%0 Journal Article %K electricity %K magnetic field %K Hydrogen %K electron %K iron %K room temperature %K Magnetism %K electric field %K priority journal %K ferromagnetic material %K short survey %K metal organic framework %K ferromanganese deposit %K hydrogen bond %K magnet %K quantum mechanics %A Ramamoorthy Ramesh %B Nature %D 2009 %G eng %P 1218-1219 %R 10.1038/4611218a %T Materials science: Emerging routes to multiferroics %V 461 %X Materials that combine ferroic properties - such as ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity - are highly desirable, but rare. A new class of multiferroic solids heralds a fresh approach for making such materials. © 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.