Crystal structure prediction using ab initio evolutionary techniques: Principles and applications

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Oganov, Artem R ^a   Glass, Colin W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE PREDICTION; METASTABLE PHASES; METASTABLE STRUCTURES; P-T CONDITIONS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 33745634670     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2210932     Document Type: Article

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