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Magnetic properties, heat capacity and magnetoresistance (MR) of polycrystalline GdRhGe are investigated. It shows two antiferromagnetic transitions, one at T1=31.8 K and the other at T2=24 K, and field induced metamagnetic transition over…
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To evaluate the self-heating effects of FeCo magnetic nanoparticles, the surface oxidized FeCo nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation method with the reduction reaction without any post treatments. As-synthesized FeCo…
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