1 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties of Advanced Magnetic Material
1.1Introduction1
1.2Intrinsic Properties
1.2.1Magnetic Moment
1.2.2Exchange
1.2.3Magnetization and Magnetic Order
1.2.4Itinerant Magnetism
1.2.5Magnetic Anisotropy
1.3Extrinsic Properties
1.3.1Coherent Rotation
1.3.2Domains and Domain Walls
1.3.3Coercivity
1.4Magnetic Materials
1.5Magnetic Nanostructures
1.6Conclusions49
Appendix 1.1Magnetic Units
References
2 Magnetism in Ultrathin Films and Beyond
2.1Introduction
2.2Fabrication
2.2.1Ultrathin Films
2.2.2Wires
2.2.3Dots
2.3Magnetic Properties in Low Dimensional Systems
2.3.1Metastable Structures64
2.3.2Dimensionality and Phase Transition
2.3.3Surface/Interface Electronic Structure
2.3.4Quantum Size Effects
2.3.5Domains and Domain Walls
2.4Conclusions
References
3 Classical and Quantum Magnetization Reversal Studied in Nanometer\|Sized Particles and Clusters
4 Micromagnetic Simulation of Dynamic and Thermal Effects
5 Magnetic Relaxation and Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization
6 Nanostructured Exchange\|Coupled Magnets
7 High\|Field Investigations on Exchange Coupling in R\|Fe Intermetallicsand Hard/Soft Nanocomposite Magnets
8 Fabrication and Magnetic Properties of Nanometer\|Scale Particle Arrays
9 Processing and Modeling of Novel Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Materials
Index374