Spintronics is a rapidly growing research field with many emerging technologies that aim to exploit the “spin” of the electron in addition to its electric charge. The design of new materials with specific properties optimized for a particular application is of paramount importance for widespread adoption of spintronic technologies. This requires an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the magnetization relaxation, the anisotropy and the spin polarization and their interdependencies. In this presentation I will give an overview regarding different research projects in my group.