This review presents an overview of the X-ray absorption spectra of 3d transition metals and
their compounds. The emphasis is on the description of the X-ray absorption process and …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the magnetic properties of binary rare-earth 3d-
transition-metal intermetallic compounds. The basic concepts related to the intrinsic …

The modified Becke-Johnson exchange potential [F. Tran and P. Blaha, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102,
226401 (2009) PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett. 102.226401](TB-mBJ) is tested …

A new magneto-optical sum rule is derived for circular magnetic dichroism in the x-ray
region (CMXD). The integral of the CMXD signal over a given edge allows one to determine …

This book emerged from a close collaboration of the authors which started in the fall of 2000.
Early that year one of us (JS) had joined the Stanford faculty after spending nearly 15 years …

Designing systems with large magnetic anisotropy is critical to realize nanoscopic magnets.
Thus far, the magnetic anisotropy energy per atom in single-molecule magnets and …

For hundreds of years, models of magnetism have been pivotal in the understanding and
advancement of science and technology, from the Earth's interpretation as a magnetic dipole …

Symmetry breaking and bonding at interfaces leads to a variety of anisotropy phenomena in
transition metal sandwiches and multilayers. The charge density, the spin density and the …

Magnetic circular x-ray dichroism (MCXD) measurements at the Co L 2, 3 and M 2, 3 core
edges reveal a strongly enhanced perpendicular Co orbital moment (m orb) in Co/Pt …

Magnetic spinel ferrite MFe2O4 (M= Mn, Co, Ni, Zn) nanoparticles have been prepared via
simple, green and scalable hydrothermal synthesis pathways utilizing sub-and supercritical …