Optical determination of the Néel vector in a CuMnAs thin-film antiferromagnet
10.1038/nphoton.2016.255
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Saidl, V., Němec, P., Wadley, P., Hills, V., Campion, R. P., Novák, V., Edmonds, K. W., Maccherozzi, F., Dhesi, S. S., Gallagher, B. L., Trojánek, F., Kuneš, J., Železný, J., Malý, P., & Jungwirth, T. (2017). Optical determination of the Néel vector in a CuMnAs thin-film antiferromagnet. Nature Photonics, 11(2), 91–96.

Authors 15
  1. V. Saidl (first)
  2. P. Němec (additional)
  3. P. Wadley (additional)
  4. V. Hills (additional)
  5. R. P. Campion (additional)
  6. V. Novák (additional)
  7. K. W. Edmonds (additional)
  8. F. Maccherozzi (additional)
  9. S. S. Dhesi (additional)
  10. B. L. Gallagher (additional)
  11. F. Trojánek (additional)
  12. J. Kuneš (additional)
  13. J. Železný (additional)
  14. P. Malý (additional)
  15. T. Jungwirth (additional)
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@article{Saidl_2017, title={Optical determination of the Néel vector in a CuMnAs thin-film antiferromagnet}, volume={11}, ISSN={1749-4893}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2016.255}, DOI={10.1038/nphoton.2016.255}, number={2}, journal={Nature Photonics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Saidl, V. and Němec, P. and Wadley, P. and Hills, V. and Campion, R. P. and Novák, V. and Edmonds, K. W. and Maccherozzi, F. and Dhesi, S. S. and Gallagher, B. L. and Trojánek, F. and Kuneš, J. and Železný, J. and Malý, P. and Jungwirth, T.}, year={2017}, month=jan, pages={91–96} }