Spin-Orbital-Lattice correlations are getting known to define transport properties of the variety of emerging materials. Among them metal oxides/chalcogenides/pnictides with structure and orbital instabilities, exhibit interesting and useful quantum phenomena, including superconductivity, excitonic condensation, multiferroicity, thermoelectricity and others.

The present meeting aims to discuss various issues in this field and identify basic parameters to develop new materials with advanced functional properties. Experimental and theoretical aproaches for the characterization of spin-orbital lattice correlations and their manipulation to obtain desired properties will be discussed. On-going research activities on the above involving scientists in Italy and Japan will be presented in the perspective of strengthening the thematic research collaboration on advanced materials. Experimental and theoretical issues will be discussed. Apart from the advanced characterizations, in-house and synchrotron radiation spectroscopic properties will be the key themes.