The nanomagnetism and spintronic activity of the Department is gathered in an entity Capmag made up of groups belonging to various teams. The principal research topics of Capmag are: - Epitaxial growth of magnetic oxides - Spin-polarized transport in artificial structures - Dynamics and high frequency noise in small magnetic structures - Spin-polarized transport through an atom or a nanoconstriction - Spin-polarized transport in carbon nanotubes - Neutron reflectivity and surface diffraction on magnetic thin films - Spin-polarized transport and precession in unidimensional conductors - Neutron scattering at small angles on polarized systems - Magnetic microscopy and mechanical detection of ferromagnetic resonance - Spin injection in semiconductors - Inversion of magnetization per spin injection - Polarized transport theory in nanostructures.

Multiferroic materials are multifunctional materials because they possess simultaneously several "ferroic" properties: ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity and / or ferro-elasticity. Their development in thin layers allows for functional objects, where coupled properties can be exploited.