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We present a density functional theory study of the low-temperature structural, magnetic, and proposed charge-quadrupolar ordering in the double perovskite, Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$. Ba$_2$MgReO$_6$ is a spin-orbit-driven Mott insulator with a…
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