Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

                                                                      Dublin January 2017

                                                                       J.M.D. COEY


 

Chapter 1: Introduction

1. A Brief History of Magnetism 

2. Magnetism and Hysteresis 

3. Magnet Applications 

4. Magnetism, Physics and Technology

 Chapter 2: Magnetostatics

1. The Magnetic Dipole Moment 

2. Magnetic Fields 

3. Maxwell’s Equations 

4. Magnetic Field Calculations 

5. Magnetostatic Energy and Force

 Chapter 3: Magnetism of the Electron

1. Orbital and Spin Moments 

2. Magnetic Field Effects 

3. Theory of Electronic Magnetism 

4. Magnetism of Electrons in Solids

 Chapter 4: Magnetism of the Localized Electrons on the Atom

1. The hydrogenic atom and angular momentum 

2. The many-electron atom 

3. Spin-orbit coupling

4. The Zeeman interaction 

5. Ions in solids 

6. Paramagnetism 

Chapter 5: Ferromagnetism 

1. Mean field theory

2. Exchange interactions 

3. Band magnetism 

4. Beyond mean-field theory 

5. Anisotropy 

6. Ferromagnetic phenomena

Chapter 6: Antiferromagnetism and Other Magnetic Order

1. Mean Field Theory of Antiferromagnetism

2. Ferrimagnets 

3. Frustration 

4. Amorphous Magnets

5. Spin Glasses

6. Magnetic Model Compounds

Chapter 7: Micromagnetism, domains and hysteresis

1. Micromagnetic energy

2. Domain theory

3. Reversal, pinning and nucleation

Chapter 8: Nanoscale Magnetism 

1. Characteristic length scales 

2. Thin films

3. Thin film heterostructures 

4. Wires and needles 

5. Superparamagnetism 

6. Bulk nanostructures 

Chapter 9: Magnetic Resonance 

1. Electron paramagnetic resonance

2. Ferromagnetic resonance 

3. Nuclear magnetic resonance

4. Other resonance methods

Chapter 10: Experimental Methods

1.Materials preparation 

2. Magnetic fields 

3. Atomic-scale magnetism 

4. Domain-scale measurements 

5. Bulk magnetization measurement

6. Excitations 

7. Numerical methods 

Chapter 11: Magnetic Materials

1. 3d metals and alloys

2. Intermetallic compounds 

3. Interstitial compounds 

4. Ferromagnetic oxides 

5. Antiferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic oxides

6. Amorphous materials 

7. Rare earths 

8. Miscellaneous materials 

Chapter 12: Applications of Soft Magnets

1. Losses

2. Materials 

3. Static Applications 

4. Low-frequency Applications

5. High-frequency Applications 

Chapter 13: Applications of Hard Magnets

1. Magnetic Circuits 

2. Materials 

3. Static Applications 

4. Dynamic Applications with Mechanical Recoil

5. Dynamic Applications with Active Recoil

6. Microsystems 

Chapter 14: Spin Electronics and Magnetic Recording

1. Spin currents 

2. Sensors 

3. Memory 

4. Logic

5. Spin transistors

6. Magnetic recording 

Chapter 15: Special Topics

1. Magnetic Liquids

2. Magnetoelectrochemistry 

3. Magnetic Levitation 

4. Magnetism in Biology and Medecine 

5. Planetary and Cosmic Magnetism