Overview

Research Interests

• Magnetic nano-structures, composites and metamaterials (modelling and simulation for applications in microwave devices, data storage and data transmission).

• Phase-change materials and devices for data storage and computing.

• Non-destructive inspection (electromagnetic methods and sensors).

• Design of electromagnetic circuits and devices.

PhD projects

I am offering to supervise self-funded PhD students in a wide range of areas in Science and Engineering including:

• High-frequency magnetic nano-structures and metamaterials (for data storage, communications and microwave applications). 

• Spin-wave computing.

• Non-volatile and reconfigurable data storage and computing devices (electronic and photonic using phase-change material).

• Mathematical modelling of multi-scale crystallisation dynamics in phase-change materials.

• Electromagnetic sensors and techniques for high-sensitivity non-destructive inspection of magnetic/steel structures.

Please email Mustafa Aziz for inquiries and further details. You can also visit the University's page on PhD funding. 

Teaching Interests

• Analogue and Digital Electronics

• Electronic design.

• Control Engineering

• C/C++ programming

Administrative roles

• Education lead of Electronic Engineering programmes

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Publications

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2024

• Hara T, Kasahara K, Aziz MM, Manago T. (2024) Spin wave excitation and detection using different meander-shaped antennas: experiment and simulation, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, volume 57, no. 13, pages 135004-135004, DOI:10.1088/1361-6463/ad19b4. [PDF]

2023

• Newman D. (2023) Magnetization Dynamics in Exchange Coupled Multilayers.

2022

• McKeever C, Aziz M. (2022) Effect of Multilayered Structure on the Static and Dynamic Properties of Magnetic Nanospheres, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, DOI:10.1021/acsami.2c05715.

2021

• Aziz M, Abdula R, Al-Dujaili M. (2021) High-Sensitivity, Portable Online Measurement of Defects and Anomalies in Coiled Tubing Strings, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 2021, DOI:10.2118/207228-ms.
• Aziz MM, Edress AI. (2021) Theoretical Analysis of Gap Potential Functions and Corner Saturation in 2-D, Symmetric Magnetic Recording Heads With Tilted Gap Corners (vol 52, pg 1, 2016), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, volume 57, no. 7, DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2021.3088602. [PDF]
• Aziz MM, McKeever C. (2021) Electromagnetic Wave Induced Resonance in Infinitely Long and Hollow Square Cobalt Nano-Prisms, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, DOI:10.1088/1361-6463/ac07dc.

2020

• Aziz MM, McKeever C. (2020) Wide-Band Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and Resonance in Long Cobalt Nanoprisms, Physical Review Applied, volume 13, no. 3, DOI:10.1103/physrevapplied.13.034073.

2019

• McKeever C, Ogrin FY, Aziz MM. (2019) Microwave magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic spherical nanoshells, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, volume 100, no. 5, article no. ARTN 054425, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.100.054425. [PDF]
• Manago T, Aziz MM, Ogrin F. (2019) Influence of the conductivity on spin wave propagation in a Permalloy waveguide, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 126, pages 043904-043904, DOI:10.1063/1.5110202. [PDF]
• Aziz MM, Abdulla R, Al-Dujaili M. (2019) Frequency Response of a Moving Two-Dimensional Defect in Magnetic Flux Leakage Inspection, IEEE Magnetics Letters, volume 10, article no. 2102404, DOI:10.1109/LMAG.2019.2906109.
• Aladool A, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2019) Understanding the Influence of Initial Cluster Size Distribution On Crystallization Dynamics in The Ge2Sb2Te5 Phase-Change Alloy, physica status solidi (b), pages 1800583-1800583, DOI:10.1002/pssb.201800583.

2018

• McKeever C. (2018) Theory and Simulation of the Microwave Response of Concentric Ferromagnetic Shells.
• Shibata K, Kasahara K, Nakayama K, Kruglyak VV, Aziz MM, Manago T. (2018) Dependence of non-reciprocity in spin wave excitation on antenna configuration, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, volume 124, no. 24, article no. ARTN 243901, DOI:10.1063/1.5068722. [PDF]
• Al-Shahrablee AAH. (2018) Reconfigurable three-terminal logic devices using phase-change materials.

2017

• Aladool ASY. (2017) Investigation of crystallization dynamics in phase-change material using the Master rate equation at ultrafast heating rates.
• Aziz MM, Mohamad HJ, Shelford LJ, Al-Jarah UAS, Al-Saigh R, Valkass RAJ, Marmion S, Hickey BJ, Hicken RJ. (2017) Thermally induced magnetization dynamics of optically excited YIG/Cu/Ni81Fe19 trilayers, Physical Review B, volume 96, pages 134431-134431, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.134431.
• Aladool A, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2017) Understanding the importance of the temperature dependence of viscosity on the crystallization dynamics in the Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change material, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 121, pages 224504-224504, DOI:10.1063/1.4985282.
• McKeever C, Ogrin FY, Aziz MM. (2017) Dynamic susceptibility of concentric permalloy rings with opposite chirality vortices, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 121, DOI:10.1063/1.4983759.

