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Over the last few decades magnetism has seen an enormous expansion into a variety of different areas of research, notably the magnetism of several classes of novel materials that share with truly ferromagnetic materials only the presence of magnetic moments.
Volume 21 of the Handbook of Magnetic Materials, like the preceding volumes, has a dual purpose. With contributions from leading authorities in the field, it includes a variety of topics which are intended as self-contained introductions to a given area in the field of magnetism without requiring recourse to the published literature. It is also intended as a reference for scientists active in magnetism research, providing readers with novel trends and achievements in magnetism. Volume 21 comprises topical review articles covering Heusler compounds, quasicrystalline solids,bulk amorphous alloys and nanocrystalline soft-magnetic alloys. In each of these articles an extensive description is given in graphical as well as in tabular form, much emphasis being placed on the discussion of the experimental material within the framework of physics, chemistry and material science.
Preface to Volume 21
Contents of Volumes 1–20
Contributors
Chapter One. Magnetic Heusler Compounds
1. Introduction
2. Crystal Structure and Atomic Ordering
3. Semiconductors
4. The Slater–Pauling Rule
5. Half-Metallic Ferromagnets
6. Heusler Compounds in Devices for Spintronic Applications
7. Tetragonal Heusler Compounds
8. Summary and Outlook
References
Chapter Two. Magnetic Properties of Quasicrystals and Their Approximants
1. Introduction
2. Magnetism in QCs
3. Al-Based QCs and APs
4. QCs and APs Not Based on Al
5. Summary
References
Chapter Three. Bulk Metallic Glasses
1. Introduction
2. Glass-Forming Ability and Formation Mechanisms
3. Features of Glassy Structures
4. Thermal Stability
5. Mechanical Properties
6. Magnetic Properties
7. Corrosion Resistance
8. Applications
9. Future Prospects
References
Chapter Four. Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Alloys Two Decades of Progress
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Alloy Processing
3. Alloy Design Considerations
4. Phase Transformations, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics
5. Structural and Microstructural Characterization
6. Magnetic Property Characterization
7. Other Physical Properties
8. Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Author Index
Subject Index
Materials Index
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