Volume 3, No. 6 CONTENTS

◆ Guest Comment

• Power Electronics and Power Magnetics……O. Ichinokura

◆ Review Articles on Structure and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal-Noble Metal Ordered Alloy Films and Their New Applications

Objective……S. Nakagawa

   Review:

Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of L1₀ Ordered FePt Thin Films……K. Hono, and Y. K. Takahashi

   Review:

Crystallographical Structure and Magnetic Properties in MBE-Grown Co-Pt and Fe-Pt Films with Ordered Structure……S. Iwata, T. Kato, and S. Tsunashima

   Topics:

Spin-Torque Magneto-reversal Phenomenon in an L1₀-Ordered Alloy and Future Prospects for Spin-RAM Application……K. Yakushiji, S. Yuasa, A. Fukushima, H. Kubota, T. Nagahama, T. Katayama, and K. Ando

   Topics:

L1₁-Type Co-Pt Ordered Alloy Films Fabricated by Sputter Deposition……T. Shimatsu, H. Sato, H. Aoi, H. Muraoka, S. Okamoto, and O. Kitakami

◆ Lecture:

• Antiferromagnetic Materials IX
  Antiferromagnetic Properties of Pnictides with 3d Transition Metals……K. Fukamichi

◆ Notice Board

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Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan

• President:      T. Osaka
• Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi
• Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo
• Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, Y. Yoshizawa
• Director, Planning:      K. Takanashi, Y. Tanaka
• Director, Editing:     M. Yamaguchi, A. Tanaka
• Director, Public Information:     S. Nakagawa
• Auditor:      K. Hono, K. Matsuyama