2016

• Edress Mohamed AI. (2016) Theory of Symmetry and Asymmetry in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Recording Heads.
• Aziz MM, Edress AI. (2016) Theoretical Analysis of Gap Potential Functions and Corner Saturation in 2-D, Symmetric Magnetic Recording Heads with Tilted Gap Corners, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 52, no. 12, DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2016.2600512.
• Aziz MM, Edress AI, Wright CD. (2016) Approximate Expressions for the Magnetic Potential and Fields of 2-D, Asymmetrical Magnetic Recording Heads, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 52, no. 2, pages 1-12, DOI:10.1109/tmag.2015.2492947. [PDF]

2015

• Younus A, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2015) Modelling the phase-change dynamic during ultrafast laser irradiation, European Phase Change and Ovonic Symposium, E\PCOS2015, Amsterdam, 6th - 8th Sep 2015.
• Chooruang K, Aziz MM. (2015) Estimation of magnetization transition shape using Wiener deconvolution, IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conference, Proceedings/TENCON, volume 2015-January, DOI:10.1109/TENCON.2014.7021868.
• Wang L, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Ying J, Yang GW. (2015) A physics-based three dimensional model for write and read performances of phase-change probe memory, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, volume 15, no. 4, pages 2785-2789, DOI:10.1166/jnn.2015.9220.

2014

• Wang L, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Yang CH, Yang GW. (2014) Optimisation of readout performance of phase-change probe memory in terms of capping layer and probe tip, Electronic Materials Letters, volume 10, no. 6, pages 1045-1049, DOI:10.1007/s13391-014-4021-x.
• Wang L, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Yang CH, Yang GW. (2014) A physics-based three dimensional readout model for phase-change probe memory, Current Applied Physics, volume 14, no. 9, pages 1296-1300, DOI:10.1016/j.cap.2014.06.020.
• Wang L, Wright D, Aziz M, Ying J, Wei Yang G. (2014) A contact resistance model for scanning probe phase-change memory, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, volume 24, no. 3, DOI:10.1088/0960-1317/24/3/037001.
• Wang L, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Yang CH, Yang GW. (2014) Design of an optimised readout architecture for phase-change probe memory using Ge2Sb2Te5 media, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, volume 53, no. 2 PART 1, DOI:10.7567/JJAP.53.028002.

2013

• Wang L, Wright CD, Shah P, Aziz MM, Sebastian A, Pozidis H, Pauza A. (2013) Ultra High Density Scanning Electrical Probe Phase-Change Memory for Archival Storage, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, volume 50, no. 9S1, DOI:10.7567/jjap.50.09md04.
• Wright CD, AU YY, Aziz MM, Bhaskaran H, Cobley R, Rodriguez-Hernandez G, Hosseini P, Pernice WHP, Wang L. (2013) Novel Applications Possibilities for Phase-Change Materials and Devices, European\Phase Change and Ovonics Symposium 2013, Berlin, 8th - 10th Sep 2013, EPCOS Proceedings 2013.
• Wang L, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Ying J, Yang GW. (2013) Optimisation of scanning probe phase-change memory in terms of the thermal conductivities of capping and under layer, EPL, volume 104, no. 5, DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/104/56007.
• Wang L, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Shah P, Yang C, Yang G. (2013) Terabit-per-square-inch scanning probe phase-change memory model based on nucleation-growth theory, Materials Letters, volume 112, pages 51-53, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2013.08.121.
• Chooruang K, Aziz MM. (2013) Experimental studies of shingled recording using contact recording test system, 2013 10th International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology, ECTI-CON 2013, DOI:10.1109/ECTICon.2013.6559498.

2012

• Wright CD, Wang L, Aziz MM, Diosdado JAV, Ashwin P. (2012) Back Cover: Phase‐change processors, memristors and memflectors (Phys. Status Solidi B 10/2012), physica status solidi (b), volume 249, no. 10, DOI:10.1002/pssb.201290026.
• Liu Y, Aziz MM, Shalini A, Wright CD, Hicken RJ. (2012) Crystallization of Ge2Sb2Te5 films by amplified femtosecond optical pulses, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 112, DOI:10.1063/1.4770359. [PDF]
• Wright CD, Wang L, Aziz MM, Vazquez Diosdado JA, Ashwin P. (2012) Phase-change processors, memristors and memflectors, Physics Status Solidi B, volume 249, DOI:10.1002/pssb.201200378.

