Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in high magnetic fields is an important method in characterizing various materials such as Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs), promising molecular species for future data storage. This method allows studying Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) phenomenon in SMMs with very large zero-field splitting (ZFS), mainly based on transition metal complexes or lanthanides, in which conventional EPR systems do not provide experimental access to the magnetic resonance transitions. Besides, it presents an ideal experimental technique that can investigate the band structure and electronic properties of novel 2D materials such as graphene. The method of FTIR spectroscopy in high magnetic fields is mediated by compact FTIR magneto-spectroscopic setup built at CEITEC BUT, on which a variety of magneto-optical measurements will be performed after its testing and optimization.
Supervisor: Ing. Jana Dubnická Midlíková