Electronic structure and magnetic properties of the strong-rung spin-1 ladder compound Rb${}_3$Ni${}_2$(NO${}_3$)${}_7$

Z. V. Pchelkina, V. V. Mazurenko, O. S. Volkova +7

Small single crystals of Rb${}_3$Ni${}_2$(NO${}_3$)${}_7$ were obtained by crystallization from anhydrous nitric acid solution of rubidium nitrate and nickel nitrate hexahydrate. The basic…