Lattice stability of Ca, Sr and Yb disilicides

Intermetallics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1472-1486

  Brutti, S ^a   Nguyen Manh, D ^b   Pettifor, D G ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Silicides, various; B. Electronic structure of metals and alloys; E. Electronic structure, calculation; E. Phase stability, prediction; E. Physical properties, miscellaneous

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; LATTICE CONSTANTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM; YTTERBIUM;

LATTICE RELAXATIONS; PHASE STABILITY; SILICIDES; STRUCTURAL STABILITY;

INTERMETALLICS;

EID: 33747620888     PISSN: 09669795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2006.01.061     Document Type: Article

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