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Friðrik Magnus - Research Scientist
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Friðrik Magnus
Íslenska
Research Scientist
Location
VR-3 / V03-101
Phone
5254778
Email
fridrikm [at] hi.is
Unit
The Institute of Physical Sciences, Physics Division
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2606-8559
Research portal – Friðrik Magnus
 
Courses 2024 - 2025
EÐL206G - Physics 2 R
EÐL207G - Physics 2 R Lab
EÐL624M - Introduction to Nanotechnology
EÐL102G - Physics 1 V
EÐL101G - Physics B
EÐL108G - Physics 1 R Lab
Education
2008
,
PhD
,
Imperial College London
,
Solid State Physics
2004
,
MSc
,
University of Sussex
,
Physics
2003
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Electrical and computer engineering
Professional Experience
2017 -
,
Research scientist,
Science Institute, University of Iceland
2015 -
2017,
Research specialist,
Science Institute, University of Iceland
2014 -
2015,
Researcher,
Uppsala University
2012 -
2014,
Postdoctoral researcher,
Uppsala University
2008 -
2011,
Postdoctoral researcher,
Science Institute, University of Iceland
Published works
2023
Competing interface and bulk anisotropies in Co-rich TbCo amorphous thin films
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Magnetic ordering and magnetocrystalline anisotropy in epitaxial Mn2GaC MAX phase thin films
Physical Review Materials
2022
Finding order in disorder: Magnetic coupling distributions and competing anisotropies in an amorphous metal alloy
APL Materials
Growth of NbO, NbO2 and Nb2O5 thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering and post-annealing
Vacuum
2021
Tuneable exchange-spring stiffness in amorphous magnetic trilayer structures
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Structural and electrical properties of V2O3 thin films on c-plane Al2O3 fabricated by reactive-HiPIMS and dcMS techniques
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Amorphous exchange-spring magnets with crossed perpendicular and in-plane anisotropies
Physical Review B
2020
Local structure in amorphous Sm$$_x$$Co$$_{1-x}$$: a combined experimental and theoretical study
Journal of Materials Science
2019
Phase Evolution and Microstructure Analysis of CoCrFeNiMo High-Entropy Alloy for Electro-Spark-Deposited Coatings for Geothermal Environment
Coatings
2015
Theoretical stability, thin film synthesis and transport properties of the Mon+1GaCn MAX phase
Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters
A magnetic atomic laminate from thin film synthesis: (Mo0.5Mn0.5)(2)GaC
Apl Materials
Synthesis and characterization of magnetic (Cr0.5Mn0.5)(2)GaC thin films
Journal of Materials Science
Magnetic leverage effects in amorphous SmCo/CoAlZr heterostructures
Applied Physics Letters
Tailoring anisotropy and domain structure in amorphous TbCo thin films through combinatorial methods
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
2014
Synthesis and characterization of arc deposited magnetic (Cr,Mn)(2)AlC MAX phase films
Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters
Antisymmetric magnetoresistance in SmCo5 amorphous films with imprinted in-plane magnetic anisotropy
Journal of Applied Physics
Giant magnetic domains in amorphous SmCo thin films
Physical Review B
Growth of polycrystalline Ag/Ni multilayers at room temperature
Thin Solid Films
Magnetostrictive properties of amorphous SmCo thin films with imprinted anisotropy
Physical Review B
Strain enhanced magnetic anisotropy in SmCo/BaTiO3 multiferroic heterostructures
Journal of Applied Physics
Structural and magnetic properties of (Cr1-xMnx)(5)Al-8 solid solution and structural relation to hexagonal nanolaminates
Journal of Materials Science
2013
Tunable giant magnetic anisotropy in amorphous SmCo thin films
Applied Physics Letters
Strain induced changes in magnetization of amorphous Co95Zr5 based multiferroic heterostructures
Aip Advances
Tailoring magnetism at the nanometer scale in SmCo5 amorphous films
Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
Ultra-thin poly-crystalline TiN films grown by HiPIMS on MgO(100) - In-situ resistance study of the initial stage of growth
Thin Solid Films
Anisotropic Magnetostriction and Domain Wall Motion in Sm10Co90 Amorphous Films
Applied Physics Express
Magnetic Self-Organized Atomic Laminate from First Principles and Thin Film Synthesis
Physical Review Letters
Rutile TiO2 thin films grown by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering
Thin Solid Films
2012
Comparing resonant photon tunneling via cavity modes and Tamm plasmon polariton modes in metal-coated Bragg mirrors
Optics Letters
Nucleation and Resistivity of Ultrathin TiN Films Grown by High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering
Ieee Electron Device Letters
Current-voltage-time characteristics of the reactive Ar/O-2 high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology a
2011
Growth and in-situ electrical characterization of ultrathin epitaxial TiN films on MgO
Thin Solid Films
Current-voltage-time characteristics of the reactive Ar/N-2 high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge
Journal of Applied Physics
Morphology of TiN thin films grown on SiO2 by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering
Thin Solid Films
2010
Morphology of TiN thin films grown on MgO(001) by reactive dc magnetron sputtering
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology a
2009
In-situ electrical characterization of ultrathin TiN films grown by reactive dc magnetron sputtering on SiO2
Thin Solid Films
Electrical and structural properties of ultrathin polycrystalline and epitaxial TiN films grown by reactive dc magnetron sputtering
MRS Proc.
Coexistence of Universal and Topological Anomalous Hall Effects in Metal CrO2 Thin Films in the Dirty Limit
Physical Review Letters
2008
A d.c. magnetic metamaterial
Nature Materials
Interface properties of Pb/InAs planar structures for Andreev spectroscopy
Applied Physics Letters
Digital smoothing of the Langmuir probe I-V characteristic
Review of Scientific Instruments
2007
Preparation of InAs(001) surface for spin injection via a chemical route
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics
Temperature insensitivity of the spin-polarization in Co2MnSi films on GaAs (001)
New Journal of Physics
Electrical characterization of MgO tunnel barriers grown on InAs (001) epilayers
Applied Physics Letters
The spin polarization of CrO2 revisited
Applied Physics Letters
2006
Prospects for detection of spin accumulation using submicron planar Andreev array spectroscopy
Applied Physics Letters
2005
Control of diabatic versus adiabatic field dissociation in a heavy Rydberg system
Physical Review Letters
Optical pumping and electromagnetically induced transparency in a lithium vapour
Journal of Optics B-Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
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Thin films
Nanotechnology
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