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Electric-Field Control of Magnon Gaps in a Ferromagnet using a Spatially-Periodic Electric Field
- Award ID(s):
- 1741666
- PAR ID:
- 10065991
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- SPIN
- Volume:
- 07
- Issue:
- 03
- ISSN:
- 2010-3247
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1740012
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010324717400124
