Research Stay of Matic Klug

For my research stay I decided to visit the Institute Neél – CNRS, more specifically the group of Micro and Nano Magnetism (MNM) headed by Stefania Pizzini. With 450 employees, the institute Néel is one of the leading institutions for research in condensed matter physics. The institute also makes a high amount of contribution into magnetism and spintronics, which is also the main research topic of the MNM group. Upon arrival, the group quickly integrated me into their working environment and helped me to understand, guide and teach their vastly researched topic, which is domain wall dynamics. During my stay, I learned about the dynamics of domain walls and domain wall motion manipulated by current pulses through spin transfer torque (STT). Additionally, I had the chance to collaborate with researchers from Spintec and gained much insight into spin related phenomena (many thanks to Laurent and Toshiki). The whole visit provided me with much needed knowledge and expertise that I will need for my PhD as for my future career path. The newly gained experience and insights will be a benefit for the future work within the project SFB 1261 in the analysis of domain wall behavior in the magnetostrictive layers of the sensors. Furthermore, with the work and obtained results during my stay in Grenoble a joint work publication is expected. With this, I would like to thank everyone that I had the pleasure meeting and working with, especially Jan and Stefania. The city of Grenoble by itself is a really interesting place. Secluded between mountains and wrapped in the spirit of the Alps the city provides beautiful sceneries and various possibilities of activities in nature. The city by itself with its somewhat historical look gives the person living there a feeling of calmness, however during the day trams full of people running every some minutes shows the hustle and bustle of the dynamical life there. Grenoble is a relatively large city providing many versatile infrastructure as also multiple shopping possibilities around the city center as well as on the outskirts of it. People there are friendly and eager to help, if a visiting person looks like a lost tourist. The city has its fair share of international character however, I would recommend knowing at least some French words before visiting Grenoble. In conclusion, the research stay was a success and provided a very positive outcome for me on a personal and professional level. For the other participants of the SFB 1261 I would definitely recommend Institute Neél and Grenoble as a wonderful possibility for an external research stay. I gratefully thank the DFG as part of the CRC 1261 for giving me the opportunity through their funding to conduct this external research stay.

Matic Klug