Comparison of Ferromagnetic Materials: Past Work, Recent Trends, and Applications
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Major revision
The authors have reviewed the progress of current typical ferromagnetic materials and summarized common ways to achieve various ferromagnetic systems, including relevant application limitations.
However, before accepted in Condensed Matter, the authors should carefully consider the comments, suggestions and questions below:
- The content of Table 1 needs to be simplified carefully, and the format should be further checked. For example, the text “Traditional materials” should be moved to a proper location, the explanation of ferromagnetism should be clarified in deep (such as what kind of exchange interaction), some sentences in the table are very long, there are also some capitalization issues should be noticed.
- There are too few pictures in the whole manuscript, under this case the readability is largely reduced, especially as a review.
- The title includes the words “study” and also too broad, it looks inappropriate, please reconsider the title.
- The explanation about ferromagnetism is too simple and general, please further deepen the analyzation of each material (or each paragraph of text).
Author Response
Response to Reviewer 1 Comments
Point 1: The content of Table 1 needs to be simplified carefully, and the format should be further checked. For example, the text “Traditional materials” should be moved to a proper location, the explanation of ferromagnetism should be clarified in deep (such as what kind of exchange interaction), some sentences in the table are very long, there are also some capitalization issues should be noticed.
Response 1: Correction has been done for Table 1 in the revised manuscript.
Point 2: There are too few pictures in the whole manuscript, under this case the readability is largely reduced, especially as a review.
Response 2: There were previously only five pictures. Four more have been added. The revised manuscript now includes nine pictures altogether.
Point 3: The title includes the words “study” and also too broad, it looks inappropriate, please reconsider the title.
Response 3: The previous title " Ferromagnetic Materials Comparative study: Past, Recent Trends, and Applications" is changed into" Ferromagnetic Materials Comparison: Past, Recent Trends, and Applications".
Point 4: The explanation about ferromagnetism is too simple and general, please further deepen the analyzation of each material (or each paragraph of text).
Response 4: The last paragraph of 3 (Present Trends) offers more information about ferromagnetism.
Reviewer 2 Report
referee report
condensedmatter-1405219-peer-review-v1
Ferromagnetic Materials Comparative Study: Past, Recent Trends, and Applications
Prithivi Rasaili, Nitin Kumar Sharma and Ajaya Bhattarai
This manuscript provides an interesting review in the field of magnetic materials, and thus, the topic discussed
in this manuscript is well suited for publication in Condensed Matter.
The manuscript comprises 5 figures, 1 table, and 116 references are given.
The figures provided are the first problem -- Figs. 1 to 4 are placed together, and also belong together, so
this is de facto one Figure (a)--(d). Then, there remains only Fig. 5 left, which is also too much elongated in
x-direction. This should be properly arranged. However, also the other material systems discussed would profit
from proper figures, at least their crystal structures. It would of course be better also to include some figures
showing some pecularities of the respective magnetic behavior -- the entire article would profit from it. As it is
now, all the information is contained in Table 1 only.
Figures 1--4 (or better Fig. 1 (a)--(d)) explain the formation of magnetic domains, however, the key person behind
this development is not mentioned: the French physicist Pierre-Ernest Weiss. See here:
Weiss, P. (1906). "La variation du ferromagnetisme du temperature" [The variation of ferromagnetism with temperature].
Comptes Rendus (in French) 143: 1136–1149, cited in Cullity & Graham 2008, p. 116
Cullity, B. D.; Graham, C. D. (2008). Introduction to Magnetic Materials (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley. Please add this work
as it is the base for a big field of research.
What happened to the figure caption of Fig. 2? Anyway, the texts given above (1) and (2) are wrong -- it is just
opposite.
The discussion of ferromagnetism in Graphene is incomplete -- magic-angle bi-layer graphene was found to show a
ferromagnetic insulator phase as well. Please add this here, too -- together with a proper figure and the respective
references.
