Ultrasharp Magnetization Steps in Perovskite Manganites

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 28, 2002, Pages

  Mahendiran, R ^a   Maignan, A ^b   Hebert S ^b   Martin, C ^b   Hervieu, M ^b   Raveau, B ^b   Mitchell, J F ^c   Schiffer, P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE CRISMAT   (France)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METAMAGNETISM; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SQUIDS;

COOLING FIELDS; MANGANITES; METAMAGNETIC TRANSITIONS; STANDARD FOUR PROBE TECHNIQUE;

MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037207344     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.286602     Document Type: Article

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