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We report results of 51V NMR experiments on a high-quality powder sample of volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2/2H2O, a spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a distorted kagome lattice. Following the previous experiments in magnetic fields $B$ below…
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The sequence of phase transitions in PbHf0.83Sn0.17O3 has been studied by THz, far infrared and Raman spectroscopies, revealing the complementary behaviour of both, polar and non-polar phonons and their impact on the transition lattice…
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