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| Introduction |
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1 | (2) |
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1 Crystal Chemistry of Cobalt Oxides |
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3 | (68) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Stoichiometric Perovskites LnCoO3 |
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4 | (3) |
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1.3 Stoichiometric Ln1-x AxC0O3 Perovskites (A=Ca, Sr, Ba) |
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7 | (2) |
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1.4 Oxygen-Deficient Perovskites: Order-Disorder Phenomena in the Distribution of Anionic Vacancies |
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9 | (9) |
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1.4.1 The Perovskites ACoO3-δ (A-Ca, Sr, Ba) |
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9 | (4) |
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1.4.2 The Sr-Rich Perovskites Sr1-xLnxCoO3-δ |
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13 | (3) |
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1.4.3 The Ordered Oxygen-Deficient 112 Perovskites LnBaCo2O5+δ and LnBaCo2O5.5+δ |
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16 | (2) |
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1.5 The Ordered Double Stoichiometric Perovskite LaBaCo2O6 |
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18 | (1) |
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1.6 Hexagonal Perovskite and Derivatives |
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19 | (3) |
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1.7 The RP-Type Cobaltites: Intergrowths of Perovskite and Rock Salt Layers and Derivatives |
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22 | (12) |
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1.7.1 Single-Layered RP Phases Ln2-xAxxCoO4 (n = 1), with A = Ca, Sr |
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23 | (2) |
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1.7.2 Double-Layered RP Cobaltites: Sr3-xLnxCo2O7-δ type |
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25 | (4) |
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1.7.3 RP Derivatives with Double and Triple Rock Salt Layers |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (1) |
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1.8 Cobaltites with a Triangular Lattice |
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34 | (25) |
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34 | (3) |
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1.8.2 NaxCoO2-Type Lamellar Oxides |
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37 | (8) |
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1.8.3 The Misfit Cobaltites |
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45 | (5) |
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1.8.4 Intergrowth of Hexagonal Perovskite and CdI2-Type Layers |
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50 | (1) |
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1.8.5 Kagome "114" Cobaltites: LnBaCo4O7+δ and CaBaCo4O7+δ |
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51 | (7) |
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1.8.6 Unidimensional Cobaltite Ca3Co2O6 |
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58 | (1) |
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1.9 Some Other Original Cobaltites |
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59 | (12) |
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64 | (7) |
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2 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Stoichiometric Perovskite Cobaltites |
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71 | (58) |
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2.1 Stoichiometric LnCoO3 Perovskites |
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71 | (18) |
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2.1.1 Electronic Structure and Spin State Transition |
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71 | (9) |
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2.1.2 Magnetic Properties of LnCoO3 |
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80 | (2) |
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2.1.3 Electrical Properties of LnCoO3 |
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82 | (3) |
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2.1.4 Magnetoresistance in LnCoO3 |
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85 | (1) |
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2.1.5 Phase Separation in LnCoO3 |
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86 | (1) |
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2.1.6 Thermoelectric Properties of LnCoO3 |
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87 | (1) |
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2.1.7 Ferromagnetism in LaCoO3 Nanoparticles and Thin Films |
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88 | (1) |
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2.2 Stoichiometric SrCoO3: Ferromagnetism and Metallic Conductivity |
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89 | (1) |
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2.3 Stoichiometric Ln1-xAxCoO3 Perovskites (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) |
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90 | (31) |
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2.3.1 Mixed Valence and Spin State of Cobalt |
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90 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Magnetic Properties of Ln1-xAxCoO3 (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) |
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93 | (1) |
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2.3.2.1 The Perovskites La1-xSrxCoO3 |
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94 | (3) |
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2.3.2.2 The Perovskites La1-xAxCoO3 (A = Ca and Ba) |
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97 | (2) |
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2.3.2.3 Other Ln1-xAxCoO3 Perovskites |
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99 | (3) |
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2.3.2.4 Half-Doped Systems |
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102 | (1) |
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2.3.2.5 Substitution at Co Sites in La1-xAxCoO3 |
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103 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Transport Properties of Ln1-xAxCoO3 |
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104 | (1) |
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2.3.3.1 The Perovskites La1-xSrxCoO3 |
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104 | (2) |
