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Interfaces on stage

The broken symmetry at an interface between two different oxides is a source of unexpected behaviour. For instance, the modified orbital physics at the interface can lead to induced magnetism in a superconductor.

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Figure 1: Magnetic proximity effect.

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Santamaría, J. Interfaces on stage. Nature Phys 2, 229–230 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys274

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