New Magnetic Films for Novel Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 196
Special Issue Editors
Interests: magnetic films; magnetization dynamics; chirality-induced spin selectivity; altermagnetism; spin current; spin torque; spin pumping; acoustic spin pumping; magnetization switching
Interests: magnetic materials; permanent magnet; magnetocaloric effect; metal and alloy; computational materials science
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Dear Colleagues,
Magnetic thin films, the cornerstone of the spintronics field, serve as the medium for information processing, transfer, operation, and storage. To precisely control and detect magnetic states, a wide range of materials and physical effects have been explored, paving the way for low-cost, energy-efficient, non-volatile spintronic devices. In recent years, spintronics research has seen remarkable progress. This includes advancements from giant magnetoresistance (GMR) to tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) for detection, and from spin-transfer torque to spin–orbit torque for magnetization switching. The exploration of new materials, such as heavy metals, topological insulators, two-dimensional materials, antiferromagnets, and altermagnets, has significantly broadened the field. Additionally, the introduction of chirality can lead to novel skyrmion states and the chirality-induced spin selectivity effect in organic materials. Cutting-edge technologies, including ultra-fast laser spectroscopy, GHz-microwave techniques, and surface-acoustic-wave-excited magnons, have enabled the stimulation and probing of magnetization dynamics in both conventional and unconventional materials.
To keep pace with these developments, this Special Issue aims to collect papers on a wide range of topics related to magnetic thin films, including novel magnetic materials, altermagnetism, spin–orbit torque, orbital torque, magnetization switching, surface-acoustic-wave spin devices, magnetization dynamics, skyrmions, the orbital Hall effect, chirality-induced spin selectivity, and their associated applications. We welcome original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Rui Sun
Dr. Xubo Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- magnetic thin films
- magnetization dynamics
- magnons
- skyrmions
- two-dimensional magnets
- altermagnetism
- chirality-induced spin selectivity
- spin-torque-induced magnetization switching
- spintronic terahertz emission
- acoustic pumping
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