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Compositional nanoarchitectonics of CoNiAl thin films with magnetic and nano-mechanical properties for ferromagnetic shape memory applications

Krishnendu Ghorui, Arnab Pal, Ratan Sarkar, Bharat C. G. Marupalli, Shrantik Dey, Shampa Aich, Bharati Tudu

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 5
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