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Magnetic materials are widely used in several important applicative sectors related to energy conversion, electric power generation, transportation, power electronics and information technology and can play a crucial role in the realization of technologies aimed at energy saving and CO2 emission reduction. Hard and soft magnetic materials find for example different applications in permanent magnets, and in the generation and conversion of electric power. Their optimisation could benefit different strategic sectors, e.g. hybrid and electric vehicle motors, wind power generation, energy harvesting. Among energy-efficient magnetic technologies an important role is also played by magnetocaloric materials for their possible exploitation in magnetic refrigeration, a clean technology alternative to conventional vapour compression. Moreover micro/nano structures based on magnetic thin films and obtained with CMOS-compatible technologies pave the way to new classes of devices, sensors and components (converters, inductors…) that can give a strong impact to energy efficiency in important technological sectors such as information technology and the consumer electronics. This Symposium will highlight recent developments in the realization of novel magnetic materials and devices and in their properties optimisation for ongoing and foreseeable energy applications. The sessions will welcome contributed papers related to the design, simulation and theory, preparation, processing, characterization and properties optimisation of: FF-1 Hard magnetic materials FF-2 Soft magnetic materials FF-3 Magnetocaloric and multifunctional magnetic materials FF-4 Magnetic devices and components for energy applications |