2002 Awards Winner in the Magnetics Society of Japan Guest Comment: Spintronics: Challenges and Opportunities….J. R. Rhee Reviews: Advanced Technology for Magnetic Particle Tapes….N. Abe, K. Ejiri, and K. Hanai Study of Magnetic Multilayers and Nanoclusters by Soft X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism with Circularly Polarized Synchrotron Radiation….T. Koide Topics: Recording Performance and Thermal Stability of CoTb/CoCrPt Alloy Composit Perpendicular Media….O. Y. Sakai, S. Takenoiri, K. Enomoto, S. Watanabe, N. Funabashi, and T. Tamaki Conversion of Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy into Hydrogen Energy Using Ferrites….Y. Tamaura Lecture: Anticipated Developments of the Instrumentation for the Direct Measurement of Thin Film Magnetostriction….D. Veillard Contributed Paper: Pottery Materials Containing Solid-Phase Synthesized Ferrite from Recycled […]

Guest Comment Culture in University and Company, and Their Structural Reform….A. Makino Reviews Nanoscale Magnetic Structures of Magnetic Thin Films and Multilayers Determined by Neutron Reflection Measurements….M. Takeda Recent Advances in Magnetic Force Microscope Technology for Magnetic Domain Structure Observation….S. Ishio, H. Saito, H. Takahoshi, H. Ito, and T. Yamaoka Recent Trends in Research on Magnetic Bearings and Their Applications….Y. Okada Topics L10-FePt Films with Particulate Structure….O. Kitakami, S. Okamoto, N. Kikuchi, T. Miyazaki, and Y. Shimada Lecture Bioelectromagnetic Science IV Effect of High Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Human Body….H. Matsuki Contributed Paper Boundary Structure and the Local Crystalline Electric Field of Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets….K. Makita, O. Yamashita, and H. […]

Guest Comment Be the World Leading Center of Hardware Design….R. Chubachi Reviews Transition Metal-Based Compounds with Giant Magnetocaloric Effects around Room Temperature….H. Wada, A. Fujita, and K. Fukamichi Research Trend of Magnetic Micro-actuators for Medical Applications….K. Ishiyama and T. Honda Topics Fine-Grained Doubly Oriented Silicon Steel Sheets….T. Tomida, N. Sano, and K. Fujiwara High MR Performance of Spin-Valve Films in CPP Geometry….M. Sahashi, H. Iwasaki, M. Takagishi, H. Yuasa, T. Funayama, and M. Yoshikawa Lecture Measurement of High-Frequency Current by Magnetic Field Sensor….N. Masuda, N. Tamaki, and N. Ando Contributed Paper Geometrical Effect in Magneto-Peltier and/or Ettingshausen Cooling of Bi and Bi0.88Sb0.12 Polycrystals….O. Yamashita, S. Tomiyoshi, and K. Makita Electromagnetic […]

Guest Comment Redundancy in Education….K. Shinagawa Reviews Design of a Switched Reluctance Drive and Its Application….A. Chiba Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Metal-Nonmetal Nanogranular Films….M. Ohnuma and K. Hono Control of a Crystallographic Domain by Means of Magnetic Field and Magnetostriction in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys….T. Fukuda, T. Kakeshita, T. Takeuchi, and K. Kishio Topics Biologically-Derived Nanomagnets for Ultrahigh Density Magnetic Recording….E. Mayes Lecture Effect of Electromagnetic Field on Human Body….H. Matsuki Contributed Paper GMR Enhancement of Spin Valves in CCP Geometry….H. Yuasa, H. Fukuzawa, H. Iwasaki, M. Yoshikawa, K. Koi, M. Takagi, and M. Sahashi Notice Board Conference Calendar Book Review Symposium & Technical Meeting Report Contributing Membership Recruitment […]

Guest Comment Japanese Manufacturing Industry in the 21st Century….T. Nomura Reviews Researches on Ba-Ferrite Thin Films for High Density Recording Media….A. Morisako Recent Advances in MEMS-based Active Head Sliders with Micro-actuators for Flying Height Control….N. Tagawa Topics High-Density Magneto-Optical Recording Using Zero-Field MAMMOS….H. Awano Magnetic Imaging with Nanometer Spatial Resolution Using Spin-Polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy….S. N. Okuno, T. Kishi, and K. Tanaka Lecture High Frequency Permeability Measurement for Magnetic Thin Film….Y. Miyazawa Notice Board Conference Calendar Message from Committee Obituary Symposium & Technical Meeting Report Committee Report Contributing Membership Magnetics Society of Japan President:Shogo Ueno Vice President:Yoshimasa Miura, Hidenori Miyajima Director, General Affairs:Terunobu Miyazaki, Akimitsu Morisako Director, Treasurer:Isamu Sato, Kiminari […]

