Impact of microstructure on the Mn valence of La2 3 Ca1 3 Mn O3 thin films

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Valencia, S ^a,c   Gaupp, A ^a   Gudat, W ^a   Abad, Ll ^b   Balcells, Ll ^b   Martinez B ^b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 34347397644     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.184431     Document Type: Article

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