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2.3.3.2 The Perovskites La1-x(Ca/Ba)xCoO3 |
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106 | (1) |
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2.3.3.3 Other Ln1-xAxCoO3 Perovskites |
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107 | (1) |
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2.3.3.4 Substitution at Co Sites in La1-xAxCoO3 |
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108 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Charge Ordering in Ln0.5Ba0.5CoO3 Perovskites |
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109 | (1) |
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2.3.5 Magnetoresistance in Ln1-xAxCoO3 |
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110 | (4) |
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2.3.6 Phase Separation in Ln1-xAxCoO3 |
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114 | (4) |
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2.3.7 Thermoelectric Power of La1-xSrxCoO3 |
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118 | (3) |
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2.4 The << Ordered >> Double Stoichiometric Perovskite LaBaCo2O6 |
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121 | (8) |
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123 | (6) |
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3 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Oxygen-Deficient Perovskite Cobaltites Sr1-xLnxCoO3-δ and SrCo1-xMxO3-δ |
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129 | (50) |
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3.1 Disordered Perovskites |
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129 | (19) |
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3.1.1 Magnetic Properties of the Disordered Perovskites Sr1-xLnxCoO3-δ |
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129 | (6) |
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3.1.2 Electrical Properties of the Disordered Sr1-xLnxCoO3-δ Perovskites |
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135 | (2) |
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3.1.3 224 Ordered Oxygen-Deficient Phases and Brownmillerite |
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137 | (5) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (1) |
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3.1.6 Thermoelectric Properties |
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146 | (2) |
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3.2 Ordered 112 LnBaCo2O5+δ Perovskites |
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148 | (31) |
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3.2.1 Magnetic Properties |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (12) |
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3.2.2 Electron Transport Properties |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (6) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (3) |
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3.2.5 Thermoelectric Properties |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (4) |
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4 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Ruddlesden-Poepper-Type Cobaltites |
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179 | (32) |
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4.1 Cobalt Valence and Spin State Transitions |
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179 | (6) |
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4.2 Magnetic Properties of RP Phases |
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185 | (11) |
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4.2.1 The n = 1 - RP Cobaltites Ln2-xAxCoO4 |
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185 | (1) |
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4.2.1.1 The Half-Doped RP Phase La1.5Sr0.5CoO4 |
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186 | (1) |
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4.2.1.2 The Magnetic Transition Region Around LaSrCoO4 |
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187 | (3) |
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4.2.1.3 The 2D Ferromagnet Sr2CoO4 |
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190 | (1) |
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4.2.1.4 The Sr-Rich Sr2-xLnxCoO4 Spin Glass-Like Cobaltites |
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190 | (2) |
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4.2.2 The n = 2 RP Cobaltites |
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192 | (4) |
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4.3 Electrical Properties of RP Phases |
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196 | (6) |
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4.3.1 The n = 1 RP Phases Ln2-xSrxCoO4 |
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196 | (1) |
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4.3.1.1 The Half-Doped Ln1.5Sr0.5CoO4 Cobaltite |
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197 | (2) |
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4.3.1.2 The LnSrCoO4 Cobaltites |
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199 | (1) |
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4.3.1.3 Sr2CoO4 and Some Sr-Rich Phases Sr2-xLnxCoO4 |
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200 | (1) |
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4.3.2 The n = 2 RP Phases |
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201 | (1) |
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4.4 Phase Separation in RP Phases |
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202 | (1) |
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4.5 Magnetoresistance of RP Phases |
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203 | (3) |
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4.6 Thermoelectric Properties of RP Phases |
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206 | (5) |
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209 | (2) |
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5 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Cobaltites with a 3D "Triangular Lattice" |
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211 | (38) |
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5.1 The Co3O4 Spinel and Derivatives |
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211 | (21) |
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5.1.1 Valence and Spin States of Cobalt in Bulk Co3O4 |
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211 | (2) |
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5.1.2 Magnetic and Transport Properties of Bulk Co3O4 and its Spinel Derivatives |
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213 | (1) |
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5.1.2.1 Magnetic Properties of Bulk Co3O4 |
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213 | (2) |