2011

• Wang L, Wright CD, Shah P, Aziz MM, Sebastian A, Pozidis H, Pauza A. (2011) Ultra High Density Scanning Electrical Probe Phase-Change Memory for Archival Storage, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys, volume 50, pages 1-2, article no. 09MD04, DOI:10.1143/JJAP.50.09MD04. [PDF]
• Wright CD, Aziz MM, Shah P, Wang L. (2011) Scanning probe memories - Technology and applications, CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS, volume 11, no. 2, pages E104-E109, DOI:10.1016/j.cap.2010.11.130. [PDF]
• Wright CD, Liu Y, Kohary KI, Aziz MM, Hicken RJ. (2011) Arithmetic and biologically-inspired computing using phase-change materials, Adv Mater, volume 23, no. 30, pages 3408-3413, DOI:10.1002/adma.201101060. [PDF]

2010

• Chooruang K. (2010) Studies of Signal and Noise Properties of Perpendicular Recording Media.
• Wright CD, Ashawaraya S, Ashwin P, Aziz MM, Hicken RJ, Kohary K, Liu Y, Marmier ASH, Shah P, Vazquez Diosdado J. (2010) Phase-change technologies: from PCRAM to probe-storage to processors, European Phase Change and Ovonics Science Symposium 2010. [PDF]
• Wright CD, Wang L, Shah P, Aziz MM, Varesi E, Bez R, Moroni M, Cazzaniga F. (2010) The Design of Re-Writeable Ultra-High Density Scanning-Probe Phase-Change Memories, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, volume PP, no. 99, DOI:10.1109/TNANO.2010.2089638. [PDF]
• Aziz MM, Newman DM, Sidwell A, Wears ML, Wright CD. (2010) Localised electro-thermal processing: a new route to the patterning of magnetic recording media, Nanotechnology, volume 21, no. 50, article no. 505303, DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/21/50/505303. [PDF]
• Wright CD, Shah P, Wang L, Aziz MM, Sebastian A, Pozidis H. (2010) Write strategies for multi-Terabit per square inch scanned-probe phase-change memories, Applied Physics Letters, volume 97, no. 17, article no. 173104, DOI:10.1063/1.3506584. [PDF]

2009

• Aziz MM. (2009) Sub nanosecond electromagnetic-micromagnetic dynamic simulations using the finite-difference time-domain method, Progress in Electromagnetics Research (PIER) B, volume 15, pages 1-29, DOI:10.2528/PIERB09042304. [PDF]

2008

• Recio G. (2008) High Speed Switching in Magnetic Recording Thin-Film Heads.
• Aziz MM, Belmont MR, Wright CD. (2008) Ultra-Fast Heating and Resolution of Recorded Crystalline Marks In Phase-Change Media, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 104, no. 10, article no. 104912, DOI:10.1063/1.3028269.
• Belmont MR, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2008) The effect of thermal anisotropies during crystallization in phase-change recording media, J APPL PHYS, volume 104, no. 4, article no. 044901, DOI:10.1063/1.2968447.

2006

• Wright CD, Armand M, Aziz MM. (2006) Terabit-per-square-inch data storage using phase-change media and scanning electrical nanoprobes, IEEE Transactions On Nanotechnology, volume 5, no. 1, pages 50-61, DOI:10.1109/TNANO.2005.861400.
• Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2006) An analytical model for nanoscale electrothermal probe recording on phase-changing media, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 99, no. 3, pages 034301-1-034301-12, DOI:10.1063/1.2165408.

2005

• Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2005) A slope-theory approach to electrical probe recording on phase-change media, Journal of Applied Physics, volume 97, no. 10, DOI:10.1063/1.1904156.

2004

• Wright CD, Armand M, Aziz MM, Senkader S, Yu W. (2004) Understanding the electro-thermal and phase-transformation processes in phase-change materials for data storage applications, MRS Proceedings, volume 803, pages 61-72.
• Wright CD, Armand M, Aziz MM, Senkader S, Yu W. (2004) Understanding the electro-thermal and phase-transformation processes in phase-change materials for data storage applications, MRS Proceedings, volume 803, pages 61-72.

