Size-induced enhanced magnetoelectric effect and multiferroicity in chromium oxide nanoclusters
10.1038/ncomms4167
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Halley, D., Najjari, N., Majjad, H., Joly, L., Ohresser, P., Scheurer, F., Ulhaq-Bouillet, C., Berciaud, S., Doudin, B., & Henry, Y. (2014). Size-induced enhanced magnetoelectric effect and multiferroicity in chromium oxide nanoclusters. Nature Communications, 5(1).

Authors 10
  1. D. Halley (first)
  2. N. Najjari (additional)
  3. H. Majjad (additional)
  4. L. Joly (additional)
  5. P. Ohresser (additional)
  6. F. Scheurer (additional)
  7. C. Ulhaq-Bouillet (additional)
  8. S. Berciaud (additional)
  9. B. Doudin (additional)
  10. Y. Henry (additional)
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