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This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of hysteresis in magnetism and of the mathematical tools used to describe it. Hysteresis in Magnetism discusses from a unified viewpoint the relationsof hysteresis to Maxwells equations, equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, non-linear system dynamics, micromagnetics, and domain theory. These aspects are then applied to the interpretation of magnetization reversal mechanisms: coherent rotation and switching in magnetic particles, stochastic domain wall motion and the Barkhausen effect, coercivity mechanisms and magnetic viscosity, rate-dependent hysteresis and eddy-current losses. The book emphasizes the connection between basic physical ideas and phenomenological models of interest to applications, and, in particular, to the conceptual path going from Maxwells equations and thermodynamics to micromagnetics and to Preisach hysteresis modeling.

Key Features
* The reader will get insight into the importance and role of hysteresis in magnetism; In particular, he will learn:
*which are the fingerprints of hysteresis in magnetism
*which are the situations in which hysteresis may appear
*how to describe mathematically these situations
*how to apply these descriptions to magnetic materials
*how to interpret and predict magnetic hysteresis phenomena observed experimentally ... Read more

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A detailed review of the subject
I studied solid state magnetics in grad school, but without the benefit of a text covering in detail the theoretical underpinnings of the subject.Last year, I decided to refresh my memory on many of the topics in this book, and was pleased by both the breadth and depth of material present.

The book starts out with an explanation of what hysteresis is, and how it pertains to magnetism, and then moves on to coper topics such as Maxwell's equations in magnetic media, anisotropy, micromagnetics, magnetic domains and domain walls, the magnetization process, eddy currents and loss mechanisms, and finally closes with a discussion of the Preisach model.

All in all, a good reference to have, for those in the field of solid state magnetics. ... Read more

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This text covers a host of fullerene applications, including nanotubes, compounds of fullerenes with other elements and structures and polymerized fullerenes. It discusses properties of photoexcited states of fullerenes, neutral and charged states, nonlinear optical response (NLO) and electron-electron interactions. ... Read more

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Celebrating Volume 100: Thirty years ago Springer-Verlag together with a distinguished Board of Editors started the series Structure and Bonding. Initially the series was set up to publish reviews from different fields of modern inorganic chemistry, chemical physics and biochemistry, where the general subject of chemical bonding involves a metal and a small number of associated atoms. Three years ago the aims of the series was refined to span the entire periodic table and address structure and bonding issues wherever they may be relevant. Not only the traditional areas of chemical bonding will be dealt with but also nanostructres, molecular electronics, supramolecular structure, surfaces and clusters. With these aims in mind it is noteworthy that Volume 100 effectively reinforces and illustrates these ideals and is titled Pi-Electron Magnetism from Molecules to Magnetic Materials. ... Read more

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The Winterschool provides a platform for reviewing and discussing new developments in the field of structural, electronic, and mechanical properties of molecular nanostructures and their applications. Subjects included are: carbon nanotubes, mechanical and electrical properties; carbon nanotubes; structure and functionalization; fullerenes and fullerene derivatives; molecular clusters; polymeric carbon phases; single molecule experiments; chemistry of molecular nanostructures; application of molecular nanostructures; layer-by-layer systems and hybrid materials; biological nanostructures; and molecular machines.

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Volume 2 presents the latest applications of Mössbauerspectroscopy to the study of magnetic materials. Topics include:Surface and thin film analysis, iron-based amorphous ribbons andwires, diffusion studies, analytical methods for Mössbauerspectral analysis of complex materials, and quasicrystalline materialsamong others. These discussions will be invaluable to materialsscientists, inorganic chemists, and solid-state chemists. ... Read more

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Ferroelectric thin films continue to attract much attention due to their developing applications in memory devices, FeRAM, infrared sensors, piezoelectric sensors and actuators. This book, aimed at students, researchers and developers, gives detailed information about the basic properties of these materials and the associated device physics. The contributing authors are acknowledged experts in the field.

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This book presents an overview of the current understanding of the physics of zero-dimensional semiconductors. It concentrates mainly on quantum dots of wide-gap semiconductors, but touches also on zero-dimensional systems based on silicon and III-V materials. After providing the reader with a theoretical background, the author illustrates the specific properties of three-dimensionally confined semiconductors, such as the size dependence of energy states, optical transitions, and dephasing mechanisms with the results from numerous experiments in linear and nonlinear spectroscopy. Technological concepts of the growth concepts and the potential of this new class of semiconductor materials for electro-optic and nonlinear optical devices are also discussed. ... Read more

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Excellentfor beginers
Excellent source of introductory issues to the hot subject of quantum dots. It is now a bit old, not accounting for the new advances in the last 5 years, but still the necessary material to start. ... Read more

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This work, written in a particularly readable and accessible style, stresses the fundamental ideas relevant to the understanding of the electrical properties of materials.Topics are selected so that the operation of devices having applications (or possible future applications) in engineering can be explained.The mathematical treatment is deliberately kept simple:well within the grasp of a second-year student.This is achieved by choosing the simplest model that can display the essential properties of a phenomenon and then examining the difference between the ideal and the actual behaviour.For this new edition new or updated information will be found on Fullerenes;III-V and II-VI semiconductors; High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs):Photorefractive materials and semiconductor lasers;Optical fibre innovations;New magnetic materials; the Quantum Hall effect; and many other topics.This text remains a highly readable, comprehensive, and straightforward introduction to the electrical properties of materials. ... Read more

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A fair introduction
I read this book for the first time in the university book store when shopping for a class. I ended up not taking the class, but the style was so accessible that I got a copy of the text anyway.

