Persistent optically induced magnetism in oxygen-deficient strontium titanate

Nature Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 481-487

  Rice, W D ^a   Ambwani, P ^b   Bombeck, M ^c   Thompson, J D ^d   Haugstad, G ^e   Leighton, C ^b   Crooker, S A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIZATION; OXYGEN; STRONTIUM TITANATES;

COMPLEX OXIDES; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS RESEARCH; NONMAGNETICS; OPTICALLY INDUCED; SQUID MAGNETOMETRY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND MAGNETISM;

STRONTIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84899482138     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3914     Document Type: Article

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