Novel Functional Magnetic Materials: Fundamentals and Applications

Magnetic shape memory materials with improved functional properties: scientific aspects.- Magnetic, magetocaloric, magnetotransport, magneto-optical properties of Heusler alloys Ni-Mn-In: bulk, ribbons and microwires.- Heusler alloy ribbons: Structure, Martensitic transformation, Magnetic transitions and Exchange bias effect.- Magnetocaloric materials.- Above room temperature ferromagnetism in dilute magnetic oxide semiconductors.- Soft magnetic wires for sensor applications.- Bimagnetic microwires, magnetic properties and high frequency behavior.- Tuneable meta-composites based on functional fillers.- Permanent magnets--history, current research, outlook.- Bulk Metallic Glasses and Glassy/Crystalline Materials.