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The accumulation of boron within the porous nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4, NFO) deposited on fuel rods is a major technological problem with important safety and economical implications. In this work the electronic structure of nickel ferrite is…
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Oxide based ferromagnet/semiconductor heterostructures offer substantial advantages for spin electronics. We have grown (111) oriented Fe3O4 thin films and Fe3O4/ZnO heterostructures on ZnO(0001) and Al2O3(0001) substrates by pulsed laser…
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