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Project ID: P/ANL--000471 
Project Title: Materials Science: Magnetic Thin Films 
Project Description: The goals of this program are to synthesize, characterize and study physical and metallurgical properties of magnetic films, including artificially layered superlattices, sandwiches, wedges, ultrathin films, surfaces, high-energy-product permanent magnet films and other magnetic nanostructures and heterostructures in confined geometries. Argonne explores modifications of materials properties as a function of preparation conditions and film thickness. Films are grown via sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Argonne explores spring magnet heterostructures, permanent magnet films, giant magnetoresistive (GMR) materials, magneto-optic films, and magnetic heterostructures formed with superconductors, insulators and antiferromagnets. Argonne uses the surface magneto-optic Kerr effect (SMOKE) and synchrotron radiation as probes of magneticfilms, and operate Brillouin and Raman scattering facilities. Basic magnetization, magnetotransport, and magneto-optic mechanisms and phenomena are studied. This program is part of a larger effort on colossal magnetoresistance, the DOE Center for Synthesis and Processing for Nanocomposite Magnets and the jumpstart plan for the Center for Nanoscale materials. 
Funding Mechanism: M&O 
Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38 
Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (ANL) 
Web Site: www.anl.gov 
Principal Investigators:
Name Affiliation
Crabtree, George W. ANL
Performance Location City: Lemont 
Performance Location Zip: 60439-4832 
Point of Contact: Crabtree, G.W.
POC Phone: 630-252-5509
POC Email: cirillor@anl.gov
Start Date: 1993-10-31 
Sponsoring Office:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) 
Budgeting and Reporting Codes:
FY BR Code Funding Program Total Amount
2008 KC0201010 SC $152,000.00
2008 KC0202020 SC $1,598,000.00
2007 KC0202020 SC $1,722,000.00
2006 KC0202020 SC $2,270,000.00
2005 0KC020202 UNKNOWN $1,561,000.00
2004 0KC020202 UNKNOWN $802,000.00
2003 KC0202020 SC $794,000.00
2002 KC0202020 SC $906,000.00
2001 KC0202020 SC $1,087,000.00
2000 KC0202020 SC $1,074,000.00
1999 KC0202020 SC $825,000.00
1998 KC0202020 ER $799,000.00
1997 KC0202020 ER $714,000.00
1996 KC0202020 ER $760,000.00
1995 KC0202020 ER $815,000.00
Research Type: B  
Date Entered: 1995-11-14 
Last Update: 2009-10-14 

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Last Updated: November 18, 2009