Magnetism and Structure in Systems of Reduced Dimension

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
An Historical Perspective of Key Issues in the Magnetism and Structure of Systems of Reduced Dimensions....Pages 1-10
Advances in Magnetic Disk Storage Technology....Pages 11-23
A Time-Resolved Spleem Study of Magnetic Microstructure in Ultrathin Co Films on W(110)....Pages 25-31
Magnetic Domains in Ultrathin Epitaxial Films Observed by Spin-Polarized Scanning Electron Microscopy....Pages 33-44
Magnetic-Sensitive Scanning Probe Microscopy....Pages 45-54
Morphology and Structure of Ultrathin Co- and Au-Films Grown on Ru(0001) Substrates....Pages 55-66
Stabilization of Metastable Phases by Epitaxy....Pages 67-78
Real-Time Rheed Studies of Epitaxial Co-Cr Superlattices....Pages 79-85
Interlayer Coupling and its Relation to Growth and Structure....Pages 87-100
Sempa Studies of Oscillatory Exchange Coupling....Pages 101-112
Giant Magnetoresistance in Transition Metal Multilayers....Pages 113-128
Perpendicular Magnetoresistance in Ag/Co and Cu/Co Multilayers....Pages 129-142
Theory of the Perpendicular Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Multilayers....Pages 143-154
The Influence of Magnetism and Structure on Transport Properties and Interlayer Coupling of Systems in Reduced Dimensions....Pages 155-164
Magnetic and Magnetotransport Properties of Epitaxial (100)Fe/Pd Superlattices....Pages 165-174
Bilinear and Biquadratic Exchange Coupling in BCC Fe/Cu/Fe Trilayers. Exchange Coupling in Fe Whisker/Cr/Fe(001) Structures....Pages 175-193
What Rare Earths Teach about Thin Film Magnetism....Pages 195-199
Effects of Structure and Chemical Ordering on Magneto Optical Spectra in the Co 1-x Pt x Alloy System....Pages 201-213
Chemical Ordering and Magnetic Anisotropy in MBE-Grown Co/Pt Multilayers....Pages 215-227
EXAFS Study of Magnetic Metal Overlayers....Pages 229-241
Spin-Dependent Empty Electronic States at Magnetic Surfaces....Pages 243-255
Exchange-Coupling Between Ferromagnets Across Non-Metallic Amorphous Spacer-Layers: Si and SiO....Pages 257-268
Investigation of Magnetic Microstructure in Films and Multilayers by Transmission Electron Microscopy....Pages 269-277
Magnetoresistance of Spin-Valve Sandwiches and Multilayers (Experiments and Theories)....Pages 279-294
Oscillatory Interlayer Exchange Interaction and Magnetoresistance in Co/Cu and Fe/Cu Systems....Pages 295-308
NMR Studies in Layered Magnetic Structures....Pages 309-321
Magneto-Transport Phenomena of Multilayers with two Magnetic Components....Pages 323-333
Thermoelectric Power of Magnetic Multilayers....Pages 335-342
Magnetoresistance Interpretation and Magnetization Processes in Co-Re and Co-Cu Multilayers....Pages 343-358
Magnetic Nanoparticles: Different Systems for a Patchwork of New Effects in Magnetism....Pages 359-376
Magnetic Properties of Sub-Micron Particles....Pages 377-379
Giant Magnetoresistance in Granular Magnetic Systems....Pages 381-388
Interlayer Exchange Coupling: RKKY Theory and Beyond....Pages 389-399
Recent Developments in the Theory of Oscillatory Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Multilayers....Pages 401-410
Magnetic Properties of Ferro/Antiferro-Magnetic Based Sandwiches....Pages 411-424
Structure, Defects, Growth Modes and Magnetic Interlayer Coupling in Ni-Based Multilayers....Pages 425-438
On the Structural Quality of Co/Cu Trilayers and Superlattices: The Influence of the Template Layer....Pages 439-451
Influence of Growth and Structure on the Magnetism of Epitaxial Cobalt Films on Cu(001)....Pages 453-466
Atomic Moments, Anisotropy and Exchange Coupling in Ultrathin Films: Magnetic Order and Structure....Pages 467-480
Magnetism and Structure of Gd Monolayers an AC Susceptibility Investigation....Pages 481-487
X-Ray Studies of Magnetic Superlattices....Pages 489-501
Back Matter....Pages 503-509