Electronic structure and magnetic properties of Li2ZrCuO 4: A spin- 1/2 Heisenberg system close to a quantum critical point

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Schmitt, M ^a   Malek J ^b,c   Drechsler, S L ^c   Rosner, H ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

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EID: 77954754595     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.205111     Document Type: Article

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