This review presents an overview of the thermal properties of mesoscopic structures. The
discussion is based on the concept of electron energy distribution, and, in particular, on …

The manganese oxides of general formula RE 1− x M x MnO 3 (RE= rare earth, M= Ca, Sr,
Ba, Pb) have remarkable interrelated structural, magnetic and transport properties induced …

We review the recent developments in the electric field control of magnetism in multiferroic
heterostructures, which consist of heterogeneous materials systems where a …

The electron occupancy of 3d-orbitals determines the properties of transition metal oxides.
This can be achieved, for example, through thin-film heterostructure engineering of AB O3 …

The drive to develop materials with new multifunctional capabilities has rekindled interest in
multiferroics—systems which are characterized by the simultaneous presence of, and …

Detailed analysis of transport, magnetism, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy
measurements on ultrathin La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 films with thicknesses from 3 to 70 unit cells …

Concomitant with the development of metal-based spintronics in the late 1980s and 1990s,
important advances were made on the growth of high-quality oxide thin films and …

Magnetic oxides show a variety of extrinsic magnetotransport phenomena: grain-boundary,
tunnelling and domain-wall magnetoresistance. In view of these phenomena the role of …

Linear dichroism (LD) in x-ray absorption, diffraction, transport, and magnetization
measurements on thin La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 films grown on different substrates, allow …

The perovskite manganites with generic formula RE 1− x AE x MnO 3 (RE= rare earth, AE=
Ca, Sr, Ba and Pb) have drawn considerable attention, especially following the discovery of …