Kechrakos Dimitris

Professor

Department of Education
School of Pedagogical & Technological Education (ASPETE)

e-mail: dkehrakos-at-aspete.gr
Homepage: http://users.aspete.gr/dkehrakos

Education

• 1985 : B.Sc. in Physics, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Athens, GR
• 1989 : PhD in Theoretical Physics, Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Univ. of Oxford, UK

Research Interests

• Magnetic Skyrmions: Statics, Dynamics and Electrical Detection (Monte Carlo, LLG Dynamics, Green function Methods)
• Spin-dependent ballistic transport in magnetic nanostructures (Lattice Green Function methods)
• Magnetic Hysteresis of nanostructured materials(Monte Carlo, LLG Dynamics).

Teaching

• Modern Physics (ASPETE, 2013 – )
• Physics (ASPETE, 1996–)

Selected Publications

1. D. Kechrakos,  V. Puliafito,  A. Riveros, J. Liu,  W. Jiang, M. Carpentieri, R. Tomasello, G. Finocchio, “Skyrmions in nanorings: a versatile platform for Skyrmionics“, Phys. Rev. Applied, 20, 044039 (2023)
2. D. Kechrakos, A. Patsopoulos and L. Tzannetou “Magnetic skyrmions in cylindrical ferromagnetic nanostructures with chiral interactions”, Phys.Rev. B 102(5) 054439 (2020)
3. F. Nasirpouri, S.M. Peighambari-Sattari, C. Bran, E.M. Palmero, E. Berganza Eguiarte, M. Vazquez, A. Patsopoulos and D. Kechrakos, “Geometrically designed domain wall trap in tri-segmented Nickel nanowires for spintronics devices”, Scientific Reports 9, 9010 (2019)
4. A. Patsopoulos and D. Kechrakos, “Monte Carlo study of the exchange bias effect in Co/CoO core-shell nanowires”, Nanotechnology, 28, 285701 (2017)
5. P. Nieves, D. Kechrakos and O. Chubykalo-Fesenko, “Field-dependent energy barriers in Co/CoO ore-shell nanoparticles”, Phys. Rev. B 93, 064432 (2016)
6. V. Dimitriadis, D. Kechrakos, O. Chubykalo-Fesenko, V. Tsiantos, “Shape-dependent exchange bias effect in magnetic nanoparticles with core-shell morphology”, Phys. Rev. B 92, 064420 (2015)