Electronic structure and bonding of β-SiAlON

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 780-786

  Ching, Wai Yim ^a   Huang, Ming Zhu ^a   Mo, Shang Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; SILICON ALUMINUM NITRIDE;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 0033871614     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01274.x     Document Type: Article

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