First-principles study of structural and energetic properties of A2 Hf2 O7 (A=Dy, Ho, Er) compounds

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Zu, X T ^a   Li, N ^a   Gao, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGETIC PROPERTIES; PYROCHLORE; PYROCHLORE STRUCTURES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 50849087692     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2969662     Document Type: Article

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