Microscopy of magnetic transition in a layered manganite La2-2x Sr1+2x Mn2 O7 (x=0.32)

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 18, 2005, Pages

  Konoto, M ^a   Kohashi, T ^b   Koike, K ^c,d   Arima, T ^a,e   Kaneko, Y ^a   Kimura, T ^f,g   Tokura, Y ^a,d,f  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33644523429     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.184441     Document Type: Article

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