This Special Issue will showcase cutting-edge research focused on the mechanisms, control, and applications of carrier spin dynamics across a diverse range of materials. Submit your manuscript by September 30, 2026.
Carrier spin dynamics lies at the heart of modern condensed matter physics and materials science, bridging fundamental quantum phenomena with emerging technologies in spintronics, quantum information, and ultrafast optoelectronics. The manipulation and understanding of spin degrees of freedom in carriers—electrons and holes—within various material platforms has opened new pathways for designing devices that transcend the limitations of charge-based electronics.
This Special Issue at ACS Physical Chemistry Au will showcase cutting-edge research focused on the mechanisms, control, and applications of carrier spin dynamics across a diverse range of materials, including semiconductors, topological insulators, two-dimensional systems, and strongly correlated materials. We hope contributions will span experimental breakthroughs in ultrafast spin manipulation, theoretical insights into spin relaxation and decoherence, and novel approaches to spin injection and detection.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Spin Relaxation Mechanisms in Semiconductors
- Ultrafast Spin Dynamics and Coherence
- Spin Transport in Low-Dimensional Systems
- Spin-Orbit Coupling and Spin Hall Effects
- Carrier Spin Dynamics in Topological Materials
- Spin Injection and Detection Techniques
- Spin Dynamics in Organic and Hybrid Materials
- Magnetism and Spin Dynamics in 2D Materials
- Spin-Dependent Carrier Recombination
- Theoretical Models and Computational Approaches to Carrier Spin Dynamics
- Spin Dynamics Under External Fields
- Spin-Based Quantum Information Processing
- Spin Caloritronics and Thermally Driven Spin Transport
- Spin Dynamics in Strongly Correlated Systems
- Device Applications and Spintronic and Opto-spintronic Architectures
Submit your manuscript by September 30, 2026.
Organizing Editors
Prof. Gemma C. Solomon, Deputy Editor, ACS Physical Chemistry Au
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Kaifeng Wu, Guest Editor
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Jin Z. Zhang, Associate Editor, ACS Physical Chemistry Au
University of California Santa Cruz, United States
Prof. Tanja Cuk, Associate Editor, ACS Physical Chemistry Au
University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through September 30, 2026. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.
Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include research Articles, Letters, Perspectives, Reviews and Tutorials. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.
Open Access: There are diverse open access options for publications in American Chemical Society journals. Please visit our Open Science Resource Center for more information.
How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
- Select the "Journals" tab.
- Choose ACS Physical Chemistry Au.
- Click "Submit."
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Carrier Spin Dynamics in Materials."
If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact Prof. Gemma Solomon (solomon-office@physchemau.acs.org).
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