Literature

General:

  • S. Blundell: Magnetism in Condensed Matter. Good basic introduction.
  • A.H. Morrish: The Physical principles of Magnetism. Reprint from 1965. Detailed and good description of the field. Sometimes old notation, but recommended both for introduction and research.
  • W. Nolting, A. Ramakanth: Quantum Theory of Magnetism. Comprehensive theoretical introduction into magnetism. Good theory textbook.
  • N. Majlis: The Quantum Theory of Magnetism. Textbook for a theoretical condensed matter magnetism course. Sophisticated
     

Chapter 2:

  • Book Molecular Nanomagnetism by Gatteschi, Sessoli, Villain, Oxford Academic Books, 2006
  • Molecular nanomagnets: Towards molecular spintronics,W. Wernsdorfer, Oxford Academic Books, 2010
  • Textbook online: Lanthanide Molecular Magnets (Springer via HEIDI): Introduces the subclass of lanthanide SMMs, with a good overview in chapter 1.
  • Summer school lecture by W. Wernsdorfer, a main player on the field
  • Online resouces: Tutorial on Molecular Magnetis on the MolMagWeb
  • Review by Nicholas F. Chilton, Molecular Magnetism Annual Review of Materials Research, Vol. 52:79-101 (with a focus on q-bits)
  • Review by Eugenio Coronado, Molecular magnetism: from chemical design to spin control in molecules, materials and devices, Nature Reviews Materials volume 5, pages 87–104 (2020) (a more chemistry perspective)
  • Review by Stephen J. Blundell, Molecular magnets, Contemporary Physics 48 (2007) 275-290

Chapter 3

  • P. Fazekas: LECTURE NOTES ON ELECTRON CORRELATION AND MAGNETISM. Very good theory book bridging back magnetism to electron correlations. High level (but also good for experimentalists).
  • Daniel I. Khomskii: Basic Aspects of the Quantum Theory of Solids: Order and Elementary Excitations
  • D. I. Khomskii, Transition metal compounds, online via HEIDI