Guest Comment Does it Change ? Education and Research System of University in Japan….M. Matsui Review Control of Materials Using High Magnetic Fields….M. Motokawa Topics Mechanism of Electromagnetic Noise Source and Propagation in a Switching Power Supply….J. Miyashita Preparation and Absorption Characteristics of Ferrite-Based Composites Prepared by the Pre-Ceramics Method….J. Takada, M. Nakanishi, and T. Fujii Deposition of High Quality Thin Films Using Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Plasma Sputtering….S. Hirono and T. Amazawa Lecture Bioelectromagnetic Science II The Organism in the Electromagnetism….H. Matsuki Contributed Paper Magnetic Anisotropy for Soft Magnetic Fe-Al-O Alloy Films Prepared by the Planetary Sputtering System….S. Ikeda, T.Kubomiya, M. Matsuoka, I. Tagawa,Y. Uehara, J. Kane, and A. […]

Guest Comment Collaboration between University and Industry….H. Aoi Review Magneto-Optic Spatial Light Modulators….J. Park, K. Nishimura, J. Cho, and M. Inoue Topics Theory of Thermopower in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems: Effect of Spin and Orbital….W. Koshibae Lecture Measurement of Micro-magnetization: A Highly Sensitive Resonating Sample Magnetometer (RSM)….H. Masuda Contributed Paper Temperature Dependence of Induced Magnetic Anisotropy in Very Thin Permalloy Films….H. Katada, T. Shimatsu, H. Watanabe, I. Watanabe, H. Muraoka, Y. Nakamura, and Y. Sugita Contactless Operation of Artificial Sphincter Utilizing SMA….M. Inoue, F. Sato, H. Matsuki, T. Sato, Y. Luo, T. Takagi, T. Yambe, and S. Nitta X-Y LIM Design Approach with Respect to Iron Core Shape….S. Hanami, S. […]

Guest Comment Standing at the Edge of Limit….W. C. Chang Reviews Random Anisotropy Model in Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Materials….K. Suzuki Magnetic Shielding and Shielding Materials….Y. Okazaki Topics Structures and Magnetic Properties of Metallic Strained Superlattices….T. Kingetsu, Y. Kamada, and M. Yamamoto Vertical Magnetization Process of Spin-Vortex Structure….N. Kikuchi, O. Kitakami, Y. Shimada, Y. Otani, and K. Fukamichi Lecture “Bioelectromagnetic Science” Introduction to Bioelectromagnetic Science I….H. Matsuki Contributed Paper Perpendicular Recording Study of Film Thickness Reduction for Co-Cr-Pt Films with High Perpendicular Coercivity….T. Keitoku, T. Suzuki, J. Ariake, N. Honda, and K. Ouchi Initial Growth Layer and Magnetic Properties of CoCrPt Perpendicular Media….H. Uwazumi, T. Shimatsu, M. Terakawa, Y. Sakai, S. […]

Guest Comment Looking Back My Research on Applied Magnetism….K. Kobayashi Reviews Lubricant and Overcoat Systems for Rigid Magnetic Recording Media….R. J. Waltman and G. W. Tyndall High Thermal Stability and Low Media Noise in Perpendicular Recording Media?Thermal Stability of Perpendicular Recording Media Characterized by Using a Pulse Magnetometer?….T. Shimatsu, H. Uwazumi, H. Muraoka, and Y. Nakamura Frontiers of Accelerator Science and the Physics of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials….Y. Iwashita and M. Kumada Topics Microscopic Distribution Measurements for Microwave Frequency Magnetic Fields by Fiber-Edge Magneto-Optic (FEMO) Probing….M. Tsuchiya, E. Yamazaki, S. Wakana, and M. Kishi Lecture “Magnetic Materials” Lecture on Soft Magnetic Materials IV. Soft Magnetic Materials by Nano-Scale Fabrication Process….Y. […]

Guest Comment Program for Producer Mind….S. Ito Reviews Some Properties of Magnetic Particles….T. Arai Prospects of High-Density Magneto-Optical Memory….A. Ito Topics Material Design and Synthesis of Half-Metallic Ferromagnets….H. Akinaga, M. Mizuguchi, T. Manago, K. Ono, M. Oshima, and M. Shirai Lecture “Magnetic Materials” Lecture on Soft Magnetic Materials III. Ferrite Soft Magnetic Materials….T. Nomura Contributed Paper Analytic Perpendicular-Recording Model for Transition Parameter and NLTS….K. Nakamoto and H. N. Bertram Notice Board Conference Calendar Message from Committee Symposium & Technical Meeting Report Recruitment ・ Sponsorship ・ Invitation and Award Nominees ・ Miscellaneous Information Contributing Membership Magnetics Society of Japan President:Shogo Ueno Vice President:Yoshimasa Miura, Hidenori Miyajima Director, General Affairs:Terunobu Miyazaki, Akimitsu […]