Introduction

Remarkable progress has been achieved in recent times toward

the development of technological applications of nanomagnetism,

stimulated by the small gap that exists between basic studies and

applications. Thus, this book concentrates on recent developments

of interest at both application and fundamental fronts, as described

by leading experts in nanomagnetism. The range of topics covered

spans spintronics applications; chemically ordered microstructures leading to strong magnetic anisotropy such as L10 alloy thin films and nanostructures; relaxation dynamics in spintronic materials,

magnetic nanoparticles, and nanodevices; magnetic exchange in

molecule-based magnets; nonlinear dynamic properties of two-

dimensional arrays of magnetic nanodots; nonlinear optics in

magnetic nanostructures; and magnetoplasmonic materials and

spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).