Handbook of Magnetism and Advanced Magnetic Materials

Helmut Kronmüller, Stuart Parkin0470022175, 978-0-47002217-7

v. 1. Fundamentals and theory — v. 2. Micromagnetism — v. 3. Novel techniques for characterizing and preparing samples — v. 4. Novel materials — v. 5. Spintronics and magnetoelectronics

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Table of contents :
cover……Page 1
Density-functional Theory of Magnetism……Page 2
Multiband Hubbard Models and the Transition Metals……Page 28
Dynamical Mean-field Theory of Itinerant Electron Magnetism……Page 51
Quantum Monte Carlo Methods……Page 68
Heavy Fermions- Electrons at the Edge of Magnetism……Page 91
The Kondo Effect……Page 145
Orbital Physics in Transition-metal Oxides- Magnetism and Optics……Page 160
Magnetic Spectroscopy……Page 199
X-ray and Neutron Scattering by Magnetic Materials……Page 223
Spin Waves- History and a Summary of Recent Developments……Page 238
Dissipative Magnetization Dynamics Close to the Adiabatic Regime……Page 273
Phase Transitions and Finite Temperature Magnetism- Experiment and Analysis……Page 294
Electron Theory of Finite Temperature Magnetism……Page 323
Theory of Magnetic Phase Transitions……Page 356
Disordered and Frustrated Spin Systems……Page 387
Quantum Phase Transitions……Page 402
Theory of Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy and Magnetoelasticity in Transition-metal Systems……Page 412
Theory of Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy and Magnetoelasticity in 4f and 5f Metals……Page 422
Magnetostriction and Magnetoelasticity Theory- A Modern View……Page 440
Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Multilayers……Page 471
Enhanced Magnetoresistance……Page 497
The Berry Phase in Magnetism and the Anomalous Hall Effect……Page 524
Theory of Spin-dependent Tunneling……Page 543
Magnetism of Low-dimensional Metallic Structures……Page 559
Magnetism of Low-dimensional Systems- Theory……Page 580
Part 9 – Molecular Magnets- Phenomenology and Theory……Page 622
Interplay of Superconductivity and Magnetism……Page 637
Magnetic Superconductors……Page 654
General Micromagnetic Theory……Page 677
Numerical Micromagnetics- Finite Difference Methods……Page 716
Numerical Methods in Micromagnetics (Finite Element Method)……Page 739
Magnetization Dynamics Including Thermal Fluctuations- Basic Phenomenology, Fast Remagnetization Processes and Transitions Over High-energy Barriers……Page 769
Nonlinear Magnetization Dynamics in Nanomagnets……Page 798
Classical Spin Models……Page 832
Magnetization Configurations and Reversal in Small Magnetic Elements……Page 851
Magnetic Properties of Systems of Low Dimensions……Page 887
Domain Wall Propagation in Magnetic Wires……Page 905
Current Induced Domain-wall Motion in Magnetic Nanowires……Page 914
The Motion of Domain Walls in Nanocircuits and its Application to Digital Logic……Page 955
Guided Spin Waves……Page 975
Micromagnetism–Microstructure Relations and the Hysteresis Loop……Page 993
Modeling of Nonlinear Behavior and Hysteresis in Magnetic Materials……Page 1029
Magnetization Dynamics- Thermal-driven Noise in Magnetoresistive Sensors……Page 1050
Magnetic Modes in Circular Thin Film Elements, Experiment and Theory……Page 1059
Nonlinear Multidimensional Spin-wave Excitations in Magnetic Films……Page 1081
Theory of Spin-transfer Torque……Page 1111
Microwave Generation in Magnetic Multilayers and Nanostructures……Page 1131
Spin Structures and Spin Wave Excitations……Page 1156
Domain States Determined by Neutron Refraction and Scattering……Page 1172
Polarized Neutron Reflectivity and Scattering from Magnetic Nanostructures and Spintronic Materials……Page 1198
Synchrotron Radiation Techniques Based on X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism……Page 1269
Ultrafast Magnetodynamics with Lateral Resolution- A View by Photoemission Microscopy……Page 1323
Lorentz Microscopy of Thin-film Systems……Page 1347
Electron Holography of Ferromagnetic Materials……Page 1382
Spin-polarized Low Energy Electron Diffraction……Page 1398