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5.1.2.2 Magnetic Properties of Bulk Co3O4 Spinel Relatives |
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215 | (4) |
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5.1.2.3 Electrical Properties of Co3O4 Spinel |
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219 | (2) |
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5.1.2.4 Magnetoresistance of Cobalt Spinels |
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221 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Magnetic Properties of Nanodimensional Co3O4 |
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221 | (11) |
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5.2 The "114" LnBaCo4O7 and CaBaCo4O7 Cobaltites |
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232 | (17) |
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5.2.1 The Cobaltite YBaCo4O7 |
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233 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Other LnBaCo4O7 Cobaltites |
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235 | (3) |
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5.2.3 Substitution Effect in YBaCo4O7 at the Cobalt Site |
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238 | (1) |
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5.2.4 The Cobaltite CaBaCo4O7 |
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239 | (2) |
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5.2.5 Oxygen Absorption: Oxygen "Hyperstoichiometry" in "114" Cobaltites |
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241 | (3) |
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244 | (5) |
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6 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of "Triangular" Layered Cobaltites |
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249 | (48) |
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6.1 The Layer Sodium Cobaltites NaxCoO2 |
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250 | (19) |
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6.1.1 Valence and Spin States |
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250 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Magnetic Properties of NaxCoO2 and NaxCoO2yH2O |
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251 | (7) |
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6.1.3 Electrical Properties of NaxCoO2 |
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258 | (2) |
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6.1.4 Influence of Cobalt Charge and Sodium Ordering upon the Transport and Magnetic Properties of NaxCoO2 |
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260 | (1) |
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6.1.5 Magnetoresistance of NaxCoO2 |
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261 | (1) |
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6.1.6 Thermoelectric Properties of NaxCoO2 |
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262 | (4) |
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6.1.7 Phase Separation in NaxCoO2 |
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266 | (1) |
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6.1.8 Superconducting Properties of NaxCoO2yH2O |
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266 | (2) |
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6.1.8.1 The Electronic Structure of NaxCoO2yH2O |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (28) |
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6.2.1 Magnetic Properties of Misfit Cobaltites |
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269 | (1) |
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6.2.1.1 The n = 3 Members: "Ca3Co4O9" and Relatives |
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269 | (3) |
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6.2.1.2 The n = 4 Members of the Bi-A-Co-O Systems (A = Ca, Sr, Ba), and [ Ca2Co4/3Cu2/3O4]0.62CoO2 |
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272 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Electrical Properties of Misfit Cobaltites |
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274 | (1) |
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6.2.2.1 The n = 3 Members |
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274 | (3) |
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6.2.2.2 The n = 4 Members |
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277 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Magnetoresistance of Misfit Cobaltites |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (3) |
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6.2.4 Thermoelectric Properties of Misfit Cobaltites |
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283 | (1) |
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6.2.4.1 n = 3 Misfit Cobaltites |
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283 | (6) |
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6.2.4.2 n = 4 - Bismuth-Based Misfit Cobaltites |
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289 | (1) |
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6.2.4.3 Mechanism of Thermoelectricity in Misfit and Sodium Cobaltites |
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290 | (1) |
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6.2.4.4 Phase Separation in Misfit Cobaltites |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (5) |
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7 Electronic and Magnetic Properties of the "Unidimensional" Cobaltite Ca3Co2o6 |
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297 | (24) |
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7.1 Valence and Spin State of Cobalt |
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297 | (2) |
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7.2 Magnetic Properties of 1D-Ca3Co2O6 and Related Derivatives |
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299 | (12) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (2) |
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7.2.6 Effect of Substitution at the Cobalt Sites |
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309 | (2) |
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7.3 Electrical Resistivity of Ca3Co2O6 and Derivatives |
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311 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Effect of Ca3Co2O6 Doping Upon Resistivity |
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313 | (2) |
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7.4 Magnetoresistance of Ca3Co2O6 |
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315 | (1) |
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7.5 Thermoelectric Power of Ca3Co2O6 and Derivatives |
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315 | (6) |
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318 | (3) |
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