Instability of higher-energy phases in simple and transition metals

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 863-872

  Wang, L G ^a,d   Sob M ^a   Zhang, Zhenyu ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF MATERIALS   (Czech Republic)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Metal; C. Ab initio calculations; D. Phase transition; Instability; Pseudomorphic films

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STABILITY; TRANSITION METALS;

PSEUDOMORPHIC FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0037405993     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3697(02)00420-1     Document Type: Article

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