NMR and local-density-approximation evidence for spiral magnetic order in the chain cuprate LiCu2O2

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Gippius, A A ^a   Morozova, E N ^a   Moskvin, A S ^b   Zalessky, A V ^c   Bush, A A ^d   Baenitz, M ^e   Rosner, H ^e   Drechsler, S L ^f  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c SHUBNIKOV INSTITUTE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^d MIREA RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF SOLIDS   (Germany)

^f IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; METAL OXIDE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DIPOLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 37649032400     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.020406     Document Type: Article

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