Nanoscale phase separation in the iron chalcogenide superconductor K 0.8Fe1.6Se2 as seen via scanning nanofocused x-ray diffraction

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Ricci, A ^a   Poccia, N ^a   Campi, G ^b   Joseph, B ^a,c   Arrighetti, G ^d   Barba, L ^d   Reynolds, M ^e   Burghammer, M ^e   Takeya, H ^c   Mizuguchi, Y ^c   Takano, Y ^c   Colapietro, M ^b   Saini, N L ^a   Bianconi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

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EID: 80052351758     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.060511     Document Type: Article

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