Fundamentals and Applications of Advanced Magnetic Materials

This Special Topic covers a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the field of magnetic materials, encompassing a wide range of relevant aspects, including fundamental properties, fabrication, characterization, and implementation as key elements in various scientific and technological devices. The devices range from physical sensors and actuators to biomedical, nanoelectronics, and high-frequency devices. Additionally, the application of magnetic materials extends to energy production, transformers and inductors, conversion and storage, automotive applications, and high-density recording media, among others.

In addition, a number of intriguing phenomena emerge from the magnetism of samples of nanoscopic size. These phenomena are particularly noteworthy due to the fact that their dimensions are comparable to fundamental magnetic parameters, including the exchange interaction length, the size of magnetic domains, the domain wall width, or the spin diffusion length. The reduced dimensionality also offers significantly higher controllability. For example, the emerging two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials exhibit unique advantages in tuning magnetic properties through various external stimuli.

This collection welcomes investigations of magnetic materials in various forms, such as bulk materials, ribbons, thin films, layers, multilayers, nanowires, nanoparticles, nanodots, and 2D vdW materials. Of particular interest are studies on controlling magnetic properties and device performance of magnetic materials via various methods.

Topics covered include, but are not limited to:

Vicente Madurga, Public University of Navarre

Cristina Favieres, Public University of Navarre

Li Gao, California State University Northridge