It isn't a rigorous text as noted by another reviewer, however that reviewer I believe missed the point of the text completely. Somewhere I recall the audience was suggested to be 2nd year college student. Electrical Engineers rarely have had quantum mechanics by that point, if they take it at all. A course our of Kittel, Ashcroft and Mermin or similar would be needed first to truly be rigorous. The class that covers many of the topics in this book is a 400 level class at Cornell, one that assumes both solid state, and quantum as previous courses. Clearly no book that starts with what an electron is will get to how a superconductor in so few pages, in a rigorous manner.

No the point of this text is to introduce some rules and wave ones hands a bit to see why they should be true. While a greater number of rules and postulates may be less satisfying to some, it can be ever bit as useful if you can remember them all.

Solymar and Walsh do this. Not flawlessly, but in a text that is readable. Readability is important. This book is readable in the sense that Feynman's books are. The book is good for someone in another field or as a basic intro, as long as you understand you are getting a sketch. Sketches are useful, this book is also. Recommended.

Do not purchase
Along the way, Dr. Solymar proves time and time again that he has not mastered many of the chemistry and physics topics that he attempts to explain. The uncertainty relation is proved via an arbitrarily chosen width for a wave packet without mention of the correct way to derive this relationship (found in any number of quantum mechanics books), and the final uncertainty relationship is stated incorrectly. Bragg's relationship is stated wrong. I guess he does not care to differentiate between greater than or equal to and greater than; nor between h and hbar (nor between the inclusion or exclusion of a factor of 2). However, for an introductory text, I would see it appropriate to get the equations and proof-approaches as correct as possible. If ugly algebra is what he is trying to avoid in this introductory text, he should at least provide the correct setups for each derivation, provide the relevant results, and guide the reader to alternative texts for a full-on mathematical work-up. Instead, what Dr. Solymar resorts to are cute, but useless stories, and arbitrary or unconventional approaches to 'prove' equations (usually not proofs at all, but a sequence of equalities showing that one result is consistent with another).

You wouldn't use arithmetic rules and algebraic laws learned in secondary school to prove the more basic set theory (which can be derived from a basic set of axioms); nor would you use Pauli's exclusions principle to prove the form of a multi-particle wave equation for identical/indistinguishable particles. Yet Dr. Solymar does exactly this: 'prove' things in the wrong direction, or start at a certain arbitrary result (without making explicit the assumptions), using this random starting point to 'prove' a very critical result.

Clear logic flow in this book is very much lacking. The book is however, rich in useless anthropomorphic analogies such as:

"Perhaps melodrama would be the right category [to characterize the Quantum Confined Stark Effect] considering the touching affection between electrons and holes. If we consider, however, how they stave off brutal intervention by the electric field with their backs against the potential wall, and how quickly all these things happen, then melodrama might give way to a thriller."

Bad does not begin to explain this book. Overall, it is not impossible nor difficult to learn from this book. However, your understanding of how to interface your mathematical toolset to physical problems will have serious holes and flaws if you follow this book too closely. If you want a firm grounding in electronic materials, take a look at Simon M. Sze's books. You might also want to consider Charles Kittel's introductory text in solid state physics (much more mathematically involved than Solymar however). Finally, I could also recommend Banerjee (Solid State Devices), which is also sometimes verbose. However, in the case of Banerjee, the verbosity is always in an effort to describe the nuances of the subject rather than as in the case of Solymar, the verbosity is usually an attempt to make a fairytale masterpiece out of a technical subject.

If you still have doubts about the quality of this book, please re-read the unedited quote I have taken out of the book above. If you want personified charge carriers, and violent electric fields, this book is perfect for you. This book is filled with enchanted and animated particles and forces and perilous land analogies you might expect in a fantasy book. I think for most, these ludicrous attempts at humor get old really fast and impede the reader's ability to get to the core of the concept.

Witty and Informative
This work demonstrates that scientists are people too!Solymar and Walsh offer a survey of a difficult subject in a manner that is easy to follow, and sometimes funny.The quantum mechanics of electronics are explained insufficient depth to be useful, but not overdone enough to be boring.Iespecially loved the section on superconductivity!The book offer may notbe the most in-depth on individual subjects, but it presents each subjectin a clear, understandable way.Wonderful for the student. ... Read more

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The ability to understand and control the unique properties of interfaces has created an entirely new field of magnetism, with profound impact in technology and serving as the basis for a revolution in electronics. Our understanding of the physics of magnetic nanostructures has also advanced significantly. This rapid development has generated a need for a comprehensive treatment that can serve as an introduction to the field for those entering it from diverse fields, but which will also serve as a timely overview for those already working in this area. The four-volume work Ultra-Thin Magnetic Structures aims to fulfill this dual need. The original two volumesnow available once moreare An Introduction to the Electronic, Magnetic and Structural Properties (this volume) and "Measurement Techniques and Novel Magnetic Properties." Two new volumes, "Fundamentals of Nanomagnetism" and "Applications of Nanomagnetism," extend and complete this comprehensive work by presenting the foundations of spintronics.

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In the past few years our understanding of magnetic behavior, once thought to be mature, has enjoyed a new impetus from contributions ranging from molecular chemistry, materials chemistry and sciences to solid-state physics. The book spans recent trends in magnetism for molecule - as well as inorganic-based materials, with emphasis on new phenomena
being explored from both experimental and theoretical points of view with the aim of understanding magnetism at the atomic scale.

Reflecting contemporary knowledge, this is a much-needed and comprehensive overview of the field. Topical reviews written by foremost scientists explain the trends and latest advances in a clear and detailed way, focusing on the correlations between electronic structure and magnetic properties. By maintaining a balance between theory and experiment, the book provides a guide for both advanced students and specialists to this research area. It will help them evaluate their own experimental observations and serve as a basis for the design of new magnetic materials. A unique reference work, indispensable for everyone concerned with the phenomena of magnetism. ... Read more