Bonding mechanism in the nitrides Ti2 AlN and TiN: An experimental and theoretical investigation

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Magnuson, M ^a   Mattesini, M ^c   Li, S ^a   Hoglund C ^b   Beckers, M ^b   Hultman, L ^b   Eriksson, O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 36648999839     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.195127     Document Type: Article

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