Novel Insights into Magnetic Properties of Metals and Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

Conventional electronic devices process information by manipulating the degrees of freedom of electronic charge. However, the presence of quantum effects has led to the failure of Moore's Law, which has led to a bottleneck in the miniaturization and integration of electronic devices based on the degrees of freedom of charge. Since electrons have two endowed properties, namely, charge freedom and spin freedom, new electronic devices based on the degrees of freedom of electron spin have the advantages of strong non-volatility, fast information processing speed, low power consumption, good stability, and high degree of integration compared with traditional electronic devices. The carriers in magnetic materials have spin-polarization characteristics, so the two degrees of freedom of electrons can be used simultaneously to develop a new information processing technology model that integrates information transmission, processing, and storage and then develops new microelectronic devices. Therefore, these magnetic materials have broad application prospects as a new generation of electronic materials.

In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on the calculations of magnetic materials by first-principles and Monte Carlo methods. Through theoretical simulations, the intrinsic relationship between the microstructure, components, and macroscopic mechanical, thermodynamic, and thermoelectric properties of magnetic materials can be revealed. At the same time, the influence of surface and interface effects on the above properties is revealed, which in turn provides a scientific basis for the application of magnetic materials in spintronic devices.

Prof. Dr. Xiaoping Wei
Guest Editor

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• magnetic materials
• half-metal
• thermodynamic properties
• thermoelectric properties
• surface/interfaces