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Title: Theory of Magnetic Heterostructures on the Nanometer Scale

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  1. Texas A&M Research Foundation, College Station, TX (United States)
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Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
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USDOE Chicago Operations Office (CO)
OSTI Identifier:
1185257
Report Number(s):
DOE-Chicago 46278-1
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-06ER46278
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Pokrovsky, Valery L, and Saslow, W. M.. Theory of Magnetic Heterostructures on the Nanometer Scale. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1185257.
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title = {Theory of Magnetic Heterostructures on the Nanometer Scale},
author = {Pokrovsky, Valery L and Saslow, W. M.},
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doi = {10.2172/1185257},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
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