2003

• Armand M, Wright CD, Aziz MM. (2003) Electro-thermal process for probe storage on phase-change media, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, pages 175-177.
• Senkader S, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2003) A model for phase-change process in GeSbTe thin-films used for optical and electrical data storage, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, pages 70-72.
• Armand M, Wright CD, Aziz MM. (2003) Electro-thermal process for probe storage on phase-change media, Optical Data Storage, Optical Data Storage, DOI:10.1364/ods.2003.tue15. [PDF]
• Middleton BK, Aziz M. (2003) Magnetic Recording: Rigid Media, Recording Properties, Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology, Elsevier, 4923-4927, DOI:10.1016/B0-08-043152-6/00856-1. [PDF]
• Armand M, Wright CD, Aziz MM, Senkader S. (2003) Understanding the electrothermal processes involved in probe storage on phase-change media, Proceedings SPIE, volume 5069, pages 150-157.
• Senkader S, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2003) A model for the phase-change process in GeSbTe thin films used for optical and electrical data storage, Proceedings SPIE, volume 5069, pages 98-104.
• Aziz MM, Middleton B, Miles JJ. (2003) Correlations and noise in magnetic recording media, IEE PROCEEDINGS-SCIENCE MEASUREMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, volume 150, no. 5, pages 244-246, DOI:10.1049/ip-smt:20030823.
• Senkader S, Aziz MM, Wright CD. (2003) A model for the phase-change process in GeSbTe thin films used for optical and electrical data storage, Proceedings SPIE, volume 5069, pages 98-104.
• Aziz MM, Middleton BK, Wright CD. (2003) Signal-to-noise ratios in recorded patterned media, "IEE Proceedings Science, Measurements and Technology", volume 150, no. 5, pages 232-236, DOI:10.1049/ip-smt:20030865.
• Middleton BK, Aziz MM, Speliotis DE. (2003) Medium Magnetizations for Longitudinal High-Density Digital Recording, IEEE Trans. Magn, volume 39, no. 1, pages 581-583, DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2002.806350.

2002

• Aziz MM, Middleton BK, Miles JJ. (2002) Particle dispersion and noise in metal particle tapes, INTERMAG Europe 2002 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference, DOI:10.1109/INTMAG.2002.1000643.
• Aziz MM, Wright CD, Middleton BK, Du H, Vorathitikul V, Valera-Perez J, Gonzalez-Arcelus I. (2002) Signal and noise characterestics of patterned media, INTERMAG Europe 2002 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference, DOI:10.1109/INTMAG.2002.1001306.
• Aziz MM, Middleton BK, Miles JJ. (2002) Particle distributions and noise in metal particle tapes, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, volume 38, no. 5, pages 1901-1903, DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2002.802828.
• Aziz MM, Du H, Middleton BK, Wright CD. (2002) Signal and noise characteristics of patterned media, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 38, no. 5, pages 1964-1966, DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2002.802787.
• Aziz MM, Middleton BK, Miles JJ. (2002) Autocorrelation analysis of particle magnetization in erased particulate media, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 38, no. 1, pages 279-287, DOI:10.1109/20.990119.

2001

• Middleton BK, Aziz M. (2001) Tutorial Overview of Digital Recording Systems, Magnetic Storage Systems Beyond 2000, Springer Science & Business Media, 1-23, DOI:10.1007/978-94-010-0624-8_1.
• Middleton BK, Miles JJ, Aziz MM. (2001) Switching times and transition widths in digital recording theory, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 37, no. 4 I, pages 1327-1329, DOI:10.1109/20.950831.
• Middleton BK, Miles JJ, Aziz MM. (2001) An analytical model of the vector digital magnetic recording process in isotropic thin media, JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, volume 34, no. 6, pages 879-883, DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/34/6/308.

2000

• Middleton BK, Aziz MM, Miles JJ. (2000) Hysteresis loops and transition shapes during recording, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, volume 36, no. 1, pages 404-405.
• Middleton BK, Aziz MM, Miles JJ. (2000) Accuracy of expressions for the magnetic field of a ring head, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, volume 36, no. 4, pages 2073-2076.

1999

• Wilton DT, Middleton BK, Aziz MM. (1999) Exact harmonic coefficients for a magnetic ring head, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, volume 35, no. 3, pages 2043-2046.
• Aziz MM, Middleton BK, Miles JJ. (1999) The effect of finite pole lengths of replay heads on the signal and noise characteristics of thin film recording media, JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, volume 193, no. 1-3, pages 458-461.
• Aziz MM, Middleton BK, Miles JJ. (1999) The nature of recorded magnetisation transitions in thin film media, JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, volume 193, no. 1-3, pages 448-451.

1998

• Wdowin M, Miles JJ, Middleton BK, Aziz M. (1998) Magnetization reconstruction from differential phase contrast lorentz microscopy and magnetic force microscopy, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 34, no. 4 PART 2, pages 2324-2333, DOI:10.1109/20.703872.
• Middleton BK, Miles JJ, Aziz MM. (1998) High-density recording on magnetic thin film disk media, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, volume 188, no. 1-2, pages 248-259, DOI:10.1016/S0304-8853(98)00172-3.
• Middleton BK, Aziz MM, Wdowin M, Miles JJ. (1998) Recorded magnetization distributions in thin film disk media, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, volume 34, no. 4, pages 2339-2342.

1997

• Fung T, Middleton BK, Miles JJ, Aziz M. (1997) Transition shape and nonlinear effects in digital magnetic recording on thin film media, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, volume 30, no. 10, pages 1483-1488, DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/30/10/015.

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