This review provides an overview of the different methods and computer codes that are used
to interpret 2p x-ray absorption spectra of 3d transition metal ions. We first introduce the …

Energy-efficient spintronic technology holds tremendous potential for the design of next-
generation processors to operate at terahertz frequencies. Femtosecond photoexcitation of …

We review recent advances in our understanding of interfacial phenomena that emerge
when dissimilar materials are brought together at atomically sharp and coherent interfaces …

The desire to perform information processing, computation, communication, signal
generation, and related tasks, while dissipating as little energy as possible, has inspired …

Magnetic domain wall (DW)-based logic devices offer numerous opportunities for emerging
electronics applications allowing superior performance characteristics such as fast motion …

Large changes in the magnetization of ferromagnetic films can be electrically driven by non-
180° ferroelectric domain switching in underlying substrates, but the shear components of …

Composite multiferroic systems, consisting of a piezoelectric substrate coupled with a
ferromagnetic thin film, are of great interest from a technological point of view because they …

Artificial magnetoelectric materials possess huge potential to be utilized in the development
of energy efficient spintronic devices. In the past decade, the search for a good …

When magnets are fashioned into nanoscale elements, they exhibit a wide variety of
phenomena replete with rich physics and the lure of tantalizing applications. In this topical …

The need for increasingly powerful computing hardware has spawned many ideas
stipulating, primarily, the replacement of traditional transistors with alternate'switches' that …