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Systematic study of ballistic GMR in magnetic multilayers through the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metals

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Systematic study of ballistic GMR in magnetic multilayers through the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metals. / Sanvito, S. ; Lambert, C. J. ; Jefferson, J. H. .
In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 203, No. 1-3, 08.1999, p. 105-107.

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Sanvito S, Lambert CJ, Jefferson JH. Systematic study of ballistic GMR in magnetic multilayers through the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metals. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 1999 Aug;203(1-3):105-107. doi: 10.1016/S0304-8853(99)00203-6

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Sanvito, S. ; Lambert, C. J. ; Jefferson, J. H. . / Systematic study of ballistic GMR in magnetic multilayers through the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metals. In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 1999 ; Vol. 203, No. 1-3. pp. 105-107.

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