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Chiral spin textures in Fe/Gd based multilayer thin films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

Will Parker
Affiliation:
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
Sergio Montoya
Affiliation:
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, United States
Eric Fullerton
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego, United States
Benjamin McMorran
Affiliation:
United States

Abstract

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Type
Investigating Phase Transitions in Functional Materials and Devices by In Situ/Operando TEM
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America

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