ContentsPreface ixList of Contributors xi1 Historical Evolution of Systeme International d'Unites and Its Application to Electromagnetism and Magnetic Materials 1Vincent G. Harris2 Societal Benefits of Ferrites: Historical, Scientific, and Commercial Breakthroughs 9Vincent G. Harris3 Structure and Chemistry of Ferrites and Related Oxide Systems 21Michael E. McHenry and David E. Laughlin4 Ferrite Magnetism: Fundamentals of Néel's Molecular Field Theory 47Michael E. McHenry and David E. Laughlin5 Molecular Field and Exchange-Interaction Theories Applied to Ferrimagnetic Systems 75Ke Sun, Chuanjian Wu, Zhong Yu, Rongdi Guo, Xiaona Jiang, and Zhongwen Lan6 Ferrite Magnetism: A First-Principles Approach 93Xu Zuo7 Gyromagnetic Properties of Ferrites 129Marina Koledintseva and Takanori Tsutaoka8 Nonlinear Excitations in Ferrites 221Pavel Kabos, John D. Adam, and Boris A. Kalinikos9 Chemical Processing and Magnetic Properties of Ferrite Nanoparticles 269Sarah E. Smith, Melissa Tsui, Brent Williams, and Everett E. Carpenter10 Ferrite Films: Deposition Methods and Properties in View of Applications 295Pieter J. van der Zaag, O. Fitchorova, A. Sokolov, and Vincent G. Harris11 Properties and Applications of Single-Crystal Ferrite Films Grown by Liquid-Phase Epitaxy 413Huaiwu Zhang, Qinghui Yang, Qiye Wen, Yingli Liu, and Vincent G. Harris12 Ferrite-Based Electronic Bandgap Heterostructures and Metamaterials 457Martha Pardavi-HorvathIndex 473
Vincent G. Harris, PhD, is an engineer, scientist, educator, inventor, entrepreneur, and science policy fellow and analyst with over 30 years' experience in the development of science and technology of ferrite materials and their diverse applications.He is a University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, and is recognized as an international leader in the materials science of RF materials, devices, components, and systems.His research includes materials design and the study of processing, structure, and properties of a wide range of electronic materials.