The manipulation of magnetic properties by an electric field in magnetoelectric multiferroic
materials has driven significant research activity, with the goal of realizing their …

The current status of knowledge regarding the surfaces of the iron oxides, magnetite (Fe 3 O
4), maghemite (γ-Fe 2 O 3), haematite (α-Fe 2 O 3), and wüstite (Fe 1− x O) is reviewed. The …

A new scientific frontier opened in 2009 with the start of operations of the world's first x-ray
free-electron laser (FEL), the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), at SLAC National …

This review aims to summarize more than 100 years of research on spinel compounds,
mainly focusing on the progress in understanding their magnetic, electronic, and polar …

External control of the conductivity of correlated oxides is one of the most promising
schemes for realizing energy-efficient electronic devices. Vanadium dioxide (VO2), an …

The concepts of oxidation state and atomic charge are entangled in modern materials
science. We distinguish between these quantities and consider their fundamental limitations …

We develop a nonempirical atoms-in-molecules (AIM) method for computing net atomic
charges that simultaneously reproduce chemical states of atoms in a material and the …

Crystals are a state of matter characterized by periodic order. Yet, crystalline materials can
harbour disorder in many guises, such as non-repeating variations in composition, atom …

Electronic symmetry breaking by charge disproportionation results in multifaceted changes
in the electronic, magnetic and optical properties of a material, triggering ferroelectricity …

Strongly correlated materials are profoundly affected by the repulsive electron‐electron
interaction. This stands in contrast to many commonly used materials such as silicon and …