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Title: Two-Dimensional J eff = 1 / 2 Antiferromagnetic Insulator Unraveled from Interlayer Exchange Coupling in Artificial Perovskite Iridate Superlattices

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic)
  4. Charles Univ., Prague (Czech Republic); Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha (Czech Republic)
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Dublin City Univ., Dublin (Ireland)

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Early Career Award; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22), Scientific User Facilities Division; University of Tennessee; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; 1047478; SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1393207
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1371508; OSTI ID: 1412641; OSTI ID: 1412745
Report Number(s):
BNL-114300-2017-JA; BNL-114704-2017-JA; PRLTAO; 137004; TRN: US1702833
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 119, Issue 2; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 47 works
Citation information provided by
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