Bonding in amorphous carbon-nitrogen alloys: A first principles study

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Valladares, Ariel A ^a   Álvarez Ramírez, Fernando ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

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EID: 33244464004     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.024206     Document Type: Article

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