As said before, Table 1 contains the main information provided in this review. Thus, it is important that all entries
are arranged properly. Please write all materials starting with a capital letter, e.g., Maghemite. What about providing
the correct chemical compositions of Magnetite and Maghemite?
The abbreviation of gram is g. It would also be good if you can provide the saturation in \mu_B per formula unit for
all compounds, as this is a point being difficult for many students.
Please replace "approx." by a mathematical sign like ~ (saves a lot of space and is much clearer).
The abbreviation of hour is h.
ZnO highly pure: The first temperature is incomplete.
Please check the systematic of all entries -- all entries to the table should be written in the same style.
Please give all physical quantities like temperature T, field H, etc. in italics.
The reference list is not provided in the style of the journal. Important is further that all chemical formulae
in the reference titles are formatted properly. As there is no page limit here, there is no need for "et al."
or even "....&" -- please provide the full author lists. Also, all journal titles should be properly abbreviated,
and Nature or Science are written with capitals.
And finally, have a native English speaker checking the manuscript.
Overall, the review article is very interesting, but it should be properly reworked prior to publication.
Author Response
Response to Reviewer 2 Comments:
This manuscript provides an interesting review in the field of magnetic materials, and thus, the topic discussed in this manuscript is well suited for publication in Condensed Matter.The manuscript comprises 5 figures, 1 table, and 116 references are given.
Point 1:The figures provided are the first problem -- Figs. 1 to 4 are placed together, and also belong together, so this is de facto one Figure (a)--(d). Then, there remains only Fig. 5 left, which is also too much elongated in x-direction. This should be properly arranged. However, also the other material systems discussed would profit from proper figures, at least their crystal structures. It would of course be better also to include some figures showing some peculiarities of the respective magnetic behavior -- the entire article would profit from it. As it is now, all the information is contained in Table 1 only. Figures 1--4 (or better Fig. 1 (a)--(d)) explain the formation of magnetic domains, however, the key person behind this development is not mentioned: the French physicist Pierre-Ernest Weiss. See here:
Weiss, P. (1906). "La variation du ferromagnetisme du temperature" [The variation of ferromagnetism with temperature].
Comptes Rendus (in French) 143: 1136–1149, cited in Cullity & Graham 2008, p. 116
Cullity, B. D.; Graham, C. D. (2008). Introduction to Magnetic Materials (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley. Please add this work as it is the base for a big field of research.
Response 1: The advised of very knowledgeable reviewer in this field has been taken very positively. So, we have changed Fig. 1 (a)--(d) from Figures 1--4. We have added the work of the French physicist Pierre-Ernest Weiss from the reference of Cullity & Graham 2008, p. 116 of
Cullity, B. D.; Graham, C. D. (2008). Introduction to Magnetic Materials (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Point 2: What happened to the figure caption of Fig. 2? Anyway, the texts given above (1) and (2) are wrong -- it is just opposite.
Response 2: Corrections have been made to the caption and texts of Fig. 2 in the revised manuscript. Fig. 2 has been changed to Fig.1(b).
Point 3: The discussion of ferromagnetism in Graphene is incomplete -- magic-angle bi-layer graphene was found to show a ferromagnetic insulator phase as well. Please add this here, too -- together with a proper figure and the respective references.
Response 3: Added magic-angle bi-layer graphene with figure 3(a) and the respective reference on lines 339-340.
Point 4: As said before, Table 1 contains the main information provided in this review. Thus, it is important that all entries are arranged properly. Please write all materials starting with a capital letter, e.g., Maghemite. What about providing the correct chemical compositions of Magnetite and Maghemite? The abbreviation of gram is g. It would also be good if you can provide the saturation in \mu_B per formula unit for all compounds, as this is a point being difficult for many students.
Please replace "approx." by a mathematical sign like ~ (saves a lot of space and is much clearer).
The abbreviation of hour is h. ZnO highly pure: The first temperature is incomplete.
