Structure and stability of non-molecular nitrogen at ambient pressure

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 400-406

  Nordlund, K ^a   Krasheninnikov, A ^a   Juslin, N ^a   Nord, J ^a   Albe, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0842346784     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2003-10087-1     Document Type: Article

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