The subject of this volume is to present both the numerical and graphical data on the magnetic and electrical properties of magnetic metallic multilayers which are composed with stacking up of double layers of thin films, one layer of which is at least the magnetic layer of 3d metals (M) or rare earth ones (R). Furthermore the data of the trilayers which have a top layer and bottom one of magnetic elements are also presented.

This book contains the proceedings of 3 symposia dealing with various aspects of small scale structures. Symposium A deals with the development of new materials, including ceramics, polymers, metals, etc., their microstructuring as well as their potential for application in microsystems. All kinds of microsystems are considered, e.g. mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, biochemical and issues related to assembly and packaging were also covered.Symposium B deals with four topics: synthesis and preparation of nanostructured ceramics and composites with well-controlled geometric order and chemical composition; coupling of these structures to transducers for current and future chemical and biochemical devices based upon microoptics, microelectronics, microionics, microelectrodes or molecular cages; planar thin film structures and the control of covalent thin film/transducer couplings, the control of selective, stable and sensitive recognition centers at the surface, at grain boundaries or in the bulk of selected nanostructured materials with extremely narrow particle size distributions; analysis of these structures and sensor functions by means of techniques utilizing photons, electrons, ions, or atomic particle beam probes.Symposium E examines the structure-property relationships in thin films and multilayers, from the point of view of both fundamental studies and practical applications.

Spin Ladders and Spin Chains.- Probing Magnetic Phases in Different Systems.- Spin Glasses; From the Roots to the Present.- Magnetism in Nanostructures.- Surface and Interface Magnetism on the Atomic Scale.- Spectroscopy of Quantum Antiferromagnets.- Modern Methods for Investigating Magnetism.- Low Dimensionalmagnetism in Transition Metal Oxyborates.- Finite Temperature Half-metallic Ferromagnets.- Charge Order in Doped and Self-doped Oxides: Present Pictures.- Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Based on Half Metallic Oxides.- SrCu2 (BO3)2- a 2D Spin Gap Material.- Magnetism in Quantum Spin Systems.- Chemistry Aspects of Double Perovskites.- Magnetism in Carbon based Materials.- Microstructure Studies of Manganites by Lorentz-TEM Technique.- Local-Moment Systems: Ferromagnetism and Electronic Correlations.- Magnetism of Heavy Electron Materials.- Commenturate and Incommensurate Magnetism in Layered Antiferromagnets.- Single Crystals of Manganites and Related Materials.- Collossal Magnetoresistance and the Physics of Thin Maganite.- Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors.- Layed Co Oxides as a Thermoelectric Material.- New Magnetic Systems Exhibiting Superconductivity

The second, updated edition of this essential reference book provides a wealth of detail on a wide range of electronic and photonic materials, starting from fundamentals and building up to advanced topics and applications. Its extensive coverage, with clear illustrations and applications, carefully selected chapter sequencing and logical flow, makes it very different from other electronic materials handbooks. It has been written by professionals in the field and instructors who teach the subject at a university or in corporate laboratories. The Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials, second edition, includes practical applications used as examples, details of experimental techniques, useful tables that summarize equations, and, most importantly, properties of various materials, as well as an extensive glossary. Along with significant updates to the content and the references, the second edition includes a number of new chapters such as those covering novel materials and selected applications. This handbook is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and practicing professionals working in the area of electronic, optoelectronic and photonic materials.