Surface symmetry-breaking and strain effects on orbital occupancy in transition metal perovskite epitaxial films

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pesquera, D ^a   Herranz, G ^a   Barla, A ^b,c   Pellegrin, E ^b   Bondino, F ^d   Magnano, E ^d   Sanchez F ^a   Fontcuberta, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b ALBA SYNCHROTRON LIGHT SOURCE   (Spain)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEROVSKITE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRON; FILM; MAGNETIC FIELD; PEROVSKITE; SUBSTRATE; WETTABILITY;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON; FILM; LINEAR DICHROISM; MAGNETISM; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY; X RAY;

EID: 84870822805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2189     Document Type: Article

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