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New New trends in

nanoparticle magnetism

http://www.icfpm.mlib.cnr.it

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

New trends in nanoparticle magnetism

October 9-12, 2007 Rome, Italy Sponsored by the National Research Council (CNR)

www.icfpm.mlib.cnr.it

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CHAIRMAN Dino Fiorani ISM-CNR Ph/Fax +39-06-90672553/470 dino.fiorani@ism.cnr.it

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

NATIONAL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

LOCAL ORGANIZING

COMMITTEE

COMMUNICATIONS Alberto M. Testa ISM-CNR Ph/Fax +39-06-90672340/470 albertomaria.testa@ism.cnr.it

EXHIBITION Franca Rossi ISM-CNR Ph/Fax +39-06-49934173/153 franca.rossi@ism.cnr.it

ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT ISM-CNR Ph +39-06-90672357/553 Fax +39-06-90672470

icfpm@ism.cnr.it

X. Batlle (Spain), G. Carlotti (Italy), R. Chantrell (UK), M. Farle (Germany), D.Givord (France), G. Hadjipanayis (USA), K. O'Grady (UK), H. Mamiya (Japan), S. Mørup (Denmark), P. Nordblad (Sweeden), R. Shull (USA), E. Tronc (France)

P. Allia (Torino), L. Lanotte (Napoli), L. Pareti (Parma), F. Ronconi (Ferrara), F. Lucari (L’Aquila)

E. Agostinelli (Chair), ISM-CNR Ph/Fax +39-06-90672357/470 elisabetta.agostinelli@ism.cnr.it N.Domingo Marimon, S. Foglia, S. Laureti, R. Occhiuto, E. Patrizi, L. Petrilli, G. Righini, G. Scavia, G. Varvaro, M. Vasquez Mansilla

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The 6th International Conference on Fine Particle Magnetism (ICFPM) “New trends in nanoparticle magnetism” will be held in Rome, Italy, from Tuesday, October 9 to Friday, October 12, 2007 at CNR Headquarter, Aula Conferenze, Piazzale A. Moro, 7. ICFPM-07 is the 6th edition of the ICFPM series, previously held in Rome (1991), Bangor (1996), Barcelona (1999), Pittsburg (2002) and London (2004). Members of the international scientific and engineering communities interested in recent developments in magnetism of nanoparticle systems and associated technologies are invited to attend the Conference and contribute to the technical sessions. ICFPM-07 is held under the sponsorship of Italian National Research Council (CNR) and promoted by the Project “Innovative Magnetic and Superconducting Materials and Devices” of the "Materials and Devices" Department and by the Institute for Matter's Structure of CNR.

The aim of the conference is to bring together the experts in the field of nanoparticle magnetism at a single forum for discussing recent developments in both theoretical, experimental aspects, and technological applications, related to the field of nanoparticle magnetism. The technical subject categories for the Conference are interdisciplinary convering theory, materials preparation, structural characterization, optical, transport, magnetic properties and technological applications. In particular, ICFMP-07 program will cover: • Organization of magnetic array (self assembled nanoparticles, nanopatterned media) • Multifunctional nanomagnets • Magnetic core/shell nanocomposites • Metamaterials • Surface/interface induced phenomena • Spin dynamics • Magnetotransport • Sensor and devices • Biomedical Applications

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

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Authors are invited to make an effort to present their work in the best possible light. To maximize your chances of acceptance, please strictly follow the guidelines and keep in mind the following abstract acceptance criteria used by the Program Committee: • The research must be about magnetic nanoparticles, new findings and related technology. • The work must be original and significant. Abstracts that describe incremental advances over previously presented work will be rejected. • The work must be substantially complete. Abstracts that do not specifically refer to new results or are largely conceptual will be rejected. • Sufficient context and detail must be included to allow the program committee to readily make an assessment of the work. • In the interest of allowing as many groups as possible to present their work, groups or individuals considering the submission of several related abstracts should, whenever possible, combine them into a single submission. • The abstract must be in understandable English. If necessary, have a native English speaker edit your abstract before submission.

