Magneto-orbital helices as a route to coupling magnetism and ferroelectricity in multiferroic CaMn7O12

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Perks, N J ^a   Johnson, R D ^a,b   Martin, C ^c   Chapon, L C ^d   Radaelli, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATOIRE CRISMAT   (France)

^d INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL OXIDE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGMATISM; POLARIZATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; ELECTRICITY; FERROELECTRICITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETISM; POLARIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84871793422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2294     Document Type: Article

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