Advances in Functional Materials for Electronics and Spintronics
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 September 2025 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanoelectronics; spintronics and nanomagnatism; functional oxides; sensors and lab on a chip
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: functional oxides; nanoparticles; nanoelectronics; spintronics and magnonics; investigation of electronic and magnetic structure using synchrotron light
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The remarkable trend of miniaturization in modern electronics, widely recognized through Moore's law, has driven the continuous scaling down of metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), enabling ever-increasing density and speed in integrated circuits (ICs). However, as the minimum feature size in semiconductor devices moves into the nanometer regime, fundamental physical and technological challenges emerge, making it increasingly difficult to sustain the traditional down-scaling approach. This calls for innovative solutions in both materials and device architectures to maintain and enhance performance in next-generation electronics.
This Special Issue, "Advances in Functional Materials for Electronics and Spintronics", aims to explore cutting-edge research in novel nanomaterials and device technologies that address these critical challenges. Advanced functional materials offer exceptional properties and potential applications, particularly through their unique electronic, magnetic, and ferroic characteristics. A key focus is on materials exhibiting strong coupling among several ferroic orders, such as ferroelectricity, ferromagnetism, and ferroelasticity, which enable multifunctional capabilities crucial for next-generation electronic and spintronic devices. These materials hold promise for innovative applications, including non-volatile memory, ultra-low power logic devices, and energy-efficient computing architectures.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions from researchers in the fields of materials science, condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, and electrical engineering. We seek high-quality original research articles, reviews, and perspectives on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Synthesis and characterization of advanced functional materials for electronics and spintronics;
- Nanostructured materials and their integration in next-generation devices;
- Emerging memory and logic devices based on novel material properties;
- Coupled ferroic phenomena and their application in multifunctional electronic and spintronic devices;
- Spintronic phenomena and their application in computing and data storage;
- Energy-efficient electronic and spintronic device architectures.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and future directions in functional materials for electronics and spintronics, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and accelerating technological progress.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Anna Grazia Monteduro
Dr. Gabriella Maria De Luca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional materials
- multiferroic oxides
- magnetoelectricity
- piezoelectricity
- piezomagnetism
- electronics
- spintronics
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