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We measured electrical resistivity, specific heat and magnetic susceptibility of single crystals of highly conductive oxide Ag_5Pb_2O_6, which has a layered structure containing a Kagome lattice. Both the out-of-plane and in-plane…
Despite the blooming interest, the transition-metal rare-earth ferrimagnets have not been comprehensively understood in terms of their coercivity and transport properties. Here, we report a systematic study of the magnetic and transport…
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