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A spectroscopic study of linear and nonlinear optical properties of sprayed $${\alpha }$$-$${{Fe}}2{{O}}3$$:$$Ca$$ thin films: the effect of calcium doping

M. Moustaine, K. Bahedi, K. Bouabid, M. Addou, Z. Rossi, A. Aouni, A. Mrigal, S. Bayoud, H. Cherrad

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