2003 Excellent Presentation Award Winners in the Magnetics Society of Japan Guest Comment: Role of International Conferences…..S. Maekawa Reviews Electronic Structures, Magnetic and Electrical Properties of L10-Type Mn Alloys…..R. Y. Umetsu, K. Fukamichi, and A. Sakuma Topics Methodologies for Electromagnetic Field Analysis Using Visualized Field Images…..H. Endo and Y. Saito Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor (Zn, Cr)Te with Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism…..H. Saito, V. Zayets, S. Yamagata, and K. Ando Spin-Valve GMR Heads with Narrow Read Track in CPP Geometry…..M. Saito, N. Hasegawa, Y. Ide, Y. Nishiyama, Y. Hayakawa, M. Ishizone, T. Yamashita, S. Yanagi, and A. Takahashi Lecture “Generation and Application of High Magnetic Fields V” Application to Condensed Matter Physics…..M. Motokawa Notice […]

Guest Comment: Past and Present in Academia-Industry Cooperation…..S. Kikuchi Reviews Seedlayers to Control Microstructures and Magnetic Properties in Magnetic Recording Media…..S. Nakagawa and S. H. Kong Topics Low Temperature Thermomagnetic Printing Method with Pulsed Magnetic Field for Hard Disk…..H. Ikeda Non-reciprocal Directional Dichroism as an Extension of the Magneto-electric Effect…..T. Arima Lecture “Phenomena Accompanying Magnetism and Their Applications V” Magnetism and Electricity…..M. Inoue, T. Fujii, and A. Kajima Contributed Papers Orientation Effect in Melting of Paraffin under the Magnetic Levitation Condition…..K. Takahashi, C. Umeki, I. Mogi, S. Awaji, K. Koyama, M. Motokawa, and K. Watanabe Correlation between Oxidation Process of Al Film for Magnetic Tunnel Junctions and Oxidizing Species in […]

2003 Awards Winner in the Magnetics Society of Japan Guest Comment: Science and Technology…..M. Shiga Reviews Low Power Spin Switching Technique: Recent Research Progress and a Proposal of Strong Antiparalelly Coupled Elements…..N. Tezuka and K. Inomata Topics MI Sensor-based Electronic Compass for Mobile Phone Applications…..Y. Honkura, H. Aoyama, M. Yamamoto, and E. Kako Lecture “Generation and Application of High Magnetic Fields IV” Application to Condensed Matter Physics…..M. Motokawa Contributed Papers High-Density Recording beyond the Optical Resolution Limit Using a Light Intensity Modulation Method…..T. Shiratori L10?Ordering of FePt Thin Films by Rapid Thermal Annealing…..H. Ito, T. Kusunoki, H. Saito, and S. Ishio Notice Board Conference Calendar Symposium & Technical Meeting Report […]

Guest Comment: Diversity of Magnetic Application and Research Approach…..S. Yamada Reviews Structural Distortions in Nanometer Particles and Their Magnetic Properties…..K. Haneda Magnetic Domain Structure Analysis of Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials by Electron Holography…..D. Shindo Topics Synthesis of Nd-Fe-B Thin-Film-Magnet Material with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy by Heat Treatment…..T. Okuda Theory of Quantum Oscillation of Tunnel Magnetoresistance…..H. Itoh and J. Inoue Lecture “Phenomena Accompanying Magnetism and Their Applications IV” Magnetism and Current…..A. Granovsky and M. Inoue Notice Board Conference Calendar Award Winner Symposium & Technical Meeting Report Recruitment・Sponsorship・Invitation and Award Nominees ・ Miscellaneous Information Contributing Membership Magnetics Society of Japan President:Ken-Ichi Arai Vice President:Masanori Abe, Masato Sagawa Director, General Affairs:Akimitsu Morisako, Kouji Ando […]

Guest Comment: Progress of Magnetics in Korea in Recent Years…..T. D. Lee Reviews Recent Progress and Future Work in Recording Field Analysis of Recording Write Heads…..Y. Kanai Topics Spin Pumping in Ferromagnetic-Metal/Normal-Metal Junctions…..S. Mizukami, Y. Ando, and T. Miyazaki CoPtCr-SiO2?Granular Perpendicular Recording Media…..S. Takenoiri, Y. Sakai, K. Enomoto, T. Oikawa, S. Watanabe, H. Uwazumi, T. Shimatsu, H. Muraoka, and Y. Nakamura Lecture “Generation and Application of High Magnetic Fields III” Generation of Pulsed High Magnetic Fields…..M. Motokawa Contributed Papers Polarization Rotation for Light Propagating Obliquely to the Direction of Magnetization: Theoretical Expression and Experimental Study in Magnetic Colloid with Large Linear Birefringence…..M. Fujita, E. Nitanai, and T. Numata Dependence of […]

