Nanomagnetism

Georgia C. Papaefthymiou, a graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York, is Professor of Physics at Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and visiting research scientist at the National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) Demokritos, Athens, Greece. She is the recipient of the Marie Curie Chair of Excellence award from the European Union, the CAPES award from the Ministry of Education of Brazil and the Fulbright Scholar award from the Department of State of the United States..

• Preface. Acknowledgment. Introduction. Part I Fundamental Concepts in Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 1. The Magnetic Field. 2. Classical and Quantum Treatment of Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism. 3. Long-Range Magnetic Order. 4. Single-Magnetic-Domain Particles. Part II Production of Magnetic Nanoparticles. 5. Top-Down Synthesis by Physical Methods. 6. Bottom-Up Synthesis by Chemical Methods. 7. Biogenic Magnetic Nanoparticles. 8. Biomimetic Magnetic Nanoparticles. Part III Magnetometry. 9. Macromagnetic vs. Micromagnetic Characterization. Part IV Applications across the Disciplines. 10. Magnetic Recording Media. 11. Permanent Magnets. 12. Biomedical Applications of Nanomagnetism. Afterword. Appendix. Index.