
neutron scattering
applications, magnetic anisotropy determination 411
ferrofluid studies 203–207
hard magnetic materials 1018
hard magnetic materials studies 1016–1023
magnetic electron scattering 1018
magnetism studies 740
nuclear scattering 1018
principles 1017
sources 1017
see also inelastic neutron scattering (INS); small-angle
neutron scattering (SANS)
neutron spectrometers 415
development 415
triple-axis 415, 416F
types 415
neutron transmutation doping (NTD) 1174
NFLs see non-Fermi liquids (NFLs)
NFMR see natural ferromagnetic resonance (NFMR)
NFRs (nitroxide free radicals) 948
NFS see nuclear forward scattering (NFS)
nickel
edge dislocations 530F
itinerant electron studies 111
magnetic anisotropy energy 112
magnetic moments 700
magnetocaloric effect 763
plastic deformation 531
nickel aluminides
plastic deformation 533
spin fluctuations 1097
nickel arsenide, vacancies 1063
nickel borocarbides, antiferromagnetic ordering 1209F
nickel compounds, hydrides 905
nickel disulfide
as insulator 1063
properties, magnetic 1063
nickel–gallium alloys, spin fluctuations 1097
nickel–germanium alloys
magnetization 534F
plastic deformation 533
nickel–iron alloys
high-permeability 849
magnetic losses 464
plastic deformation 531, 535
nickel–iron–cobalt films, magnetization reversal 757F
nickel–iron films
magnetization reversal 755F, 756, 757F
magneto-impedance 779–780
nickel manganese antimonide
Fermi surfaces 268
half-metallicity 267–268
nickel–manganese–gallium alloys
applications 535
as magnetic shape memory alloys 259
properties, magnetic 535
nickel particles, in copper alloys 209
nickel sulfide, insulator–metal transitions 1064
nickel titanium hydrides, electronic band structure
893
nickel–zinc alloys, applications, magnetic recording heads
572
NIESST see nuclear decay-induced excited spin state trapping
(NIESST)
niobium alloys, superconductivity 1137
niobium–aluminum alloys
applications, superconducting cables 1190, 1206
strand manufacture 1206
niobium–aluminum oxide–niobium junctions 358
applications 358
current–voltage characteristics 360F
gap voltage 360
manufacture 358, 359F, 360F
whole-wafer process 359
properties, electrical 359
specific capacitance 360
stability 360
niobium–aluminum superlattices
tunneling studies 1237
x-ray spectra 1237, 1237F
niobium carbonitrides, synthesis 1234
niobium–copper superlattices, crossover effects 1238
niobium films
applications 1242
synthesis 1234
niobium germanates, synthesis 1234
niobium–germanium alloys, flux pinning 46
niobium–germanium superlattices
crossover effects 1238, 1238F
properties 1238
niobium nitride Josephson junctions 361
applications 358
critical current 361F
current–voltage characteristics 361F
manufacture 361, 1234
properties, electrical 361
stability 362
niobium nitrides, synthesis 1234
niobium oxide, applications, tunnel junctions 1242
niobium–silicon alloys, flux pinning 46
niobium–tin alloys
applications
magnets 1190
superconductors (materials) 1198, 1200, 1207
coherence length 83
strand manufacture 1201, 1203
bronze process 1203
internal Sn process 1203–1204
powder-in-tube process 1203, 1205
niobium–titanium alloys
applications
magnets 1190, 1200
superconducting cables 1190, 1198–1200
superconductors (materials) 1207
coherence length 83
composition 1201
extrusion 1201
microstructure 1203F
precipitation strengthening 1202
strand manufacture 1201
superconductivity 1137
wire drawing 1202
niobium–titanium superlattices, crossover effects
1238, 1239F
NIS see nuclear inelastic scattering (NIS)
nitrosyl complexes, photo-switching mechanisms 1061
nitroxide free radicals (NFRs), applications, contrast-
enhancement agents 948
NLO (nonlinear optics) 986
NMR see nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
1318
Subject Indexneutron scattering