NAME TITLE

A. BERKOWITZ A doubly inverted core-shell system: antiferromagnetic MnO nanoparticles with ferrimagnetic Mn3O4 shells.

R. CHANTRELL Simulations laser pump-probe processes in nanoparticles.

O. CHUBYKALO FESENKO Effective anisotropies and energy barriers of magnetic nanoparticles with Neél surface anisotropy.

M. COEY Nanoparticles of dilute magnetic oxides.

L. DEL BIANCO Magnetic disorder and exchange bias in nanogranular metal / metal-oxide systems.

J. FIDLER Micromagnetics of advanced nanopatterned media. P. GAMBARDELLA Single-ion magnetic anisotropy on (hkl) surfaces M. GRUNER Structure and magnetism of FePt nano-clusters from first principles.

G. GUBBIOTTI Spin dynamics of multilayered nano-elements studied by Brillouin light scattering technique.

G. HADJIPANAYIS Research trends in nanophase and nanocomposite hard magnets. A. HERNANDO Magnetism in thiol-capped nanostructures: orbital magnetism.

A. LASCIALFARI Nuclear Magnetic Resonance studies of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedicine.

S. MAJETICH Self-assembly and nanoscale Behavior.

P . MORALES Uniform magnetite nanoparticles with diameters around the monodomain-multidomain limit

P. NORDBLAD Non-equilibrium dynamics in fine magnetic particle systems K. O' GRADY Advances in metal particles for tape applications

Q. PANKHURST In vivo sensing, actuating and heating of magnetic nanoparticles: applications in human diagnostics and therapy.

M.P. PILENI Supra crystals of cobalt nanorystals: Intrinsic properties.

T. THOMSON Patterned magnetic nanostructures: intrinsic properties and data storage applications

T. SUZUKI High magnetic anisotropy nano-composite particles of Fe3Pt and FePt with FeRh.

TAKAO A. YAMAMOTO. Synthesis and applications of composite nanoparticles of gold and magnetic iron oxide

K. TAKANASHI Spin dependent single electron tunneling and spin accumulation in metallic nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

PRELIMINARY LIST OF INVITED

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• Abstracts must be submitted prior to the May 15, 2007 deadline. In fairness to all potential authors, late submissions will not be accepted. • The presenting author must be a paid registrant. The Conference does not provide support for any contributed papers. • All abstracts must be submitted via the WEB submission system ONLY. Abstracts sent via e-mail, fax, or regular mail, will not be processed or acknowledged. • Submit all abstracts electronically, using the link found at the ICFPM Home Page (http://www.icfpm.mlib.cnr.it). The link will be available starting March 5, 2007. • Abstracts should follow the Instruction given in the Abstract Template downloadable from the Conference website. No figures/tables are permitted. • Read and follow submission procedures, which will be available at each step of the process. If you have questions about this procedure, please contact the ICFPM Secretary at the e-mail address: icfpm@ism.cnr.it or use the help icon on the web page. • Follow instructions on the allowed file formats for the abstract submission. Only .doc or .rtf format will be accepted. • Submit your abstract only once. • Be sure to provide a clear and correct e-mail address for the presenting author and provide all other information requested on the electronic form. Use upper and lower case characters. (DO NOT simply use all upper case). This will be used to notify you of acceptance and the location of informational materials. Acronyms of institution names are acceptable. Be sure to type your first and last names in the proper boxes. If your name is transposed we will be unable to locate you. • Acknowledgment of your submission will be via e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail confirmation, your abstract is NOT submitted. • Following construction of the Program, the abstracts will appear online at the Conference website in a fully searchable format. • Abstract acceptance will be announced via email. Authors will be advised as to the status of their submission by mid July 2007. The technical program will consist of invited lectures, contributed oral and poster presentations falling broadly within the scope of the categories listed at the beginning of this Call. Invited lectures have been selected following a nomination procedure among internationally reputed experts in the different topics of nanoparticle magnetism. Invited lectures will be 30 minutes long followed by a 10 minutes discussion. Contributed papers accepted for the Conference will be presented either orally or by poster. Contributed Oral presentations will be 15 minutes talk by the registered author, followed by a 5 minutes discussion. All oral talks will be presented using an LCD projector. The Laptop computer will be provided.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