Guest Comment: Thinking of Education of Applied Magnetics in Japan…..T. Nomura Reviews Magnetic Shields Employing the Magnetic Shaking Technique for Use in Weak Magnetic Field Measurementss…..I. Sasada Recent Trends in the Development of Microwave Absorption Materials…..S. Sugimoto Topics Improved Recording Resolution of Amorphous RE-TM Alloy Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Media…..H. Kawano, T. Morikawa, K. Matsumoto, and K. Shono Anomalous Magnetic and Superconducting Properties Revealed in Filled Skutterudites…..Y. Aoki, H. Sugawara, and H. Sato Lecture “Phenomena Accompanying Magnetism and Their Applications III” -Magnetism and Light-…..M. Inoue, O. Aktsipetrov, and A. Granovsky Contributed Papers Improved Fredkin-Koehler Method for Demagnetizing Field Calculation…..M. Togashi and N. Hayashi Analysis of Cross-Regulation in Multiple-Output DC/DC Converters…..H. Saotome, […]

Inaugural Address K. I. Arai Guest Comment A Viewpoint of a Researcher on Optics and Magnetism…..M. Kaneko Reviews Evolution of Electrical Steel Sheet…..T. Kubota Production and Reuse of Rare-Earth Magnet Scraps…..K. Machida Ballistic Magnetoresistance (BMR) Effect in Nanocontacts…..G. Tatara Topics Molecule-Based Magnets Tunable by Means of Supramolecular Chemistry…..T. Ishida and T. Nogami Control and Investigation of the Spin Structures of Thin Cr Films…..K. Mibu Lecture “Generation and Application of High Magnetic Fields II” Generation of Static High Magnetic Fields…..M. Motokawa Contributed Papers Impedance Profile of a HFC-Type Magnetic Field Sensor with Inclined Magnetic Domain Walls, and Method of Controlling the Domain Wall Angle…..T. Nakai, H. Abe, S. Yabukami, Y. Yamaguchi, […]

Guest Comment Concerning Fundamental Research…..S. Nasu Reviews Microwave and Nano-biomagnetic Applications of Ferrite Thin Films and Fine Particles Prepared from an Aqueous Solution…..M. Abe and N. Matsushita Theoretical Design of New Highly Spin-Polarized Ferromagnets…..M. Shirai Topics Visualization of Head-Disk Contact Using a Low Curie Temperature Media…..B. Liu, Y. Ma, Y. Man, and W. Zhang Effect of Magnetic Field on Cell Activity…..K. Yamashita, Y. Hashimoto, M. Kawasumi, and M. Saito Lecture “Phenomena Accompanying Magnetism and Their Applications II” Magnetism and Elasticity…..M. Inoue Contributed Papers Analysis of the Static Thrust Characteristics of an?X-Y?Linear Synchronous Motor (X-Y?LSM)…..S. Inui, M. Mochida, and Y. Ohira Narrow-Gap Read Head Using a High-Resistance Magnetic Shield…..K. Hoshino, H. […]

Guest Comment Spintronics-Related Research in Taiwan….Y. D. Yao Reviews Digital Volume Holography and Optical Disk Storage System….M. Inoue and L. Hesselink Topics 15 Gbit/inch2?MO Disk System Using a Red Laser….H. Yoshida Magnetron Sputtering as an Application of Superconducting Bulk Magnets….H. Ikuta and U. Mizutani Lecture “Generation and Application of High Magnetic Fields I” General Aspect of Magnetic Field….M. Motokawa Contributed Papers Carrier-doping Effects in Layered Oxysulfides Sr2CuMnO3S and Sr4Cu2Mn3O7.5S2….Y. Kamihara, J. Naganuma, K. Yasunaka, M. Ishii, H. Ueno, and M. Matoba Effect of Magnetic Fields on Collagen Gel Contraction with Addition of Bioceramics….A. Nakahira, S. Konishi, F. Nishimura, M. Iwasaka, M. Ikehata, and S. Ueno Performance Analysis of Rotating Permanent-Magnets […]

Guest Comment Lost 10 Years after the Collapse of “Bubble Economy” ・・・ T. Okuda Reviews Magnetic Random Access Memory Technology ・・・ S. Tahara Strongly Correlated Systems as Thermoelectric Materials ・・・ I. Terasaki Topics Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis of Lattice Strain in Co/Pd Multilayers ・・・ A. Maesaka and H. Ohmori Lecture Phenomena Accompanying Magnetism and Their Applications I ・・・ M. Inoue Contributed Papers Magnetic Recording Media 2.5-Inch Patterned Media Prepared by an Artificially Assisted Self-Assembling Method ・・・ Yoshiyuki Kamata, Hiroyuki Hieda, Masatoshi Sakurai, Koji Asakawa, Akira Kikitsu, and Katsuyuki Naito Magnetic Properties and Recording Performance of CoPtCr-SiO2?Perpendicular Recording Media ・・・ Tadaaki Oikawa, Hiroyuki Uwazumi, Takehito Shimatsu, Hiroaki Muraoka, and Yoshihisa Nakamura […]