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First-Principles Study of Electric Field Effects on the Magnetic Anisotropy in MgO/Fe2IrGa Heterostructures

Shiran Gao, Chengyang Zhao, Xinzhuo Zhang, Wen Qiao, Shiming Yan, Ru Bai, Tiejun Zhou

Journal of Electronic Materials· Volume 54· Issue 3

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