The Hakubi Project

   Oxide materials adopting the perovskite structure show a bewildering array of functional properties that have led to their ubiquity in both the study of condensed matter physics and the development of practica applications such as electronic devices and catalysts. Of all the properties shown by these materials, magnetism shows the greatest scope for tuning and property engineering. In this talk, I will present - without any maths - what we mean when we talk about magnetic behavior, property engineering, and other facets of solid state chmistry, and how this ties into my own Hakubi research.