Path-integral molecular dynamics simulation of 3C-SiC

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Ramírez, Rafael ^a   Herrero, Carlos P ^a   Hernández, Eduardo R ^b   Cardona, Manuel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 38549182444     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.045210     Document Type: Article

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