PROGRAM

PRESENTATION OF CONTRIBUTED PAPERS

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Authors are expected to bring their presentation on a flash memory or on a CD ROM. Authors are also invited to show up at least 30 minutes before the beginning of their session in order to upload their presentations. Poster presentations will consist of well-prepared visual materials about the work posted on a designated board, with the author available to present details and answer questions during the selected poster session. The Board dimensions are NOTE: Simply posting a copy of the paper is NOT appropriate and will be treated as a NO SHOW. The surface area available for posters is 180 cm long by 100 cm wide. The Conference provides a small sign designating the paper to be posted on each board, supplies and a small number of pushpins for posting the paper on the board. Authors are requested to indicate their preference for oral or poster presentations in the spot provided on the electronic form. The Program Committee will make the final decision on the assignment of papers to sessions and the presentation format for each session. In the e-mail notice of acceptance, authors will be notified of the type of session for their presentation. They will also receive an e-mail for detailed rules and instructions for effective presentation. The Proceedings of the Conference will be published on a special issue of Journal of Physics D : Applied Physics. Only invited and oral contributions will be included. Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts for submission to the journal will be available on the Conference home page for authors whose papers are accepted for presentation at the Conference. The maximum paper length is six journal pages for invited papers and four journal pages for contributed papers. All manuscripts must be received by Novembre 30, 2007. This deadline will be strictly observed. Post-deadline manuscripts will not be accepted and not forwarded for review. Authors are reminded that review standards will mirror those used for regular articles submitted to Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics and that, because of time constraints, a second review may not be possible for resubmitted papers that were originally rejected. Papers must be presented at the Conference by an author registered at the Conference in order to be published in the Proceedings. All manuscripts must be submitted to in electronic form (guidelines in http://authors.iop.org/atom/ usermgmt.nsf/AuthorServices) so that it can be refereed without postal delays and be published more quickly. You can do this via the Web, e-mail or FTP. Instructions for submission and accepted formats will be available at the appropriate site, and links to the site will be available on the ICFPM website. The site will be available for submission beginning August 1, 2007. All papers to appear in the proceedings MUST be submitted in this way. No paper manuscripts will be accepted. Reviewing and revisions will all be handled through these online systems. An exhibition of books and scientific Journals will be held as a part of the Conference. Publishers who are interested in purchasing exhibition space should contact Franca Rossi ISM-CNR Ph/Fax +39-06-49934173/153; E-mail: franca.rossi@ism.cnr.it. The price of the exhibition space ( a desk) is € 1000.00 . Other Companies interested in sponsoring ICFPM - 07 can provide brochures, flyers and other

PUBLICATION

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publicity materials that can be either distributed to each attendee or made available for free reference, as specifically indicated by the Sponsor. The minimum fee for this sponsorship is € 500.00. There will be several high visibility promotional opportunities through the financial support of different non-technical areas of the conference: internet points, coffee breaks, social dinner, etc. For additional information, contact Franca Rossi ISM-CNR Ph/Fax +39-06-49934173/153; E-mail: franca.rossi@ism.cnr.it. The sponsorship allows accessing the conference for one person and includes one copy of the Conference Abstract/Program Booklets. Sponsors listed in order of the support received will be officially acknowledged in the Booklet of Abstracts and in the Conference Web site. The Exhibitor Prospectus will be available in print and on the web site in the Summer of 2007. Rome has an overall accommodation capacity of about 30,000 rooms (single, double or suites). Some confortable hotels close to the Conference site and a large number of fine hotels of different categories near the historical center of Rome and well connected to the Conference site have been booked for Conference participants. Special hotel room rates for Conference attendees will be available. The list of the hotels and the Room Reservation Form are available on the Conference web site (Hotel info). Hotel room reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis only until May 31, 2007. After this date your reservation will be processed but the room and the special Conference rates are not guaranteed. As you know, in October Rome is visited by a lot of tourists, so, if you want to be sure to find the room and to take advantage of the special rates, please, register as soon as possible.

Rome is worldwide known as the Eternal City for its unique history. It has always attracted tourists from all over the world for its beauty and charm, its unforgettable monuments, architecture and invaluable arts which are a fascinating reminder of the past. Usually October in Roma brings pleasant weather conditions with mild temperatures (15-25 degrees Celsius). You may have some rain, as well as many warm and sunny days.

