy: good practices for finding/reading literature
September 22: Good lab notebook and graphing practices
September 29: Characterizing materials with x-ray diffraction
October 6: Fall break, no class
October 13: XRD training at shared facilities (do your online training in advance)
October 20: Making sense of your magnetic data
October 27: Magnetic measurement walk-through
November 3: Holcomb away, try to make sense of the data on your own or with partner
November 10: How to do background subtraction
November 17: How to write a good talk
December 1: Group presentations on research
February 16: Types of defects and their relation to growth
Magnetism resources
Beginner's guide to interpreting magnetic susceptibility
X-ray diffraction resources
How to use XRD software to identify your XRD peaks
Top 10 mistakes commonly made in x-ray diffraction
Using XRD data to find crystallite size
Growth resources
Pulsed laser deposition standard operating procedure for LSMO/STO