Spin-crossover nanocrystals with magnetic, optical, and structural bistability near room temperature.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Institut de Ciència Molecular, Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de València, Edifici d'Instituts de Paterna, Apartat de Correus 22085, 46071 València, Spain.

Published: September 2008

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