Emergent properties in the natural composite Ni 2 MnSb 0.5 Al 0.5
- Award ID(s):
- 1905325
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10166713
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 22
- ISSN:
- 0022-3727
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 225302
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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