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Chuan Li1, Wenyang Huang2, Xu Tan1,2

  • 1School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Anhui Province High Frequency Soft Magnetic and Ceramic Powder Materials Engineering Research Center, Chaohu University, Hefei 238024, China.

Dalton Transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
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