The pressure dependence of solid boron

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 30, Issue 13-15, 2004, Pages 935-939

  Masago, Akira ^a   Shirai, Koun ^a   Katayama Yoshida, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

rhombohedral boron; Deformation of icosahedra; Disorder modifications; First principles calculations

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; ENTROPY; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

Β-RHOMBOHEDRAL BORON; DEFORMATION OF ICOSAHEDRA; DISORDER MODIFICATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS; SOLID BORON;

BORON;

EID: 11144272632     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020412331298982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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