Magnetic Nanostructures

Ernesto E. Marinero (auth.), Prof. Dr. Bekir Aktaş, Dr. Faik Mikailov, Prof. Dr. Lenar Tagirov (eds.)9783540493341, 3540493344

This volume, written by a team of foremost experts, addresses the exciting and rapidly developing topic of nanostructured magnetic materials. It combines modern topics in nanoscale magnetism with issues relating to the fabrication and characterization of magnetic nanostructures. The chapters describe a wide range of physical aspects, together with theoretical and experimental methods. “Magnetic Nanostructures” will be of interest to researchers and specialists both in academic and industrial research. Graduate students will also find in this book an accessible introduction to the essential issues.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-VIII
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Materials Challenges for Tb/in 2 Magnetic Recording….Pages 3-6
Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy: Quantitative & Non-Invasive Imaging and Magnetometry of Magnetic Materials at 50 nm Scale….Pages 7-14
Self-Assembled FePt Nanoparticle Arrays as Potential High-Density Recording Media….Pages 15-28
Magnetophotonic Crystals….Pages 29-43
Front Matter….Pages 45-45
Selective Removal of Atoms as Basis for Ultra-High Density Nano-Patterned Magnetic and Other Media….Pages 47-63
Magnetization Reversal Studies of Periodic Magnetic Arrays via Scattering Methods….Pages 65-96
Finite-Temperature Simulations for Magnetic Nanostructures….Pages 97-117
Front Matter….Pages 119-119
The Influence of Substrate Treatment on the Growth Morphology and Magnetic Anisotropy of Epitaxial CrO 2 Films….Pages 121-132
Antiferromagnetic Interlayer Exchange Coupling Across Epitaxial Si Spacers….Pages 133-145
Magnetic Tunneling Junctions — Materials, Geometry and Applications….Pages 147-165
Magnetic Anisotropies in Ultra-Thin Iron Films Grown on the Surface-Reconstructed GaAs Substrate….Pages 167-184
Front Matter….Pages 185-185
New Domain Biasing Techniques for Nanoscale Magneto-Electronic Devices….Pages 187-208