Theory of the magnetic and metal-insulator transitions in RNiO3 bulk and layered structures

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Lau, Bayo ^a   Millis, Andrew J ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL STRAIN; HARTREE-FOCK FORMALISM; LAYERED STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC ORDERS; OUT-OF-PLANE; OXYGEN SITE; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES; UNIFIED FORMULATIONS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; GROUND STATE; PARAMAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTOR INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

PHASE DIAGRAMS;

EID: 84875299256     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.126404     Document Type: Article

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