Enhanced magnetic properties in antiferromagnetic-core/ferrimagnetic-shell nanoparticles

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Vasilakaki, Marianna ^a   Trohidou, Kalliopi N ^a   Nogués, Josep ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

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EID: 84928136596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09609     Document Type: Article

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