title: Spintronics: a challenge for materials science and solid-state chemistry.
abstract: Spintronics is a multidisciplinary field involving physics, chemistry, and engineering, and is a new research area for solid-state scientists. A variety of new materials must be found to satisfy different demands. The search for ferromagnetic semiconductors and stable half-metallic ferromagnets with Curie temperatures higher than room temperature remains a priority for solid-state chemistry. A general understanding of structure-property relationships is a necessary prerequisite for the design of new materials. In this Review, the most important developments in the field of spintronics are described from the point of view of materials science.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Analytische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany. felser@uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Felser
authors.forename: Gerhard H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Fecher
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balke