Hybrid supercapacitors for reversible control of magnetism

Alan Molinari1, Philipp M Leufke1, Christian Reitz1

  • 1Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.

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