Spin-polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy……Page 1424
Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis……Page 1442
Investigation of Domains and Dynamics of Domain Walls by the Magneto-optical Kerr-effect……Page 1464
Magnetization-induced Second Harmonic Generation……Page 1493
Investigation of Spin Waves and Spin Dynamics by Optical Techniques……Page 1517
Time-resolved Kerr-effect and Spin Dynamics in Itinerant Ferromagnets……Page 1540
Investigation of Ultrathin Ferromagnetic Films by Magnetic Resonance……Page 1565
Spin-polarized Photoelectron Spectroscopy as a Probe of Magnetic Systems……Page 1583
High-energy Surface Spin Waves Studied by Spin-polarized Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy……Page 1606
Scanning Probe Techniques- MFM and SP-STM……Page 1632
Alternative Patterning Techniques- Magnetic Interactions in Nanomagnet Arrays……Page 1655
Chemical Synthesis of Monodisperse Magnetic Nanoparticles……Page 1681
Nanoimprint Technology for Patterned Magnetic Nanostructures……Page 1693
Growth of Magnetic Materials using Molecular Beam Epitaxy……Page 1718
Epitaxial Heusler Alloys on III–V Semiconductors……Page 1739
Crystal Growth of Magnetic Materials……Page 1764
Amorphous Alloys……Page 1801
Soft Magnetic Materials – Nanocrystalline Alloys……Page 1822
Soft Magnetic Bulk Glassy and Bulk Nanocrystalline Alloys……Page 1849
Advanced Soft Magnetic Materials for Power Applications……Page 1866
Rare-earth Intermetallics for Permanent Magnet Applications……Page 1883
Rare-earth Transition-metal Magnets……Page 1907
Rare-earth Nanocrystalline and Nanostructured Magnets……Page 1943
Current Status and Future Development of the Magnetic Materials Industry in China……Page 1973
Ferrimagnetic Insulators……Page 2015
Crystallography and Chemistry of Perovskites……Page 2034
Dilute Magnetic Oxides and Nitrides……Page 2043
Heusler Alloys……Page 2057
Half-metals……Page 2069
Superparamagnetic Particles……Page 2092
Novel Nanoparticulate Magnetic Materials and Structures……Page 2110
Advanced Magnetic Microwires……Page 2124
Template-based Synthesis and Characterization of High-density Ferromagnetic Nanowire Arrays……Page 2158
Magnetic Carbon……Page 2187
Magnetic Ultrathin Films……Page 2213
Hard Magnetic Films……Page 2234
Magneto-optical Materials……Page 2253
Magnetocaloric Materials……Page 2289
Chalcogenides and Pnictides……Page 2304
Magnetostrictive Materials and Magnetic Shape Memory Materials……Page 2327
Ferroelectricity in Incommensurate Magnets……Page 2354
Magnetism and Quantum Criticality in Heavy-Fermion Compounds- Interplay with Superconductivity……Page 2387
Molecular Nanomagnets……Page 2407
Spintronic Biochips for Biomolecular Recognition……Page 2431
Application of Magnetic Particles in Medicine and Biology……Page 2460
Magnetic Tunnel Junctions……Page 2493
Spin Angular Momentum Transfer in Magnetoresistive Nanojunctions……Page 2514
Spin-transfer in High Magnetic Fields and Single Magnetic Layer Nanopillars……Page 2533
Microwave Excitations in Spin Momentum Transfer Devices……Page 2552
Theory of Spin-polarized Current and Spin-transfer Torque in Magnetic Multilayers……Page 2570
High-temperature Superconductivity – Magnetic Mechanisms……Page 2590
Magnetic Polarons……Page 2608
The Kondo Effect in Mesoscopic Quantum Dots……Page 2622
Ferromagnetic Manganite Films……Page 2644
Ferromagnetic Semiconductors……Page 2673
Diluted Ferromagnetic Semiconductors – Theoretical Aspects……Page 2691
Spin Engineering in Quantum Well Structures……Page 2708
Hot Electron Spintronics……Page 2727
Spin-dependent Transport of Carriers in Semiconductors……Page 2745
Semiconductor Spintronic Devices……Page 2759
Theory of Spin Hall Effects in Semiconductors……Page 2773
Manipulation of Spins and Coherence in Semiconductors……Page 2793
Quantum Computing with Spins in Solids……Page 2810
The Magnetic Resonance Force Microscope……Page 2831
Tunneling Magnetoresistance in Semiconductors……Page 2856
Spin-dependent Tunneling- Role of Evanescent and Resonant States……Page 2876
Geometry-driven Magnetoresistance……Page 2892