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A new magnetic recording read head technology based on the magneto-electric effect

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A new magnetic recording read head technology based on the magneto-electric effect. / Vopson, Melvin; Blackburn, J.; Cain, M.

In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 40, No. 17, 2007, p. 5027-5033.

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Vopson, M, Blackburn, J & Cain, M 2007, 'A new magnetic recording read head technology based on the magneto-electric effect', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 40, no. 17, pp. 5027-5033. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/40/17/003

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Vopson, M., Blackburn, J., & Cain, M. (2007). A new magnetic recording read head technology based on the magneto-electric effect. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 40(17), 5027-5033. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/40/17/003

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Vopson M, Blackburn J, Cain M. A new magnetic recording read head technology based on the magneto-electric effect. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2007;40(17):5027-5033. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/40/17/003

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Vopson, Melvin ; Blackburn, J. ; Cain, M. / A new magnetic recording read head technology based on the magneto-electric effect. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2007 ; Vol. 40, No. 17. pp. 5027-5033.

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