  We study the controlled manipulation of the Jahn-Teller metal state of
fulleride compounds using nonequilibrium dynamical mean field theory. This
anomalous metallic state is a spontaneous orbital-selective Mott phase, which
is characterized by one metallic and two insulating orbitals. Using protocols
based on transiently reduced hopping amplitudes or periodic electric fields, we
demonstrate the possibility to switch orbitals between Mott insulating and
metallic on a sub-picosecond timescale, and to rotate the order parameter
between three equivalent states that can be distinguished by their anisotropic
conductance. The Jahn-Teller metal phase of alkali-doped fullerides thus
provides a promising platform for ultrafast persistent memory devices.
