On the nature of the B4 banana phase: Crystal or not a crystal?

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2091-2099

  Walba, David M ^a   Eshdat, Lior ^a   Körblova, Eva ^a   Shoemaker, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 27744599283     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg050282k     Document Type: Article

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