Advanced magnetic nanostructures edited by David Sellmyer, Ralph Skomski.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Spin-polarized electronic structure / A. Kashyap, R. Sabirianov, and S.S. Jaswal -- Nanomagnetic models / R. Skomski and J. Zhou -- Nanomagnetic simulations / T. Schrefl ... [et al.] -- Nanoscale structural and magnetic characterization using electron microscopy / D.J. Smith, M.R. McCartney, and R.E. Dunin-Borkowski -- Molecular nanomagnets / W. Wernsdorfer -- Magnetic nanoparticles / M.J. Bonder, Y. Huang, and G.C. Hadjipanayis -- Cluster-assembled nanocomposites / Y.F. Xu, M.L. Yan and D.J. Sellmyer -- Self-assembled nanomagnets / S. Sun -- Patterned nanomagnetic films / J.C. Lodder -- Media for extremely high density recording / D. Weller and T. McDaniel -- Hard-magnetic nanostructures / S. Rivoirard and D. Givord -- Soft magnetic nanostructures and applications / K. Suzuki and G. Herzer -- Nanostructures for spin electronics / P.P. Freitas ... [et al.] -- Nanobiomagnetics / D.L. Leslie-Pelecky, V. Labhasetwar, and R.H. Kraus, Jr.