INTRODUCTION
UNITS, CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Fundamental Equations of Magnetism written down in both SI and
c.g.s. e.m.u. units.
Definition of the following terms: permeability, magnetic field,
magnetic intensity, magnetisation, partition function, magnetic
torque, magnetic specific heat, magnetic susceptibility,
diamagnetism and paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism,
ferrimagnetism, the effective magnetic moment
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
Angular Momenta
Basis states and Vector Coupling Coefficients
Operator Equivalents and the Concept of the Spin-Hamiltonian
FUNDAMENTAL MAGNETIC BEHAVIOUR
Derivation and Application of the Van Vleck Equation
The Curie Law
Temperature Independent Paramagnetism
The Brillouin Function
Bleaney-Bowers Equation
Simple examples of Kambe's approach
SINGLE ION SYSTEMS
Correlation between the effective magnetic moment and the
electronic structure of transition metal complexes
Describing and understanding Magnetic Anisotropy
EXCHANGE-COUPLED SYSTEMS
The Sign and Magnitude of Exchange Coupling Parameters
Small Magnetic Clusters
Large Magnetic Clusters: Heisenberg interactions
Large Magnetic Clusters: Giant Spin Approximation
Long Range Order and Molecular Field Theory
CALCULATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL QUANTITIES
General Numerical Method for the Calculation of Experimental
Quantities
Calculation of the Magnetic Moment
High-Temperature Expansion of the Partition Function
Spin Coupling and Kambe?s Method
Sparse-Matrix Techniques
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF MEASURING THE MAGNETIC MOMENT, DISCUSSION
OF PRO AND CONS
The SQUID Magnetometer
AC Susceptibility
Thermodynamic Measurements
Measuring the Magnetic Torque
SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Inelastic Neutron Scattering
CHEMICAL DESIGN
Engineering single site anisotropies
Bridging motifs and couplings in dinuclear systems
Ferromagnetism through orthogonal orbitals
Designing chains and rings
Taking advantage of spin frustration
Cluster synthesis - self assembly versus control
Canted spins - adding it all up
APPENDICES
Fundamentals of Matrix Mechanics
Perturbation Theory
Group Theory and the Wigner-Eckhart Theorem
Free Ions, Ligand Field Theory and the Angular Overlap Model
