Reactivity of niobium clusters with nitrogen and deuterium

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 5476-5490

  Berces A ^a   Hackett, P A ^a   Lian, Li ^a   Mitchell, S A ^a   Rayner, D M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0001270413     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475936     Document Type: Article

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