Direct measurement of Co-ion spin state transitions in Ca3 Co4 O9 using variable-temperature electron energy-loss spectroscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Yang, Guang ^a   Ramasse, Quentin ^b   Klie, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ABRUPT CHANGES; CO-SPIN STATE TRANSITIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; FINE STRUCTURES; IN-SITU HEATING; INTERMEDIATE SPINS; O K EDGES; PRE PEAKS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SPIN-STATE TRANSITIONS; VALENCE STATE; VARIABLE TEMPERATURES; Z-CONTRAST IMAGING;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 62149105445     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3081118     Document Type: Article

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