Methods

Thin films growth: Pulsed laser deposition 

Structural characterization: X-ray diffraction 

Determination of macroscopic properties: (a) Electric transport measurements at low temperatures with Quantum Design made PPMS; (b) Magnetization measurements at low temperatures with Quantum Design made SQUID magnetometer 

Determination of microscopic properties:  (a) Low-energy dynamics of lattice, spin, and charge degrees of freedom using polarized confocal Raman scattering; (b) Determination of element-specific magnetism and orbital occupancy using synchrotron-based x-ray magnetic circular dichroism and x-ray linear dichroism techniques

Theory: Density functional theory in collaboration with theoreticians