Magnetic Materials and Spintronics: Recent Advances

This lecture covers recent advances in magnetic materials and spintronics, including manipulating magnetization with light pulses, essentials for high-density magnetic random-access memory, and deep neural networks with nanoscale spintronic oscillators. It also explores iron garnet thin films for spintronic and photonic devices, hysteresis design for efficient energy conversion, inverse design of new magnets, nano-scale skyrmions, and atomic-scale spin textures. Students are expected to present key concepts, cite references, and engage in discussions. The instructors discussed various topics such as skyrmion formation, magnetic tunnel junctions, and the concept of artificial synapses and neurons.