Magnetic behavior of dense nanoparticle assemblies: Interplay of interparticle interactions and particle system morphology

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 21, 2012, Pages

  Margaris, G ^a,b   Trohidou, K N ^a   Iannotti, V ^c   Ausanio, G ^c   Lanotte, L ^c   Fiorani, D ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 84871765967     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.214425     Document Type: Article

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