Magnetic and Electrical Properties, and Mechanism of Exchange Bias-field of γ-phase and L10-type Antiferromagnetic Mn Alloys R. Y. Umetsu, C. Mitsumata, A. Sakuma, and K. Fukamachi……59 Confined Current Path (CCP)-CPP Spin-Valve Structure: Preliminary Experiment and Two-Current Model Analysis H. Fujiwara, T. Zhao, G. J. Mankey, K. Zhang, W. H. Butler, and S. Matsunuma……95 Fabrication and Magnetic Characterization of Embedded Permalloy Structures T. Matsumoto, T. Tezuka, T. Ishibashi, Y. Morishita, A. Koukitu, and K. Sato……103

Effect of Pressure on the Electrical Resistivity of YbBe13 G. Oomi, M. Ohashi, T. Sawamura, T. Kagayama, A. H. Lacerda, and J. L. Smith……35 Magnetic and Structural Properties of Fe3Pt Thin Films M. A. I. Nahid and T. Suzuki……39 Magnetic Field Imaging by Scanning Magnetoresistance Microscope with MR Cantilever M. Nakamura, T. Takezaki, K. Sueoka, and K. Mukasa……43 Cylindrical Magnetic Shield Consisting of Two C-Shaped Blocks with Magnetic Shaking Enhancement K. Tashiro and I. Sasada……47 Switching Behavior of Patterned Ni80Fe20 Islands S. H. Liou, L. Yuan, L. Gao, C. D. Chen, S. F. Lee, and Y. D. Yao……51 High-frequency Properties of CoZrNb/Fe-C Multilayer Films K.-K. Choi, T. Murase, T. Yokoshima, T. […]

Effect of the Preparation Conditions of a Pd/Si Dual Seedlayer on the Magnetic Properties of Co/Pd Multilayered Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Media J. Kawaji, T. Asahi, H. Hashimoto, T. Osaka, and K. Asami……1 Influence of Sputtering Conditions for Co/Pd Multilayer on its Magnetic Properties and Crystalline Microstructure J. Sayama, J. Kawaji, M. Tanaka, T. Asahi, S. Matsunuma, and T. Osaka……8 GMR Effect of Granular Fe50Pt50 – Ag Composite Films Z. Zhang, K. Ka/subng, N. Omoto, and T. Suzuki……13 Soft Magnetic Materials with Bs = 2.4 T for a High-Performance Writer S. Ikeda, I. Tagawa, T. Kubomiya, J. Kane, Y. Uehara, and T. Koshikawa……17 Flattop-Type Writer Using Soft Magnetic Films with High Resistivity S. Ikeda, […]

International Workshop on High Frequency Micromagnetic Devices and Materials Contents International Workshop on High Frequency Micromagnetic Devices and Materials M. Yamaguchi, J. N. Burghartz, and T. Sato……..355 Fabrication and Comparison of Broad-band Inductors with One and Two Co-based Amorphous Ground Planes A. M. Crawford, D. Gardner, and X. Wang……..357 Numerical Inductor Optimization A. von der Weth and J. Aktaa……..361 Investigation of Microstrips with NiFe Magnetic Thin Film (I): Experiment Y. Zhuang, M. Vroubel, B. Rejaei, E. Boellaard, and J. N. Burghartz……..367 Investigation of Microstrips with NiFe Magnetic Thin Film (II): Modelling M. Vroubel, Y. Zhuang, B. Rejaei, and J. N. Burghartz……..371 Relation between Power Dissipation and Signal Transmission Characteristic in […]

Keynotes Prospects for New Storage Technologies in the Age of Communication-Broadcasting Fusion (Invited Review Paper) H. Oshima……..121 New Trends and Technical Challenges in Optical Storage (Invited Review Paper) B. Bechevet……..126 MO Effects and MO Devices Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors for Magneto-Optical Applications (Invited Review Paper) V. Zayets, R. Akimoto, H. Saito, and K. Ando……..131 Magneto-Optical Study of Ferromagnetic Nanostructured Materials and Thin Films (Invited Review Paper) R. V. Pisarev, V. V. Pavlov, and A. V. Kimel……..136 Ab Initio Calculations of Magneto-optical Effects (Invited Paper) J. Kuneš and P. M. Oppeneer……..141 Resent Development of Magneto-Optical Devices (Invited Review Paper) N. Nakamura……..147 Quadratic Magneto-Optic Effects in Reflection from Uniaxial Crystals K. Postava, J. […]

Preparation of Solid Rotor Composed of Highly-Dense Ring-Shaped RE Bonded Magnet and Iron Dust-Core F. Yamashita, Y. Sasaki, and H. Fukunaga……..111 Development of a 3.5-inch Magneto-Optical Disk with a Capacity of 2.3 GB M. Moribe, K. Shono, M. Maeda, K. Ogawa, H. Nakayama, and M. Yoshida……..115

Milli Gauss Pulsed Magnetic Field Applied Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution Elevates Intracellular Ca2+ Level and Stimulates Phagocytic Activity of Human Neutrophils M. Fukushima, K. Mohri, T. Kataoka, and M. Matsumoto……..15 Study of Magnetization Process in Co-Cr-Ta Media and Co/Pt Multilayered Media by Anomalous Hall Effect Analysis S. Das and S. Nakagawa……..19 Magnetic Properties and Noise Characteristics of FeC Film for Backlayer of Double-layered Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Medium H. Kawano, T. Morikawa, K. Matsumoto, and K. Shono……..23 Estimation of Thermal Stability in Magneto-Optical Recording Media M. Mochida and T. Suzuki……..28 Relation between the Mechanical Output of a Small Stepping Motor and the Intrinsic Coercivity of an Unsaturated α-Fe/R2Fe14B Nanocomposite Bonded Magnet […]

Strange Energy Loss and Chaotic Entropy of Domain-Wall Motion H. Okuno……1 Improvement of the MR Cantilever for Scanning Magnetoresistance Microscope M. Nakamura, K. Sueoka, and K. Mukasa……7 Performance Estimation of a Flux-Concentration Type Linear Induction Motor Using Three-Phase Equivalent Circuit Parameters D. Roy, Y. Akiyama, S. Yamada, M. Iwahara, and B. Basak……11

Principal Mechanisms Underlying Magnetic Order in Transition Metals and Compounds J. Kanamori…1 Magnetic Phase Transition of [Fe/Au] Multilayers with an Ultra-thin Fe Layer T. Ozeki, Y. Kondo, B. Sadeh, A. Kida, and M. Matsui…11 Polarization of Secondary Electrons from Clean and Oxygen-Chemisorbed Ni(110) Y. Oshima, T. Yamada, J. Fujii, and T. Mizoguchi…16 Gradual Decrease of Electric Resistivity in Water Triggered by Milli-Gauss Low Frequency Pulsed Magnetic Field K. Mohri, M. Fukushima, and M. Matsumoto…22