Please check the systematic of all entries -- all entries to the table should be written in the same style. Please give all physical quantities like temperature T, field H, etc. in italics.
Response 4: Authors have taken very positively regarding correction of Table 1 suggested by the respected reviewer.
Point 5: The reference list is not provided in the style of the journal. Important is further that all chemical formulae in the reference titles are formatted properly. As there is no page limit here, there is no need for "et al."or even "....&" -- please provide the full author lists. Also, all journal titles should be properly abbreviated,and Nature or Science are written with capitals. And finally, have a native English speaker checking the manuscript. Overall, the review article is very interesting, but it should be properly reworked prior to publication.
Response 5: A correction has been made to the reference list, and it is now in the journal's style. The English has been corrected by a native English speaker.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Could the authors please give me a chance to review an apparently valuable, attractive and important review article associated with the phenomenon of ferromagnetism in which a substance can be turned into a permanent magnet or where it seems to react strongly towards the magnetic field?
I feel that this apparently great and valuable review paper might be associated with a　particularly　successful　and　potentially　developing　 kingdom　linked to the term ferromagnetism which is derived after the magnetism seen ferrous or iron.
. The materials in this review might be very novel family of materials, and the contents presented here might contain an exploration of the magnetic properties and its dependence on the structure and components of varied materials, expanding further the known structural properties and materials properties accessible to developing the related properties associated with potential application materials.
The author may wish to take into account the following points when putting together a very suitable version of the very important and attractive manuscript.
- I feel that references might not be fair since many research groups have been developing various interesting and important related materials using various aspects of materials sciences. I feel also references should be updated.
- As to table 1, the table should be revised in order to be understood much easily
- As to Figures 1,2 and 3, the figure captions should be revised. coordination and styles of Figures should be improved.
- Styles of “Conclusions” should be improved as to all the studies from traditional understanding to the most recent 2 element-based systems.
- Would the authors please describe more in details what important Figure 5 is?
Author Response
Response to Reviewer 3 Comments:
Could the authors please give me a chance to review an apparently valuable, attractive and important review article associated with the phenomenon of ferromagnetism in which a substance can be turned into a permanent magnet or where it seems to react strongly towards the magnetic field?
I feel that this apparently great and valuable review paper might be associated with a　particularly　successful　and　potentially developing　kingdom　linked to the term ferromagnetism which is derived after the magnetism seen ferrous or iron.
The materials in this review might be very novel family of materials, and the contents presented here might contain an exploration of the magnetic properties and its dependence on the structure and components of varied materials, expanding further the known structural properties and materials properties accessible to developing the related properties associated with potential application materials.The author may wish to take into account the following points when putting together a very suitable version of the very important and attractive manuscript.
Point 1: I feel that references might not be fair since many research groups have been developing various interesting and important related materials using various aspects of materials sciences. I feel also references should be updated.
Response 1: References have been updated.
Point 2: As to table 1, the table should be revised in order to be understood much easily.
Response 2: Table 1 has been revised in order to understand very easily.
Point 3: As to Figures 1,2 and 3, the figure captions should be revised. coordination and styles of Figures should be improved.
Response 3: Correction has been done in Figures.
Point 4: Styles of “Conclusions” should be improved as to all the studies from traditional understanding to the most recent 2 element-based systems.
Response 4: The conclusions section has been improved by including recent updates on ferromagnetism.
Point 5: Would the authors please describe more in details what important Figure 5 is?
Response 5: Detailed information about previous Figure 5 now becomes Figure 2 has been provided.
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Well performed revsion. To all points, the authors made additions to the manuscript and also changed the figure as requested. Thus, the manuscript is now suitable for publication as it is now.
Author Response
We thank the reviewer for the positive comments on our manuscript
Reviewer 3 Report
This revised version is suitable for publication.
Author Response
We thank the reviewer for the positive comments on our manuscript
