Elucidating the Mechanism of Multiferroicity in (NH4)3Cr(O2)4 and Its Tailoring by Alkali Metal Substitution
Raghabendra Samantaray; Ronald J. Clark; Eun S. Choi; Naresh S. Dalal; Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (2012) 15953–15962; doi:10.1021/ja3065705

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_publ_section_title
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 Elucidating the Mechanism of Multiferroicity in (NH4)3Cr(O2)4 and Its
 Tailoring by Alkali Metal Substitution
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