Forward
Preface
List of Contributors
1 Adanced Magnetic Force Microscopy Tips for Imaging Domains
1.1 Introduction1
1.2 Magnetic Force Microscopy
1.2.1 Basic Operating Principles of MFM
1.2.2 Force Gradient Detection
1.2.3 Sensitivity and Resolution
1.2.4 Tip\|Sample Interaction4
1.2.5 Force Sensor
1.3 Development of Advanced MFM Tips
1.3.1 High Coercivity CoPt MFM Tips
1.3.2 Superparamagnetic and Low Stray Magnetic Field MFM Tips
1.3.3 Electron\|Beam\|Induced\|Deposited (EBID)MFM Tips
1.3.4 oint\|Dipole MFM Tips
1.3.5 ocused Ion Beam Milling MFM Tips
References
2 Lorentz Microscopy and Holography Characterization of Magnetic Materials
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Instrumentation
2.3 Analytical Electron Microscopy for Structure Characterization
2.3.1 Outline of Current Analytical Electron Microscopy
2.3.2 Thickness Measurement by EELS
2.3.3 Elemental Mapping with EDS
2.4 Lorentz Microscopy on Magnetic Domain Structure
2.4.1 Principles of Lorentz Microscopy
2.4.2 Lorentz Microscopy Using Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopes
2.4.3 Lorentz Microscopy Using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes
2.5 Principles and Application of Electron Holography
2.5.1 Principles of Electron Holography
2.5.2 Practice of Electron Holography
2.5.3 Application of Electron Holography
2.6 Concluding Remarks
References
3 Characterization of Magnetic Materials by Means of Neutron Scattering
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Cross Section Formalism
3.1.2 Polarized Neutron Beam Instrumentation
3.1.3 The Polarization of the Scattered Beam
3.2 Elastic Magnetic Scattering
3.2.1 SmallAngle Scattering
3.2.2 Neutron Diffraction
3.2.3 Reflection of Neutrons from Magnetic Surfaces and Interfaces
3.3 Inelastic Magnetic Scattering
3.3.1 Studies of Elementary Excitations by Tripleaxis Spectroscopy
3.3.2 Detection of Slow Motions by Neutron Spin Echo
3.4 Summaries
References
4 Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy of Nanostructured Magnetic Materials
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Specimen Preparation
5 M *ssbauer Spectroscopy Characterization of Soft Magnetic Nanocrystalline Alloys
6 Atom Probe Characterization of Microstructures of Nanocrystalline and Nanocomposite Magnetic Materials
7 ItinerantElectron Metamagnetism310
8 Modeling of Hysteresis in Magnetic Materials372
9 Coarse-graining and Hierarchical Simulation of Magnetic Materials: the Fast Multipole Method
10 Numerical Simulation of Quasistatic and Dynamic Remagnetization Processes with Special Applications to Thin Films and Nanoparticles
11 Preisach Model and Simulation of Relaxation Kinetics
12 Antiferromagnetism of Mn Alloys