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The effect of pH changes on the giant magnetoresistance of electrodeposited superlattices. / Alper, M.; Schwarzacher, W.; Lane, Stephen J.
In: Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 144, No. 7, 07.1997, p. 2346-2352.

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Alper, M, Schwarzacher, W & Lane, SJ 1997, 'The effect of pH changes on the giant magnetoresistance of electrodeposited superlattices.', Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol. 144, no. 7, pp. 2346-2352. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1837816

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Alper, M., Schwarzacher, W., & Lane, S. J. (1997). The effect of pH changes on the giant magnetoresistance of electrodeposited superlattices. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 144(7), 2346-2352. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1837816

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Alper M, Schwarzacher W, Lane SJ. The effect of pH changes on the giant magnetoresistance of electrodeposited superlattices. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 1997 Jul;144(7):2346-2352. doi: 10.1149/1.1837816

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Alper, M. ; Schwarzacher, W. ; Lane, Stephen J. / The effect of pH changes on the giant magnetoresistance of electrodeposited superlattices. In: Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 1997 ; Vol. 144, No. 7. pp. 2346-2352.

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