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The exciting world of orbitals

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Transition metal oxides show many interesting phenomena from high-Tc superconductivity to colossal magnetoresistance and multiferroicity, triggering intensive studies. However, we have barely tapped into their potential for applications.

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Figure 1: Cross-sectional 'checkerboard' pattern of alternately stacked four types of rod.
Figure 2: Magnetism at the interface between a high-Tc superconducting cuprate and a ferromagnetic manganite.

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  1. Sang-Wook Cheong is in the Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials and in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway 08854, New Jersey, USA. sangc@physics.rutgers.edu,

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Cheong, SW. The exciting world of orbitals. Nature Mater 6, 927–928 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2069

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