Density functional study of the actinide nitrides

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Atta Fynn, Raymond ^a   Ray, Asok K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 34548393731     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.115101     Document Type: Article

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