Guimarães Principles of Nanomagnetism

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-642-01482-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 230 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: NanoScience and Technology

The ?eld of Nanomagnetism is a young branch of the study of magnetic phenomena, phenomena that have been a source of amazement and stimulus for speculation for more than 3,000 years [1]. Nanomagnetism, despite being a young area, has already affected every sphere of human activity, through its fundamental contribution to make the computer an ubiquitous instrument for communication, control of industrial processes, medical diagnosis, scienti?c investigation, or leisure. The studies of particulate and thin ?lm magnetic media and other related questions led to improvements that have mul- plied, in ?ve decades, the amount of data that can be encoded into a unitary area by some 50 million times. The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg, is an important recognition of the extraordinary achievements of the research in Na- magnetism. The unfolding revolution brought about by Spintronics is intimately c- nected, and enhances the relevance of these developments. Nanomagnetism already encompasses a very wide range of remarkable pr- erties and phenomena, as illustrated in the case of thin ?lms, for example, by the volumes of the series on Ultrathin Magnetic Structures [2].

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guimarães, Alberto P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Basis of Nanomagnetism.- Magnetic Domains.- Magnetism of Small Particles.- Magnetism of Thin Films and Multilayers.- to Magnetotransport.- Magnetism of Nanodisks, Nanorings, and Nanowires.- Magnetic Recording.

Über Autor(innen)

Alberto P. Guimarães obtained his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK and is currently professor of Physics at the Brazilian Center for Physical Research (CBPF) in Rio de Janeiro.