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Concha Tojo1 \*, David Buceta<sup>2</sup> and M. Arturo López-Quintela<sup>2</sup>

1 Physical Chemistry Department, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

2 Laboratorio de Magnetismo y Nanotecnología, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

\*Address all correspondence to: ctojo@uvigo.es

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