Two Spin-State Transitions in LaCoO3

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 290-296

  Asai, Kichizo ^a   Yoneda, Atsuro ^a   Yokokura, Osamu ^a   Tranquada, J M ^b   Shirane, G ^b   Kohn, Key ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High spin; Intermediate spin; LaCoO3; Lanthanum cobalt oxide; Low spin; Magnetovolume effect; Two spin state transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032387772     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.67.290     Document Type: Article

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