Observation of a low-symmetry crystal structure for superconducting MgCNi3 by Ni K-edge x-ray absorption measurements

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645091-645097

  Ignatov, A Yu ^a   Dieng, L M ^a   Tyson, T A ^a   He, T ^b   Cava, R J ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MAGNESIUM; METAL; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE; X RAY;

EID: 0037301735     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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