Origin of the 20-electron structure of Mg 3MnH 7: Density functional calculations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Gupta, M ^a   Singh, D J ^b   Gupta, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; HEAT; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY;

EID: 20344366790     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.092107     Document Type: Article

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