Emerging routes to multiferroics

Nature: Materials that combine ferroic properties—such as ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity—are highly desirable, but rare. A new class of multiferroic solids heralds a fresh approach for making such materials.

Multiferroics are attractive candidates for use in electrically controllable microwave elements, magnetic-field sensors and possibly even in spintronics.

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