A manganite changes its stripes

If there were a Hall of Fame for materials, manganites would be among its members. Some manganites, compounds of manganese oxides, are renowned for colossal magnetoresistance – the ability to suddenly boost resistance to electrical conductivity by orders of magnitude when a magnetic field is applied – and manganites are also promising candidates for spintronics applications – devices that can manipulate electrons according to their quantum spin as well their charge.

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