Thin layers and magnetic nanostructures (part 2)

Magnetic thin films, nanostructures and heterostructures exhibit different behaviors and new functionalities compared with solid materials: exalted thermal effects and anisotropy, specific domains and walls, giant magnetotransport effects, etc. These effects and applications are described in a number of dossiers. These effects and their implementation are described in the following dossiers and [E 2 151], followed by examples of their technological integration in the fields of electronics and medicine: hard disks, field sensors, tracers, etc.