Magnetic Nano- and Microwires: Design, Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

Magnetic nanowires and microwires are key tools in the development of
enhanced devices for information technology (memory and data processing) and
sensing. Offering the combined characteristics of high density, high speed, and
non-volatility, they facilitate reliable control of the motion of magnetic domain
walls; a key requirement for the development of novel classes of logic and storage
devices.

Part One introduces the design and synthesis of magnetic nanowires and
microwires, reviewing the growth and processing of nanowires and nanowire
heterostructures using such methods as sol-gel and electrodeposition
combinations, focused-electron/ion-beam-induced deposition, chemical
vapour transport, quenching and drawing and magnetic interactions. Magnetic
and transport properties, alongside domain walls, in nano- and microwires
are then explored in Part Two, before Part Three goes on to explore a wide
range of applications for magnetic nano- and microwire devices, including
memory, microwave and electrochemical applications, in addition to thermal
spin polarization and configuration, magnetocalorific effects and Bloch point
dynamics.

• Detailed coverage of multiple key techniques for the growth and processing of nanowires and microwires
• Reviews the principles and difficulties involved in applying magnetic nano- and microwires to a wide range of applications
• Combines the expertise of specialists from around the globe to give a broad overview of current and future trends

Manuel Vázquez has more than 30 years of expertise in the magnetism of micro- and nanowires as Principal Investigator of many scientific and technological projects. He was Head of Laboratory at the Institute of Applied Magnetism, Madrid (1992–2000) and set up the Group on Nanomagnetism and Magnetization Processes at the Institute of Materials Sciences of Madrid, CSIC (from 2001) where he is presently Ad Honorem Professor. He was the Manager of the Strategic Action on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education from 2004–2009 and has volunteered in international for a such as the IEEE Magnetics Society (founder of the Spain Chapter in 2007), Chair Intermag (2008), IUPAP (Secretary Commission on Magnetism (2011–2015), and Program Chair ICM2015. He received the Salvador Velayos Magnetism Award in 2016, and was both the President of IEEE Magnetics Society (2017–2018) and its Distinguished Lecturer Awardee (2023).