Disorder-induced symmetry lowering in the (formula presented) pyrochlore crystal

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Ayala, A P ^a   Paschoal, C W A ^a   Guedes, I ^a   Paraguassu, W ^a   Freire, P T C ^a   Mendes Filho, J ^a   Moreira, R L ^b   Gesland, J Y ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

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EID: 85038332454     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.214105     Document Type: Article

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