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Preface Recent advances in nanomagnetism and spintronics In recent decades there is a considerable interest in research and development in the eld of nanoscale magnetism, which is one of the most prospective elds in the today's science and ground for the new branches of high-tech industry. The intensive investigations in this eld promoted considerable progress in technological applications of magnetism in various areas such as information technology, magnetosensors, electronics, data storage, magnetic read heads of computer hard disks, single electron devices, microwave electronic devices, etc. Nanoscale magnetic materials are already found applications as sensors of low mag- netic eld, computer hard disk read heads, magnetoresistive RAM chips, advanced lters for telecommunications. Last investigations brought to a new progressive eld of spintronic devices that utilize not only the electrical charge but also a spin of electrons and optical spin manipulation. Even new terminologies, for example magnetoelectronics, spintronics, spin valve etc., have recently been introduced to refer to aspects of the eld involving magnetic phenomena in nanoscale. This volume contains a collection of papers that were pre- sented at the International Conference on Nanoscale Magnetism (ICNM-2013) held in Istanbul, Turkey (September 26, 2013), and is intended to provide an updated review on the mentioned eld. The contributions have concentrated on magnetic properties of nanoscale magnetic materials, especially, on fabrication, charac- terization, physics behind the unique properties of these struc- tures and device design. We would like to thank all the authors for their contributions. We should also acknowledge the great efforts of our collaborators and research fellows from the Department of Physics and Nanomagnet- ism and Spintronics Research Center of Gebze Institute of Technology and others who made major contributions to the organization of the ICNM-2013 Conference and made this publication possible. Bekir Aktaş, Faik Mikailzade, Bulat Rameev, Numan Akdoğan Department of Physics, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey Contents lists available at ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jmmm Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.08.093 0304-8853/& 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 373 (2015) 1

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Preface

Recent advances in nanomagnetism and spintronics

In recent decades there is a considerable interest in researchand development in the field of nanoscale magnetism, which isone of the most prospective fields in the today's science andground for the new branches of high-tech industry. The intensiveinvestigations in this field promoted considerable progress intechnological applications of magnetism in various areas such asinformation technology, magnetosensors, electronics, data storage,magnetic read heads of computer hard disks, single electrondevices, microwave electronic devices, etc. Nanoscale magneticmaterials are already found applications as sensors of low mag-netic field, computer hard disk read heads, magnetoresistive RAMchips, advanced filters for telecommunications. Last investigationsbrought to a new progressive field of spintronic devices that utilizenot only the electrical charge but also a spin of electrons andoptical spin manipulation. Even new terminologies, for examplemagnetoelectronics, spintronics, spin valve etc., have recently beenintroduced to refer to aspects of the field involving magneticphenomena in nanoscale.

This volume contains a collection of papers that were pre-sented at the International Conference on Nanoscale Magnetism(ICNM-2013) held in Istanbul, Turkey (September 2–6, 2013), andis intended to provide an updated review on the mentioned field.The contributions have concentrated on magnetic properties ofnanoscale magnetic materials, especially, on fabrication, charac-terization, physics behind the unique properties of these struc-tures and device design.

We would like to thank all the authors for their contributions. Weshould also acknowledge the great efforts of our collaborators andresearch fellows from the Department of Physics and Nanomagnet-ism and Spintronics Research Center of Gebze Institute of Technologyand others who made major contributions to the organization of theICNM-2013 Conference and made this publication possible.

Bekir Aktaş, Faik Mikailzade, Bulat Rameev, Numan AkdoğanDepartment of Physics, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey

Contents lists available at ScienceDirect

journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jmmm

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.08.0930304-8853/& 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 373 (2015) 1