Magnetism: From Fundamentals to Nanoscale Dynamics

by Joachim Stöhr, Hans Christoph Siegmann

Overview

This text book gives a comprehensive account of magnetism, one of the oldest yet most vibrant fields of physics. Perhaps uniquely, it discusses spin transport and magnetization dynamics phenomena associated with atomically and spin engineered nano-structures. It does this against the backdrop of spintronics and magnetic storage and memory applications. In addition to summarizing developments in this new field of research the book also discusses magnetism applying synchrotron radiation. In short, the book reviews the fundamental physical concepts of the subject and uses them in a coherent fashion to explain some of the problems and applications at the forefront of magnetism. The book is written for undergraduate and graduate level students, and it should also serve as a state-of-the-art reference for scientists in academia and research laboratories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540302827
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	09/15/2006
Series:	Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences , #152
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	822
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.06(d)

Table of Contents

Fields and Moments.- Electric Fields, Currents, and Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Moments and their Interactions with Magnetic Fields.- Time Dependent Fields.- Polarized Electromagnetic Waves.- History and Concepts of Magnetic Interactions.- Exchange, Spin–Orbit, and Zeeman Interactions.- Electronic and Magnetic Interactions in Solids.- Polarized Electron and X-Ray Techniques.- Polarized Electrons and Magnetism.- Interactions of Polarized Photons with Matter.- X-rays and Magnetism: Spectroscopy and Microscopy.- Properties of and Phenomena in the Ferromagnetic Metals.- The Spontaneous Magnetization, Anisotropy, Domains.- Magnetism of Metals.- Topics in Contemporary Magnetism.- Surfaces and Interfaces of Ferromagnetic Metals.- Electron and Spin Transport.- Ultrafast Magnetization Dynamics.