Advance Conference Registration will be available starting April 2, 2007. The deadline for Advance Registration is: July 2nd, 2007. Use the form and instructions that will be posted on Homepage. Advance Registration via the web is the most convenient way to register and is highly recommended. The registration fees for the Conference are published in the ICFPM Website and are reported in the table:

HOTEL

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All registered attendees are entitled to: • Admission to all Technical Session • Daily Coffee and Tea Breaks • Abstracts Book • Participant kit All registered COMPANIONS are entitled to: • Admission to all Technical Session • Daily Coffee and Tea Breaks Admission to Conference Companion Program. A Tours program will be proposed in the Companion program. Payments can be made by cheque (made payable to Organizing Committee ICFPM) or bank transfer, free of all charges, to Organizing Committee ICFPM, Bank account number 933236, Banca di Roma, Pz. Della Libertà, 9 - 00060 Capena (RM) Italy, Ag. 233 National ABI 03002 CAB 38970 CIN D International IBAN IT16 D 03002 38970 000000933236 SWIFT BROMIT- BIC R1311 Please send the check or the bank transfer on time to ensure its receipt by ICFPM 2007 Organization no later than July 2nd, 2007, when the registration fees go up. If the payment is

All amounts are in EURO

Check or Bank Transfer Credit card

Before deadline: FULL 300 315

Student/Retired 200 210 Companion 40 45

After deadline FULL 350 367.5

Student/Retired 250 262.5 Companion 50 55

WHAT IS INCLUDED

PAYMENTS

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made by credit card, please provide the credit card number, expiration date and the exact name of the cardholder, together with your signature. Registration forms received after July 2nd, 2007 will be processed at the higher onsite rate. Registration form received WITHOUT payment will not be processed until cheque or bank transfer or credit card information is received.

Except for EC citizens, a valid passport is required for everyone wishing to enter Italy. The visa requirements can be found at http://www.esteri.it/visti/index _eng.asp, and they depends on the country of citizenship. Foreign participants are urged to contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate in their home country as soon as possible, to determine their particular visa requirements and to initiate the application process well in advance of their departure date. If you require a personal letter of invitation to attend the Conference, please contact the ICFPM Secretariat by e-mail, or FAX +39/06/90672316, and provide a complete mailing address. A signed letter will then be mailed. This letter of invitation does not imply an invited talk or waiver of registration fees. NOTE: The Conference CANNOT contact or intervenewith any Italian Embassy or Consulate office abroad on your behalf. By Plane The Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport has daily connections with every major city of Europe and New York (JFK). By Train Rome has rail connections with every major city in Italy and the rest of Europe. The main railway station (Termini) is placed in the center of Rome, which is at a walking distance (1.3 km) from the Conference Center (CNR Headquarter) See websites: http://www.raileurope.com - http://www.fs-on-line.it Information about Connections Fiumicino Airport - Rome can be found at: Trains, Bus, Taxi and Car information http://www.adr.it Public Transportation Rome is served by an integrated public transport system operated by the companies Atac (See : http://www.atac.roma.it), Cotral - FS. The system includes a network of metro, bus, tram and metro-type rail Services. The city is served by 238 bus routes and 7 tram routes which operate from 05.30 to 24.00. Night bus services

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO ITALY

THE WAY TO ROME

HOW TO MOVE IN ROME

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comprise 27 routes operating from 00,10 to 05,30. The metro is in service between the hours of 05,30 untill 23,30 and has two lines: Line A links the area of Tuscolana in the south-east of the city with Termini rail station, the historic centre of Rome and the area of Prati to the west. Line B links the EUR area to the south of the city with the Basilica San Paolo, the Colosseo and the rail stations of Ostiense, Termini and Tiburtina. Within the central area of Rome there are six key interchange stations (Flaminio, Trastevere, Ostiense, Termini, Tiburtina and Tuscolana), operated by FS and Cotral and integrated with the Metro or bus and tram services. Special non stop FS runs link Termini Station to Fiumicino Aeroporto.

Tickets must be validated on commencement of your journey. Validation machines are located at the rear of buses and trams, at the entry gates of Metro stations and within the entrance area of all rail stations. During your journey a ticket inspector may ask you to show your ticket. If you do not have a valid ticket, you are liable to pay a fine of 25.82 Euro. ICFPM will be held at Aula Conference - National Research Council (CNR) headquarter, which is located in Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7. The CNR building is at a walking distance (1.3 km) (see map) from the main ralway station (Stazione Termini), served by metro ("A" and "B" Lines) and several buses.

FURTHER INFORMATION: To receive additional information about the Conference, to be added to the Conference Mailing List, or to update your mailing address, please contact Grazia Ianni, e-mail: icfpm@ism.cnr.it Telephone: +39-06-90672285; Fax: +39-06-90672470. The latest information on the Conference can be found on the World Wide Web at the Conference homepage:

www.icfpm.mlib.cnr.it

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