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Nanocrystalline and Nanocomposite Magnetic Materials and Their Applications

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Nanocrystalline materials can possess bulk properties quite different from those commonly associated with conventional large-grained materials. Nanocomposites, a subset of nanocrystalline materials, in addition have been found to possess magnetic properties which are similar to, but different from, the properties of the individual constituents. New magnetic phenomena, unusual property combinations, and both enhanced and diminished magnetic property values are just some of the changes observed in magnetic nanocomposites from conventional magnetic materials. Here, a description will be presented of some of the exciting new properties discovered in nanomaterials and the magnetic applications envisioned for them.

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Shull, R.D. Nanocrystalline and Nanocomposite Magnetic Materials and Their Applications. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 14, 69–74 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1006-706X(07)60061-2

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