edited by Farzad Nasirpouri (Sahand University of Technology, Iran) & Alain Nogaret (University of Bath, UK)

Spintronics manipulates individual magnetic moments to integrate logic functions and non-volatile information storage on the same platform. As is often the case in condensed matter science, advances are made through the synthesis of novel materials and high quality new physics materials. Giant magnetoresistance and dilute magnetic semiconductors are two such examples. However, the remarkable potential of spintronics for quantum computation faces major challenges when it comes to controlling simultaneously several qbits encoded in magnetic moments.

After a brief introduction to concepts in nanomagnetism and spintronics, the text reviews recent techniques and their achievements in the synthesis and fabrication of magnetic nanostructures. The methods presented here emphasize bottom up or top down approaches for nanodots, nanowires and thin films. They include: focused ion beam irradiation, electron beam-induced chemical vapour deposition, chemical, and electrochemical methods. The later part of the book reviews magnetoelectric materials, the giant magnetoresistance in magnetic superlattices, dynamics effects in spin transfer torque oscillators, dilute magnetic oxides, rare earth nitrides with nuclear resonance scattering, and Mössbauer spectroscopy in spintronics. Finally, the last part of this book discusses applications to magnetic storage and bio-magnetism.

Nanomagnetism and Spintronics will be useful to graduate students and researchers and engineers in the field of nanoscience.

• Introduction:
  • Concepts in Nanomagnetism and Spintronics (F Nasirpouri & A Nogaret)
• Fabrication and Growth:
  • Artificial Magnetic Domain Structures Realised by Focussed Ion Beam Irradiation (S Bending et al.)
  • Fabrication of Magnetic Nanostructures by Electron Beam Induced Deposition (M Takeguchi & M Shimojo)
  • Preparation of Magnetic Nanoparticles Using Chemical Route and Functionalization for Medical Applications (Y Ichiyanagi)
  • Electrodeposition as a Fabrication Method of Magnetic Nanostructures (L Péter & I Bakonyi)
• Materials and Characterisation:
  • Magnetoelectric Materials for Spintronics (F Mikailzade)
  • GMR in Electrodeposited Superlattices (G Nabiyouni)
  • Introduction to Spin Transfer Torque (C Baraduc et al.)
  • Spintronics Potential of Rare-Earth Nitrides (B J Ruck)
  • Dilute Magnetic Oxides: Current Status and Prospects (K Yates)
  • Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Spintronics (S Kamali)
  • Nuclear Resonance Scattering and Its Applications in Spintronics (S Kamali)
• Applications:
  • Bionanomagnetism (P Svedlindh et al.)
  • Domain Walls for Logic and Data Storage Applications (C C Faulkner)