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Anomalous and anisotropic nonlinear susceptibility in the proximate Kitaev magnet α-RuCl3
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- Award ID(s):
- 2016909
- PAR ID:
- 10321693
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- npj quantum materials
- Volume:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 2397-4648
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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