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We present an original approach for predicting the static recrystallization texture development during annealing of deformed crystalline materials. The microstructure is considered as a population of subgrains and grains whose sizes and…
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We examine the distribution of the magnetic anisotropy (MA) experienced by a magnetic impurity embedded in a metallic nano-grain. As an example of a generic magnetic impurity with partially filled $d$-shell, we study the case of $d^{1}$…
We report the crystal growth by chemical vapor transport together with a thorough structural and magnetic characterization of the quasi-2D magnets (Fe$_{1-x}$Ni$_x$)$_2$P$_2$S$_6$ with $x_\textrm{Ni} = \textrm{0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 & 1}$.…
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