HighDensityMagneticRecordingandIntegratedMagneto-Optics

Thisbookdiscusseshigh-densitymagneticrecordingwhichcontinuestobeoneofthefastestgrowingandrapidlyimprovingtechnologiesinthecomputerindustry,dueingreatparttoanimprovedunderstandingofbothmagneticmaterialsforheadsandmediaandcorrosiontogetherwithwear-resistantmaterials.Papersdiscusssynthesis,characterization,modellingandperformanceofnovelmaterials,aswellasmechanismsforimprovingthemicrostructureofexistingmaterials.Topicsforthesegmentinclude:highmomentpolematerials;anisotropicmagnetoresistance(AMR),giantmagnetoresistance(GMR)andexchangematerials;spintunneljunctions;colossalmagneto-resistance(CMR)materials;microstructuralissuesinlongitudinalrecordingmedia;thermalstabilityofmagneticrecordingmedia;perpendicularmagneticmediaandnovelstructures;nanotribologyofwearlayersforrecordingmedia;andtribology,lubricantsandcorrosion.Thereisalsogrowinginterestinmagneto-opticalmaterialsthatcanbeintegratedintoabroadrangeofphotonicdevices.Theseissuesareaddressedwithtopicsthatinclude:garnetmaterialsforintegratedphotonics-fabricationandprocessing-devicesforintegratedphotonics;magneto-opticrecordingmediaanddilutedmagneticsemiconductorsandothermaterials.