Crystal-field interaction in the pyrochlore magnet Ho2Ti2O7

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 9 III, 2000, Pages 5914-5916

  Rosenkranz, S ^a   Ramirez, A P ^b   Hayashi, A ^c   Cava, R J ^c   Siddharthan, R ^d   Shastry, B S ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

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EID: 0001740563     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.372565     Document Type: Article

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