Interest in research on nanoscale materials is steadily increasing:
nano-structured magnetic materials exhibit new and interesting physical
properties, which cannot be found in the bulk. Many of these unique
properties have great potential for technical applications in
magneto-sensors, bio-sensors, magneto-electronics, data storage,
magnetic heads of computer hard disks, single-electron devises,
microwave electronic devices, etc. Current research concentrates on
device design, synthesis and the characterization of nanostructured
materials. The contributions to this book concentrate on magnetic
properties of nanoscale magnetic materials, especially on fabrication
and characterization, and the physics underlying the unique properties
of these structures and devices.