Computational alchemy: the search for new superhard materials

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-27

  Teter, David M ^a,b,c,d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Intl Ctr Diffraction Data S   (United States)

^d State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; HARDNESS;

ALCHEMY; SUPERHARD MATERIALS;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 0031678230     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/S0883769400031420     Document Type: Article

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