Near-edge X-ray absorption fine-structure microscopy of organic and magnetic materials

Nature Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-290

  Ade, Harald ^a   Stoll, Herman ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MULTILAYERS; X RAY ABSORPTION;

ANTIFERROMAGNETICS; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIAL; MULTIPLE COMPONENTS; NEAR EDGE X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; OPTIMAL PROPERTIES; SOFT X-RAY MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 63049128382     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2399     Document Type: Review

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